This week, we’re cooking up a feast. Homemade noodles, thick and stretchy, boiled in lamb broth. Fresh egg tarts with warm, silky smooth custard, all washed down with a good glass of wine.
Dark Cherry, Limestone and Meat by Eugenia Zoubtchenko
Eugenia explores the rich universe of wine tasting
Music: ‘Corkscrew’ by Oren Ambarchi
Releasing Steam by Karen Cheng
Karen, a self-proclaimed cooking enthusiast, realises she doesn’t know how to make food from her home country of Hong Kong. She enlists her dubious dad to teach her some of his favourite recipes.
Producer: Karen Cheng
Supervising Producer: Lea Redfern
Music: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary, Seven Years by Norah Jones and Lee Alexander, Sunrise by Norah Jones and Lee Alexander.
You can listen to the full version of Karen’s story here.
Rewind, Replay by Claire Cao
A story interweaving childhood adventures, the mundane magic of dough making and connection to family.
Storyteller: Claire Cao
Sound design: Persephone Waxman
Claire first told this story at Boundless festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers. You can listen back to All The Best episode #481 to hear more performances from the festival.
All The Best credits
Production Manager & Host: Danni Stewart
Editorial Manager: Mell Chun
Episode Mix and Compile: Donny Janks
Social Media Producers: Emma Pham
Community and Events Coordinator: Lidiya Josifova