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“I mean the media is a tough ground. People swear, including me.”
This extraordinary episode of Three Food Memories celebrates media doyenne, Ita Buttrose AC, OBE.
Recorded at The Neilson auditorium at the Australian Chamber Orchestra for Savva’s 50th birthday party, Ita shares incredible insights from her trail-blazing eight decades.
We start the food journey at Watson’s Bay with her father as a child, voyage through the Rockies on the glass roofed Rocky Mountaineer with her husband Alisdair, and find out the cheesy secrets behind a $3000 chicken dish in Townsville, which she also passes forward to our next guest, Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg.
Along the way we hear from special guest Beryl Lane, a life-long Ita-ite who travelled to Sydney especially for the event, and who shared why Ita was so important to women in regional Australia.
Ita is an ambassador for the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, which is Australia's oldest HIV charity and provides support to anyone having difficulty living with HIV, physically, emotionally, or financially.
Poignant, thoughtful, and thoroughly funny, this is an episode not to be missed.
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"I was living the goth life. I still begrudge my parents for not letting me have a pet rat" - Karen Martini
In this live episode recording of Three Food Memories thanks to our friends at Poliform Australia - sit down with chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Karen Martini (whose middle name is NOT Louise).
Share the memories as she tells all; her childhood dreams of wanting to be an embalmer, the drive and persistence that had her running her own restaurant before the age of twenty, and how if she had a tattoo it would be of a fennel bulb!On the menu is broad bean paste on crostini, fish soup taught to her by her Tunisian mémère, and cheesecake flavoured biscuit turnovers.
Karen’s social cause is the Children’s Cancer Foundation whose research is key to uncovering better and kinder treatments for children with cancer.
She serves up pasta vongole to our next guest Ita Buttrose.
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As I’ve always said throughout my life “nothing good comes from being comfortable” - DJ Fat Tony.
Get your boogie on with DJ and author Fat Tony in this episode of Three Food Memories where he chats about life, music, addiction and survival, friendship and fights with Boy George, finding the superpower in ADHD, his love for fiancé Stavros Agapiou, and their hilarious first-ever encounter on The Heath, his proposal, as well as his upcoming visit to Australia for Mardi Gras.
On the menu is his mum’s rice pudding, beef arrosto and mash at The Dover, and the most perfect baked potato at Caviar Kaspia in Paris.
Fat Tony’s social cause is Not A Phase, who provide safe social spaces, events and support for members of the Trans+ community.
He serves forth pie and mash to our next guest Karen Martini.
***there's a swear warning throughout this episode, if you've got little ears around perhaps save it for another time***Send us a text
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In this episode of Three Food Memories you’ll meet Walkley-Award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and shared plate finger wiper Virginia Trioli.
Whether you’re watching, listening, or reading her work, Virginia exudes a familiarity that makes you feel like you’ve been invited to sit at her table and break bread.
This connection makes sense - given her passion for food, which is beautifully highlighted in her brand-new book, A Bit on the Side and her three food memories.
Virginia's menu features an array of firsts; her first-ever chicken satay, her first vongole veraci, and the very first meal her now-husband, Russell Skelton, cooked for her in Japan.
She also reflects on her time spent hosting ABC News Breakfast and what’s stuck in her very well organised childhood scrapbook and why she still treasures it to this day.
Virginia’s social cause is homelessness, which she says is not just about a lack of shelter.
She serves forth ricotta gnocchi to our next guest DJ Fat Tony.
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“I regard flirtation as the lubricant that allows the world to spin on its axis.”
So says Tom Read Wilson, in this episode of Three Food Memories.Tom reminisces about toothsome food memories including; being fed fiery chillis as a toddler by his Thai godmother, Granny’s Tarte Tatin, Daddy’s Packawallop curries, and Mummy’s Sunday lunch.
A warning: there is also discussion about the origins of the c-bomb which is said in full a few times towards the end of the conversation - you have been warned.
Tom’s social cause is the Wildwood Trust, in particular the flagship wilding project ‘Blean bison’ that was launched in Blean woods near Canterbury.
P.s. it’s Savva’s birthday and Tom sings a ripping rendition of happy birthday for Savva, as well as finding out what Savva’s “dream dish” is. Enjoy!
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Our guest on this Three Food Memories episode is a natural phenomenon with two bare feet firmly planted on the ground.
Gina Chick took Australia and the world by storm on Alone Australia: Season 1.
Hear Gina chat about her rambunctious childhood hanging with sisters and cousins, the blessing of her daughter Blaise, how she embraced grief following Blaise’s death, and how goal-setting and plenty of fish helped her win Alone.
Egg sandwiches, chops, and crayfish are on the menu.
Her social cause is the health of our oceans and waterways.
She serves fresh ceviche forward to our next guest
Gina’s excellent book We Are the Stars is out now - grab a copy while you can!
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Alice Zaslavsky is back to share an extra special memory served to her by international cookbook legend Claudia Roden, why eating salad for breakfast is the way to a better day, and a surprise with the details of her brand new telly show A Bite to Eat which you can catch from late October.
To celebrate, we’re giving away three books of Salad for Days - for more details head to @threefoodmemories on Instagram
Next week, catch the incredible Gina Chick, winner of Alone Australia Season 1
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**A Greek and English swear warning in this episode***
If you’ve watched or listened to Australian prime-time news any time in the last 30 years, it’s likely you’ll recognise the face and voice of our guest in this episode of Three Food Memories.
And if you’ve watched social media at any time in your life, it's likely you'll have heard her swearing in Greek too.
Chris Bath has been in the media since 1988, but it was working as a waitress in a Surry Hills restaurant (that later turned into a leather bar) that brought her to our screens.
Direct from her Bird-Nerd Farm in the lower Hunter Valley, hear how growing up with Maltese mates fuelled a desire to see (and eat) the world, how mutual love of a spicy condiment made her fall in love with her husband Jim, the truth behind the infamous Greek swearing that went viral…and how the phrase became useful later on!
Bathie’s social cause is Birdlife Australia - you can find out more here: birdlife.org.au
A risotto with farm greens is on it’s way to our next guest (coming soon in Season 6)
We'll be back October 1 - put it in your diaries!
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In this episode of Three Food Memories we’re graced with a voice that is nothing short of sublime - it is as beautiful as it is haunting, and resonant with the echoes of a thousand ancestral stories.
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, is a luminous star in the constellation of classical music — an opera singer, composer, artistic director, and professor. Music runs in the family, she’s the niece of music legend Jimmy Little and her grandfather was a talented gum leaf player, who performed at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Hear Deborah’s musings on the restorative benefits of chicken soup, how seeing Dame Joan Sutherland perform in The Merry Widow as a school kid completely changed her life, what it was like to connect with her Aboriginal heritage and the joy of finding her biological family, competitive Christmas trifle making, and how Bar Italia in Leichardt may receive an operetta in it’s name one day soon.Deborah’s social cause is truth telling - she believes it’s the foundation of any society that’s going to remain cohesive. She says “the truth makes us stronger, even if it causes us pain in the moment of knowing”.
She pays forward a steak with red wine jus, asparagus and creamy mash to our next guest Chris Bath.
For more information on Short Black Opera Company and Dhungala Children’s Choir head to shortblackopera.org.au.
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In this episode of Three Food Memories you’ll meet the snazzy, jazzy creator of social media hit sensations; Boomer Dad, drag queen Satty Faction, 80s mum, Dion the policeman, and 90s intermediate school kid. He’s also the writer, director and lead star in horror movie Loop Track, as well as the writer and creator (and ALL the character voices) in the comedy crime podcast Small Town Scandal.
As they say on his side of the pond: Thomas Sainsbury is a “hard case”. He's also got the biggest sweet tooth in all of New Zealand, going by the amount of Cadbury Creme Eggs he demolished as a youth.
Tom’s social cause is SAFE - New Zealand’s leading animal rights charity, and he passes forward vegan lasagne to our next guest.
You can catch him in September performing in The Children of Secret Valley.Send us a text
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For comedian Geraldine Hickey, meal times were very Aussie. Dinners were spent sitting in a line with her five siblings along a long kitchen bench, with Mum on a stepping stool on the other side. The meals were simple fare, meat and three veg and spaghetti bolognese made with canned tomato soup and onion soup mix. And although they might have been plain, they were delicious. Almost as delicious as the dim sims from the truck stops where she stopped while keeping her truck driver Dad company on interstate trips.
Join Savva and Gez as they chat all things comedy, twitching, Girl Guides, and the love of her life, Cath - who hates coriander.
1800myoptions.org.au is Geraldine’s social cause, they can help if you’re looking for contraception, pregnancy options, abortion and sexual health services in Victoria.
She’s serving good old vanilla icecream and canned peaches to the next guest on Three Food Memories.
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It’s a long ‘un but a good ‘un!
In this episode of Three Food Memories, you’ll meet one of the world’s most distinctive artists and illustrators.
You may not know his name, but you’ll most certainly recognise his style.
Robert Risko’s artistic journey started at age 10, when he entered a drawing competition at a local department store. His easter bunny winning him first place, and a shiny new bicycle.
Since that defining moment, he’s gone on to grace the pages of Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair, where he caricatured the most famous of celebrities for more than four decades.
Known for his retro style, his iconic cartoons blend humor and sharp observation with paper-cut wit, as does this conversation with Savva where he reflects on his journey, life in 80s New York, and how no steak was safe in his mother’s kitchen. He also has an uncanny premonition about the upcoming US presidential election.
Robert’s social cause is the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, and he pays forward a slice of J’s Pizza to our next guest Geraldine Hickey.
This episode was recorded on the 10th of July.
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Mohsin Zaidi is the author of the prize-winning coming-of-age memoir, A Dutiful Boy.
Growing up in a religious household in a poor suburb of London, as a teenager Mohsin had a life-changing moment: watching two men kiss on TV.
This screen snog set the stage for Mohsin to see himself for who he was. These days we find Mohsin content and happy at the table of his life, but the struggle between now and said kiss was real.
Now, living in New York with his husband, Mohsin chats with Savva about all things food, faith, and family, and how sometimes one can be used against the other.
His memories capture the festive joy of Eid, forcing himself to eat pork, the best Pakistani restaurant in London, and how salmon and salad just doesn’t cut it against the soul-satisfying depths of the herbs and spices of his cultural heritage.
Mohsin’s social cause is The Opportunity Network, which ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of under represented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers.
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In this live episode of Three Food Memories thanks to our friends at VBO Australia, Savva chats with the coolest of cats Yasmine Ghoniem, director and founder of multi-award-winning interior design studio YSG.
A childhood jet setter, Yasmine is a human visual-verbal of her heritage (for those not in the art space, read: mood board). The child of an Australian mother and Egyptian father, her formative years were spent living between Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Sydney.
Tonight she shares food memories from Kenya and Egypt, as well as a myriad of striking and colourful stories from her life, throwing as much boldness, texture, and warmth to her audience as she does her designs (oh, and a little swearing too - a warning if you’ve got littlies or people not partial to cussing around).
Yasmine's social cause is Barnados Aboriginal Cultural Unit initiative Gurung Wellama.Send us a text
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That's it for season four of Three Food Memories. Savva's off to take a short break and catch some sun before returning for season five where you'll hear from designer Yasmine Ghoniem, Vanity Fair's Robert Risko, author and lawyer Mohsin Zaidi, as well as legendary newsreader Chris Bath.
In the meantime don’t forget to check out the back episodes. Get cooking with Stephanie Alexander, Nat's What I Reckon and Christine Manfield, have a lol with Sam Simmons, Bianka Ismailovski, and Jennifer Wong, and your art and architecture fix with Ken Done, Sally Scales, and Tim Ross.
There are more than 40 episodes to check out so that should keep you busy till we're back on July 23rd.
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Welcome to the very first ever, TFM art art-show…
This episode was recorded at Saint Cloche Gallery in Paddington thanks to the wonderful Kitty Clark, where artists Evi O, Toni Clarke, and Daimon Downey shared their art alongside their food memories in front of a live audience.Oxtail Ragu, Rocket Pasta, and Rice Pudding were on the menu, as were plenty of laughs and insights into the minds and workings of Evi, Toni and Daimon.
As Evi says “How you treat a piece of meat shows a lot of you. When you go to showing love, a piece of meat goes a long way”...so get stuck in!
Social causes of the artists are;
Evi O - Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Daimon Downey - Moss Foundation and Sydney Children’s Hospital
Toni Clarke - Medecins San Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders)
***This podcast episode references drug use. If you need support please contact drugaware.com.au***
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Bianka Ismailovski is a force to be reckoned with. At the age of 34 she’s got the introspection of a 74 year old. But don’t let that put you off…or the fact that she’s been sober for 5 years either.
Bianka’s newly discovered independence after divorcing at the age of 30 came with a free set of steak knives - in the form of a self-awakening; about body image, sexuality, and uncovering pleasure. All alongside finding the funny side of life as a stand-up comedian.
Her food memories take us to Croatia where she spent final moments with her Dad at the age of 9 - to Wedge Island in WA and dancing around the kitchen as a teenager eating pasta snacks with her best friend.
Listen in as Savva and Bianka chat life, sex, fragility and all the things it takes to be human in this episode of Three Food Memories. And as Bianka says “Don’t outsource the job of loving yourself to someone else, they’re never going to be able to do it as well as you can do it.”
Bianka’s social cause is Dangerous Females - who raise money for Australian services that prevent and support people who are victims of abuse, assault, and domestic violence. These services provide a range of support to our communities from women’s shelters, advocacy, domestic violence counselling and community education, emergency safety planning and re-homing from violent situations.
You can follow Bianka on TikTok and Instagram @biankaismailovski
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Daniel Principe is a youth advocate and consent educator. Daniel has spoken to more than 55,000 students at more than 250 schools around Australia about creating spaces to champion boys into becoming good men.
The saying “boys will be boys”, can be traced back to ancient Roman times. Essentially society has been saying some form of this for at least 2,500 years. This dated idiom is working against us.
Yet, we still hear it. We hear it at the same time as we see the number of women being killed by a current or former intimate partner increase.
So how do we stop the violence? For Daniel, the answer is simple. Start young…take our boys on journies of self-discovery and show them the benefits of being decent, safe, respectful, courageous, empathetic, kind - to think of other than self.
Daniel’s social cause is an end to the exploitation and abuse of children.
He’s also an ambassador for Consent can’t wait.
This conversation discusses domestic violence - if this triggers something for you or you need help please contact 1800 737 732
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“ I like to make paintings to give people pleasure.”
Just as the late Bill Granger exported Australian food culture to the world, Ken Done’s bold and colourful brush strokes spread the essence of Australia and Australians; creative, optimistic and bold.
There’s a bit of Ken Done iconography in every Australian home, if not our psyche.
In this episode of Three Food Memories, Savva sits with Ken at his gallery in The Rocks, at a paint-spattered and well-worn wooden table, Ken’s hands reflecting the same aesthetic.
Lobster, treacle sandwiches, and a surprisingly chewy green jelly are on the menu - as are his reflections on childhood by the Clarence River and six-year-old hysterics at a floating latrine during a flood.
UNICEF is Ken’s social cause. He spent over 35 years as the Australian National Ambassador, campaigning for the rights of children around the world.
This in-person episode of Three Food Memories with Ken Done is with great thanks to the team at the Ken Done Gallery.Send us a text
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When you think of career changes let me assure you this one probably takes the cake for the most unusual and unexpected.
Renae Bunster went from interviewing stars such as Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Valentino Rossi, Johnny Depp, and Angelina Jolie, to creating a worldwide hit condiment that you can put on almost anything.
She's the global president and founder of Bunster’s Worldwide - whose best-selling chilli sauce Shit the Bed has topped the Amazon US charts multiple times.
Renae chats with Savva about her time on Food Stars with Gordon Ramsay, how carrots changed her life, her experiences with crowdfunding, goji berries, salad, realising that she’d used all the postage money for the sauce making the sauce, and how all the stories in her life somehow come back to poo.
Renae’s social cause is Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Because as she says, child marriage is legalised paedophilia and robs young girls of any chance of a life.
***This conversation discusses suicide around the 33 - 35 minute mark. If this triggers anything for you please call Lifeline on 13 11 14***
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