Three Food Memories

On artist Abdul Abdullah's menu: Maccas Filet-O-Fish, booking a fancy restaurant for the first time, and island hopping in GreeceIf you liked this mini episode - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!)Send us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

“Effie was always in me, but then I moved to the middle class, and the Effie in me was my enemy.”- Mary CoustasIn this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet the one and only Mary Coustas, who you may know best by her alter ego, Effie. On the menu is; Greek sweets, lamb on the spit, and the 7th Christmas after Dad passed.Sides include; a hamburger with the lot (menopause, or MaryPause as Mary writes), making lemonade from racism, coping with grief over the death of her father, and daughter Stevie, who was still-born at just 24 weeks old, as well as some hot tips for men who may have women in their life embarking on the wild ride that is menopause. Her book MaryPause is out now, and you can grab it here. Send us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

On comedian Mary Coustas' (Effie Stephanidis) menu: Greek sweets, lamb on the spit, and the 7th Christmas after Dad passedIf you liked this mini episode - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!)Send us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

"Many of the students in my class had been fighting in the civil war as child soldiers." - Indira Naidoo In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet a stalwart of Australian broadcasting - the wonderful Indira Naidoo. With a childhood spent jumping between continents and cultures, she has a unique outlook on life, and back home - more recently, grief - which she delves into in her beautiful book The Space Between the Stars. She’s also the author of celebrated books The Edible Balcony, The Edible City, and host of ABC’s Compass.On the menu is Mum's curried chicken, survival meatballs, and the Wayside Chapel Christmas Lunch.Sides include an extraordinary escape during apartheid, reflections on school life across five countries, lining up for cheese, learnings of grief in midlife, and what it takes to broadcast to the nation during times of need. Indira's social cause is The Wayside Chapel, whose mission is creating community by breaking down the barriers of judgement and providing a safe place where people from all walks of life are welcome. You can donate a plate to their Christmas Appeal here: waysidechapel.org.auSend us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

On journalist and author Indira Naidoo's menu: Mum's curried chicken, survival meatballs, and the Wayside Chapel Christmas Lunch If you liked this mini episode - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!)Send us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.