The Chef and the Foodie

Did you know that only 3 types of citrus occur naturally in nature?Or that in Iceland they eat fermented shark?The chef and the foodie podcast is a podcast brought to you by two friends that love to talk about food. Every week we discuss an ingredient. We learn about it, talk about it and share our experience with it. We also share a recipe with you and each other. Come and join us on our culinary adventure

Iceland - Gabriella

This week we travel to Iceland, the small Nordic island with less people than canberra! we are joined by Gabriella who is a food blogger from brazil currently living in Iceland. 

01-21
25:04

Spain - Hugo

come with us to espana! josh's second home and the land of chorizo paella and flamenco! we are joind by the fantstic chef hugo delgado who talk passionately about Spanish food and getting food from the source and appreciating it. 

12-21
26:11

Sweden - Alice

Today we chat to Alice in Edenborough, who is actually from Sweden. She is an amazing food artist and we chat about all things Swedish and also about her inspirations and how she started her food Instagram.   A sensational episode Tack Alice 

12-08
53:45

Croatia - Emma

Today we are off to the Adriatic nation of Croatia! with our wonderful long time friend and  supporter Emma! this is a long episode filled with so much information on Croatia and its food and history. Sit back listen and enjoy to Emma's tales of this amazing destination and its cuisine! 

12-02
01:02:29

Lebanon - Jeremy

today we speak to one of josh's kitchen hands Jeremy all about his lebanese background. culture and food. join us on a trip to somewhere you may not expect to have an interesting and amazing cuisine!

11-23
32:00

China - Brogan & Cindy

Today we head to china but while still having a touch of home! we chat to Brogan and Cindy from capital food adventures who are an amazing Canberra duo, who have a vlog about all the great food spots over Canberra. Brogan is Australian and Cindy is originally from china so we cover both of their food history and chat a lot about local things as well. a big episode with lots discussed. Enjoy! 

06-19
52:05

Japan - Josh

Its Japan time!!! we travel to one of Josh's favourite countries to visit. Josh is also our guest for todays episode. we discuss all things Nihongo and talk about Japanese travels and most importantly the food. Josh gives us a recipe with a throwback to the chef and the foodies first ingredient!  

06-10
26:36

The Philippines - Melchor

Join us on our second stop which is the phillipines a short flight form thailand but with a very different cuisine we chat to melchor who is josh's old boss about all things filipino and the cuisine surrounding the nation of islands.

06-03
29:04

Thailand - Benn and Mork

Our first stop on our round the world trip is Thailand.  Mork and Benn join us from their restaurant Morks in Canberra which is a celebration of traditional flavours and techniques from Thailand.  We loved talking to them about how they grew up  working in their father's restaurant and then went on to opening their own restaurant and how they achieve "tension and release with the goal of achieving balance" in their food everyday.  

05-28
37:07

Good bye Australia and Hello World......Its Eurovision week!

We're Back! its been a while but season 2 is finally here! in our first episode find out what josh and em have been up to since last season with a few surprises! this is our departure episode and we will discuss what's to come in season 2 and its also josh's favourite week of the year-Eurovision week! so we thought what a great time to launch our round the world tour. we discuss Eurovision and all the food the accompanies it! 

05-19
22:39

Season 2 Trailer!

Come and join us on our trip around the world for season 2! We want you in our next season wether you are overseas or an australian with an international culinary background we want to hear form you and about your food! get in touch with us to have you and your country as a stop on our virtual food tour of the world!!!

11-27
01:55

Christmas Special!

Our surprise bonus and last episode for the year, our Christmas special!!! hear about josh and ems Christmas traditions and food they love to eat and make. Find out what josh thought of ems mums chicken curry recipe and the chef and the foodie give out recipes for two of their favourite dishes to make at Christmas. Merry Christmas and thankyou for listening to us in season 1 ;)

12-20
42:54

Curry Leaves

This is our last episode of the season.  We hope you enjoyed hearing about all of our favourite ingredients.  This week Em share one of her favourite ingredients - curry leaves.  She will be talking about her fond memories growing up cooking and eating dishes made with curry leaves.  

12-02
26:02

Tinned tomatoes

tinned tomatoes josh's last ingredient for season 1! something you will hear he is very passionate about. An ingredient that most people use most weeks and so readily available but which one should you buy? also find out about josh's thoughts on emelias lamb recipe and a final recipe for a simple and easy dinner that can come together in half an hour 

11-24
35:02

Rosemary

This week Josh and Em are talking about everything Rosemary.  As the weather heats up we are really channeling recipes that are going to get your barbie fired up.  

11-19
24:14

Chorizo

Chorizo! so much more than just a spanish sausage with so many type and great things to do with it! join us this episode to see what josh thought of ems pesto and hear about all things chorizo!

11-11
26:06

Walnuts

This week we are chatting about Walnuts.  This nutritious nut is somewhat of an unsung hero.  We are bringing you a super simple recipe to make.  

11-04
30:39

Pumpkin

Its our first spooktacular halloween special episode! join us for josh's second favourite day of the year and our new ingredient Pumpkin (No surprise) we chat all things halloween and josh reviews ems tagine while giving a great recipe for your halloween night

10-26
30:14

Olives

Whether you love them or hate them, Olives can add amazing flavour to any dish that you are cooking.  They are versatile and having so many varieties and flavours.  This week Em and Josh talk about some their favourite ways to eat this morsel of happiness.  

10-20
29:40

Eggs

one of the most used ingredients on earth, the humble chicken egg! so many uses, so many dishes and a lot of health benefits as well. listen to hear our thoughts on all things eggs and also what josh thought of emelias dahl and Pol roti recipe 

10-13
41:43

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