"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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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

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***

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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

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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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

“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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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

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!

If you loved this episode - text a friend you think will like it too, and tell them all about it!

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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

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

If you liked this episode, text a friend you know will love it too, and tell them all about it!

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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

**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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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

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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To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com
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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.