Sam and Jean sit down with Kate Underwood, who is the Communications/Kaitaki Lead at Eat New Zealand, the Restaurant Manager at plant-based restaurant Forest and the co-creator of new digital food journal Appetite for Words. In this episode we ask about Kate's food writing journey (which includes a nutritionist degree, a blog called Relish the Memory and more), her work at Eat New Zealand, and, also: what does she think about the Michelin Guide coming to Aotearoa?The Michelin has been a Hot Topic in the food world, and between the three of us we have an honest discussion that balances the good, the bad and the in-between. What could Michelin mean for our standard of dining? What could it mean for our (world-class) food producers? How does it fit into a New Zealand way of eating, and the "New Zealand cuisine"? Follow Kate on Instagram here.Find out more about Appetite for Words and sign up for $1/week.
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How to eat on holiday
Sam and Jean are back! And they've been travelling! And eating! In this episode of Ate Ate Ate, we talk about top tips + tricks of how to approach eating on holiday, and our recent experiences overseas. It's quite silly silly silly, fair warning!Some highlights from the episode: Sam talks about one of the worst restaurant experiences he's ever had, we discuss the potency of the slur ch*nk, and there is a whole-ass segment on the spectrum of wet and dry foods. What is wet food? What is dry food? And where would your favourite foods land on the spectrum? Also Sam advocates bringing Slim Tea to help your digestion (because you won't drink enough or eat enough fibre on holiday, apparently).P.S. Jean went to Europe (Paris, Italy, Dubrovnik, London, Copenhagen) and Sam went to Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney). Follow Ate Ate Ate on Instagram.Follow Sam on Instagram.Follow Jean on Instagram.
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Spilling the tea ft. Jesse's Teahouse
We're stoked to welcome Jesse's Teahouse, one of the biggest tea educators + appreciators in the English-speaking world, onto the pod to talk gongfu tea culture, his journey into learning about tea, what he loves about tea, the differences between types of tea, and how you can get started into drinking tea as well.You should drink tea while listening to this podcast (we recommend white).Follow Jesse's Teahouse on InstagramFollow Ate Ate Ate on Instagram
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2025: What's going on with food right now?
Hello! We're baaaaaack! Sam and Jean take to the microphone once again for Season 2 of Ate Ate Ate, alongside returning guest Emily Contois (professor, author, food expert extraordinaire).In this episode, we talk about what the hell is going on in the food world in 2025, including the rise of Ozempic (including brozempic), protein in everything, how politics is affecting food culture, and more. There's general chit-chat about what we're looking forward to in this new year, the realisation that we don't really eat out at restaurants as much (though we still LOVE to, obviously) and we talk about what we want to do more of.Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 13: Eating 2024
We sign off for the year in our finale episode, where we talk about everything from the best things we ate, our highlights of 2024, and where the fuck is this podcast going in 2025?
IN for 2025:
- more interesting breakfasts
- more tasty non-alcoholic drink options
- a congee pop-up
- making money from this podcast (you'll find out in this ep, it's really on our mind)
- giving sam a television show (lol)
- more ate ate ate!
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A podcast hosted by Sam Low (winner of Masterchef New Zealand 2022 and author of Modern Chinese) and Jean Teng (former Food Editor at Metro magazine) on everything food and culture in Aotearoa, New Zealand. They sit down with both international and local guests to talk about serious and silly topics, such as the role social media plays in "foodie" culture; restaurant criticism; the coffee scene; nutrition; how queerness intersects with cooking; foraging and farming; and other issues, both big and small. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/ate.ate.ate.pod
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