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    Episode 38: Creating a Zero Waste Kitchen
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 1 min
    Environment

    Episode 38: Creating a Zero Waste Kitchen

    LISTEN HERE Did you know that one-third of all food produced to feed people goes to waste? That equates to a horrifying 1.3 billion...
    Episode 37: Crisis Travel – a special report from China in the midst of the Pandemic
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 1 min
    CoronaVirus

    Episode 37: Crisis Travel – a special report from China in the midst of the Pandemic

    LISTEN HERE Melbourne man, Morry Morgan considers himself a ‘crisis tourist.’ While most travellers shy away from visiting areas where...
    Episode 36: How You Can Help Save Your Favourite Restaurants and Cafes
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Feb 3, 2020
    • 1 min
    CoronaVirus

    Episode 36: How You Can Help Save Your Favourite Restaurants and Cafes

    LISTEN HERE Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash Your favourite restaurant or cafe may be one of many that face closure in 2020. Delivery apps,...
    Episode 35: Bewildered – Six Months in the New Zealand Wilderness
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 1 min
    Life

    Episode 35: Bewildered – Six Months in the New Zealand Wilderness

    LISTEN HERE Ever wanted to run away from home? Or leave your entire life? After 10 years on the corporate treadmill and suffering from...
    Episode 34: Fifty Hot Places to Visit in 2020
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 1 min
    Travel

    Episode 34: Fifty Hot Places to Visit in 2020

    LISTEN HERE Looking for some inspiration for your travel plans in 2020? How about cruising in Russia, seeing the northern lights in the...
    ExtraVirgin Blog Post: Nine Luxury Hotels You Need to Check Out (and Check Into) in 2020.
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 8 min
    Life

    ExtraVirgin Blog Post: Nine Luxury Hotels You Need to Check Out (and Check Into) in 2020.

    AirBnB, but sometimes the occasion warrants something more flash.  And so we present to you some of our favourite stays from around the...
    Episode 33: Your Guide to Champagne
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 2 min
    Drinks

    Episode 33: Your Guide to Champagne

    Listen Here There’s nothing quite like the sound of a bottle of Champagne being opened. When you hear that unmistakeable pop, you know...
    Episode 32: Food and Travel Books
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Dec 19, 2019
    • 1 min
    Christmas

    Episode 32: Food and Travel Books

    Christmas Special Part 3 – Book Suggestions for Gifts and Holiday Reading Listen Here In Part 3 of our ExtraVirgin 2019 Christmas...
    Episode 28: Hot Tips for Dining Around the World with Food and Travel Writer Janne Apelgren
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Nov 26, 2019
    • 3 min
    Food

    Episode 28: Hot Tips for Dining Around the World with Food and Travel Writer Janne Apelgren

    LISTEN HERE Janne Apelgren takes her food seriously. She’s the sort of person who makes international restaurant reservations then goes...
    Episode 26: Life as a Chef in (Very) Remote Australia
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Sep 24, 2019
    • 4 min
    Environment

    Episode 26: Life as a Chef in (Very) Remote Australia

    Click to Listen Imagine living in one of the most remote parts of Australia and being tasked to procure and create world-class food for...
    Episode 24: Meet the Aussie Behind one of the World’s Leading Social Enterprises
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 1 min
    Food

    Episode 24: Meet the Aussie Behind one of the World’s Leading Social Enterprises

    Vietnamese-born Jimmy Pham grew up in Australia but, on his first visit to his birthplace, he was shocked by the poverty and the plight...
    Epsiode 22: The Secrets of Australia’s Best-Known Restaurant Critic, John Lethlean
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jul 23, 2019
    • 1 min
    Food

    Epsiode 22: The Secrets of Australia’s Best-Known Restaurant Critic, John Lethlean

    LISTEN HERE John Lethlean is Australia’s best known (and some would say, most feared) food critic. He’s been writing about food in...
    Episode 21: How to Run a Successful Restaurant With Hellenika's Simon Gloftis
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jul 12, 2019
    • 1 min
    Food

    Episode 21: How to Run a Successful Restaurant With Hellenika's Simon Gloftis

    Listen here We sat down for a chat with busy restaurauteur Simon Gloftis who’s been behind some of the Gold Coast’s most successful...
    Blog Post: Seven Reasons Why You Need to Visit the Australian Outback
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jul 5, 2019
    • 5 min
    Environment

    Blog Post: Seven Reasons Why You Need to Visit the Australian Outback

    Photo by Rhys Moult This is my third outback trip. I have Springsteen’s new album playing, cranked up high (you can listen on...
    Episode 20: Pollinating Change With Bees
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Jun 19, 2019
    • 1 min
    Food

    Episode 20: Pollinating Change With Bees

    LISTEN HERE In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk with urban beekeeper Jack Stone, of Bee One Third, who has made it his mission to...
    Episode 18: Travelling Solo With Ben Groundwater
    Natascha Mirosch
    • May 21, 2019
    • 1 min
    Life

    Episode 18: Travelling Solo With Ben Groundwater

    LISTEN HERE Ben Groundwater, award-winning travel writer, Age and Sydney Morning Herald columnist, travel podcaster and author of Go...
    Episode 17: Foraging for Your Dinner
    Natascha Mirosch
    • May 20, 2019
    • 2 min
    Environment

    Episode 17: Foraging for Your Dinner

    LISTEN HERE Wild foods foraged along beaches on the Sunshine Coast and in the nearby hinterland feature in many top Australian...
    Episode 15: Hunting for Truffles in Umbria, Italy
    Natascha Mirosch
    • May 20, 2019
    • 1 min
    Travel

    Episode 15: Hunting for Truffles in Umbria, Italy

    LISTEN HERE A visit to Wild Foods Italy is a chance to unwind and experience a genuine Italian farming village that has been in the same...
    Episode 14: From Pale Ale to Stout – a Deep Dive Into the World of Craft Beer
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 1 min
    Food

    Episode 14: From Pale Ale to Stout – a Deep Dive Into the World of Craft Beer

    LISTEN HERE Pic by @thenerdpatrol Okay, we confess, we are beer neophytes, but after chatting with independent beer educator and...
    Episode 13: Fit, Fabulous Female Adventurers Travelling the World
    Natascha Mirosch
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 1 min
    Travel

    Episode 13: Fit, Fabulous Female Adventurers Travelling the World

    In this episode of ExtraVirgin, we talk to Yvonne Shepherd, owner of Women’s Fitness Adventures. In 2013, Yvonne called time on her...
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