Dirty Linen Food Podcast with Dani Valent

Hosted ByDani Valent

Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.
Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

Dirty Linen is a food podcast with Dani Valent that goes behind the scenes in restaurants, cafes and bars. 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. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

All Episodes

Jorge Curi (Madre Mia, Brazil) – surviving week by week

Our 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....

Sam Crofskey (C1 Espresso, Christchurch) – pandemic predictions

For 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...

Di Keser (Hardware Societe) – fortitude and optimism

Di 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...

Justin Burke (Pastry Chef – North Carolina) – a loss of smell and taste

This 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...

Philipp Hockenberger (Hof Group) – finding the upside

Philipp 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...

Anna Bailey – fallen through the cracks

Anna 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...

Zefy Souvlakis (Immigration Lawyer) – guiding and advising

Zefy 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...

Michael Ng (Chef) – tied down with no income

Michael 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...

Mike Rapajic (Sommelier) – shake it up

Mike 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...

Paul Waterson (Australian Venue Co)

Paul 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...