SPECIAL EP. 2020 just got a little ray of Sunshine. A special POdcast about being pregamnant for the first time and how CRAZY it is. 

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Ep. 9. Industry Series, with Loli Braga Menendez @lolibm

In this oven-baked size episode, I'm joined by one of the wisest ladies I know in food and a beautiful human Loli or as I call her Dolores because I absolutely love her full name. I met Loli (Dory) in Sydney working as a food editor and stylist but she has since moved to Buenos Aries, Argentina where her career as a food stylist has flourished and blossomed, exactly what we all knew would happen as she is one of the most talented food editors and creatives I’ve ever worked with.  

In this episode, we chat miracle twice-cooked-golden-oven-baked potatoes, simple food-and how underrated it is, food styling for the gram, food styling for clients, working overseas, and without a prop-house, cooking with kids, and oven baking everything because it makes life easier. You will come out of it wanting yumcha, chimichurri, and alfajores (caramel-filled cookie sandwich)

As Loli mentions on the pod “food is treasure” and the love and respect she gives to her food and her recipes are what recipe writing and food styling are all about. Her passion is contagious she truly is always seeking out the best in food both in her styling and her recipes. Thankyou Loli for coming on for the chat and sharing your amazing story! As we say on the pod, work clean, work smart, and keep things simple. Back to basics and cooking smart, not hard.

Recipe for Lolis’ Dolce De leche Crème caramel is coming to the MOFMOF gram asap.

In case you felt out of the loop A few foodies we mention on the pod, but also the potential future contestants of our food styling Olympic style reality tv show: PROJECT PLATE-UP which I’ll be pitching to be Piloted ASAP are:

Emmaly Stewart @emmalystewart who I refer to is a prop stylist based in Sydney Australia. She has an INCREDIBLE eye for design and truly understands colour and texture and style for food photography.

Hannah Meppem who we refer to is a food stylist and editor based in Sydney Australia who worked with Loli at Donna Hay.

Kirsten Jenkins, @kirstenljenkins

is a food stylist, she came on the podcast for a chat in the second episode and worked with Loli at DH and later as a mentor food stylist.

Jess, Jessica Brook @foodbyjessica

Jess is a Sydney based food editor and half of Sage Creative with Steve Pearce, another incredible food stylist, and worked with Loli at Donna Hay.

 Side note JESS what was the name of the grocery store pre-Harris Farm????

Juzzy (Justine poole)

Is a Sydney based food stylist and art director who Loli and I both worked with at Donna Hay. Her work is INCREDIBLE and has crafted her skills as one of the best food stylists in the biz. 

Intro and Outro Music by Addie Kosten 

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 Ep. 8. Industry Series, with Charlotte Binns-Mc Donald @charlottebinnsmcdonal

In this Cookbook size podcast, I'm joined by the amazing Charlotte Binns-McDonald a sort after food editor who’s worked across cookbooks, magazines, and all things food publishing. While working at the Sydney opera house charlotte found her passion for food one sunny morning in a perfectly cooked egg on buttered toast. Where all great journeys should start, Charlotte grabbed onto this love for food done well and forged her path into the world of food. Starting as many of us do at Tafe studying the Culinary arts she then grabbed with two hands an opportunity for work experience at the Australian women’s weekly test kitchens where her career as a food editor and recipe developer blossomed.

In this podcast, we chat through what it takes to be a food editor and the process of writing recipes. A great listen for anyone trying to understand the ins and outs of food publishing. Expect lots of cookbook recommendations, an urge to cook carbonara pasta, cook seasonally, make elderflower champagne and you will probably be writing harissa on your grocery list after listening to this chat. Charlotte is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to food and this chat is everything, I wish I had to listen to when I first started out. Huge thank you to Charlotte for coming on the podcast.

Below is a list of the cookbook recommendations Charlotte gave us on the pod:

Nigel slater- Tender

Tessa Kiros- apples for jam,  lemon chicken

Australian womens weekly- Made from scratch

Yotam ottelengi – everything

Gweneth Paltrow - It’s all good

Matt Evans- real food

Stephanie alexander -the ultimate kitchen companion

Niel perry -balance and harmony

Lentil Purbrick and Matt Purbrick: Grown and gathered

Rodney Dunn- The agrarian kitchen

Dianna Henry- from the oven to the table, salt sugar smoke and how to eat a peach

Josh Niland – the whole fish

Anna Jones- a modern way to cook

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