Making a Meal of It — episode 108: Eco-gastronomy
This episode unpacks gastronomy, including the way the concept has evolved in terms of meaning and practices. It also poses the question: Is the holism and complexity of an idea like eco-gastronomy too much for times when socio-political-environmental crises keep us focused on short-term needs? A conversation with Mark Panayiotis Notaras focuses on how an eco-gastronomic social enterprise is working wonders in Timor-Leste, while David and Maxime taste what might be the most important food on the planet. (“Important?” Hmm…) Finishing things off, author Taras Grescoe responds with wit and wisdom to the Food Questionnaire.
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Episode 108: Eco-gastronomy
Duration: 00:48:36
Guests:
Mark Panayiotis Notaras is the Greek-Australian co-founder of the Timor-Leste Food Lab social enterprise and its flagship restaurant Agora Food Studio. Mark has focused his career on international development and peacebuilding in South-East Asia and Timor-Leste in particular. Since returning to Australia in 2020, he has worked as general manager for the multicultural marketing agency CulturalPulse, leading the strategy in multicultural fan engagement for the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup. He is the executive producer of the podcast, Statecraftiness, and also shows up in the episode titled Foodcraftiness (S2E2), featuring his work in Timor-Leste.
Taras Grescoe is a Canadian non-fiction writer who is the author of, among other books, Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood and Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile. Most recently, he published The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past. He lives in Montreal.
Host/Producer: David Szanto
Music: Story Mode
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segments
00:05:38
Jean-Sébastien Michel on cocktails and innovation
00:21:54
Alessandra Castelli on wine and yoga
00:36:16
‘Stick This in Your Mouth!’ (the cocktail edition)
00:47:10
the Food Questionnaire with Ruth Wilkins
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