Every Bite

In a world rife with conflict, our food systems are experiencing increased insecurity. The impacts on the global economy and supply chains are felt well beyond the front lines. When conflict in Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, access to one-third of the world's fertiliser supply was disrupted. These shocks and stresses affecting our food systems have compounded those already caused by climate change. The situation is grim — so, what are we going to do about it?
Guests: 
Michael Dunford, country director of the United Nations World Food Programme in Myanmar
Rachel Carey, Associate Professor in Food Systems at the University of Melbourne in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Marcel Proust's epic novel In Search of Lost Time is perhaps best known for its evocation of memory triggered by the senses — particularly in a scene involving a madeleine. The shell-shaped sponge cake whisks the narrator into a detailed recollection of his childhood, and this familiar sensation continues to fascinate philosophers, neuroscientists and other scholars today. So, how does this kind of memory operate? Why might a madeleine be the perfect catalyst? And what surprisingly basic food featured in Proust's original draft?
Guests: 
Barry C. Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London
Trevor Gulliver, restaurateur and co-founder of St. JOHN
Hyo Ju Park and Rong Yao Soh, founders of Madeleine de Proust and authors of Madeleines: Simple Bakes for Every Mood
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Punctuating the year with food is a point of commonality across so many cultures — foods that connect us to community and tradition. Jewish cuisine includes a vast array of seasonal dishes. From the careful preparation of the Seder during Passover to the abundant honey cakes of Rosh Hashanah, a new book from the Monday Morning Cooking Club celebrates these moments, sharing stories and recipes for each occasion. It's called A Year of Jewish Cooking.
Guests: 
Lisa Goldberg and Natanya Eskin, Monday Morning Cooking Club, co-authors of A Year of Jewish Cooking: Recipes We Can't Live Without
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Recreational beekeeping has experienced an incredible surge in recent years. However, this surge has coincided with the spread of varroa mites — a now-endemic parasite devastating Australian honeybee colonies. Whether beekeeping to harvest honey or to pollinate crops — for love or for profit — how can we mitigate the destructive impact of varroa mites going forward?
Guests: 
Cedar Anderson, co-founder of Flow Hive, co-author of Flow Hive's Book of Bees and Beekeeping
Krista Mogensen, founding member of the Melbourne Beekeepers Club and expert on managing varroa mites
Cormac Farrell, head beekeeper at the Australian Parliament House, author of Urban Beekeeping: The City as a Hive
Emma Bickley, Saturday Breakfast presenter for ABC Radio Canberra and foodie
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Laurie Woolever had a front-row seat to both triumph and disaster in the lives of two giants of the American food scene: Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali. Celebrity chef Batali faced allegations of sexual harassment at the height of the #MeToo movement and, by 2019, had exited all of his restaurants. Bourdain was a very different character: a celebrated chef at several New York institutions, a best-selling author, and a fixture of culinary television; he took his own life in 2018. Laurie reflects on both the bitter and the sweet of working alongside Batali and Bourdain in her candid memoir, Care and Feeding.
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Guest:
Laurie Woolever, writer, former assistant to Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali, author of Care and Feeding: A Memoir
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.