Tim 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...

Ken 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...

Rebecca 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,...

This week on Dirty Linen we’re rethinking restaurants. We’re talking about hospitality business models, what works, what doesn’t, what’s harder than it used to be and how can COVID...

During Dirty Linen’s first week, Melbourne’s COVID cases have risen and Victoria has turned into a pariah state. Unsurprisingly, diner confidence has plummeted, cancellations have increased, and the recovery...

Caterina Borsato is a legend of Melbourne hospitality. Her city basement lunch lair Caterina’s is a favourite of lawyers and business folk. It’s a true ‘if these wall could...

Jason Chang owns Melbourne’s Calia in the city and Chadstone shopping centre, as well as Yu Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant which the pandemic has permanently shuttered. He shares his...

Lino Scidone is the straight-talking, passionate owner of La Camera, a Southgate institution that’s built up loyalty over two decades among staff and regular diners. As Lino says in...

We start the podcast by talking to hugely respected and influential regional restaurateur Alla Wolf-Tasker from the Lake House in Daylesford..It’s a deep chat that covers the recent headspin...

Dirty Linen explores the behind the scenes of the food industry, covering the issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public.