Deep in the Weeds - A Food Podcast with Anthony Huckstep
Deep in the Weeds is a food podcast hosted by Anthony Huckstep in conversation with chefs, food producers and members of the hospitality industry. An Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.
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July 2, 2025 • 44 mins
Her name is spoken with reverence and respect—across the region, and throughout the country.
She has either won or been nominated for nearly every major winemaking award, and she carries it all with quiet elegance and grace.
I am, of course, talking about Jen Parr of Valli Vineyards, where she crafts wines so deeply rooted in place, they feel like they could shake the earth beneath your feet.
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July 1, 2025 • 30 mins
We’ve talked with many guests about change in the hospitality sector. How kitchens and workplace environments are different to how they used to be, but how different are they? What avenues are there to carve a career, and what support is out there to help provide those pathways? Today we catch up with Bridget Raffal owner Where’s Nick Wine Bar, president of Women and Revolution and the Vice president of Sommeliers Australia.
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June 29, 2025 • 31 mins
Running a café creates a bevy of adversities and triumphs. Adding further layers to that, as a social enterprise that but provides support and career pathways makes for an even more complex business. What does it take to run a successful food business and have a vital social impact as well?
2025 Australian of the Year Local Hero Hannah Costello, Co-Founder of Café Stepping Stone in the ACT joins us to share the story of how a ca...
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June 25, 2025 • 42 mins
Bruce Dukes is the mastermind behind Domaine Naturaliste. He is a true creative at heart with a deep understanding of the soils and unique characteristics of his special corner in Wilyabrup, Margaret River.
His wines sing with purity, joy, and remarkable detail.
https://domainenaturaliste.com.au
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June 24, 2025 • 30 mins
What’s it like being part of a regional food soon for many decades. Seeing the town grow, the food offerings expand and being a huge part of that evolution?
Well today’s guest has had and continues to have a huge impact on the town of Bendigo. Paul Pitcher, chef and co-owner of The Woodhouse and Le Foyer French Brasserie shares the wisdom behind a successful regional restaurant.
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June 22, 2025 • 51 mins
Running a world-class restaurant in any city has many ongoing challenges, especially if it’s off the back of the success of a sibling restaurant on the other side of the planet.
How do you constantly stay at the top of your game, and keep staff and guests alike satisfied?
Michael Stoddart, Restaurant General Manager of Oncore by Clare Smyth in Sydney joins us to share yarns over his career and some invaluable front of house tip...
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June 19, 2025 • 50 mins
You can't talk about the Hunter Valley without acknowledging the remarkable work and dedication of the Margan family. Andrew Margan and his wife, Lisa, are true stalwarts of the wine industry. Together with their talented children, they have played a leading role in shaping the region’s wine scene through their expertise, innovation, and professionalism.
Located in Broke, Margan is more than just a cellar door—it's an institution ...
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June 18, 2025 • 30 mins
We all know that cheffing is the great global vocation, with skills learnt on the tools adaptable to just about any kitchen on earth. But commercial kitchens and restaurants are not necessarily the only avenue for a career as a chef. Josh Harris head chef of Kilcoy Global Foods joins us to talk beef, transitions and inspiration.
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June 7, 2025 • 21 mins
He is one of the most exciting young talents on the culinary scene, and one of the humblest. This week Andy Wirya (Island Radio) talks family, old recipes, news recipes and taking the new age diner on a journey of joy.
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June 4, 2025 • 40 mins
Melanie Chester is the General Manager at Giant Steps, where she also leads Winemaking and Viticulture. Her vision and expertise are what truly set her apart, complemented by her quick wit and unwavering dedication to her craft. With a career marked by innovation and excellence, Mel continues to make waves with wines that are nothing short of show-stopping.
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June 3, 2025 • 24 mins
Keen to escape the city life, Astrid Birt (Fresh Tracks Farm) took over the family property in rural Western Australia where she is now raising a young family, cattle, sheep and chickens on a small-scale regenerative farm.
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June 1, 2025 • 36 mins
Going from food truck to bricks and mortar is an exciting development for small operators, but it also comes with a whole raft of new challenges. How do you convert a mobile offering to a fixed location and enjoy heater success? Ali Chebbani from (Chebbo’s Burgers) joins us to share his incre4dible journey so far.
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May 30, 2025 • 13 mins
Newton is one of the most vibrant hospitality hubs in Sydney with just about every cuisine in earth on offer. But there is one restaurant, Bloodwood, that not only paved the way for elevated dining, but has stood the test of time and become a hub of the community too. Owner and chef Claire Van Vuuren joins us to share yarns from an incredible innings, with many more to come.
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May 29, 2025 • 49 mins
Angus Hughson has played a pivotal role in shaping the voice of Australian wine.
As a respected wine writer and publisher, he possesses a keen understanding of what the local wine scene needs to evolve—and he takes deliberate action to make it happen.
A mentor to many and friend to most.
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Bruce Maynard isn’t farming like those around him. His fields at Willydah, west of Dubbo in NSW, look different, greener, wilder, a little more chaotic. He’s a wheat and sheep farmer like many in the region, but he’s just as interested in lizards, migratory birds and native legumes as grain yield. Where the system pushes for simplicity, he’s valuing diversity and soil health, and looking for ways that agriculture can be both profit...
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May 23, 2025 • 22 mins
The Bentley Group is one of the most influential hospitality offerings of the last two decades downunder, with a throng of unique personalised restaurants. Although he shies away from the limelight, Group Executive Chef Aiden Stevens took us behind the scenes to share how he gets the best out of his team to keep customers coming back.
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May 22, 2025 • 36 mins
How our food is raised, farmed, caught and harvested has become more and more important to our everyday lives.
It’s allowed the production of meat to find better ways, and in turn created a posse of passionate meat-eaters along the way. Hardcore Carnivore Jess Pryles is an Australian-born “meat nerd” who is now based in Texas, but back downunder to head up the Fire Kitchen at Vivid. She joins us for a truly carnivorous episode.
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May 21, 2025 • 45 mins
Tyson Stelzer is the acclaimed author of The Champagne Guide — a monumental work now in its seventh edition and widely regarded as the definitive manual on all things Champagne. Alongside this, Tyson has dedicated his career to communicating the stories of land, people, and time with impassioned articulation and poise.
He is a true steward of his craft.
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May 18, 2025 • 47 mins
We’ve had a few legends of Australian hospitality on Deep in the Weeds, and although I’ve never met today’s guest, I feel like I’ve known him forever off the back of all the yarns other industry people have shared. He has been part of the fabric of Melbourne’s dining landscape for decades. It is an absolute pleasure today to have Andrew Blake (Blakeaway) on the show.
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May 15, 2025 • 34 mins
Michael Dal Zotto is the second-generation winemaker and co-owner of Dal Zotto, in the King Valley of Victoria. Along with his brother Christian they are continuing the work the pioneering work of their parents Otto and Elena the only way they know how, with passion and loyal commitment.
https://www.dalzotto.com.au
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