🔥Fire: How to Make S’Mores at the Office; The Smokiest Campfire Jaffles🏕️

Toasting marshmallows on company time? It’s possible. Ben unearths some relics from the past to cook ‘Smokeshow’ fire jaffles and rounds up the best fire-based restaurant experiences. Also, we get inspired by Lennox Hastie from Sydney’s Firedoor restaurant and try out one of his recipes.  This fla…

🔥Pitmaster Jess Pryles Knows About Fire (and Tomahawk Steaks)🥩 [Bites]

Ever freak out at the thought of ruining an expensive piece of meat? Or wondered why anyone would deep fry a smoked leg of ham? Same. We turned to meat expert and live fire cook Jess Pryles, who’s an Australian chef living in Texas, for the answers.  Aside from being the oracle on all things meat …

🇮🇹Nutella: Do Italians Do It Better? Random Suburbs That Made Nutella Doughnuts Famous🍩

Is there a difference between Nutella made here and Nutella imported from Italy? Why did we lose our minds about Nutella doughnuts in 2015? Also, the great Nutella riots and Ben gets freaky with savoury biscuit pairings.  [0:46] Do Italians do it better? [5:06] Nutella doughnut trend [13:07] Nutel…

😡Pepper: Should It Be Banished From Tables? Cacio e Pepe Two Ways🍝

This is the most heated Ingredipedia has ever got. Who knew Em and Ben had such strong opposing pepper opinions? There’s also a deep dive into the world’s oldest soft drink Dr Pepper and a multi-faceted exploration of one of the truly great pasta dishes.  [00:37] Should black pepper be outlawed? […

🍯Crumpets: WTF Is Crumpet Toast? Ben’s Saucy Crumpet Topping🤯

There's a huge crumpet problem. We’ll guide you in navigating the rough crumpet seas to ensure you have delicious crumpets (or at least innovative and interesting crumpets) for your breakfast and/or mid-morning snack. Also, is crumpet toast worth buying? And WTF is it? [0:42] Crumpet problems and …

🤩Iain ‘Huey’ Hewitson Is Back (And We Are Starstruck!) – The Interview!😱 [Bites]

Huey is one of Australia’s most iconic TV chefs (hello, food-themed braces) and he is BACK! We loved watching him on school sick-days, so we lost our minds when we actually got to talk to the great man himself! We chatted about wiping the plate with a tea towel, his fave anchovies and evidently… be…

😵Peas: Eating Still Frozen Peas (WTF); Pie Floater Chips & Pea Snacks✨

Rant incoming! Em has something to say to those who eat still-frozen peas. Ben turns into a chip maestro creating the perfect pie floater snack and also delves into the depths of his freezer. Also… soooo many pea snacks (all delicious)!  [00:52] Frozen peas: an angry rant [06:00] DIY pie floater c…

🍿Popcorn: Is It Socially Acceptable To Eat By The Handful? The World’s First Cereal? 🧐

Ever wondered why we can’t watch a movie without drastically overpriced buttered popcorn? Or what INSANELY GOOD topping you should be sprinkling on top? Grab a handful and shovel it in.  [01:07] By the fistful? [06:45] Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? [13:03] Was popcorn the first breakfast ce…

🐑Lamb: In Memory of Maccas’ Serious(-ly Bad) Lamb Burger; Cute Sicilian Marzipan Lambs

This is a meaty one. Em faces her fear of cooking lamb by buying a mysterious piece of meat and doing a little cooking therapy session (content warning for anyone who’s a little bit meat-squeamish) while Ben for some reason puts sandwiches in a food processor. It’s weird, it’s wild, but don’t worry…

🍩Donuts: Why Hot Jam Donuts Are Elite (And Rare); Donut Hole Lies 🤯

Melbourne makes the greatest donuts in the world – but how did it all begin and why does nowhere else in the world make them? In the final episode of our DEEP FRIED DEEP DIVE, we also look into some nostalgic donut experiences (looking at you Smorgy’s) and ask some philosophical and holy (ok hole-y…