The Crackling, a food podcast

Hosted ByAnthony Huckstep

The Crackling is a Food Podcast hosted by Anthony Huckstep in conversation with Australia's best chefs, artisan producers, butchers and pork producers.

The Crackling is a Food Podcast hosted by Anthony Huckstep in conversation with Australia’s best chefs, artisan producers, butchers and pork producers. The Crackling is an Australian food podcast produced by the  Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network in partnership with PorkStar.


All Episodes

Charisse Ladner (Gooralie Free Range Pork) – Pig’s paradise

Born and raised for their entire lives in a stress-free, natural outdoor environment – Gooralie pigs are free to roam 24 hours a day and live their best lives....

Randal Breen (Eco Valley Farm) – Express your inner pig

At Eco Valley Farm pigs are pasture raised in small groups and rotationally grazed in a combination of open grazing grass country and native forest bushland. Farmer Randal Breen...

Helen Jones (Happy Pig Farm) – Happy accident

Many pig farmers are 2nd or third generation, some get into it to be on the land, and others because they love pigs, but for Helen Jones and her...

Joel Valvasori (Lulu La Delizia) – The Venetian spice trail

Pasta is one of the most beautiful crafts in the world and one of many gastronomic gifts from Italy. And for Joel Valvasori (Lulu La Delizia) specialising in the...

Rob Kabboord (Surly Goat) – Pull back, move forward

When chefs are young they’re often eager to impress, do a little too much to dishes and over-work produce to stand out on the plate. As renowned chef Rob...

Jason Saxby (Raes on Wategos) – Take your own road

Working at a restaurant with a profound signature dish can have a lasting impact on a chef. For Jason Saxby (Raes on Wategos), the hero suckling pig he mastered...

Jason Chan (Canton Kitchen) – Bigger is better

Feeding a lot of people at a high standard takes a special person, and a big team. But for Jason Chan (Canton Kitchen), it’s become his forte as the...

Dominique Rizzo – Food is life

It’s often talked about trying to find life/work balance in the food industry. But given the nourishing, community and connecting element of food, it’s hard not to let it...

Simon Furley (The Paddock) – Hyper Local

Taking things to the nth degree, nose to tail and a more sustainable approach has become the mantra du jour, but for Simon Furley (The Paddock) implementing protocols and...

Massimo Mele (Peppina, Grain of Silos) – Making your family proud

Growing up in his family’s restaurant Massimo Mele (Peppina, Grain of Silos) could have felt a career in food was probably inevitable. But he hasn’t taken the move lightly....