Who exactly are the thought leaders in the $18-billion-plus linen, uniform and facility services industry? This podcast aims to shine a light on this industry's more than 200,000 employees through thought-provoking interviews with industry insiders and business experts on issues critical to your company and workforce. Most Americans might not realize it, but they benefit at least once per week from the cleanliness and safety of laundered, reusable linens, uniforms, towels, mats and other pro ...
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Dirty Linen goes behind the scenes in restaurants, cafes and bars, covering issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public - it's all up for grabs and everything is on the table. Your host is food journalist Dani Valent. For 20 years, Dani has been writing about restaurants and the people who give them life. But she's an outsider, a critic, a tourist, a fan. Despite hearing the stories and writing the tales, she's never really understood what happens behind the scenes. Now it' ...
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A podcast that discusses horror and sci-fi films with a handful of spoilers, a fair amount of mockery, some bad jokes, bipolar rants, a little bit of awe, and a whole lot of love.
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Whether you need table runners or aprons, Linen Plus supplies food service linens across the USA. Our premium selection ensures your restaurant or catering business always looks professional. USA-based distribution.
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Jenni Draper and Jennie Wilmoth (Old Macaroni Factory) - where old stones and new stories meet.
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31:25Dirty Linen visits the Old Macaroni Factory, an 1859 building in Hepburn Springs, on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Central Victoria. The Jens - Jenni Draper and Jennie Wilmoth - have painstakingly restored this historic building, turning it into a space for events and unique accommodation, as well as living on the property themselves. This episode con…
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Episode 80 – A Look Ahead: 2026 Annual Conference & CEO Summit
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12:07TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci, TRSA Chair Randy Bartsch from Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service and TRSA Vice Chair PJ Dempsey from Dempsey Uniform and Linen Supply give an overview of the highlights to look forward to at the 2026 Annual Conference & CEO Summit, scheduled for May 12-14 in Napa, CA. Thanks to SonicAire for sponsoring this episode o…
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Erfan Norouzifard (People’s Coffee) - the true meaning of welcome
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29:33Erfan Norouzifard is well-placed to talk about the power of hospitality and the true meaning of welcome. He arrived in Australia as a refugee from Iran and was running low on hope when he joined Scarf in 2013. Scarf is a social enterprise that trains refugees in front-of-house skills - with life-changing results. Erfan is now part-owner of Melbourn…
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Fern Barrett (AO Tennis) - https://ausopen.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.c…
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Steve Chan (Moondrop, Sleepy's Melbourne) - building connections
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30:07As he opens his second venue, a bar called Moondrop, Steve Chan reflects on Sleepy’s, his inner Melbourne wine bar, and the journey of embracing and expressing his Chinese identity. How does he balance the joy of looking after people with the seriousness of running a business? https://www.instagram.com/scubaschteve/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTE…
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Laura Valli (Rye Expert) - raised on rye
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40:38Laura Valli looks at food systems with the perspective of an anthropologist. Born in Estonia and raised on rye bread, her special focus is rye, an underappreciated grain that lends itself to rich storytelling as well as delicious nourishment. This episode is part of our miniseries around Grainz, a gathering of producers, bakers, brewers and sourdou…
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The Producers: Tania Walter (Burrum Biodynamics) - a life of creativity, variety, challenge and meaningful rewards
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31:07Tania and Stephen Walter are biodynamic grain farmers in north-western Victoria. Burrum Biodynamics is a place of dark cracking soil and grey loam, red clay and sand, underpinning fields and wildlife reserves which attract native birds. The Walters grow oats, wheat, barley, lentils and rye according to biodynamic principles. It’s a life of creativi…
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Nick Shelley (Blue Wren Bakery) - bread pathways, small business and resilience
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59:09It's Grainz week on Dirty Linen! We spent time with grain growers, users and appreciators at Pomonal, thinking about local food systems and community. Join us for three conversations in and around the Grainz Gathering and grains in general. First up, Nick Shelley from Blue Wren Bakery, our hosts in Pomonal. We talk bread pathways, small business an…
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Daniella Guevara Muñoz (La Popular) - popular indeed
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24:11Dirty Linen goes to Adelaide, joining Daniella Guevara Muñoz at her taqueria La Popular. After a meal of esquites and housemade tacos, we sit down for a chat about Dani's pathway from food-loving Mexican kid to marine biologist to Adelaide restaurateur. It's always so good to meet another Dani! Look out for Daniella Guevara Muñoz's new cookbook Pro…
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Kylea Tink (FoodBank) - full of ideas for change
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31:37How can Australians be hungry when our country grows so much food? Kylea Tink was an independent MP in the previous term of parliament and she’s now the CEO of FoodBank, which distributes food to those doing it tough. FoodBank’s 2025 Hunger Report shares the shocking statistic that one in three Australian households experienced food insecurity in t…
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Episode 79 – Clean Show Innovations
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30:10A group of industry veterans that also serve as TRSA's Hygienically Clean Auditors discuss the highlights from the Clean Show floor, including automation, digitalization and more. Recorded live at the recent Clean Show in Orlando, FL, with John Highsmith, Dan Sanchez, Doug Story and TJ Peterson. Questions? Comments? Contact us at [email protected].…
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James McLennan (Farm My School) - transformative change
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34:11As Farm My School gets ready to build its second site in Colac, we catch up with CEO James McLennan to talk transformative change. This innovative program turns land on secondary schools into growing space, farmed by kids, and producing vegetables that are cooked by and for students, and distributed to local families. The impact is remarkable. http…
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The Producers: Tess Sellar (Sellar Farmhouse Creamery) - making a go of dairy farming
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21:54How many cows do you need to milk to call yourself a dairy farmer? Tess Sellar has 10 friendly girls at her farm on Dja Dja Wurrung country in central Victoria. As Sellar Farmhouse Creamery, she bottles milk and makes yoghurt, selling both directly to local customers who value short supply chains and delicious dairy. https://sellardairy.com.au SU…
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Ioannis Kasidokostas (Aegli & Sowl, Melbourne) - friendship in Service
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36:42What does it really mean to welcome someone into your restaurant? Ioannis Kasidokostas has recently opened Aegli in South Melbourne, his second restaurant after Carnegie’s Sowl. We talk about his upbringing in Greece and his surprising journey to becoming a restaurateur in Melbourne. https://www.instagram.com/yianni.kas/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWS…
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Caroline Velik (World Porridge Champion) - best of the best
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35:45Local food stylist and recipe developer Caroline Velik recently won best specialty dish in the World Porridge Making Championship in the little village of Carrbridge, Scotland. We talk porridge spreadsheets, mindset, the concept of spoon drag, plus check in about food styling trends. Want more porridge? Listen to my chat with Constantine Conti, dir…
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Helen Goh (Baker, cook, recipe developer and psychologist) - How does baking provide meaning?
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37:17How does baking provide meaning? Baker, cook, recipe developer and psychologist Helen Goh has just released her cookbook Baking and the Meaning Of Life. We talk about coherence, purpose, significance and the possibilities and pleasures of asking big life questions through excellent baked goods. https://www.instagram.com/helen_goh_bakes/?hl=en SUBSC…
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The Producers: Royce Akers (Pep) - adding some spice
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23:27Royce Akers is one third of Pep, a peppy new Australian brand shaking up the world of pepper. Even though pepper has a dramatic and storied history, a driver of fortunes and cross-cultural connection, Royce and his friends thought it had lost its way a little: ubiquitous but under appreciated, rarely elevated or feted in the same way that salt is, …
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Natalie Bolt (The Table Food Consultants) - Sustainability in Hospitality
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40:28We’re celebrating 800 episodes of Dirty Linen at the moment. Just over five years ago when we started the podcast - the second on the Deep in the Weeds network - it was because there were stories that urgently needed to be told…so we got about it. More than 800 conversations later, we’re still here to show and share the power and possibilities of c…
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Lorenzo Tron (Shop 225) - best pizza in Australia
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27:31We’re celebrating 800 episodes of Dirty Linen at the moment. That is 800 conversations that show the power and possibilities of connecting around food. Today’s guest knows all about connecting over a meal. His specialty - pizza - is one of the best foods ever invented to bring a group together. Lorenzo Tron is founder of Shop 225 a pizza shop in Pa…
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Luke Iles (Lucky Pig Butchery, Melbourne) - the importance of butchers
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31:48Do high street butchers still have a place in today’s supermarket society? We chat to Luke Iles, owner of Lucky Pig Butchery in Melbourne’s Bentleigh. Luke has just scooped the pool at the Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards with his Leaning Tower sausage. Check out all the winners: https://www.melbourneroyal.com.au Like butcher chats? Listen th…
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The Producers: Sam Lentini (Eastcoast Beverages) - Tree to bottle
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14:51For six decades the Lentini Family citrus farm has been passed down through three generations, squeezing love and care into their range of fresh juices. Sam Lentini from Eastcoast Beverages has been a key figure in the longevity of one of Australia’s most influential farming families. https://eastcoastbeverages.com.au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTE…
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Yvonne Yu (Taiwan Village and Jymmanuel, Melbourne) - a taste of Taiwan
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23:34Yvonne Yu is operations manager for Taiwan Village and Jymmanuel, two Melbourne restaurant brands that are foregrounding Taiwanese culinary culture. She works with founder Jay Yi-Ming Huang to make Taiwanese a go-to cuisine in Australia. As Yvonne explains, there are challenges in satisfying Taiwanese customers and the broader multicultural market,…
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Alma Pasalic (Restaurant Botanic, Adelaide) - passion for Indigenous ingredients
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33:21Alma Pasalic is the general manager and beverage manager at Restaurant Botanic in Adelaide, where she’s in charge of the non-alcoholic offering that just won a prize in that category at the Australian Wine List of the Year Awards. This chat is full of her hectic passion for Indigenous ingredients, round restaurants, kind hospo culture and long care…
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Anirban Chanda (Another Whisk, Sydney) - swapping suits for sugar and spice
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41:39What happens when a long-time corporate exec swaps suits for sugar and spice? Anirban Chanda launched Sydney micro-bakery Another Whisk off the back of an inspiring run as a contestant on Great Australian Bake Off. His desserts take classic European forms sparked up with Indian spices and Australian ingredients. https://anotherwhisk.com SUBSCRIBE T…
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Episode 78 – Live from Clean: TRSA Launches RSR Training
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12:44Currie Gilbert and Caleb Gilmer from Performance Matters discuss the need for route service representative (RSR) training in the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and highlight a partnership between TRSA and Performance Matters to fill that need through a program launched at the recent Clean Show in Orlando, FL. The two tailored RSR tr…
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Christina Murrell (Luke’s Banh Mi) - taking Banh Mi to the world
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43:23Welcome to the podcast where we use abbreviations including QSR, FMCG and SOP and still make it fun! Christina Murrell is the GM (ooh another abbreviation) of Luke’s Banh Mi, a start-up that hopes to be become the Maccas of Vietnamese rolls, not just in Australia but around the world. Why not? We talk brand DNA (abbreviation alert!), business strat…
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Emily Morgan (Nestle Golden Chef of the Year) - the future of hospitality
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39:33She’s only recently qualified as a chef but New Zealand’s 19-year-old Emily Morgan was just crowned the 2025 Nestle Golden Chef of the Year, after competing at Fine Food Australia against 11 other contestants. If you want to feel positive about the future of hospitality, simply listen to this chat. https://www.instagram.com/emilymorganchef/ https:/…
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Federica Andrisani (Fico and Pitzi Pasta Bar, Hobart) - a taste of Tassie
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28:02Oleh A Deep in the Weeds Production
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Fernando Monzon (Sommelier Oceania Vista) - a journey of discovery
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25:13How would you feel if you were in charge of 35,000 bottles of wine? Our last voice from a Mediterranean cruise on Oceania Vista is that of sommelier Fernando Monzon. Born in Chile, Fernando's mind was opened to wine by chance, taking him on a journey of discovery that continues in every port. This Mediterranean jaunt is part of a 12-day cruise on …
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Lori Powell (Cooking Teacher Oceania Cruises) - a food school at sea
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30:01When it comes to food, US chef Lori Powell has done it all. She’s a food stylist, recipe developer and now cooking teacher for Oceania Cruises, running a glamorous food school at sea. We encounter Lori on the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey. https://www.instagram.com/loridpowell?igsh=MXRyNndob2ZwZHFkag== This Mediterranean jaunt is part of a 1…
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Postcard from Santorini - George Ntantis (Winemaker)
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19:01Dirty Linen steams into Santorini for a chat with local winemaker George Ntantis. Most people know the Greek island for its pretty painted homes and domes and outrageously blue sea but there's so much more to learn - including about Santorini's food and wine culture. This Mediterranean jaunt is part of a 12-day cruise on Oceania Vista. Story comi…
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Alexis Quaretti (Executive Culinary Director Oceania Cruises) - Living the dream
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35:15Dirty Linen is aboard ship, a 12-day cruise in the Mediterranean on Oceania Vista, where cuisine is the key focus. We talk to the cruise line's Executive Culinary Director Alexis Quaretti about fine food at sea and what restaurants on land might learn from the challenges of feeding 1200 people on board a luxury cruise. https://www.instagram.com/ale…
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Postcard from Rome - Claudia Paiella (restaurateur, cooking teacher and guide) - Roaming Rome
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20:35Dirty Linen is coming to you from Rome, Italy, one of the western world's most resonant and layered places to eat. We meet restaurateur, cooking teacher and guide Claudia Paiella to find out what feeds Roma and walk around bustling Mercato Trionfale for tastings, including a life-changing porcini mushroom. https://www.enotecacorsi.com This episode …
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Postcard from Italy - Alessandro Camici (Oilbar, Livorno) and guide Elena Morelli
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18:25Ciao ragazzi! Dirty Linen is coming to you from Italy - we're on a travel assignment - and today's episode is in Livorno, a coastal city in Tuscany. People tend to bypass Livorno for nearby Pisa and Florence but there are great food traditions to explore in this diverse city of many influences. We chat to olive oil expert Alessandro Camici and guid…
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Emma Sheahan (Lumen People) - Illuminating Lumen, episode 7!
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20:41Last time we caught up with Lumen People, they announced the closing of cafe #1 and shared the news of location #2. As a new site draws closer, Emma Sheahan shares tales of the last bittersweet days in North Melbourne and plans for the new place in Fitzroy. https://www.lumenpeople.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAW…
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Princess Anne Uy (Marvel Stadium) - a remarkable journey
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37:46A busy restaurant is one thing but how about a packed stadium? Princess Anne Uy feeds up to 45,000 people in her role at Marvel Stadium. She's also representing Australia at the World Food Championships. Her journey is remarkable - and we both get emotional talking about it. https://www.instagram.com/princess_anne_stories/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NE…
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Judy McMahon (Catalina, Rose Bay) - celebrating 30 years
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36:27I’m excited when a restaurant celebrates its first birthday. But what about a restaurant that turns 30? In 1994, Judy McMahon took over Catalina at Rose Bay. Overlooking Sydney Harbour, this now iconic restaurant is beloved for its seafood, definitely, but it’s the polished experience that keeps people coming back. We talk about hard-won wisdom, th…
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Leon Kennedy (Pax, Melbourne) - truth bombs and strategic insights
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40:55We love a return guest on Dirty Linen. Leon Kennedy (previously of Mulberry Group, now at Pax) comes back with a few more truth bombs and strategic insights. We talk about the four-part roadmap that every restaurant needs to be successful, and why altruism is a key to better and more productive business. Mentioned: pax.melbourne Robert Solow’s mode…
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Fernando Sanchez (Opera Bar, Sydney) - bar with a view
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35:42Venues don’t come more iconic than Opera Bar at the Sydney Opera House. It’s the eve of a new era, with longtime venue managers Solotel on the way out and new stewards Applejack on the way in. We chat to executive chef Fernando Sanchez about work-life balance, women in the industry, reducing food waste and his ‘no dickheads’ policy in the workplace…
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Dennis Spanos (Vanilla Lounge, Oakleigh) - A new wave of Greek food
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32:12A new wave of Greek food is sweeping Australia. One business that’s never been shy of innovation is Vanilla Lounge in Melbourne’s Greek hub of Oakleigh. As the Spanos family open another outlet - this time focused on desserts - we catch up with Dennis Spanos about the family business, his father’s legacy, leading with empathy and the changing face …
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Gabrel Tan (Veneziano ambassador) - beans, farmers and origin
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29:34Why would a barista subject themselves to the stress and pressure of competition? We chat to Veneziano ambassador Gabrel Tan about putting his coffee skills on the line as he shares resonant stories about beans, farmers and origin. https://www.instagram.com/gabrel____/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BE…
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Episode 77 – Artificial Intelligence
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22:14Larry Erickson, the chief technology officer at Kannegiesser North America, discusses breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), the importance of collecting data and using it to improve plant productivity and efficiency, as well as technology that will shape the future of laundry plant operations. View the latest technology in action at Clean …
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Raphael Bereche (Bereche et Fils) - terroir, tradition and the miracles of Champagne
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25:16Bonjour from Champagne! Dirty Linen did the hard yards visiting small Champagne producers and sampling the wares. This conversation is with Raphael Bereche, 5th generation producer at Bereche et Fils. We talk terroir, tradition and the many miracles of Champagne. https://www.bereche.com/en/check-age SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE…
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David Loyola (Aux Deux Amis) - Dining in Paris Special Episode with Dani Valent
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20:35David Loyola launched wine bar Aux Deux Amis in 2010 after a transformative four years working at bistronomy originator Chateaubriand. We talk about the true essence of hospitality, as expressed in this small, serious, seriously fun 45 square metre restaurant. https://www.instagram.com/auxdeuxamis/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE AR…
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Postcard from Provence Episode 2 (Ferme de la Plaine) with Dani Valent
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11:28Dirty Linen is currently Linge Sale - that's French for 'Dirty Linen'. We come to you from Ferme de la Plaine, a small farm in Provence that has an Australian connection: it's where Barragunda restaurant manager Marie Grasset was born. Today's pod is a walk around the farm with her nephew and farmer Martin Dorino. Apologies for my French! SUBSCRIBE…
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Postcard from Provence (Lourges Market) Special Episode with Dani Valent
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11:21Dirty Linen comes to you from France, specifically a summer produce market in Lourges where we are lapin up the lapin. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.in…
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