The Underground Story of Potatoes and Onions with Mitolo Family Farms’ John Tselekidis

Potatoes and onions might be everyday ingredients, but there’s nothing ordinary about what goes into growing them, choosing the right varieties, or getting them from paddock to plate. In this episode of Straight To The Source, Lucy Allon sits down with John Tselekidis, Chief Commercial Officer of …

Stefano Catino: Creating a World's 50 Best Bar and the Art of Hospitality

Stefano Catino has helped put Australian bar culture on the world stage. As co-founder of The Maybe Group, the hospitality entrepreneur behind celebrated Sydney venues including Maybe Sammy, Maybe Frank and El Primo Sanchez, Stefano has built a global reputation not just for exceptional cocktails, …

Sauce, Ego & the Hustle: Inside Chef Luca Ciano's World

“A dream without a plan stays a dream for a very long time" - Luca Ciano  Luca Ciano has built a food career that doesn’t fit neatly into one box. He’s the chef-turned-entrepreneur behind one of Australia’s most recognisable pasta sauce brands, with products now sold across Australia and into Asi…

Two Cult Brands, One Wild Collab: Yo-Chi x Tokyo Lamington

This week on Straight To The Source, we're pulling up a chair with the humans behind two of Australia's most obsessed-over dessert brands: Oliver Allis, the guy who took a struggling frozen yoghurt shop from four stores to 75 (plus Singapore, because why not), and Eddie Stewart, the chef and baker …

The Spice King of Australia: Ian Hemphill on Herbs, Spices & Flavour

He was nicknamed "Herbie" at school before he ever knew it would become a global brand. Ian Hemphill grew up in a nursery in Dural in the 1950s, watched his mother write Australia's first published book on herbs, trained as an actor at NIDA, sat with 300 spice merchants in New Delhi and finally fel…

Colin Fassnidge: Michelin Kitchens, MKR Fame, Mental Health & Finding His Way

Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge shares his journey from Dublin to Australia, building award-winning restaurants, television, family, mental health and the future of hospitality. People think they know Colin Fassnidge. The TV chef. The Irish larrikin. The straight-talker. But behind the television …

Amelia Birch: Building Famelia, Championing Women Winemakers & Leading with Purpose

After more than two decades in hospitality, Amelia Birch has built a business that reflects exactly what she believes in. Amelia is the founder of Famelia, Australia’s only wine bar and bottle shop dedicated exclusively to championing women winemakers and women-led wine businesses. But her journey…

Hunter Rob Gallina & Chef John Ralley on Venison, Ethical Hunting and Australia's First Mobile Game Meat Processing Facility

In this episode of Straight To The Source, Tawnya Bahr is joined by professional game harvester Rob Gallina, founder of Australian Bush Harvest, and chef, hunter and founder of Bush River Kitchen, John Ralley. Together they unpack one of the biggest developments in Australia's wild food industry: …

Anna Polyviou: The World Champion Pastry Chef on Creating a Mess

Chef Anna Polyviou doesn't do anything by halves. In this episode of Straight To The Source, host Tawnya Bahr sits down with the bold, unapologetic pastry chef behind Anna's Mess, the dessert that captures exactly who she is. Anna opens up about her wild start as a hungover, almost-fired apprentic…

Three Passports, One Mission: Chef Remy Davis on Cooking with Fire & Chasing the World's Best Fish

What does it take to quit the comfort of Sydney's eastern suburbs, pack a single bag, and talk your way into one of the world's best restaurants, without speaking the language? For Remy Davis, it just takes curiosity, the right contacts, and a willingness to scrub stairs with a metal scourer until …