Bryan Martin of Ravensworth Wines is one of the most highly respected winemakers in the Canberra region. In this episode we chat about his low-key, low intervention approach to winemaking and the rollercoaster of 2020 which saw smoke taint destroy his harvest, and covid destroy the transport system – leaving Bryan to cobble together grapes […]

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In late October Ovolo Hotels announced their “Year of the Veg”. 356 days of vegetarian only menus across all restaurants at all their hotels in Australia and Asia. Pretty ambitious to say the least. At Ovolo Nishi in Canberra they’ve brought Chef Paul Wilson on board to head up the Monster Restaurant kitchen. With a […]

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For this small bites episode we have a fun chat with sommelier and wine communicator Sam Payne about some of Australia's winemakers and regions to watch as well as a highbrow/ lowbrow wine matching challenge.

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What do you get when you combine the elegance of French pastry with the rawness of hunting game? The answer is John Ralley - owner of Textbook Patisserie in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. We sat down with John to discuss the popularity of his croissants and pastries, the effect of social media on his business and the value and sustainability of hunting your own meat.

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Going deep on wine - for this episode of The Food Fight we're joined by sommelier, wine consultant and communicator Samantha Payne. We chat about the development of her career in the wine word, the real life of a somm and how wine culture has changed from old guys in ties sipping cab sav to hipsters in docs knockin back funk juice.

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Its been a pretty wild year for Jacqui Challinor - Executive chef at Nomad Restaurant in Surry Hills. After a fire that destroyed the restaurant, a move to a temporary location, bushfires, fundraisers and a global pandemic - the doors of the original Nomad site are scheduled to open in October. We talk about this whirlwind year, what to expect from the new venue, and how she's managed to stay positive and optimistic through it all.

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For this small bites episode of The Food Fight we chat about the intangible minutia of what they believe makes a good venue. We talk product, service, format, lighting, music, sound and a bunch of other small things that add up to make a quality restaurant or bar.

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In this episode of The Food Fight, in collaboration with Coal Coast Magazine – Stef has a remote chat with Yen Truong and Dan Bishop from Wollongong’s favourite lunch spot – An Chut Chut. If you’ve never been to An Chut Chut, its a small, Vietnamese diner – tucked away in the Wollongong arts precinct. […]

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In this long overdue episode of The Food Fight, Simon plays host for a candid chat with Stef about what he actually does. We talk about the origin story of Quicksand Publishing, the process involved in making independent cookbooks, the business model, the hard bits, the rewarding bits and the failures.

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This episode Stef and Simon make the trip to Marrickville in Sydney's inner west to speak with Laura Dalrymple and Grant Hilliard from Feather and Bone Providore about their business and their new book The Ethical Omnivore. Drawing on their experience working with the most sustainable and ethical producers of meat in NSW and further afield - we discuss whole animal butchery, the issues around soil health, sustainable meat production, regenerative agriculture and how sharing food builds community.

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