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Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

By: A Deep in the Weeds Production
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 Dirty Linen goes behind the scenes in restaurants, cafes and bars, covering issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public - it's all up for grabs and everything is on the table. Your host is food journalist Dani Valent. For 20 years, Dani has been writing about restaurants and the people who give them life. But she's an outsider, a critic, a tourist, a fan. Despite hearing the stories and writing the tales, she's never really understood what happens behind the scenes. Now it's time to get stuck in, with compassion, humour and fearlessness. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in pressing topics. We ask the hard questions and discuss the big issues, bringing a unique perspective to a world that we all intersect with but often don’t understand. Dirty Linen is a Deep in the Weeds Production.Deep in the Weeds Art Cooking Food & Wine
Episodes
  • Priscilla Williamson (Bright Boutique Accomodation) - where to stay?

    Priscilla Williamson (Bright Boutique Accomodation) - where to stay?
    Feb 15 2026
    You’re heading to the High Country…but where to stay? Priscilla Williamson runs Bright Boutique Accommodation, a collection of individual properties suitable for all sorts of trips, holidays and get-togethers. https://www.brightboutiqueaccommodation.com.au ⁠⁠https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/high-country⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is part of a special High Country series on Dirty Linen. We’ve eaten the food, sipped the drinks, met the people and paddled the waters of Bright and surrounds, enjoying a very special part of Victoria that’s ready to welcome visitors in every season. The series is supported by Visit Victoria. LISTEN TO THE WHOLE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY PODCAST SERIES ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/HighCountryFoodPodcast⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ⁠⁠⁠https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dani Valent ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/danivalent⁠⁠⁠ Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/⁠⁠⁠ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork⁠⁠⁠ Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.
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    14 mins
  • Rachel Reed (Reed & Co. Distillery & Koji Bird) - the spirit of Bright

    Rachel Reed (Reed & Co. Distillery & Koji Bird) - the spirit of Bright
    Feb 15 2026
    Rachel Reed runs Bright’s Reed & Co with her husband Hamish. The pair are chefs who turned their focus on fermentation into life as distillers. Best known for their gin, Rachel explains why they’ve now branched into shochu and their new Koji Spirits range. https://www.reedandcodistillery.com/home ⁠https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/high-country⁠⁠ This podcast is part of a special High Country series on Dirty Linen. We’ve eaten the food, sipped the drinks, met the people and paddled the waters of Bright and surrounds, enjoying a very special part of Victoria that’s ready to welcome visitors in every season. The series is supported by Visit Victoria. LISTEN TO THE WHOLE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY PODCAST SERIES ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/HighCountryFoodPodcast⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ⁠⁠https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5⁠⁠ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast⁠⁠ Follow Dani Valent ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/danivalent⁠⁠ Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/⁠⁠ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/⁠⁠ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork⁠⁠ Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.
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    18 mins
  • Jacob Hanna (Punkah Pantry) - come and say Pie!

    Jacob Hanna (Punkah Pantry) - come and say Pie!
    Feb 15 2026
    Jacob Hanna runs Punkah Pantry, a licensed cafe, provedore and pie shop in Porepunkah. Why did he give up a teaching career to work one of the High Country’s busiest coffee machines, and what’s it like moving to a rural community? https://www.instagram.com/punkahpantry/?hl=en ⁠⁠https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/high-country⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is part of a special High Country series on Dirty Linen. We’ve eaten the food, sipped the drinks, met the people and paddled the waters of Bright and surrounds, enjoying a very special part of Victoria that’s ready to welcome visitors in every season. The series is supported by Visit Victoria. LISTEN TO THE WHOLE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY PODCAST SERIES ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/HighCountryFoodPodcast⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ⁠⁠⁠https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dani Valent ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/danivalent⁠⁠⁠ Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/⁠⁠⁠ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork⁠⁠⁠ Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.
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    16 mins
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