Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

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<p>Dirty Linen goes behind the scenes in restaurants, cafes and bars, covering issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public - it's all up for grabs and everything is on the table. Your host is food journalist Dani Valent. For 20 years, Dani has been writing about restaurants and the people who give them life. But she's an …

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Jenna Abbruzzese (Addington Downs) - farming with purpose

We’re back with Jenna Abbruzzese from Addington Downs in the second episode of our ongoing series about lamb farming. Jenna and her partner Alex farm with purpose and in alignment …

Apr 01, 2026 · 37m

Daniel Saade and Redmond Stevenson (Order Up) - A City Fed by Many Cultures

Daniel Saade and Redmond Stevenson have collected thousands of order dockets from 33 Melbourne restaurants and made them part of a fond, resonant, immersive exhibition called Order Up: A City …

Mar 29, 2026 · 40m

Lucy Ridge (Author) - Recovering chef

‘Recovering chef’ Lucy Ridge is the author of Fed Up: A Chef’s Adventures in Food, Farming & Feminism. Burnt out by hospitality, Lucy embarked on something of a chef’s gap …

Mar 24, 2026 · 31m

Felice Jacka (Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University) - Connecting food and mood

Connecting food and mood - whether good or bad - is probably not a radical proposal for anyone listening to this podcast. But what’s the science behind it? Today’s guest …

Mar 22, 2026 · 40m

Abi Balingit (Cookbook Author and Dessert Remixer) - the dusky kitchen

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is on March 20-29 with local and international chefs and creators heading to Victoria to cook, share and inspire. There’s a big Filipino thread to …

Mar 17, 2026 · 31m

The Producers: Carly Baker-Burnham (Bonnie Doone Organic Beef) - Winds of change

Carbon neutral climate positive agriculture is not the first thing many people think of when it comes to cattle farming but in Queensland Carly Baker-Burnham and her family from Bonnie …

Mar 16, 2026 · 28m

Greg Sanderson (Speakeasy Group) - a focus on workplace culture

Greg Sanderson has played a pivotal role in establishing some of Australia’s most beloved bars as managing director of Speakeasy Group, which has eight venues in Melbourne and Sydney. What’s …

Mar 15, 2026 · 39m

Dirty Glass with Dani Valent and Shanteh Wale - the life of a wine taster, fine dining, Quay, Yiaga and more

Shanteh Wale and Dani Valent team up for Dirty Glass, the occasional crossover pod featuring Over A Glass and Dirty Linen. We talk about fine dining: as Quay closes and …

Mar 10, 2026 · 44m

Matthew Evans (chef, author and farmer) - well grounded

I said in my first episode of the year that I want to cover big juicy topics that draw some of the many strands of the food world together, things …

Mar 08, 2026 · 34m

Bill Drakopoulos (SRG Hospitality) - a family group.

We’re chatting to Bill Drakopoulos at a pivotal moment. The veteran restaurateur is handing over Sydney restaurant group SRG to his four children as the family-owned company enters a busy …

Mar 03, 2026 · 32m

Heleana Genaus ( Rising Sun Workshop) - the heart of community

Restaurants are at the heart of community, community is at the heart of restaurants - or the best of them, anyway. Whether it’s a lunchspot in the centre of a …

Mar 01, 2026 · 45m

Dirty Linen on the Ghan - a special episode

Dirty Linen on the loose…I’m on The Ghan, travelling 3000km up the spine of Australia on an 800 metre long train with 250 other rail riders. This podcast diary tracks …

Feb 26, 2026 · 19m

Jess Hite (Chef on the Ghan) - tasting the landscape

Jess Hite (Chef on the Ghan) - tasting the landscape https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/the-ghan/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram …

Feb 24, 2026 · 28m

Khash Kohan (Kitchen 55, Melbourne) - sharing generous hospitality

With the backdrop of enormous upheaval and violence in Iran, we talk to Khash Kohan, part of the family that runs Kitchen 55 in Melbourne’s Templestowe. Kitchen 55 makes homestyle …

Feb 22, 2026 · 45m

Priscilla Williamson (Bright Boutique Accomodation) - where to stay?

You’re heading to the High Country…but where to stay? Priscilla Williamson runs Bright Boutique Accommodation, a collection of individual properties suitable for all sorts of trips, holidays and get-togethers. https://www.brightboutiqueaccommodation.com.au …

Feb 15, 2026 · 13m

Rachel Reed (Reed & Co. Distillery & Koji Bird) - the spirit of Bright

Rachel Reed runs Bright’s Reed & Co with her husband Hamish. The pair are chefs who turned their focus on fermentation into life as distillers. Best known for their gin, …

Feb 15, 2026 · 17m

Jacob Hanna (Punkah Pantry) - come and say Pie!

Jacob Hanna runs Punkah Pantry, a licensed cafe, provedore and pie shop in Porepunkah. Why did he give up a teaching career to work one of the High Country’s busiest …

Feb 15, 2026 · 15m

Julie Holm (Ringer Reef Winery) - embedded in the community

Julie Holm runs Ringer Reef Winery with husband Mark. We talk family business, the dynamics of small enterprise and how they’ve embedded themselves in community. But will Julie share her …

Feb 15, 2026 · 24m

Marcus Warner (Pepo Farms) - small farms, small business and big dreams

Marcus Warner is the CEO of Pepo Farms, an innovative and endlessly creative farm, production facility and visitor-friendly retail showroom. We talk about small farms, small business and big dreams. …

Feb 15, 2026 · 34m

Scott Brandon (Bright Brewery) - A cornerstone of community and economy

Scott Brandon is owner and founder of Bright Brewery. A cornerstone of Bright’s community and economy, the brewery has a modern production facility on the outskirts of town and a …

Feb 15, 2026 · 24m

Rowan Blakers (Bright Adventure Company) - the best job in the world

Rowan Blakers reckons he has the best job in the world. The owner of Bright Adventure Company spends his days kayaking, abseiling, rock climbing and caving, introducing visitors to beautiful …

Feb 15, 2026 · 13m

Monica Melendez (Elm Dining, Bright) - leadership, seasonality and thriving through change

Monica Melendez is the extraordinary chef from Elm Dining in Bright. With her working life split between the town and nearby snowfields, we talk about leadership, seasonality and thriving through …

Feb 15, 2026 · 26m