Episode 1
Renee meets a master winemaker turned lamb farmer in WA, Adam learns about the new craze for hot and cold smoking in Melbourne, while Lily catches up with Australia's pioneer providore, Simon Johnson, on Sydney's beautiful Hawkesbury River.
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David Hohnen (farmer), Arkady Wiltshire Lamb Farm, 159 Bessell Road, Rosa Glen WA 6285
Episode 2
Lily samples gourmet fig tarts and snacks on raw potato in the southern highlands of NSW, while Renee experiences the buzz behind the Latin American food scene in Melbourne, and Adam pairs lobster with superb cool-climate wine in Tasmania.
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Tracy and Vikki Nickl (bakers), , Bowral, Shop 7, The Grand Arcade, Bowral 2576 & Gumnut Patisserie, Mittagong, Cnr of Cavendish & Dalton St, Mittagong 2575
Norman Gair and Robyn Jackson (Farmers), Highland Gourmet Potatoes Farm, 46 Wildes Meadow Rd, Wildes Meadow 2577
Justin North (chef), and (both now closed), Lvl 5, Westfield, Market St (Cnr Pitt St), Sydney
Episode 3
Adam tries the award-winning Holy Goat cheese and discovers Alla Wolf-Tasker’s Russian food heritage in Central Victoria; Renee spends a revealing day with Peter Kuruvita on Sydney Harbour; while Lily is treated to a stunning kaiseki menu as a personal guest of the Japanese ambassador in Canberra.
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Mal and Lola Orr (farmers), Lightwood Potato Farm, Orrs Road, Bullarto South Vic 3461
Carla Meurs and Ann-Marie Monda (farmers), Holy Goat Sutton Grange Farm, 112 Redesdale Rd, Sutton Grange Vic 3448
Mr Shioi (chef), Japanese Embassy, 112 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla, Canberra 2600
Episode 4
Renee finds fusion food and real bush tucker in tropical Queensland, Adam drops in for lunch with Matthew Evans in Tasmania, and Lily meets a top Brisbane chef with a passion for sustainable seafood.
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Masa Yogo (chef), , Shop G9 Ground Floor "Pier Shopping", Pier Point Road, Cairns Qld 4870
Mitch Humphries (Farmer), Australian Dairy Buffalo Company – Buffalo Farm, Rural Property 486 Moregatta Rd, near Millaa Millaa (Farmer), Puggle Farm, 179 Guys Road Cygnet, Tas 7112
Episode 5
Adam finds Tasmania’s freshest oysters and two of the Hobart’s most intriguing cafes, Renee samples truffles and marron in Western Australia, while Lily joins a top Sydney caterer preparing a lavish feast for Opera Australia.
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Varuni Kulasekera (chef) and Brian Ricthie (owner), , 134 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Tas 7000
Stephen Vidovich (marron farmer), Blue Ridge Marron, 323 Mitchell Dean Road, Manjimup 6258 WA
Episode 6
Lily finds a two-hatted family-run restaurant and an Italian family who make authentic salami in northern NSW, Renee gets a taste for real nose-to-tail eating in Perth, while Adam goes to Kangaroo Island for a remarkable “lamb ham”.
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Episode 7
This week, Renee finds prime pork and wild fallow deer in the NSW central west, Lily has lunch with two of Brisbane’s best Spanish chefs, and Adam meets a Turkish chef whose obsession with authenticity won him first prize in the 2012 Taste of Sydney awards.
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Episode 8
Adam finds premium Wagyu beef and his first food hero in his home state of South Australia, Renee meets a Michelin-star chef who’s set up shop in Port Douglas, and Lily hangs out with Luke Nguyen at the opening of his new restaurant in Sydney.
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James Erskine (winemaker), Jauma Wines, 0408 075 138
Luke Nguyen (chef), , 545 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010; , 60 Riley Street, East Sydney NSW 2010
Episode 9
Lily tracks down the best food in Queensland’s Darling Downs, from organic olives to Boer goats; Adam pairs a magnificent duck dish with a classic Tasmanian pinot; and Renee finds Australia’s best butter in Sydney.
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Geof Burnett-Smith (farmer) & Emma Cabot (farmer), Macgregors Boer Goat Stud & Terraweena, (07) 5546 0413.
Episode 10
Adam meets the chefs behind two of Melbourne’s top restaurants, Lily finds out why some of our favourite foods are fermented, and Renee discovers two food pioneers in tropical Queensland growing cocoa and vanilla.
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