Books for Cooks & Snacking

This week for our Tips from the Kitchen segment, Hannah talks all things recipe books with Tim White of Books for Cooks - a shop on the edge of the Queen Vic Market specialising in all things cookery books.  Then, for our Potluck segment, returning guest host, Bella Miezis, in her classic poetic s…

Dr Julia Low & The Village World Kitchen

For our Tips from the Kitchen segment, Kaspar talks to Dr Low about sensory and consumer science, specifically on ways to make eating and drinking experience more enjoyable, as well as how sensory science can be used to design foods for astronauts. Then, for our Potluck segment, Lucy takes you bac…

Seasonality & Lunchboxes

On the menufesto this week, Hannah speaks to Hemi Reidy and Amanda Shone of CERES and provides a seasonal update on late summer produce, what to look forward to in the coming weeks/months and what to plant in your gardens. She also speaks with Carmel who shares her story on Italian gardens and pass…

Tania Cammarano & Nongkrong Festival

For our Tips from the Kitchen segment, Lucy chats with Moira, one of the team behind the Nongkrong festival about the way food is able to generate a rare and important form of hanging out, trying to figure out ways to lean into island time when you have a calendar stuffed with google meets, the abi…

Cam Smith & Donde Mama

In our Tips from the Kitchen Segment, Cam talks to Kaspar about his takes on the hospitality industry today as well as the little things everyone can do to passionately engage with the storytelling inherent to cooking.  Then for our potluck segment Lucy talks about an event that unfolded at Franks…

Stephanie Alexander & Offal

On the menufesto today, for our Tips from the Kitchen Segment Kaspar chats to Susie from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation about switching from food shame to sensory joy, mistake making in the kitchen, the salad of your imagination and the joy of having picking thyme leaves off the …

Alice Zaslavsky & Urban Foraging

First, in our Tips from the Kitchen segment, we get to eavesdrop on a chat Hannah had with the radiant Alice Zaslavsky where they delve into Georgian cooking, Alice’s journey from school teacher to MasterChef, to where she’s at today and the important role food plays in connecting people. Then, fo…

Hayley McKee & Kaspar’s Hike

This episode saw Hannah speak to Hayley McKee, founder of catering company Sticky Fingers, and the author of recipe book “Sticky Fingers Green Thumb.” For our Tips from the Kitchen segment.  Hannah and Hayley discuss what makes Hayley’s style of baking so unique, and why it is important to have a …

Radio Mexico & Food Nostalgia

For our Tips from the Kitchen segment this week, Lily speaks with Adele Arkell, the managing director and mind behind St Kilda's beloved Radio Mexico. Adele and Lily discuss Radio Mexico’s desire to diversify Melbourne’s understanding of Mexican cuisine and what Melb-Mex means. Then, for our Potl…

Raymond Tan & Garrawang Season

For this Tips From the Kitchen segment, Lucy got to talk to the brilliant, giggly, creative and highly respected Raymond Tan. Raymond and Lucy chatted all things tim tam slam, the Zumbo masterchef challenge, making the jump from accounting to retail to baking, selling cakes from a tiny Southbank a…