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ExtraVirgin Food and Travel

Natascha Mirosch

ExtraVirgin is a podcast for gourmands who love to travel and travellers who love good food. Join your host, food and travel journalist Natascha Mirosch, as she meets the passionate people who make wandering the world so rewarding and so very delicious. nataschamirosch.substack.com

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46:34

Saké Masterclass

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2021/01/20

Saké, a fermented drink, has much more in common with beer than spirits. A simple mix of steamed rice, water and culture, saké has been made in Japan since around 710AD. In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food & Travel Podcast, we talk all things 'nihonshu' with saké educator Melissa Mills. We find out how it's made, discuss the myths around saké, learn what the different names and numbers on the bottles mean, find out the best foods to eat with saké, talk about the trend of saké making at home, and the

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5:54

Postcard From Atlanta, Georgia

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2021/01/13

Come on an adventure and fuel your wanderlust as we travel the globe, talking to ordinary people about why they love where they live. We explore beyond the guide books and tourist traps and discover local secrets. In this episode, we meet Travis Curie of Atlanta, Georgia. Travis describes Georgia as a big city with a small town charm. He explains why Atlanta is nicknamed "the city in a forest", and tells us what you can see, do, eat and drink as you stroll its very walkable streets, including one

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62:02

Home Fermenting Demystified

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2021/01/08

We all know how good fermented foods are for our gut health, but many people don't realise how easy foods like sauerkraut and kombucha are to make at home. And, says The Fermentary's Sharon Flynn, wild fermented foods have a far greater number of health-giving microbes compared to most supermarket products. In this episode Sharon, who became a professional fermenter after healing her young daughter's health issues by introducing wild fermented foods to her diet, talks us through various ferments,

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13:50

Postcard From Paris

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/12/30

Come on an adventure and fuel your wanderlust as we travel the globe, talking to ordinary people about why they love where they live. We explore beyond the guide books and tourist traps and discover local secrets. In this episode, we meet Fanny Gabas who calls Paris home. Fanny loves all of Paris but the 11th arrondissement is her "hood" and holds her heart. Fanny tells us what it's really like to be a Parisian, how she spends her weekends, and where and what she loves to eat. If you've never been

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43:11

Life-Changing Travel Via Plant Medicine Retreats

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/12/09

Looking for life-changing travel? Guest Jonathan de Potter of Behold Retreats says high-end guided plant medicine journeys can safely accelerate personal growth and help you live life to your full potential, using such plants as Ayahuasca and Psilocybin (magic mushrooms). Jonathan, whose retreats are found in beautiful locations including Costa Rica, The Netherlands and Peru, explains the neuroscience and says it's an ancient practice, now finding a place in the modern wellness and transformational

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49:15

Quentin Long of "Australian Traveller" and...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/11/24

Honeymooning with Merv Hughes. Getting stoned with Swiss conscripts. Skydiving into a hotel reception. All true tales from the well-stocked travel story arsenal of Quentin Long, co-founder of Australian Traveller and International Traveller magazines. In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel, Quentin shares his best ever travel experiences (and a couple that are memorable for the wrong reasons) and gives us some fresh all-Australian additions for our bucket lists. On a more serious note, we

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32:33

Alice Laing - Tasman Sea Salt

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/11/04

It was a visit to her husband's native Tasmania that inspired an unexpected change of career and country for Alice Laing. In 2013, she exchanged London for the east coast of Tasmania, swapping corporate sponsorship for salt making. Today, her 'office' has an enviable view of the sea and the pretty inlets around the Freycinet Peninsula. It's in this pristine part of Tasmania that this self-taught salt maker harnesses nature to produce some of the world's best salt, from what may well be the purest

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40:32

Has Whisk Will Travel: International Wedding...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/10/16

The Emotional Art of Cake Making Gillian Bell is a master baker whose extraordinary work is so renowned, people, including Hollywood Stars, fly her all over the world to bake their wedding cakes. Gillian Bell uses her trusty whisk to lovingly create unique cakes that are a reflection of the place she is cooking in as well as the personal story of the people and the occasion she is baking for. We hear how she has baked in some challenging locations, and learn the secrets to her baking success. Get

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39:41

Stories and Recipes from an Afghan Kitchen

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/10/01

In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel Podcast, we talk with Durkhanai Ayubi, whose family owns Parwana restaurant in Adelaide, Australia. Durkhanai is also the author of "Parwana," a book that delves into the ancient and contemporary history of Afghanistan, its location as an important destination on the ancient Silk Route, and how these factors have influenced the cuisine. We also discuss how Afghans eat, seasonal and celebratory rituals around food and some of the delicious ingredients

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32:05

A Lady Butcher with Hannah Miller

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/09/17

In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel Podcast, we talk to Hannah Miller, the "Lady Butcher" about her ethos of 'purposeful' meat eating, how her job has taken her from the Antarctic to Australia, why she's moved to New Zealand, and, most pressing of all, why her farmer's pigs have their own beach. Kicking off her career as a chef, after training at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York, it was meeting famous nose-to-tail advocate, chef Fergus Henderson of London's St

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52:37

Luxury Safari Adventures in South Africa

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/09/04

If you've ever wanted to go on safari, this episode takes you to the heart of one of the world's most renowned and luxurious game reserves. Jacques Smit, of Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, explains how they work with authorities and local communities to give visitors extraordinary up-close animal encounters while respecting and conserving the wildlife and ecology of the area. Leave your pre-conceptions at home - there's a lot more to safari than lions and elephants. Get full access to ExtraVirgin

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40:48

Life on an Antarctic Station with Station Leader...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/08/11

We chat with scientist Alison Dean all the way from an Australian research station in Antarctica. We hear what it’s like to spend winter in the Antarctic, what they eat and what they do for fun in the long cold months. We also hear about the fascinating research being done and its link to our understanding of our mysterious planet, and why Alison says everyone should visit Antarctica once. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at nataschamirosch.substack.com/subscribe

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50:34

Tips, Tricks and Tales From Two Travellers Who've...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/07/29

Two years ago, friends Rach Davey and Marty Sebova, aka Very Hungry Nomads, quit their jobs, sold all their belongings, and shouldering 10-kilo backpacks, set off for an ambitious adventure - to see every single country in the world (that's 195!) Their aim was to inspire and empower (women especially) and to prove that ordinary people can do anything they put their mind to. As Covid-19 shut down the world, they were very close to reaching the end of their challenge, with just 9 countries to go

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42:34

Food and Stories From Bethlehem with Chef Fadi Kattan

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/07/12

Learn about Palestinian cuisine, how it differs from its Middle Eastern neighbours and what's it like living in the middle of an ancient city venerated for its history and religious associations. Chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan is one of Palestine's best-known chefs, bringing modern flair to a traditional cuisine. Passionate about the food, farmers and artisans of his birth place, he's the man who convinced Jamie Oliver to visit Palestine. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at

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37:13

Exotic Destinations with Journalist and Tour Guide...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/06/22

Jane Hutcheon, one of Australia’s most respected broadcast journalists, joined us to chat about her life and world travels - first as a foreign correspondent and more recently as a tour guide to some of the world’s most exotic locations. Jane has interviewed world leaders and celebrities and worked as a foreign correspondent in China, Europe and the Middle East but her own story is also a fascinating one. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at nataschamirosch.substack.com/subscribe

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31:50

Road Tripping Around Australia With Travel Writer Lee...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/06/10

Travel writer Lee Atkinson shares with us tales of her many road trips around Australia. We hear about the landscapes and history, getting her car bogged in the desert, a too-close call with a crocodile and the many fascinating Aussie characters she’s met along the way. There’s also Lee’s favourite outback drives, her suggestions for a beginner road-tripper, and her insights for everything you need to make your trip go smoothly. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at

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44:53

A Taste of Luxury. Australian Black Truffles

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/05/28

In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel, we talk with Gavin Booth, of Australian Truffle Traders, whose truffles grace plates at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck, Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, London's lauded 2-Michelin starred Greenhouse and more. Australia is the world's 4th biggest truffle producer and a small Western Australian town, 4 hours drive from the nearest airport has become the epicentre of truffle production in the country, exporting up to 90% of its precious harvest of tuber

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40:59

A Scotsman in Rural Japan - What it's like to be the...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/05/11

Iain Maloney, a teacher and writer, explains what it's like for a six-foot blonde Scotsman to set up home in a rural Japanese village. Iain explains how he came to be so far from his birthplace, what life is like in his little part of Japan, far from the heavily touristed haunts of Tokyo, and dispels some myths about Japanese culture along the way. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at nataschamirosch.substack.com/subscribe

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28:38

Where will we eat? The Hospitality Industry Post-Covid

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/04/28

The hospitality industry, which tech innovator Stevan Premutico describes as 'already on its knees' has taken another beating with the Covid19 crisis. In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel Podcast, we talk with Stevan, former owner of restaurant booking system DImmi (now known as 'The Fork') which he sold to Tripadvisor in 2016. Today, Stevan is creator and owner of hospitality app Me&U (conceived, ironically on a tech-free pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago trail) about how operators can

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65:28

Life in CoronaVirus Lockdown Around the World

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2020/04/16

Are you wondering how people around the world are coping with the CoronaVirus lockdown? With travel on hold for most of the world, in this episode we (cyber) travel to Sweden, Italy, the US, South Africa and the UK to chat with family and friends about local policies and life in the midst of the pandemic. We learn that even in some of the world’s Covid-19 hotspots, there’s inspiration for your travel dreams as our guests share insider tips only a local would know. Stay home and stay safe and please

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