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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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25:23

How to Run a Successful Restaurant With Hellenika's...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/07/12

Simon Gloftis has been behind some of the Gold Coast’s most successful restaurants. We asked Simon about the changes he’s seen in hospitality over 20 years in the industry and what it takes to be successful in such a competitive business. Simon started out washing dishes and delivering pizza and even thought he might be a real estate agent; he realised food was his calling when he kept finding himself reading cookbooks instead of his real estate course material! First, he had a cafe with his brother

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38:38

Pollinating Change

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/06/19

One third of human food sources require bees for pollination - that's every third mouthful or every third plate of food we eat. Without bees, the food security of the entire world is at risk. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk to Jack Stone of Bee One Third who has made it his mission to educate people about the importance of bees in our food production cycle. Jack, who established his company Bee One Third in 2012, places hives on rooftops and in gardens of corporate urban spaces, acting as

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26:48

How to Take Better Travel Photos

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/06/05

Whether it’s with an expensive camera or a trusty smart phone, we all want to come home from our travels with some great photos that capture a little of the essence of the places we’ve visited. You’ll find some great photography and travel tips in this episode of ExtraVirgin Podcast. Click below to hear globe-trotting travel photographer Danielle Lancaster share tales of travelling the world for a living and give some simple but effective tricks to improve your holiday snaps. Get full access to

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31:38

Travelling Solo with Ben Groundwater

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/05/21

No one to travel with but you really, really want to do it? This episode of ExtraVirgin may just provide the impetus you need to get going. Ben Groundwater, travel writer, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age columnist, travel podcaster and author of Go Your Own Way: Hacks, Tips and Tricks to Travel the World Solo, has been travelling and writing for publications worldwide for the last 12 years and estimates he’s visited "around 80 or 90" countries. Often, those trips have been made on his own. We

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27:30

Foraging for Australian Wild Foods With Chef Nick Blake

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/05/02

Wild foods foraged along beaches on the Sunshine Coast and in the nearby hinterland feature in many top restaurants from Noosa to Byron Bay. This is thanks to Nick Blake, a passionate forager and chef whose mission is to bring wild foods to our plates while also acting as an environmental steward to protect and preserve the species he gathers. Nick, who trained as an ecologist, is also a font of knowledge on the edible plants you might have in your backyard or in your neighbourhood that you can use

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20:06

The World's Most Remote Music Festival

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/04/12

It’s the world’s most remote music festival: "three days drive from just about anywhere." There’s no electricity, no internet and no accommodation, apart from camping, yet in the last 5 years, The Big Red Bash in the Simpson Desert in Central Australia, named for the desert's biggest dune "Big Red," has grown from a modest 500 attendees to more than 10 000 in 2018. Attracting some big-name Australian artists, it also generates around 11 million much-needed dollars tourist dollars for the wider

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37:22

Hunting for Truffles With Wild Foods Italy

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/03/26

A visit to Wild Foods Italy is a chance to unwind and experience a genuine Italian farming village that has been in the same family for 700 years. For generations, the family that owns the village of Pettino in Umbria has been hunting for truffles, growing olives and raising sheep. Now, they share those experiences with travellers who revel in the slow pace, idyllic landscape and amazing food of the region. Mac Ryde, who was born and bred in New Zealand, tells the romantic tale of how he came to

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42:03

Craft beer with beer guru Matt Kirkegaard

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/03/13

Matt Kirkegaard has a job that would make any beer lover exceedingly envious. He writes and talks about, travels for and, of course, drinks beer for a living. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, Matt likens old-school Australian beer to the 'plastic' cheese slices of our childhoods, and explains how the rise of independent brewing opened our eyes and tastebuds to a whole new world of beer. We learn why you should drink your beer out of wine glasses, how far to fill the glass, and how to match beer with

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27:51

Women's Fitness Adventures

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/02/16

In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk to Yvonne Shepherd, owner of Women's Fitness Adventures. In 2013, Yvonne called time on her stressful corporate career to follow her dreams of encouraging other women to improve their own health and fitness. Today she inspires women by taking them walking to some of the most beautiful places in the world -- from the cliff tops of Italy's Cinque Terre, to the Australian outback; her goal, to support women to not only become fitter and healthier, but fearless

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25:28

The View From Fez With Suzanna Clarke

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/01/29

Meet former Australian journalist and photographer, Suzanna Clarke, who turned her life upside down when she decided to buy and renovate a house in Fez, Morocco. Always up for a challenge, the adventurous Suzanna settled on a 400-year-old house in Fez's world-heritage-listed Medina. She and her husband, former ABC broadcaster Sandy McCutcheon, now reside there full time, write an English-language blog about Morocco and have adopted two local babies. We hear about the ups and downs of renovating

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24:24

Scrumptious Reads With Julie Tjiandra

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/01/19

Our guest Julie Tjiandra turned her love of food and reading about food into a profession. Her bookshop, Scrumptious Reads, is a paradise for book-loving foodies with everything from cookbooks to culinary history. Julie says demand really took off with the popularity of cooking shows and the rise of celebrity chefs. With literally millions of culinary books out there, Julie talks to us about her favourites as well as what’s up and coming. One recent publication is so beautiful, you’ll want to keep

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21:13

Planning your travel for 2019?

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2019/01/01

Pondering your travel options for 2019? In this episode of ExtraVirgin, Sam chats with Natascha who reveals three of her favourite travel destinations - places you might not have considered but she thinks you should put on your adventurer’s bucket list. So what about you? We’d love to hear more about your future travel plans and any of your discoveries; whether they're local secret spots or off the tourist track destinations overseas. You can leave a comment on below or on our insta:

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21:24

Why You Shouldn't Ride an Elephant or Take a Selfie...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/12/17

As tourism booms around the world, animals are often treated cruelly in attractions aimed at visitors. Unsuspecting holiday-makers may not realise the price of an elephant ride or a selfie with a precious tiger, monkey or dolphin may be the safety and welfare of the animals themselves. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk to Ben Pearson of global organisation World Animal Protection. Ben explains the cruel treatment of animals used in these sorts of attractions around the world and advises what

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32:43

Top Cruising Tips

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/12/10

Travel writer and veteran cruiser Caroline Gladstone has been on more than 60 cruises - from the Antarctic to the Pacific islands and thus knows pretty much everything there is to know about shipboard life. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we explore the cruising lifestyle with her - who does it, why you'd want to do it, how and where to do it and how to get the best deal. Whether you've already booked your dream cruise, or are just thinking about whether a cruise is for you, you're sure to pick up

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31:09

Thinking about becoming a vegan? You'll want to...

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/11/20

Supported by a growing interest in food ethics, sustainability and health concerns, veganism has made a shift from dwelling on the culinary fringes to becoming one of the fastest-growing food movements in the world. If you’ve ever considered going vegan, there are some vital things you need to consider. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk with vegan dietitian Kiah Paetz about the pitfalls, the tricks, tips, the possible health implications and the benefits of adopting a vegan diet. Get full

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58:44

Surviving the World's Worst Tsunami

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/11/17

On Boxing Day 2004, travel writer John Maddocks woke to his partner Cheryl's’ screams; “a noise that sounded like a jet engine,” and a massive wall of water heading straight for their beachside cabana on the south coast of Sri Lanka. In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk to John about how they survived the world's worst tsunami, the post traumatic stress that followed and the catharsis he found in writing about the experience. Get full access to ExtraVirgin Food & Travel at

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26:16

Chef Minh Le

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/10/23

We chat with chef Minh Le about the highs and lows of owning his own restaurant, his career that’s ranged from prison kitchens to the heights of fine dining, and how a city kid has found peace in the bush. When he's not cooking up incredible food at The Peak restaurant at Spicers Peak Lodge at Maryvale west of Brisbane, you'll find him trail running and doing yoga. Minh shares his inspirational story which begins when he was just a young boy when his mother taught him to cook simple Vietnamese food

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34:30

How to Win at the Frequent Flyer Rewards Game

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/10/08

How does a former English language teacher from Wollongong end up as global nomad, working remotely from some of the most exotic destinations in the world? A travel enthusiast from way back, Matt Moffitt started a modest blog to answer the questions that family and friends asked him most often, and through it, discovered he loved writing about travel almost as much as he enjoyed doing it. As a frequent flyer who relished the challenge of getting the best return for his points, Matt became a

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45:15

Is camel milk the mother of all superfoods?

ExtraVirgin Food and Travel ·

2018/09/25

Camel milk latte anyone? What about a slice of camel milk cheddar with your crackers? Forget kimchi and kale - camel milk may just be the mother of all superfoods. Not only is it rich in vitamin B1 (thiamin), calcium, potassium and phosphorus, but it’s packed with healthy probiotics that assist good gut bacteria growth. Even more exciting are worldwide studies showing positive results in its use in the treatment of diabetes, autoimmune skin disorders like psoriasis and eczema and a raft of

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