The Producers Food Podcast

Hosted ByAnthony Huckstep and Dani Valent

The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers..
The Producers is an Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.

The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers..

The Producers comes from Deep In The Weeds, Australia’s leading food podcast network. Listen to find out where your food comes from. Food journalist hosts Dani Valent and Anthony Huckstep share the stories of farmers and food artisans.

Dani Valent is a journalist, restaurant critic, cookbook author, travel writer and screenwriter. She loves telling stories! Her professional writing career started with travel publisher Lonely Planet and she’s continued to thread food and travel through a writing career that’s included interviews with actors, politicians and even an astronaut. These days, she’s focusing on chefs, restaurants and cooking. if it’s tasty, she wants to know about it, and she wants you to know too.

Known in the industry as Huck, Anthony Huckstep is an award-winning journalist, restaurant critic and cookbook author who constantly threatens the final notch on his belt in the name of a good story. Huck is the co-founder of MetalMouth, a dinner that deconstructs the heavy metal and fine dining contradiction by celebrating the beauty of both.

The Producers is an Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.


All Episodes

Ben Blackmore (Blackmore Wagyu) – an unending commitment to quality

Ben Blackmore is a sixth generation farmer and the custodian of Blackmore Wagyu, launched by his father David more than 30 years ago. Their wagyu is one of the...

Adam Bray (Westside Mushies) – Westside story

Adam Bray (Westside Mushies) never dreamed of being a farmer, he never even had an interest in mushrooms, but late one night while scanning the internet he stumbled on...

Angela Argyle (Argyle Australian Saffron) – By the gram

For farmer Angela Argyle (Argyle Australian Saffron), location was vital for the success of their foray into saffron. The regional New South Wales town Orange is perfect for Saffron,...

Doug Brooke (East Bendigo Brewing Company) – thinking local

Doug Brooke is owner and brewer at East Bendigo Brewing Company, an independent beer manufacturer in central Victoria. Some producers look for broad distribution networks and national – even...

Kim Kiss (Grassland Poultry) – The way they used to taste

For Kim Kiss and her husband Bryan, Grassland Poultry is more than just producing chicken meat. For over 30 years they’ve practised regenerative farming, and in recent years they’ve...

Jonas Widjaja (Fair Game Wild Venison) – Wild ideas

If one thing defines Jonas Widjaja (Fair Game Wild Venison), it’s a passionate dislike for waste. After discovering he was unable to donate excess meat after a hunting trip,...

The Producers – a food podcast

The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and graziers. A Deep in the Weeds Production