Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent
807 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDirty 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 outsider, a critic, a tourist, a fan. Despite hearing the stories and writing the tales, she's never really understood what happens behind the scenes. Now it's time to get stuck in, with compassion, humour and fearlessness. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in pressing topics. We ask the hard questions and discuss the big issues, bringing a unique perspective to a world that we all intersect with but often don’t understand. Dirty Linen is a Deep in the Weeds Production.
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Veronica Fil (Grounded Foods) - an LA cheese story.
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutesToday we head to LA to speak to Veronica Fil, a founder of plant-based cheese company Grounded Foods, alongside chef-wizard-husband Shaun Quade (ex-Lume in South Melbourne). Veronica has a background as an economist and marketer, and she has very perceptive, data-driven views on food businesses. Also, she's just emerged from an operation in a COVID-soaked LA hospital because flesh-eating bacteria ate a hole in her leg. It's quite a chat! https://www.groundedfoods.com https://www.instagram.c...
Ryan Moses (Naughtons Hotel) - plans, hopes, dreams and fears
September 07, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesRyan Moses owns Naughtons Hotel in Parkville, near Melbourne Uni. He thought he had a pretty good business model with diverse income streams, but drinking, dining, retail, functions and accommodation still couldn't outplay a pandemic. Ryan is losing money every week the pub stays closed so pushing the reopening timeline towards late October is a harsh blow. He talks plans, hopes, dreams and fears, and I unspool my poncho plan for outdoor dining.
Salvatore Malatesta (St Ali) - digital creative coffee
September 06, 2020 18:00 - 44 minutesAs Victoria comes to grips with an extended lockdown and a slow path to reopening, Dirty Linen chats to Salvatore Malatesta, owner of St Ali. During COVID, St Ali has morphed from a coffee company to a brand-driven online platform selling everything from sanitiser to butter to pizza bases. The answer is always creativity, says Sal, so how exactly can Victoria's hurting hospo industry apply creativity to the situation now? https://stali.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.ins...
Helly Raichura (Enter Via Laundry) - blue sky thinking
September 02, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutesWhat if a new way of running restaurants was not to run a restaurant at all? Melbourne cook Helly Raichura started her home-based eating experience as a hobby but she somehow ended up with 30,000 people on a waitlist for her creative Indian dinners. She knows she wants to ditch her HR job and cook for a living but there's so much about the restaurant world that doesn't work for her: the hours, high rents and onerous compliance burden for starters. If this isn't the time for some blue-sky thin...
Joseph Vargetto (Mister Bianco) - turning pivot into a pirouette
September 01, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesWe're talking about the future on Dirty Linen. Melbourne chef and restaurateur Joseph Vargetto has appeared endlessly energetic during the pandemic, launching multiple new businesses and turning pivot into pirouette over and again. He's a hospo lifer, passionate about the place of restaurants in Melbourne's fabric and hopeful that the industry can exit the pandemic with a united and consistently professional approach. Joe also has multiple sclerosis, which is exacerbated by heat and stress - ...
Michael Grogan (Bendigo Wholefoods) - a bright future
August 31, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesAfter three weeks traipsing around the world, Dirty Linen comes back to Australia. It's time to think about the future. We're starting with young Bendigo cook Michael Grogan, who is also studying planning and regional development. We chat food sovereignty, regional renewal and the challenges and opportunities coming out of the pandemic. Might the future be bright after all.. https://www.instagram.com/bendigowholefoods_/. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepinthewe...
Matt Horn (Horn BBQ, Oakland) - better than yesterday
August 30, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutesDirty Linen is thrilled to clock up 50 episodes in a chat with US chef Matt Horn from Oakland, California. There's almost too much to talk about with a Black business owner in the America of 2020. We cover Black Lives Matter, action against racism more generally, the Black pitmasters of the American south, the current California bushfires, the looming election and, of course, the pandemic. Matt is a brilliant conversationalist and thinker - it's a cracking chat. https://www.instagram.com/mat...
Dwi Ermayanthi (Little Talks Cafe, Bali) - open but quiet (apart from the monkeys)
August 27, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutesLet's go to Bali! Dwi Ermayanthi owns Little Talks cafe in Ubud and also works on Ubud's food and writers' festivals. Erma learnt a lesson from the Agung volcano explosion two years ago that's also helped her weather the pandemic. She speaks about that, and about an Ubud that's open but quiet, so quiet that the monkeys have left the forest to find out where everyone is. https://www.instagram.com/littletalksubud/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweeds...
Junichi Onuki (Isana Sushi Bar, Tokyo) - the art of sushi
August 26, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesJunichi Onuki is the chef and owner of Isana Sushi Bar in Tokyo. Life in Japan feels mostly normal though density restrictions and a lack of international visitors mean tiny Isana is very quiet and unable to make a profit. We talk about the pandemic and then deep dive into sushi: what is Junichi-san's style, how did he learn and what are the important principles that turn raw fish and vinegared rice into a transcendent dining experience. https://www.instagram.com/junichi72/?hl=en Follow Dir...
Enrico Cerea (Da Vittorio, Italy) - Italian spirit
August 25, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutesChicco Cerea is the chef and patron of three-Michelin-star Da Vittorio near Bergamo in northern Italy. The Michelin guide says the restaurant is 'elegant without being stuffy and sumptuous without being cold...a truly memorable gastronomic experience!' Bergamo was the epicentre of Italy's COVID disaster and Da Vittorio closed as a restaurant and started catering to pop-up hospitals and army personnel. It was an unthinkable period and, though the restaurant is open, the future is still uncerta...
Annette Tan (FatFuku Singapore)
August 24, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesAnnette Tan is a cook and food writer in Singapore where restaurants are open but drinking stops at 10.30pm on the dot and 'COVID ambassadors' patrol to ensure people are distancing and masking. We chat about the foreign worker dormitories which are the main site of Singapore's infections, the joys of prawn noodles and her contemporary spin on Peranakan cuisine. https://fatfuku.com https://www.instagram.com/fat_fuku/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweeds...
Prateek Sadhu - Masque Restaurant, Mumbai
August 23, 2020 18:00 - 40 minutesWe head to Mumbai, India today to talk to Masque chef Prateek Sadhu. Masque explores India's regional food in thoughtful tasting menus, inspired by the chef's time at restaurants including Noma and French Laundry. Or at least, that's how it used to be...Now Prateek is making chicken burgers and delivering them around the city. When Prateek was a child, the Sadhu family became refugees from their Kashmir home and the lessons learnt then are helping with his attitude now. https://www.instagram...
Janice Leung Hayes (Food writer and social entrepreneur) - it all changed overnight
August 20, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutesFood writer and social entrepreneur Janice Leung Hayes speaks to us from Hong Kong. Janice is used to packing a bag and jumping on a plane but the pandemic has halted her globetrotting for now - except for the time she spent in New Zealand in lockdown. We talk about the magnificent food city that is Hong Kong - with its milk tea, political turmoil and efficient quarantine - and I have a little moment where I cry over Flower Drum's fried rice. https://www.instagram.com/e_ting/ Follow Dirty L...
Jade George (Kalei Coffee Beirut & The Carton Magazine) - gone in the blink of an eye
August 19, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutesDirty Linen goes to Beirut today to Jade George. Jade is an owner of Kalei Coffee, founded by her friend Dalia Jaffal. She also publishes The Carton, a magazine about Middle Eastern food culture. It's two weeks since the Beirut blast, a terrible explosion which devastated the city and pushed the pandemic to the very edges of consciousness. Jade puts the current situation in Lebanon in historical context and urges all of us to look beyond the headlines to the real stories. It's an honour to ta...
Tomas Lidakevicius (Turnips - Borough Market)
August 18, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesToday we head to London to speak to Tomas Lidakevicius, who was executive chef at Michelin-starred City Social when the pandemic bit. Tomas has left behind the 80-hour weeks to partner with Borough Market stall Turnips. They've opened a veg-focused pop-up that he wants to make permanent. We talk about Michelin stars, the night restaurant critic Jay Rayner visited, and the UK government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which foots some of the bill for restaurant customers. https://www.theguardian...
Noemi Lekube (Basque Tours - San Sebastian) - pintxos in a pandemic
August 17, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesNoemi Lekube takes Australian, American and Asian tourists on food adventures in the Basque country around San Sebastian. Or at least she did. Noemi talks about a San Sebastian that's suddenly full of Spanish tourists, the difficulties of getting reliable information during a pandemic, and how normal it is to drink G&Ts at 2am. She also proposes a Basque culinary treat that she hopes will overtake Basque cheesecake as a trend...Let's see!
Liam Tomlin (Chefs Warehouse) - the South African story
August 16, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutesLiam Tomlin used to be an owner and executive chef of Sydney's three-hat Banc but he now owns five restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa. We talk to him as he's planning to reopen his restaurants in the city and surrounding wine country. The prompt for this week's opening is that the government has just announced the lifting of a COVID-inspired five-month-long alcohol ban that crippled restaurants. https://www.instagram.com/chefswarehouse_chef_liamtomlin/ https://www.chefswarehouse.co.za ...
Jorge Curi (Madre Mia, Brazil) - surviving week by week
August 12, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutesOur trip around Planet Pandemic takes us to Brazil, where chef Jorge Curi runs three restaurants in Pelotas, a city on the far south coast, two hours from Uruguay. Brazil is in deep crisis, with 100,000+ COVID deaths and corrupt leadership. Jorge tells us what it's like to be a chef, restaurateur and citizen in such a terrible situation. https://www.facebook.com/fusaolatina/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.ins...
Sam Crofskey (C1 Espresso, Christchurch) - pandemic predictions
August 11, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesFor 24 years, Sam Crofskey has been running C1 Espresso in Christchurch, New Zealand. That's long enough to see off a couple of earthquakes and a global pandemic. We talk about getting through tough times and his half-wish that his restaurant crises would include normal disasters like a drug habit or dumb infidelity. He speaks about the pandemic as a ship he fears is steaming rudderless towards him...then about eight hours after we speak, New Zealand locks back down. What a world. https://co...
Di Keser (Hardware Societe) - fortitude and optimism
August 10, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesDi Keser owns Hardware Societe cafes in Melbourne and Paris. In February, she and her husband Will moved to Barcelona to open up there too...just before a lockdown so hard she needed a permit to go to the supermarket. We talk about fortitude and optimism, the differences between running a cafe in Paris and Melbourne, and her view that Australian businesses should be grateful for the amount of support they're getting from the government. https://hardwaresociete.com https://www.instagram.com/...
Justin Burke (Pastry Chef - North Carolina) - a loss of smell and taste
August 09, 2020 18:00 - 51 minutesThis week on Dirty Linen, we're hearing voices from around the world. Justin Burke is a pastry chef in North Carolina. He tells us about the US mess, what it was like when he had COVID, and the devastation of 'recovering' but losing his sense of smell and taste. We also talk homophobia in kitchens, marginalisation in food generally, and we decide that poke cakes need to become a thing in Australia. https://www.instagram.com/justinbsamson/ Justins EATER article https://www.eater.com/2018/7/...
Philipp Hockenberger (Hof Group) - finding the upside
August 06, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutesPhilipp Hockenberger is a visa worker who's determined to stay positive and find the upside in the COVID times. He's an unusual brand manager in that he thinks the most important brand ambassadors are his own staff at Hof Group, which owns German pubs in Melbourne. He's using stage 4 as a time to motivate, engage and concoct plans for the future. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent/ Follow...
Anna Bailey - fallen through the cracks
August 05, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutesAnna Bailey is a little bit English and a little bit Canadian but she's built her life in Australia. And now that the pandemic has struck, her visa status means she's fallen through multiple cracks. We chat visa stereotypes, how the government creates 'others', Nigella Lawson and Anna's morning ritual (screaming 'Everything's F***ing Fine!!' before getting out of bed).
Zefy Souvlakis (Immigration Lawyer) - guiding and advising
August 04, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesZefy Souvlakis is an immigration lawyer who works with many temporary visa holders, guiding and advising them as they tackle a flawed and faceless bureaucracy. She shares her own joys and frustrations and gives practical tips too. https://ethosmigration.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent/ Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en...
Michael Ng (Chef) - tied down with no income
August 03, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutesMichael Ng is a chef from Hong Kong and he's in Melbourne on a 482 sponsored visa. This means he's tied to his employer even though he's stood down from his job, has no income or government support, and is now looking at a period of unemployment stretching beyond six months. Going back to an increasingly tense and troubled Hong Kong is not an appealing fallback.
Mike Rapajic (Sommelier) - shake it up
August 02, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutesMike Rapajic is a sommelier who's worked at top restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as Paris and Montreal. A trained scientist with a penchant for analysing and problem-solving, Mike applies himself to the visa worker situation and finds that the whole hospitality industry needs a big shake up. https://feravina.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ Follow Deep In The Weed...
Paul Waterson (Australian Venue Co)
July 30, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesPaul Waterson is the CEO of Australian Venue Co which employs over 4000 staff across 160+ pubs. When the pandemic struck, Paul moved quickly to support the 900 visa holders on his staff, paying them a JobSeeker equivalent. We chat foreign workers, what it's like when there's a COVID case in a venue you own, the fate of CBDs and what happened with a planned deal to buy the Espy.
Attila Yilmaz (Pazar Food Collective) - no visa holder, no business
July 29, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutesAttila Yilmaz runs Pazar Food Collective in western Sydney. He employs a lot of visa holders in his restaurant and reckons he wouldn't have a business without them. We chat work rules, life rules, corona rules and how to build a better society. Oh, and oven meat - I'm flying to Sydney for that as soon as my Melbourne germiness allows me.
Kaitlin Chase - in pandemic limbo
July 28, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutesKaitlin Chase is a front-of-house star from Texas but she's been back and forth to Australia for five years and has just applied for permanent residency. While she's waiting for that to (hopefully) come through, she's in pandemic limbo - only able to get two shifts a week at her work, and coping with an intense family situation back in the USA.
Clement Demarais (Restaurant Manager) - don't forget us
July 27, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutesClement Demarais is a highly accomplished restaurant manager who lost his Melbourne job when the pandemic hit. As a sponsored worker he's stuck: can't work for his previous boss, can't be hired by anyone else. Clement is French, he's built a life in Australia and he has a few bon mots for our Prime Minister.
Tugce Bayrakdar (geneticist turned chef) - a food dream for the future
July 26, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutesThis week on Dirty Linen, our topic is visa holders in hospitality. Who are they? What are they struggling with? Is it fair that they were told to 'go home' if they couldn't support themselves during the pandemic. First up, Tugce Bayrakdar is a geneticist turned chef who moved from Turkey to study hospitality in Melbourne. She lost her job at Omnia in March and instantly spiralled into a demoralising period of worry. She's now working at food charity FareShare, which has helped her map out a ...
Dr Claire Kelly (Mental Health First Aid Australia) - the frontline of assistance
July 23, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutesWe wrap up 'mental health fortnight' with Dr Claire Kelly, the Director of Research and Curriculum at Mental Health First Aid Australia, a training organisation devoted to 'mental health CPR' - what can we all do to spot the signs of a mental health crisis and be on the frontline of assistance? https://mhfa.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagra...
George Wintle (Eat the Issue) - encouragement & enrichment in the kitchen
July 22, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutesEx-Oakridge chef George Wintle founded his Eat the Issue mental health forums after a friend of his was abused at work and ended up in hospital. George's mum Rae Bonney is a mental health advocate and campaigner so he's grown up thinking it's fine to talk about how you're feeling. Inspired by him mum, George proposes practical ways to create a kitchen culture of encouragement and enrichment. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani ...
Steve Kilminster - dismantling the 'push on' mentality
July 21, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutesVeteran chef Steve Kilminster speaks to Dirty Linen from rehab in Townsville, where he's recovering from alcoholism, anxiety and depression. He talks about the long hours, low wages and culture of drug and alcohol use that has made him extremely jaded about hospitality. It's a full-on chat but Steve is keen to dismantle the 'push on' mentality that he reckons pushed him down some dark tunnels. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dan...
Nathan Toleman (Hazel, Dessous) - turning mental health into a habit
July 20, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesNathan Toleman is one of Melbourne's most dynamic restaurateurs. With wife Sarah, he's progressed from a suburban cafe 13 years ago through a series of increasingly ambitious businesses that have culminated in Hazel and Dessous in Flinders Lane. Nathan puts mental wellbeing front and centre in his business culture, with meditating and farming part of the routine, though he admits he's finding it a challenge to meditate his way through the COVID times. We talk about struggling with uncertainty...
Kate Bartholomew (Coda, Tonka) - big, brave, deep
July 19, 2020 18:00 - 40 minutesRestaurateur Kate Bartholomew owns Coda and Tonka in Melbourne's CBD. She talks openly about her obsessive compulsive disorder, post-natal depression and the shame she felt when her restaurant Oter failed after a tricky two years trading. It's an honour to have Kate on Dirty Linen for this big, deep, brave, trusting conversation. https://www.instagram.com/katebartholomew/?hl=en https://www.codarestaurant.com.au https://www.tonkarestaurant.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www....
Jared Ingersoll - the strength of vulnerability
July 16, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutesSydney chef Jared Ingersoll is best known for putting the farm at the centre of the table at Danks Street Depot. He's out of restaurants now, working at tech company Canva. As part of mental health week on Dirty Linen, he opens up about opening up, the bullshit of bravado and the strength that lies in vulnerability. It's not an easy chat but it's bravely, entirely human.
Annie Smithers (Du Fermier) - generosity & courage
July 15, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutesCountry restaurateur Annie Smithers generously and courageously shares her mental health journey. We talk boundaries, working hours, medication, persistence and what it's like to be gay in hospo. She's a brilliant storyteller and an excellent human. It's an honour to have Annie on the show.
Dr Paul Valent (Psychiatrist, Traumatologist) - the impact of disasters
July 14, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutesDr Paul Valent is a psychiatrist, traumatologist and expert in the psychological impact of disasters. He's also Dani's dad. Dr Dad shares his thoughts on how the pandemic is affecting people's mental wellbeing and reminds Dani to always look carefully when she crosses the road.
Liam Crawley (Hospo for Life) - finding peace and success
July 13, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutesLiam Crawley is a chef, business owner and founder of Hospo for Life, which offers counselling and other services to help hospitality workers with mental health. To find his own peace and success, Liam has overcome family challenges, learning difficulties, bullying, drug addiction and homelessness.
Bianca Welsh (Stillwater, Launceston) - a mental wellness restaurant culture.
July 12, 2020 18:00 - 41 minutesTo kick off our focus on mental health in the hospitality industry, we're talking to a Tasmanian restaurateur with a unique perspective. Bianca Welsh owns Stillwater in Launceston. After a difficult experience helping a staff member through a mental health crisis, she decided to learn more about how people tick. Bianca spent seven years studying psychology and has found it immensely helpful in building a restaurant culture that strives for mental wellness.
Ehud Malka (The Left Handed Chef) - the biggest test
July 09, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutesIsraeli chef Ehud Malka owns Left-Handed Chef in South Melbourne. He's faced huge tests in his life - army service, 100-hour weeks, financial stress, immigration anguish - but this second shutdown may just be the hardest thing he's ever faced. At least there's hummus...
Sam Pinzone (Sam Pinzone Consulting) - survive and thrive
July 08, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesSam Pinzone is a hospitality consultant who's worked for everyone from Neil Perry to Jacques Reymond. Now he helps restaurants and cafes survive and thrive, even during a pandemic. He talks strategies for business owners and chefs, candidly shares his own struggles with mental health, and tells us why he's totally against putting nasturtiums on a menu.
Denise Hung (Pastry Chef & Yoga Instructor for Hospitality) - time is a gift
July 07, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutesDenise Hung is an international student, hospitality worker, yoga teacher and all-round amazing person. Dani met her through the Attica Soup Project - and if there's one thing we can say about the bastard COVID times, it's that it's let Dani meet a whole bunch of brilliant, inspiring people. Anyway, Denise reckons this time is a gift and she shares a meditative surprise with us in this episode. We hope you enjoy!
Dave Stewart (Ascot Food + Wine) - the 2nd shutdown
July 06, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesAscot Food & Wine's Dave Stewart has been so anxious about steering his business through the pandemic that he called an ambulance one night thinking he was having a heart attack. We spoke on the day he was shutting his beloved neighbourhood business for a second time.
Hannah Green (Etta Dining, Brunswick East) - stress, safety, community & chickpeas
July 05, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutesHannah Green owns Etta Dining in Brunswick East, which borders locked-down Brunswick West. She believes in a warm welcome and the value of true hospitality. Etta reopened on June 18 in expectation of dining restrictions easing on June 22. Restrictions didn't ease, cases increased and her neighbours - many of them her beloved customers - are now locked down again. We talk about change, stress, safety, community, hope - and chickpeas. This week on Dirty Linen, we're focusing on Melbourne's new...
Eric Rivera (Addo Seattle) - crazy new dining concepts
July 02, 2020 18:00 - 44 minutesEric Rivera owns Addo in Seattle, USA. He's a Puerto Rican in a white city, an ex-finance guy who lost everything and ended up training as a chef. He went on to cook at progressive restaurants including game-changing Alinea and applied his sharp analytical brain to the business and the creative possibilities of restaurants. Through the pandemic, the US mess and Black Lives Matter he's created new dining concepts weekly - and they're kind of crazy. He's the perfect person to round off our week...
Tim Mann (Grub Fitzroy) - the man who killed brunch
July 01, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesTim Mann is the man who killed brunch. His all-day cafe, bar and restaurant Grub in Melbourne's Fitzroy reopened after the shutdown without an egg or an avocado on the premises. He's used the pandemic as an opportunity to reconsider every single part of his business and to see if he can't make it work for him, not just as an enterprise, but as part of a fulfilling life that's not all eggs, avo and alt-milk.
Ken Burgin (Hospitality Consultant) - reset and refocus
June 30, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesKen Burgin is a hospitality consultant who reckons he's stopped hundreds of hospo wannabes from sacrificing their own homes and futures for a starry-eyed food dream. He's a realist and a numbers guy who loves helping people see the beauty - and the necessity - of a nice set of numbers. He sees the pandemic as an opportunity to reset and refocus.
Rebecca Yazbek (Nomad, Sydney) - work smarter not harder
June 29, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesRebecca Yazbek is owner of Nomad, a fire-focused Sydney restaurant that caught fire itself last year. Bec has an interesting take on the hospitality industry, coming into it sideways, driven by passion and ideas. She's a creative thinker, a supply chain obsessive, and she loves using technology to work smarter not harder. This week on Dirty Linen we're talking about hospitality business models. What works, what doesn't, what's harder than it used to be and how can COVID be an opportunity to d...