The Chef and the Foodie: Recent Episodes
Josh and Emelia
Did you know that only 3 types of citrus occur naturally in nature?Or that in Iceland they eat fermented shark?The chef and the foodie podcast is a podcast brought to you by two friends that love to talk about food. Every week we discuss an ingredient. We learn about it, talk about it and share our experience with it. We also share a recipe with you and each other. Come and join us on our culinary adventure
This week we travel to Iceland, the small Nordic island with less people than canberra! we are joined by Gabriella who is a food blogger from brazil currently living in Iceland.
come with us to espana! josh's second home and the land of chorizo paella and flamenco! we are joind by the fantstic chef hugo delgado who talk passionately about Spanish food and getting food from the source and appreciating it.
Today we chat to Alice in Edenborough, who is actually from Sweden. She is an amazing food artist and we chat about all things Swedish and also about her inspirations and how she started her food Instagram.
A sensational episode Tack Alice
Today we are off to the Adriatic nation of Croatia! with our wonderful long time friend and supporter Emma! this is a long episode filled with so much information on Croatia and its food and history. Sit back listen and enjoy to Emma's tales of this amazing destination and its cuisine!
today we speak to one of josh's kitchen hands Jeremy all about his lebanese background. culture and food. join us on a trip to somewhere you may not expect to have an interesting and amazing cuisine!
Today we head to china but while still having a touch of home! we chat to Brogan and Cindy from capital food adventures who are an amazing Canberra duo, who have a vlog about all the great food spots over Canberra. Brogan is Australian and Cindy is originally from china so we cover both of their food history and chat a lot about local things as well. a big episode with lots discussed. Enjoy!
Its Japan time!!! we travel to one of Josh's favourite countries to visit. Josh is also our guest for todays episode. we discuss all things Nihongo and talk about Japanese travels and most importantly the food. Josh gives us a recipe with a throwback to the chef and the foodies first ingredient!
Join us on our second stop which is the phillipines a short flight form thailand but with a very different cuisine we chat to melchor who is josh's old boss about all things filipino and the cuisine surrounding the nation of islands.
Our first stop on our round the world trip is Thailand. Mork and Benn join us from their restaurant Morks in Canberra which is a celebration of traditional flavours and techniques from Thailand.
We loved talking to them about how they grew up working in their father's restaurant and then went on to opening their own restaurant and how they achieve "tension and release with the goal of achieving balance" in their food everyday.
We're Back! its been a while but season 2 is finally here! in our first episode find out what josh and em have been up to since last season with a few surprises! this is our departure episode and we will discuss what's to come in season 2 and its also josh's favourite week of the year-Eurovision week! so we thought what a great time to launch our round the world tour. we discuss Eurovision and all the food the accompanies it!
Our surprise bonus and last episode for the year, our Christmas special!!! hear about josh and ems Christmas traditions and food they love to eat and make. Find out what josh thought of ems mums chicken curry recipe and the chef and the foodie give out recipes for two of their favourite dishes to make at Christmas. Merry Christmas and thankyou for listening to us in season 1 ;)
This is our last episode of the season. We hope you enjoyed hearing about all of our favourite ingredients. This week Em share one of her favourite ingredients - curry leaves. She will be talking about her fond memories growing up cooking and eating dishes made with curry leaves.
Come and join us on our trip around the world for season 2! We want you in our next season wether you are overseas or an australian with an international culinary background we want to hear form you and about your food! get in touch with us to have you and your country as a stop on our virtual food tour of the world!!!
tinned tomatoes josh's last ingredient for season 1! something you will hear he is very passionate about. An ingredient that most people use most weeks and so readily available but which one should you buy? also find out about josh's thoughts on emelias lamb recipe and a final recipe for a simple and easy dinner that can come together in half an hour
This week Josh and Em are talking about everything Rosemary. As the weather heats up we are really channeling recipes that are going to get your barbie fired up.
Chorizo! so much more than just a spanish sausage with so many type and great things to do with it! join us this episode to see what josh thought of ems pesto and hear about all things chorizo!
This week we are chatting about Walnuts. This nutritious nut is somewhat of an unsung hero. We are bringing you a super simple recipe to make.
Its our first spooktacular halloween special episode! join us for josh's second favourite day of the year and our new ingredient Pumpkin (No surprise) we chat all things halloween and josh reviews ems tagine while giving a great recipe for your halloween night
Whether you love them or hate them, Olives can add amazing flavour to any dish that you are cooking. They are versatile and having so many varieties and flavours. This week Em and Josh talk about some their favourite ways to eat this morsel of happiness.
one of the most used ingredients on earth, the humble chicken egg! so many uses, so many dishes and a lot of health benefits as well. listen to hear our thoughts on all things eggs and also what josh thought of emelias dahl and Pol roti recipe
This week we will be talking about all things lentils. Em will be sharing two of her family's favourite everyday recipes. Happy cooking.
Tarragon! what josh believes to be the most underrated herb. Join us as we go through all things related to tarragon, which the french consider the king of herbs. Also find out what both josh and emelia thought of each others gin cocktails.
This week we are talking about Gin - this is a super fun episode where Emelia and Josh will both be giving you a cocktail recipe to try. We'll be talking about the origins of gin and how gin is such a celebrate drink at the moment.
Fingerlimes are in season and we had such a great response from our mini blood orange epsidoe we decided to do another. FingerLimes are an amazing native Australian ingredient. hear about what they are, how they tase and what we love about them!
This week our ingredient is rice noodles they come in many shapes, sizes and textures, we discuss a lot of way they are cooked and dishes they arein. also find out joshs thoughts on ems spanakopita!
Join Josh and Em as they chat about Silverbeet this week. Another one of those unsung heroes in the kitchen. Em also discusses some interesting ways to use silverbeet that you might not have thought about before.
With the airing of channel 7's new program 'plate of origin' It bought back a lot of memories for Emelia about her time on MKR. so we decide to record a bonus episode all about it. From the application process to her life after. So much is covered about how the show works and a little bit of what happens behind the scenes. so if you interested in cooking shows or reality tv give this episode a listen!
Join us this week for a massive episode on one of the most common ingredients around the world... Pepper!
The humble yet useful spice that we all know and love. In part 1 find out what Josh thought of Em's Saffron Cake and All things Pepper!
In Part 2 of this episode we talk more about the different types of pepper and finally get to hear what Josh's pepper recipe is!
Here is our first mini episode on blood oranges! Josh's Favourite fruit! we have released this episode to celebrate over 500 followers! thank you all so much. Listen to learn about the amazing blood orange and what josh and em love about them. josh also apologies for his monotone voice as when recording his daughter was sleeping close by. we hope you enjoy
This week Em and Josh talk about saffron - the enigmatic spice that is has been known to be the most expensive spice in the world. This spice has so many uses and is so versatile.
Join Us in this weeks episode to find out what josh thought of Em's Mussel Recipe and to explore our new ingredient Sauerkraut! learn some facts about it, including a story about when Emelia's hometown found out she was on MKR. What will josh's recipe be this week? there are so many things to do with sauerkraut!
This week Em and Josh will chat about all things Mussels. This nutritious little mollusc is flavour packed and great to whip up for a mid week dinner.
Hear about josh's new ingredient choice 'Lemonade' not a quint essential ingredient as such, learn about lemonade and its uses in cooking, alongside the touching reason behind the choosing of lemonade and even an appearance by the one and Only Queen B 'Beyoncé'!
This week Josh and Em bring you an episode about Japanese Curry Roux. An ingredient that will help you make delicious Japanese curry at home.
Find out about what josh thought of em's Pear recipe and all about their new ingredient for the week 'Ricotta!' with an interesting recipe on a classic dish.
Josh and Emelia, the Chef and the Foodie, discuss the many types of pears, as well as the wonderfully delicious dishes that can be made from them!
Our next ingredient is Choko! find out some interesting facts and stories about our experiences with chokoes and get our recipe. Also hear Josh's thoughts on ems hommus dish.
P.s Apologies for the wind you may hear in the background, we couldn't edit some of it out
its Emelia's turn to choose her ingredient, The spice Paprika and give a recipe for josh to cook! and find out what she thought of Josh's eggplant dish
Before tuning into the podcast, get to know the chef (Josh) and the foodie (Emelia) as they discuss their love of food, their friendship and their inspiration for the podcast!
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