Three Food Memories
The things you find out when you ask people about their food memories can be soulful, spicy, sensational, sour, and often sublime. Often you'll discover something you never knew about the person you asked - and this is what the Three Food Memories podcast is about, how every food memory is linked to a moment in time. Three Food Memories is hosted by Savva Savas, dad of twin boys, entrepreneur, caterer, and creator. In each episode Savva chats with a guest who shares three food memories and a social cause close to their heart, revealing far more about themselves than w...
S7 E10 · Mon, April 07, 2025
Deborah Frances-White, Six Conversations We're Scared To Have
“From my teenage years to my mid-twenties, I was in a cult. I know what it is like to be told this is what you think, you can’t argue outside of this.” - Deborah Frances-White Deborah first appeared on Three Food Memories in mid 2022, where she gave Savva invaluable advice that galvanised TFM's foundation, to create a community where everybody belongs. She's back as her latest book Six Conversations We're Scared to Have drops around the world, and she shares why these conversations need to be had, a new food memory of Syrian Chicken Kabsa, and how people can come together even if they're from polar opposite spectrums of the universe. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, April 06, 2025
👓Deborah Frances-White (bite-sized) 📖
👓 Deborah Frances-White , comedian, author, and writer 📖 On the menu; pre-prepared pies from Lidgate Holland Park, Sally’s Apizza in New Haven, and smoked emu with capers at Riberries in Sydney. These food memories come from Savva's original chat with Deborah in June 2022. A new chat and food memory with Deborah is out tomorrow, alongside a conversation about her new book Six Conversations We're Scared To Have Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E10 · Mon, March 31, 2025
Lucy Barnard, Adventurer of the Year, walking the length of the world
“Four people start this adventure every year to make an attempt to get to Alaska, but usually everyone quits in the first year. Most people quit because they say they fall in love.” - Lucy Barnard Our guest on this episode of TFM is on a mission most of us would only dare dream about - to walk the length of the world. Yup, WALK. Currently on her 22nd pair of shoes, Lucy Barnard joins us with her trusty companion Wombat from Denver, Colorado - where she's prepping for the final part of the journey, which'll take two more years. 18 months if all goes to plan. On the menu is; King Crab empanadas after a week of misery, freshly cooked beef after stumbling upon a cottage during an alpine blizzard, Wombat's free food at markets on the Inca Trail, plus a bunch of insights you'd only hear from someone attempting this incredible feat. Lucy's social cause is CLIMATE - a community led initiative to monitor alpine temperature extremes which Lucy is ambassador for, carrying a MeteoTracker with her to measure the weather along her journey. Follow @tanglesandtail for more epic adventuring. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, March 30, 2025
🏃🏽♀️Lucy Barnard (bite-sized) 🐶
🏃🏽♀️ Lucy Barnard , Adventurer of the Year, walking the length of the world🐶 On the menu; King Crab empanadas after a week of misery, freshly cooked beef after stumbling upon a cottage during an alpine blizzard, free food for Wombat at markets on the Inca Trail Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E8 · Mon, March 24, 2025
Rae Johnston, STEM journalist, broadcaster and self confessed tech-geek
" Every recess, every lunchtime, I had detention. I had to write on the board "I will not interrupt the class, I will not interrupt the class, I will not interrupt the class ..." - Rae Johnston Our guest on this episode of TFM is a science communicator with a twist. A Wiradjuri and Greek woman with a little Welsh in the mix too, Rae Johnston is as warm and enveloping as her homemade (and grown) spiced apple cake. On the menu is; roast lamb that knocked eight years of being vego on the head, mum’s triple choc mud muffins, Greek feasts on dad’s side of the family, lessons on bringing a new partner into a single-parent family, where her love of horror movies and gaming came from, and why there's nothing more depressing than a sad, flavourless meal. Rae's social cause is UNICEF because kids are the most vulnerable people in humanity and we have a responsibility to protect them. She's a UNICEF ambassador (just like Angelina Jolie!) and is host of their podcast NextGEN . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, March 23, 2025
🤖Rae Johnston (bite-sized) 🎭
🤖Rae Johnston, broadcaster and tech communicator 🎭 On the menu; roast lamb that knocked off 8 years of being vego, mum’s triple choc muffins, and Greek feasts on dad’s side of the family Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E7 · Mon, March 17, 2025
Justin Narayan, cook, author, and former youth pastor
“It’s always so lucky to provide something to someone that’s nourishing to their soul, that brings comfort, that brings joy (hopefully)” - Justin Narayan Former youth pastor and winner of Masterchef Justin Narayan is our guest on this episode of Three Food Memories. If you LURVE food, this one is for you - although you will have to listen to people eating it at the same time, so there's a warning for you. Justin's recently released book Everything is Indian started out as a google doc where he'd write down recipes for his friends, and his menu and this conversation are influenced heavily by these recipes...you'll also discover what makes Justin pass out cold... On the menu; Fijian Lovo, Chicken curry, and dine-in family restaurants Pizza Hut, Sizzler, and Chan’s Chinese. His social cause is World Vision's 40 Hour Famine Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, March 16, 2025
🐑 Justin Narayan (bite-sized) ⛪
🐑 Justin Narayan, cook, author, and former youth pastor ⛪ On the menu; Fijian Lovo, Chicken curry, Pizza Hut, Sizzler, and Chan’s Chinese Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E6 · Mon, March 10, 2025
Elly-May Barnes, musician and inclusion advocate
🍛 Elly-May Barnes, musician and inclusion advocate🎸 In this episode, meet the daughter of Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes, who’s become a music star in her own right, with her debut album No Good , released last year. Elly-May Barnes ’s life hasn’t been all guitars, roses and hanging out with rock celebrities. Born more than three months premature with cerebral palsy, she’s faced lifelong chronic pain and many surgeries. A passionate advocate for inclusivity, she stars in the ABC documentary Headliners , and is empathetic, resilient, shining both on stage and in real life. She’s also a total foodie! On the menu is; Kindergarten menus in France, Mum and Dad’s iconic cooking, and her son Dylan’s lunch box treats and snacks. Her social cause is the Cerebral Palsy Alliance - a ground-breaking, global centre of expertise for cerebral palsy services and support, research, technology and innovation, and advocacy. Our alliance of great minds work together to deliver a world of opportunity for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, and their families. Find out more here cerebralpalsy.org.au Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, March 09, 2025
🍛Elly-May Barnes (bite-sized) 🎸
🍛 Elly-May Barnes, musician and inclusion advocate🎸 On the menu; Kindergarten menus in France, Mum and Dad’s cooking, and her son Dylan’s lunch box treats and hacks. Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E5 · Mon, March 03, 2025
Rachel Griffiths, actor, activist, producer and director
“I do think one-on-one conversations are more likely to change people” - Rachel Griffiths Aussie icon Rachel Griffiths is best known internationally for her Golden Globe-winning performance as Brenda in Six Feet Under , and starring alongside Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding . But for us downunder, she’s the rockstar bestfriend of Muriel Heslop, Rhonda Epinstall in Muriel’s Wedding. Rachel’s latest show Madam is about a woman who opens an ethical and feminist brothel after finding out her husband was cheating on her. It’s a funny and boundary-pushing series which everyone should watch and Rachel stops by to tell us all about it, make up some words, explain feminomics, spill the beans on where in the world has the best food on set, why a degustation is torture, and why she’s a coffee Karen but a great kitchen designer - along with some deeper thoughts on the state of the world at the moment which are insightful and reflective. On the menu is; mangoes from grandmother's garden, hot chocolate in Venice, and dinner on Amtrak with the Amish Her social cause is Back to Back Theatre Company - an Australian theatre company that engages with disabilities on stage. The company is based in Geelong, Victoria. It creates its work nationally and tours around the world. The work produced by the company explores questions about politics, ethics, and philosophy in humanity. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Sun, March 02, 2025
🥭 Rachel Griffiths (bite-sized) 🚄
🥭Aussie actress and legend, Rachel Griffiths 🚄 On the menu; mangoes from grandmother's garden, hot chocolate in Venice, and dinner on Amtrak with the Amish Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E4 · Mon, February 24, 2025
Jonathon Moran, JMo Confidential journo, and mental health advocate
“I’m a person that has opinions, too many probably” - Jonathon Moran (JMo) **TW: This episode discusses suicide, depression, homophobia, and there’s some swears too. Please listen with discretion. If you need it, the number for Lifeline is 13 11 14 ** Jonathon Moran might be best known for his Confidential journalism, but he’s also a friend to animals great and small as a volunteer for WIRES , and a fierce mental health advocate with his Mental as Anyone podcast and book by the same name which is coming out soon. On the menu is; Mum’s Spag Bol, Hot Pot, Mr. Pisa ice cream, with side dishes on snake behaviour, Bette Midler, effecting change from within, and the joy of finding new family as an adult. Jonathon's social cause is Gotcha4Life Foundation - their mission is to inspire and enable people to take action to build their mental fitness. The approach is built on cultivating three evidence-based mental health protective factors: emotional adaptability, social connectedness, and help-seeking. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, February 23, 2025
🍝 Jonathon Moran (bite-sized) 🍲
🍝Entertainment journalist and mental health advocate, Jonathon Moran 🍲 On the menu; mum's spag bog, hot pot, and Mr Pisa icecream Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E3 · Mon, February 17, 2025
Fabio Mancini, Italian supermodel
“When you are a sexy person, you have pepper in you” - Fabio Mancini Fabio Mancini was born in Germany to an Italian father and an Indian mother. On his way to work, barely getting by as a shop assistant, he was stopped and abruptly asked "Have you ever thought about being a model?". A couple of days later, he took the fifty most difficult steps of his life, and from that moment, Fabio's life changed forever. On the menu is; sushi with Ian Thorpe, fruit, and Indian spices. Fabio's social cause is the Fabio Mancini European School Project Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Sun, February 16, 2025
📷 Fabio Mancini (bite-sized) 🌶️
📷 Italian model, Fabio Mancini (bite-sized) 🌶️ On the menu; sushi, fruit and spices. Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E2 · Mon, February 10, 2025
Tony Tan, chef, teacher, lover of life
"I can remember walking down Lygon Street and smelling the dope in the air and thinking, this is just crazy" - Tony Tan One of Australia’s most respected chefs, food writers, and teachers, Tony Tan trained at La Varenne in France and Leith’s School of Food and Wine in England. He’s owned and cooked at Shakahari in Melbourne and Tatlers Cafe in Sydney, presented The Food Lover’s Guide to Australia , and guested on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations where he told Mr Bourdain that he was scared of him because of his frequent dropping of the F-word. A Renaissance History and Chinese Language graduate he is fluent in several languages - learning French just so that he could read French cook books…which make up some of the 3,000 in his collection. On the menu is; mum's famous roast chicken, sister's famous laksa, coconut cream pie, and potatoes in Trentham, and his latest cookbook Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class will revitalise your connection to the melting pot of Asian cooking. Tony's social cause is the wonderful Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Foundation . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Mon, February 10, 2025
🍗 Tony Tan (bite-sized) 🥔
🍗 Chef, mentor, and cookbook author, Tony Tan 🥔 On the menu; roast chicken, coconut cream pie, and potatoes in Trentham Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S7 E1 · Mon, February 03, 2025
Ada Nicodemou, Home and Away's Leah Patterson
“From two weeks old, I was in a bloody shop. Before I went to school I could count back change” - Ada Nicodemou Our guest on this episode of Three Food Memories is Australian TV royalty and Home and Away’s most favourite character Leah Patterson. But here’s the twist: Ada Nicodemou isn’t just a TV icon, but it’s possible she could be a far-flung cousin of Savva’s! They’re Fasouliotes, sharing roots that go deep into the carob and almond orchards of Cyprus. On the menu is; halloumi, Greek ravioli, and birthday cake! Ada’s social cause is “Save Our Sons” Her social cause is Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation which she has been an ambassador for for 16 years. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Symptom onset is in early childhood, usually between ages 2 and 3. The disease primarily affects boys, but in rare cases it can affect girls. You can find out how to help here - saveoursons.org.au . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Sun, February 02, 2025
🎭Ada Nicodemou (bite-sized)🧀
🎭 Home and Away 's Ada Nicodemou🧀 On the menu; fresh halloumi, Greek ravioli, and birthday cake. Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode out tomorrow! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Mon, January 27, 2025
Ellen Harrold, comedian and surfer
In this special episode for comedy week, we head to the US of A to meet with comedian and surfer Ellen Harrold. Ellen grew up on the beaches near Atlantic City and has surfed for most of her life. After finishing high school, and inspired by the movie Call Me By Your Name (hello Timothée Chalamet!) she flew off to au pair in Italy for three summers where, you guessed it, she ate a lot of delicious and fresh Italian food, including Spaghetti a la Vongole - which is the third time someone has mentioned this as one of their favourite three food memories on the pod! Her social cause is affordable health care for all in America. **Please note: this conversation discusses disordered eating in the first ten minutes. [Ellen’s episode was recorded in October 2024] Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 Enull · Sat, January 04, 2025
🥬On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Karen Martini (bite-sized)🍸
🥬On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Karen Martini 🍸 On the menu; broad beans, grandmother’s fish and fennel soup, and cheesecake biscuit turnover. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! That's it for the 12 days of Christmas - hope you've had fun. Season 7 is back early February 2025, kicking off with chef Tony Tan, supermodel Fabio Mancini, and Home and Away's very own Ada Nicodemou, we'll see you then! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 Enull · Fri, January 03, 2025
🍾On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Kathy Lette (bite-sized)📖
🍾On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Kathy Lette 📖 On the menu; lobster omelette, mum’s weekend cupcakes, and Chiko rolls. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 Enull · Thu, January 02, 2025
🔬On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me - Dr Karl (bite-sized) 🫛
🔬On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Doctor Karl 🫛 On the menu; fish with no bones, squat food in Glebe, and coffee from Abdul’s . Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Wed, January 01, 2025
🧀On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Alice Zaslavsky (bite-sized) 👓
🧀On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Alice Zaslavsky 👓 On the menu; packet macaroni cheese, Georgian rissoles, and Basque cheesecake. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 Enull · Tue, December 31, 2024
🦞On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Gina Chick (bite-sized) 🍏
🎆🎆🎆HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎆🎆🎆 (how's the hang-over?!?) 🦞On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Gina Chick 🍏 On the menu; Egg sandwiches (washed down with Tang), food at the cousins' farm in Bathurst, and fresh crayfish on Haggerstone Island Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 Enull · Mon, December 30, 2024
🍗On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Yasmine Ghoniem (bite-sized)🌆
🍗On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Yasmine Ghoniem On the menu; Ugali in Kenya, Molokaia in Egypt, and barbequed chicken in Kuwait 🌆 Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Sun, December 29, 2024
🎸On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Nat's What I Reckon (bite-sized)🫙
🎸On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Nat's What I Reckon🫙 On the menu; quarantine pasta sauce, beef lasagne with Michael Bolton, and all-you-can-drink Sustagen poppers. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Sat, December 28, 2024
🥟On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Chris Bath (bite-sized)📺
📺On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Chris Bath On the menu is; Mum’s tinned salmon curry, pastizzis and Jenny’s mum’s Maltese food, prawn and bean curd cheung fun at Yauatcha in London 🥟 Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Fri, December 27, 2024
🐦 On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Stephanie Alexander (bite-sized) 👩🍳
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Stephanie Alexander On the menu is a feast of reminiscence; Nouvelle Cuisine, daily life in the kitchen, winning “A Feast of Pheasant” competition, the final night of Stephanie’s restaurant, and Stephanie's love of the kitchen above all. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Thu, December 26, 2024
🐔 On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Benjamin Law (bite-sized) ⚖️
🐔 On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me Benjamin Law ⚖️ On the menu is salted plums, yum cha, and ginger-laced Christmas pavlova (but make sure you skip the lactose in the cream!) Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Wed, December 25, 2024
🎁On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Sean Moran (bite-sized)👨🍳
🎁🎁 It's Boxing Day! (What does that even mean?) On Sean's menu is sliced banana on cereal, wild rocket salad, and fresh mud crabs , watch out for the claws! Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Tue, December 24, 2024
🎄On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Natalie Imbruglia (bite-sized)🎵
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 If you need a few minutes to yourself, listening to people talk about food while you eat food - here you go...alternatively you can listen while at the Christmas table with everyone else - it'll sure be a break from Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer! On Natalie's menu is Nonna’s pasta, Mum’s Christmas pavlova, and pistachio granita on Lipari, enjoy! Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E10 · Mon, December 02, 2024
Christian Hull, comedian and YouTuber
***some areas of this conversation may be NSFW (depending on what you do for work…) or for kiddy ears, so we suggest you listen solo, or with headphones on tight like a tiger*** “I’ve never been in a relationship, never wanted to be.” In this episode of Three Food Memories, we head to Brisvegas to meet a man who has a knack for making the world laugh at his every day. So much so that he’s carved out a living out of it. Christian Hull tells us all - about why going solo is the ideal lifestyle, how to destroy a hard-boiled egg in one easy step, his OnlyFans account, teaching at American summer camps, being a virgin until his 20s, and why he gets shitty when the mustard isn’t where it SHOULD BE! Christian’s social cause is Share the Dignity - they have a campaign on for Christmas to make it brighter for vulnerable women and girls. You can find out more here: sharethedignity.org.au Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E9 · Mon, November 25, 2024
Heston Russell, Special Forces Veteran
“Because you've come from an institution where you're meant to put yourself last, to ask for help is seen as a bit of a failure” In this episode you’ll meet Special Forces Veteran Heston Russell. Heston grew up in suburban Brisbane as the middle child, with a Dad who was in the army, and an aerobics instructor mum. Like his Dad, he joined the army too - but when he was a kid, he loved heading to work with his mum at the aerobics classes she taught. Food in the household was healthy and nutritious, chocolate and sweets were never to be seen. This of course led him on a path the the corner store where he’d devour killer pythons and frogs. But life since high school hasn’t been all sweetness and lollipops. In fact, it's been far from. During his time in the army, Heston served four combat operational deployments to Afghanistan and the Middle East, multiple counter-terrorism operations, a year in the US Special Ops command, and much more. Last year he won a defamation case against the ABC linking him to war-crimes in Afghanistan. Hear Heston talk about the challenges he and other veterans face once leaving the armed forces, how it took him until almost 30 to finally realise who he was as a person, and how he feels more accepted in America as a veteran than back home here in Australia. These days Heston invests his time in Veteran causes and the Veteran Games , an opportunity for Australian Veterans to showcase physical resilience, teamwork, and problem-solving in competition. You can find out more about the games at veterangames.com. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E8 · Mon, November 18, 2024
Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first astronaut
“As people we are all capable of so much more than we imagine ourselves to be” - Katherine Bennell-Pegg In this episode you meet Australia’s first ever astronaut. Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up looking at the stars in her suburban Sydney backyard, and by early high school when asked by a teacher to write down three professions she’d like to pursue as an adult she wrote just one. Unlike those of us who still don’t know what we want to be, she set her sights on the stars and achieved what few dare to dream. Listen in to hear what it takes to become a qualified astronaut, why being able to understand Привет, как дела? is important, how space food is better than you’d expect, why all astronauts are medical test subjects, and how big aspirations are so important for young kids. On the menu are Fantales, chip butties, and marshmallows. It’s a sweet and super-inspiring episode. Katherine’s social cause is diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) because “unless we have diverse thought and creativity we can’t solve the problems of tomorrow”. Katherine serves forth duckweed, from the Plants4Space team to our next guest Heston Russell. This episode was recorded at SXSW Sydney on the iHeart Radio stage. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E7 · Mon, November 11, 2024
Ita Buttrose AC, OBE (TFM LIVE)
“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. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E6 · Mon, November 04, 2024
Karen Martini, chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author
" 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. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E5 · Mon, October 28, 2024
DJ Fat Tony, author and DJ
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 To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E4 · Mon, October 21, 2024
Virginia Trioli, writer, broadcaster, cook
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 . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E3 · Mon, October 14, 2024
Tom Read Wilson, British TV personality and author
“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! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S6 E2 · Mon, October 07, 2024
Gina Chick, author, re-wilder and winner of Alone Australia: Season 1
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! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Mon, September 30, 2024
MINI EPISODE Alice Zaslavsky, knightess in shining aluminum foil
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! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E7 · Mon, September 02, 2024
Chris Bath, journalist and bird-nerd
**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! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E6 · Tue, August 27, 2024
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, soprano, composer, artistic director
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 . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E7 · Mon, August 19, 2024
Tom Sainsbury, comedian, actor & director
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 To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E4 · Mon, August 12, 2024
Geraldine Hickey, comedian
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. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E3 · Mon, August 05, 2024
Robert Risko, artist and illustrator
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. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E2 · Mon, July 29, 2024
Mohsin Zaidi, author, A Dutiful Boy
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. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S5 E1 · Mon, July 22, 2024
Yasmine Ghoniem, director and founder YSG (TFM LIVE)
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 To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Mon, July 01, 2024
Season 5: Coming soon (well, July 23rd to be exact!)
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. You'll hear from designer Yasmine Ghoniem, Vanity Fair's Robert Risko, author and lawyer Mohsin Zaidi, and 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 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. Can't wait to see you then! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E8 · Mon, June 24, 2024
Daimon Downey, Evi O, and Toni Clarke at Saint Cloche (TFM LIVE)
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 *** Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E8 · Tue, June 18, 2024
Bianka Ismailovski, sober, bisexual, ethically non-monogamous comedian and sex worker
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 This episode is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original music by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E7 · Mon, June 10, 2024
Daniel Principe, youth advocate and educator
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 Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E6 · Mon, June 03, 2024
Ken Done AM, artist and Australian icon
“ 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 To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E5 · Mon, May 27, 2024
Renae Bunster, entrepreneur & founder of Bunsters
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*** Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E4 · Mon, May 20, 2024
Tim Ross, comedian and architecture aficionado (TFM LIVE)
Tim Ross is a man of many talents - one of which is talking, but his love for mid-century modern architecture has taken pride of place since his former life as one half of the legendary radio duo Merrick and Rosso. Like a modern-day indoorsy Paul Hogan, there’s something about Tim Ross’s Australian sensibilities that we connect to. He makes us feel Australian without the Southern Cross tattoo. Tim is the recipient of the National Trust Heritage Award for Advocacy regarding Australia’s legacy of modernist architecture; of an Australian Institute of Architects National President’s Prize for activism and outstanding contribution to the profession; was a National Architecture Awards jury member and is an honorary Institute member. His three food memories are a hit of 80s nostalgia with the bonus of pineapple (of course) and revolve around the food of his teenage years. Tim's memories are full of surprising and incredible stories about his parents - his mum was a GP and his dad a pharmacist (and lunchtime nudist). Tim’s social cause is the Aboriginal Legal Services NSW / ACT . He says it’s an inconvenient truth to find out what we learned in school wasn’t the full history of our country and it’s going to take us a long time to understand the landscape in the way that we should. We have to listen to Indigenous Australians. This episode was recorded live at the Poliform showroom in Sydney. TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E3 · Mon, May 13, 2024
Stephanie Alexander AO, cook, restaurateur, & food educator
In this once-in-a-lifetime experience, Savva sits down with the incomparable Stephanie Alexander AO , at her home in inner-city Melbourne. Stephanie's impact on Australian cooking is nothing short of legendary. Her books read like culinary poetry, enticing readers with every page turn, but her influence extends far beyond the kitchen. From professional chefs to home cooks, her work has woven itself into the fabric of Australian culture and into shaping today's youth with her Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation . Share the moments that shaped Stephanie’s passion for food; from her formative years in the kitchen with her mum, to the UK, France and back again, her experiences are second to none. Stephanie has lots to be grateful for, but as she says “be prepared to listen and to compromise”. Please enjoy listening as much as Savva enjoyed spending time with Stephanie. (p.s. there was an incident of sorts where Savva's microphone didn't work, so he was speaking into his phone and so he sounds a bit funnier than usual. Please excuse him, it will never happen again.) Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E2 · Mon, May 06, 2024
Jo Malone CBE, perfumer
The name Jo Malone is synonymous with posh fragrances and fancy candles. But there’s so much more to Joanne Lesley Malone CBE than meets the nose! In this episode of Three Food Memories recorded in Sydney, Savva chats with Jo about her formative years, becoming a global name in perfume (not once, but twice), surviving breast cancer after a nine-month diagnosis, how food and scent are intertwined through her life, and how she was once asked to leave a fancy restaurant for being too tipsy! Jo’s positivity and love for life breathe through this conversation, because as she says “I’ve got to live my best life, otherwise what did I fight for?” Her social cause is Magic Breakfast who make a difference to over 200,000 young people every day by offering breakfasts and expert advice to tackle morning hunger in schools across England and Scotland. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S4 E1 · Mon, April 29, 2024
Johann Hari, author and journalist
In this episode of Three Food Memories Savva chats with brilliant author and journalist Johann Hari . Johann’s books Chasing the Scream , Lost Connections and Stolen Focus have transcended borders, languages, and bestseller lists. His latest book, Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs is out May 7th. Unsurprisingly, Johann’s food memories are life-defining and themed (hello KFC) and they link his issues with food and weight from childhood through to adulthood as he discusses the fascinating insights from his research into obesity and the science behind weight loss drugs such as Ozempic. This conversation deals with some heavy topics, but also his love for Gabor Maté and Guy Pearce, and as you’ll know if you listened to the teaser - there’s some swearing. So listen with headphones (or other people who drop the f-bomb on the reg). Johann’s social cause is getting processed food out of our diets, as he remarks after telling the story of dancing with a 102-year-old woman “This is what you win when you sort out the obesity crisis. You get to live so much longer!” Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Thu, April 25, 2024
TEASER: Johann Hari very funny very sweary very short story
***WARNING: Johann says the c-word five times in a minute, probs best not to play at work (unless you work with people like us who swear a lot), or around children*** Context to this story: At the beginning of our conversation, producer Loz mentioned to Johann that her husband had been listening to an episode of The Imperfects podcast where Johann was a guest. Loz's husband came home from work just before they were about to record with Johann and said "Just so you know - Johann swears a lot, he even says the c-word". Loz told this to Johann, and this anecdote ensued... You can catch the FULL episode with Johann Hari first thing Tuesday morning the 30th of April. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Trailer · Wed, April 17, 2024
Season 4: Coming soon (well, April 30 to be exact!)
We're taking a short break before returning with season four on Tuesday the 30th of April with New York Times bestseller Johann Hari. Put it in your diary because we’ll back it up with Tim Ross, Ken Done, Jo Malone, and Australia’s most adored cook, Stephanie Alexander too. In the meantime don’t forget to check out the back episodes - sing along with Natalie Imbruglia and Jessie Ware, get your paint on with Sally Scales and Michael Zavros, and laugh your head off with Kathy Lette, Melanie Tait and so many more. P.S. You’ve still got time to vote for Three Food Memories to be included in the SXSW Sydney festival this October – sxswsydney.com Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E7 · Wed, April 10, 2024
Pia Miranda, actor and kindness ambassador
For more than twenty-five years, Pia Miranda has been a household name, gracing screens big and small with her talent. From her iconic role in Looking for Alibrandi, she’s also won Survivor, sung in a mask, danced with the stars, had two children with a husband she adores, and released her memoir Finding My Bella Vita. In this episode of Three Food Memories, Pia opens up about her experiences on set, from being pushed as a young actor to creating a safe space for those fresh to the industry. She also shares an “interesting” two-ingredient salad recipe, the origins of her surprising love of Melbourne Bitter, and fond memories of lining up with cousins à la Oliver Twist for her Nanna’s lamb shank soup. Pia’s social cause is Dolly’s Dream, because as she says “Not everyone has the capacity to be resilient, what we should do is change our behaviour so everyone can feel included.” Find out more about Dolly’s Dream and Do it for Dolly Day here: dollysdream.org.au Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Music by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E6 · Wed, April 03, 2024
Yumi Stynes, broadcaster, author, producer
In this episode of Three Food Memories, Savva dives into the life and times of the incredible Yumi Stynes . From Yumi’s upbringing in regional Victoria to adventures in the wilderness, she shares her love of boarding school (but not the jelly, Linda!), the secret ingredient in her homemade granola (trust us, it's a game-changer), as well as the family recipe that’s not quite as exotic as she originally thought. Yumi’s a passionate advocate for sex and health education for young people; in this episode, we hear Yumi's social cause first and the reasons behind creating the Welcome To series of books. Jump in and explore the multifaceted world of Yumi Stynes and her reflections on how living life in and out of the hotpot has helped her build strength, resilience, and a mindful approach to dialogue. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E5 · Wed, March 27, 2024
Jennifer Wong, comedian and food enthusiast
Comedian, writer, broadcaster, and self-professed food enthusiast, Jennifer Wong is Savva’s guest on this episode of Three Food Memories. Jennifer is so enthusiastic about food she’s visited every state and territory of Australia to hunt down the best Chinese restaurants. But let it be known that the “food thing” didn’t come naturally to her. The making part of it anyway. As you’ll discover, the pressure of delivering a tasty snack to her school-yard cohort didn’t quite cut the mustard. Jennifer’s social cause is Welcome Merchant , a social enterprise with a mission to champion the voices of entrepreneurs & artists who identify as a refugee or as a person seeking asylum in Australia. You can find out more about Jennifer, upcoming shows, books, and all the things here - jenniferwong.com.au Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original music by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E4 · Wed, March 20, 2024
Sean Szeps, DILF (the Dad I Love to Follow)
Sean Szeps is a fascinating American with the most excellent hair. Don't be put off by the accent, Sean has hosted Aussie podcasts such as Come Out Wherever You Are and boasts a legion of followers on his Instagram account @SeanSzeps . If you’re a parent, you’ll want to follow this for some guaranteed laughs. Sean is also the author of Not Like Other Dads , his memoir about reinventing the rules of parenting. Settle in as he shares how Thai cuisine blew his mind, the hilarious trials of dining out with kids, and how he honed his kitchen skills from the tender age of three. Surrogacy is Sean’s social cause, and he’d like the Australian government to understand the importance of surrogacy for those struggling to conceive from all walks of life. This episode was recorded on January 25th, in Sean's kitchen. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Bonus · Thu, March 14, 2024
BONUS EPISODE Sam Simmons interviews Savva
It’s a bonus mini episode! Huzzah! Sam Simmons wanted to ask Savva a few questions, so here they are. Find out what’s in Savva’s bag of shame, how he gets the kids in the kitchen, why eating alone is worse than not eating and the objects you should never swallow, ever. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E3 · Wed, March 13, 2024
Sam Simmons, comedian, actor, writer, clown
Self-described as talky, writery, clowny, actory, you may know Sam Simmons from his award-winning comedy, being a regular on triple j back in the day, and his podcast Niche as Quiche . Quite the enigma, hear Sam postulate on the idea of a vegan meat eater, and why when he travels all he’s concerned about is “How the f*ck do I cross the road? And can I eat that?” Oh and because he’s such a crazy cat, in this episode, you’ll hear five food memories, including - but not limited to; his love of offal, how a cardamon pod blew his mind as a kid, and how the memory of microwaving chops will forever make him gag. Sam’s social cause is Indigenous recognition in Australia and believes The Voice to Parliament was a missed opportunity. **Swear warning: i f you’re offended by the f-bomb, please squint your ears** Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E2 · Wed, March 06, 2024
Christine Manfield, chef, author and gastronomic traveller
Owner of more than 1500 cookbooks, all of which she uses, celebrated chef Christine Manfield says to be literate gives you power and gives you a place, and she’s certainly got one right at the top of the culinary world. Author of eleven books herself, Christine has been pushing boundaries with her recipes and cooking since she and a cohort of disruptives from Adelaide radicalised the Sydney dining scene in the 80s when she followed Philip Searle to work with him at Oasis Seros . But before conquering kitchens, Christine was a primary school teacher. In this episode, you’ll discover the roots of her insatiable passion for travel, food, and literacy, and how all three have seasoned her remarkable journey. Christine’s social cause is Two Good Co. , and this March she’s the Two Gooder Chef of the Month , because as Christine says ‘when you cook, you cook from a place of love. You cook from your heart. It doesn't matter who you're cooking for.’’ Find out more by clicking the links! Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S3 E1 · Wed, February 28, 2024
Nat's What I Reckon LIVE
Recorded at the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Studio at Walsh Bay on February 22nd, Savva sat down with the one and only Nat’s What I Reckon - the young, male, tatted, pierced version of Stephanie Alexander, who has changed the eating habits of a generation. As Nat shared his three food memories; quarantine sauce, lasagna, and a Sustagen popper - delicious versions of the memories were served to the audience, so please excuse the sounds of cutlery and drooling in the background. Nat is as vulnerable as he is funny, and this episode is full of laughs, tears, and yes, lots of cussing. If you’re not a fan of the f-word, you might have to squint your ears a bit. Nat’s social cause is Beyond Blue’s Big Blue Table initiative - bigbluetable.com.au . Because, as Nat says “if you don’t have conversations around mental health, you’re f*cked”. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E13 · Tue, June 27, 2023
Benjamin Law, writer and journalist
There's not much Benjamin Law doesn't succeed at...writing world-wide smash hit TV comedies (hello, Wellmania!), hosting radio and podcast programs, ordering dim sum, and making an epic pavlova. Hop in the wok with Benjamin as TFM host Savva Savas laughs and grimaces his way around salted plums, yum cha, and the wonders of lactose-free dairy. Ben's social cause is the Environmental Defenders' Office as he believes the climate crisis can be significantly actioned in the courts. Find out more at edo.org.au Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E12 · Thu, June 22, 2023
Michael Zavros, artist (TFM LIVE)
Michael Zavros is a leading Australian artist whose photorealism aesthetic moves through almost every medium you can imagine. Be that flick of paint on the wall as Michael shares his hyper-real musings on art, food, and life with host Savva Savas - as they explore Michael's artistic beginnings sketching his plastic animal collection, experimenting with the local produce in Catalonia, his Hellenic family ties, through fatherhood and beyond, alongside his retrospective at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art . Michael chooses Second Chance as his cause, an organisation his wife Alison Kubler is deeply involved in. Second Chance supports women in times of difficulty or uncertainty. This live audience recording is with thanks to our friends, Space Furniture. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E11 · Mon, December 05, 2022
Alice Zaslavsky, author and broadcaster (TFM LIVE)
Host Savva Savas recently spent two evenings in conversation with broadcaster and cookbook creator Alice Zaslavsky , in front of live audiences in Melbourne and Sydney (so please excuse the sound of plates and cutlery in the background). This episode is a mash-up of the two events, offering a taste of the good stuff: Alice’s three food memories from Melbourne, Georgia and beyond, as well as her social cause – food literacy. You’ll also hear about Alice's MasterChef masterpiece in Italy and her hot tip for parents struggling with kids around the dinner table. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E10 · Tue, November 08, 2022
Natalie Imbruglia, singer
You know Natalie Imbruglia as the famous Aussie who took the song “Torn” and made it forever her own; off the back of it, her debut album – Left of the Middle – sold more than seven million copies worldwide. But host Savva Savas knew her when she was giving away her mum’s homemade sandwiches and getting in trouble for talking too loudly on the train. Discover the joy of their teenage years together and the meals that have shaped Natalie through her life – from her nan’s pasta in Sydney’s Lakemba to the creamy pistachio granita made on the island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, where her dad grew up And then there’s her hack on how to incorporate a breakfast cereal into meat dishes… Natalie lends her voice to the charities supported by Flackstock Festival in the UK – the Charlie Waller Trust , Mind , Samaritans and Choose Love – and she feels incredibly honoured to have been able to perform at the festival, in celebration of the life of Caroline Flack. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E9 · Sun, September 04, 2022
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM, science communicator and author
Peace, love and mung beans (well, soybeans) – the incomparable Dr Karl covers it all in his chat with Savva Savas on this episode of Three Food Memories. He’s been a taxi driver, a hippie (his description), a steel worker and a roadie for rock and roll bands, but it’s his knack for making science and the wonderous world we live in seem accessible and exciting that has set Dr Karl apart. Today an author of 47 books (yes, you read that right), Dr Karl grew up in Wollongong, NSW, the only child of Polish immigrants, with a huge garden that grew potatoes and had a chicken coup. His food memories connect to both the family he grew up in (he’s a lover of pierogi) and the family he has had. But there's also the throwback to the eight years he spent eating on the cheap while living in a squat in Sydney’s inner city suburb of Glebe. Dr Karl cares deeply about education. He's a vocal critic of the privatisation of education and the federal government's subsidies to private schools. Every Wednesday, he hosts a Q&A with a public school and has sent more than four tonnes of books and New Scientist magazines to public schools around Australia. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E8 · Sun, August 21, 2022
Thanh Truong, Fruit Nerd
It started as a nickname - 'Fruit Nerd' - given to him by his friends, but his love of fresh fruit made sure it would stick. The son of a fruiterer, Thanh Truong is now a produce expert and a big believer that eating with our eyes is a mistake.Thanh reckons "food is an adventure" and he's committed to getting people to, quite simply, eat more produce. Which seems like an easy enough sell...until you hear that one of his favourite fruits is the very controversial Durian. Thanh's three food memories connect to family and heritage – and are guaranteed to make your mouth water (hello, mango and rice). Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation is Thanh's chosen social impact organisation, helping children understand where food comes from and develop a lifelong appreciation for seasonal, fresh and delicious food. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E7 · Mon, August 08, 2022
Melanie Tait, playwright, journalist and Big Potato heiress
Melanie Tait joins host Savva Savas as they discuss life, creativity, and her complicated relationship with food. A feast of talent, Melanie is an award-winning journalist, author, radio broadcaster and playwright, and “one rip-snorter of a story teller”. She shares her journey from growing up in rural NSW in the shadow of “The Big Potato”, her life in London, travels in Portugal and her love of nostalgia. Through her poignant reflections, Melanie lends empowerment to those who may feel “different” and she does so with an abundance of wit and wisdom. As a playwright and broadcaster, Melanie knows the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. This is why she is a keen supporter of Actors Benevolent Fund which lends much-needed support to all those employed in the arts who have fallen on hard times through career lows. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E6 · Sun, July 31, 2022
Russell Torrance, presenter, ABC Classic
ABC Classic host Russell Torrance joins Savva Savas for a chat from his home in the Adelaide Hills. Russell had a hard time choosing just three food memories. He's the guy who asks "what do you want for dinner?" while eating breakfast. The Scotsman and tuba player is not only obsessed with food, but also with his mission to make classical music a 'friendlier place to be'. Find out why he believes soggy chips are superior, why both his late Gran's baked goods are the best in the world, how France features in so many food memories (to the annoyance of his Australian wife) and his weird 'hot-cheese' phobia. Open about his mental health challenges with depression and anxiety, Russell shares Lifeline (Call 13 11 14), as his social impact cause of note. He encourages people to remember that there's always something to look forward to and that talking through your worries to a kind ear will always help you feel better. Produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter Original score by Russell Torrance (yep, the same guy!) Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E5 · Mon, June 20, 2022
Robyn Matthews, Principal, Inner Sydney High School
Robyn Matthews, the Principal of Inner Sydney High School , shares her deep passion for seeing students grow, education and teaching, along with her three food memories with host Savva Savas . Originally a 'food tech/home economics' teacher, Robyn takes us through memories growing up of baking, Sunday barbecues and a prawn cocktail; along with two unforgettable trips abroad to Vietnam and Italy. Robyn gives details on her early years of teaching and how sharing experiences of food from diverse backgrounds allows for connection and knowledge exchange among students. Robyn's social cause is for more research and possible treatments of Mesothelioma . Three cheers for all of the awesome teachers! This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E4 · Sun, June 05, 2022
Deborah Frances-White, comedian & writer
Deborah Frances-White joins host Savva Savas to talk about the fun side of feminism, her passion for the perfect pizza, and the cause that is dear to her heart. Deborah Frances-White’s podcast – The Guilty Feminist – has 90 million downloads and a fan base – celebrities and lesser mortals - that just keeps on growing. The Oxford scholar has cut a career in stand-up comedy, writing, public speaking and podcasting. She has been described by The Guardian newspaper as, “Hilarious, irreverent, eternally surprising, classy as hell, genius.” So it’s been quite a journey for a girl from suburban Brisbane. Deborah’s husband, Tom Salinsky, who produces the podcast, is the one who takes centre stage in the family kitchen. But it was Deborah, whose role in the kitchen is more “bit part”, who won Tom’s heart by sleight of hand. The crispy-crusted pies in ceramic pots she served when she invited him to dinner were a winner. But it was only later she revealed that they came from the local deli famed for its mouth-watering offerings guaranteed to please. Definitely a food lover, Deborah has been known to set out on an adventure trail to satisfy a craving – including two-and-a-half hours for a pizza. But away from the laughter and fabulous food, there is an important cause that has her devotion. Choose Love is a global organisation that does whatever it can to provide essential support for refugees and displaced people. It provides everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice – and Deborah, who is set to tour Australia and New Zealand in July – hopes you will support it, too. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E3 · Sun, May 29, 2022
Jessie Ware, singer, songwriter & podcaster
The truly fabulous diva Jessie Ware joins host Savva Savas to talk about her life, music and, of course, fabulous food! London has spawned a cornucopia of talent and another on its legendary list is Jessie Ware, the singer, songwriter and award-winning podcaster, whose slices of life delight millions of admirers. Her deep love of family and sense of connection emanate from her Jewish roots – and that background supplies an extensive menu of physical and emotional nourishment. Like the bowls of ice-cream topped with cream her mother would tempt her with if she was upset as a child. And the traditional chicken soup, that traditional food for the soul, which takes centre stage on the Jewish table. Alongside her witty and wonderful mother, Lennie, cooking for and eating with an A-list of celebrities through their hit podcast Table Manners has become yet another career milestone for Jessie. But Jessie’s busy life also includes a cause that is dear to her heart. She is a patron of Apples Honey Nightingale House , a unique childcare centre that it offers “intergenerational” experiences where the children interact with the residents of an aged care home. This is an environment of nurturing and learning through the warmth of human empathy and has inspired other childcare and aged care centres to do the same, bringing hope for a better, kinder world. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E2 · Sun, May 22, 2022
Daniel and Luke Mancuso, Yiayia Next Door
Daniel and Luke Mancuso join host Savva Savas to talk about the three women who have made them who they are today, their food memories and “Yiayia” – the Greek neighbour who shone light at a time of unfathomable darkness. When domestic violence took the life of their mother, Theresa, the lives of Daniel and Luke Mancuso were left in turmoil. But their Greek neighbour, Nina, known as Yiayia (meaning Grandmother), helped ease the agony with an abundance of love and comforting home-cooked meals. The boys’ relationship with Yiayia grew as they shared meals, memories and hope for a brighter future. Daniel and Luke have three women who have influenced their lives and inspired them to always be empathetic and deliver acts of kindness. They are grateful to them, too, for the food memories they gave and continue to give. Their mother, a devoted and unselfish woman, whose delicious rack of lamb with jam and lunchbox treats brought joy. Their mother’s mother, Nonna Rosa – the strongest woman they know – who makes pizzas from scratch, epic crowd-pleasing lasagnes – and even her own salamis. And, of course, the unforgettable Yiayia, whose “plates of glory” became a social media sensation when the brothers set up an Instagram page displaying her delicious acts of kindness. Now Daniel and Luke have launched Yiayia Next Door , a social enterprise aimed at encouraging people to “love thy neighbour” just as Yiayia did, and to inspire people to create safe communities and put an end to domestic violence. But that’s not all. With Yiayia, they have compiled a book of her much-loved recipes, a full menu of food from the heart and soul. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S2 E1 · Sun, May 15, 2022
Kathy Lette, author, TV presenter, travel writer, deranged mum of two & frazzled feminist
Kathy Lette joins host Savva Savas to talk about friends, feistiness and feminism. Oh, and food, of course! Her humour and astute observation on all it is to be human is legendary. The celebrated author and commentator has lived her life in the spotlight since the age of 17, when she co-wrote Puberty Blues – the iconic Australian novel about teenage angst in the 1970s surf scene. Now in her 60s, with a string of successful books and countless media appearances behind her, Kathy shares a rollicking ride through her colourful life so far. While not a cook herself, Kathy appreciates that food offers more than physical nourishment. It nourishes the soul, too. As it did in her childhood when her mother’s warm cupcakes on a Saturday afternoon embraced her in her family’s love. And now, the riotous feasts with the great minds of our times that leave her invigorated and inspired. As she says, “You can see the one thing I don’t eat are my words!” Kathy is an eternal inspiration to women – and, yes, even some men – everywhere. But behind the laughter, there is also a serious side. As the mother of an autistic child, her social impact organisation is the National Autistic Society in the UK . There are several Australian autism organisations including Autism Spectrum Australia , Autism Awareness Australia and the Australian Autism Alliance. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Thu, May 05, 2022
Season 2: Coming soon!
Ding ding ding! PLATED: Three food memories is back. Host Savva Savas shares some of the guests who will be joining him at the mics for season 2. Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E10 · Thu, March 31, 2022
Joy Jobbins, 94
Joy Jobbins, 94, joins host Savva Savas for this special and final episode of PLATED: Three food memories season one. As the former head of advertising for The Australian Wool Board , a working mother of five, an author and the daughter of George Malcolm, a pioneer in the Australian film industry, Joy has lived a fascinating life due to her motto of always saying “yes”. In fact, it's worth noting she still drives herself to work four days a week. From food memories during the depression, long advertising lunches filled with martinis, margaritas in Mexico, a bowl of bananas in Los Angeles, interactions with the likes of prolific photographer Helmut Newton and acting legend Laurence Olivier... and that's just to name a few. Joy's social impact organisation of note is the Defence Community Dogs program , which improves the lives of veterans experiencing PTSD, with all dogs trained at correctional centres. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E9 · Mon, February 14, 2022
Yvie Jones, Media personality
The hilarious Yvie Jones hit our screens on Gogglebox Australia between 2015 and 2018 with her best friend Angie Kent, and has been making us laugh ever since. In 2019, the duo appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! with Jones coming second in the series. A regular panellist on Studio 10 and The Project, Yvie and Angie launched the podcast Two Girls One Pod in 2021. Yvie shares three food memories with her friend and host Savva Savas, one from an unforgettable childhood lunch, a grandmother's recipe and a sandwich that always reminds her of her mum. Yvie's social impact organisation is the Butterfly Foundation , which provides support for eating disorders and body image issues. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E8 · Mon, January 24, 2022
Sally Scales, artist & leader (Part two)
This is the second part of the interview with Sally Scales, an artist at the APY Art Centre Collective and a leader on the Uluru Statement . Listen to part one first where Sally shares food memories from her parents, from the APY Lands and abroad. The incredible APY Art Centre Collective is Sally's social impact organisation of note. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E7 · Fri, January 21, 2022
Sally Scales, artist & leader (Part one)
Sally Scales, an artist at the APY Art Centre Collective and a leader on the Uluru Statement , shares food memories from her parents, from the APY Lands and abroad. Sally's discussion with host Savva Savas was such a generous and in-depth recording that we're sharing it in two parts. The incredible APY Art Centre Collective is Sally's social impact organisation of note. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E6 · Tue, January 11, 2022
Garry McDonald AO, actor
Hold onto your hats as National Living Treasure Garry McDonald AO joins Savva Savas for PLATED: Three food memories. The actor shares a range of food anecdotes (way more than the brief), including his deep love for Chinese food, restaurant memories across Asia, pulling Norman Gunston out of a bag when necessary, plus his long appreciation for the shared experience of food and family. Garry talks candidly about his mental breakdown, involvement with Beyond Blue and his ongoing concern about the servicemen and women who experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The current state of television in Australia, plus Garry's review of the ABC series Fires and The Newsreader is also covered. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E5 · Wed, December 22, 2021
Lisa Havilah, CEO, Powerhouse Museum
Lisa Havilah joins Savva Savas on 'PLATED: Three food memories' and finds it impossible to stick to the brief... Instead the CEO of the Powerhouse Museum shares various food experiences that have shaped her, from her rural upbringing, her time at Carriageworks and abroad. (Ants feature more than once!) Lisa's social impact organisation of choice is Addi Road - Australia's largest non-profit community centre. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E4 · Tue, December 14, 2021
Andrew Webster, chief sports writer & author
Andrew Webster or "Webby" as he's known to his friends, shares three food memories that have shaped him. From the back streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil covering a World Cup, Coffs Harbour with his dad and his happy place ice cream thanks to Maggie Beer . Webby also talks candidly with host Savva Savas about the how our expectations of young sports stars is problematic, homophobia in sport, coming out to his family and how the popularity of women's sport is only just getting started. Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross is Webby's social cause of note, where he has volunteered for 8 years. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E3 · Mon, December 06, 2021
Jordan Spyridon Gogos, designer
Jordan Spyridon Gogos caught the crowd's attention at the 2021 Australian Fashion Week with his vibrant colours, textures and materials - reflective of his insatiable energy and spark. The second generation Greek Australian's work spans wearables, furniture and set design. A vegan, Jordan takes host Savva Savas through his three food memories featuring his Yiaya and Bapou, and together they bond over shared cultural experiences. The 27-year-old selects Pay the Rent as his social enterprise of note. Καλή ακρόαση (Enjoy!) This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E2 · Thu, November 25, 2021
The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP
The Shadow Minister for Education, Shadow Minister for Women and the Federal Member for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek , joins host Savva Savas to share three food memories from her life. Tanya's Slovenian heritage and family relationships are at the heart of this episode, including the sound advice: "You're an idiot if you pay for parsley!"The Rev Bill Crews Foundation is Tanya's social impact organisation of choice. They provide food, healthcare and crisis support to Sydney's homeless and marginalised. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
S1 E1 · Tue, November 16, 2021
Sean Moran, restaurateur
Sean Moran is the restaurateur behind Sydney's dining institution Sean's (Panorama) in Bondi. He's also an author, a farmer, an artist and an entrepreneur. Sean takes host Savva Savas through three food memories that have shaped him, including a childhood memory at the breakfast table, a life-changing trip overseas and a moment in the top-end of Australia. Food rescue organisation, OzHarvest , is Sean's social impact cause of note...which seems quite fitting for this first episode. This episode is produced by Weld Stories . Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
Mon, October 25, 2021
OUT NOW - Three Food Memories
Accomplished chef, creative entrepreneur and single dad of twin boys, Savva Savas spills the beans on what to expect from the Three Food Memories podcast - out now! Send us a text To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com Insta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemories Email us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance .
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