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Welcome to the Straight To The Source podcast, where leadership meets the future of food.
Hosted by two of Australia’s most respected food industry voices, Tawnya Bahr and Lucy Allon, the Straight To The Source podcast connects you directly with the changemakers shaping how we grow, source, and experience food.
With decades of experience spanning the kitchen, dining room, and boardroom, as chef, restaurateur, consultants, and educators, Tawnya and Lucy bring an insider’s lens to the challenges and innovations driving the industry forward.
From producers pioneering regenerative practices to hospitality leaders reimagining what sustainability means on the plate, each episode explores the strategies, stories, and leadership mindsets transforming the global food landscape and ensuring a thriving, sustainable food future for generations to come.
Get ready for bold ideas, honest conversations, and the kind of insights that move industries forward.
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- Josh & Julie Niland: The Untold Story Behind 10 Years of Saint Peter · 58 minBehind the global acclaim, award-winning restaurants and culinary innovation of Josh Niland is a story rarely told. The story of two people building a business, raising four…
- Damien Pignolet & Jason Roberts: Mentorship, Sydney Dining and 33 Years of Friendship · 53 minDamien Pignolet, an icon of Australian dining, and acclaimed chef Jason Roberts sit down to reflect on a relationship spanning more than 30 years, one shaped by food, mentorship…
- Australia Exports 70% of Its Seafood and Imports 70%. Heidi Walker tells us why. · 43 minWhy is it easier to buy imported tuna in an Australian supermarket than tuna caught off our own coast? Heidi Walker, co-founder of Walker's Seafood and Walker's Tuna, explains…
- Angus Cameron: Beyond the Jar at Meredith Dairy · 40 minMeredith Dairy’s marinated goat cheese has become one of Australia’s most recognisable food products. But behind that famous jar is a far bigger story about farming, family…
- Robert Mackenzie on what it takes to produce world-class Australian beef · 50 minFor Robert “Macka” Mackenzie, fourth-generation cattle farmer behind Macka's Australian Black Angus Pastoral & Beef, it comes down to the one-percenters. In this episode of…
- The Underground Story of Potatoes and Onions with Mitolo Family Farms’ John Tselekidis · 37 minPotatoes and onions might be everyday ingredients, but there’s nothing ordinary about what goes into growing them, choosing the right varieties, or getting them from paddock to…
- Stefano Catino: Creating a World's 50 Best Bar and the Art of Hospitality · 43 minStefano Catino has helped put Australian bar culture on the world stage. As co-founder of The Maybe Group, the hospitality entrepreneur behind celebrated Sydney venues including…
- Sauce, Ego & the Hustle: Inside Chef Luca Ciano's World · 58 min“A dream without a plan stays a dream for a very long time" - Luca Ciano Luca Ciano has built a food career that doesn’t fit neatly into one box. He’s the…
- Two Cult Brands, One Wild Collab: Yo-Chi x Tokyo Lamington · 39 minThis week on Straight To The Source, we're pulling up a chair with the humans behind two of Australia's most obsessed-over dessert brands: Oliver Allis, the guy who took a…
- The Spice King of Australia: Ian Hemphill on Herbs, Spices & Flavour · 46 minHe was nicknamed "Herbie" at school before he ever knew it would become a global brand. Ian Hemphill grew up in a nursery in Dural in the 1950s, watched his mother write…
- Colin Fassnidge: Michelin Kitchens, MKR Fame, Mental Health & Finding His Way · 60 minCelebrity chef Colin Fassnidge shares his journey from Dublin to Australia, building award-winning restaurants, television, family, mental health and the future of hospitality…
- Amelia Birch: Building Famelia, Championing Women Winemakers & Leading with Purpose · 45 minAfter more than two decades in hospitality, Amelia Birch has built a business that reflects exactly what she believes in. Amelia is the founder of Famelia, Australia’s only wine…
- Hunter Rob Gallina & Chef John Ralley on Venison, Ethical Hunting and Australia's First Mobile Game Meat Processing Facility · 55 minIn this episode of Straight To The Source, Tawnya Bahr is joined by professional game harvester Rob Gallina, founder of Australian Bush Harvest, and chef, hunter and founder of…
- Anna Polyviou: The World Champion Pastry Chef on Creating a Mess · 38 minChef Anna Polyviou doesn't do anything by halves. In this episode of Straight To The Source, host Tawnya Bahr sits down with the bold, unapologetic pastry chef behind Anna's…
- Three Passports, One Mission: Chef Remy Davis on Cooking with Fire & Chasing the World's Best Fish · 29 minWhat does it take to quit the comfort of Sydney's eastern suburbs, pack a single bag, and talk your way into one of the world's best restaurants, without speaking the language?…
- Roots Run Deep: Sue Heward and Frank Heward on 105 Years, Figs, Family and the Future of Farming · 37 minWhat does it look like when fifth-generation farming meets modern food entrepreneurship? For Sue Heward of Singing Magpie Produce in Monash, South Australia, it looks like…
- Sharon Winsor: Protecting Indigenous Food Culture, One Ingredient at a Time · 49 minWhat happens when a little girl collecting bush fruits in outback New South Wales, not knowing she was poor, just knowing she was rich in country, grows up to launch the…
- Mike Bennie: The Future of Australian Drinks, Wine Trends & What Every Australian Should Be Drinking · 43 minIn this episode of Straight To The Source, Lucy Allon sits down with one of Australia's most respected drinks voices, Mike Bennie. A journalist, wine judge, educator, and…
- From Bondi to Berry: Chef Alex Prichard’s Next Chapter with Sara Dining & Garden · 40 minAfter more than a decade at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Chef Alex Prichard is trading Bondi for Berry with the launch of Sara Dining & Garden, a produce-driven restaurant…
- From Christchurch to Australia: Chef Amber Doig on New York Humility, and Mexican Food Done Right · 38 minIn this episode, Tawnya Bahr talks with Amber Doig, an impressive chef and quiet achiever about ego, culinary instinct, seaweed, and why attitude will always beat talent. Amber…
