The Curious Cooks
A podcast that gets people thinking about what we eat and why it matters.Join food professionals Kate Flower and Tracey Cotterell as they spark honest, independent conversations with industry insiders—shining a light on WA’s rich food landscape and the global trends shaping what we eat.From the kitchen bench, and with their hallmark humour and curiosity, Kate & Tracey talk food and empower listeners to make choices that truly nourish. From what’s on our plates to what’s on our minds, they serve up a range of topics in the search for good food.
COUNTING THE COST
What we choose to put in our shopping baskets today shapes the future of our food — from variety and quality to health and environmental outcomes.
Matthew Evans joins Kate and Tracey this week on The Curious Cooks, from Fat Pig Farm in Tasmania’s Huon Valley.
What happens when a chef trades stainless steel for soil? 🌿
Matthew Evans’ story is one of transformation: from city kitchens to a thriving farm, from critic to advocate. He’s now one of Australia’s most articulate vo...
A FRAGILE FOOD FUTURE - How WA’s food security measures up!
What does food security really mean for WA — and why should we care where our milk comes from?
This week on The Curious Cooks, Kate and Tracey sit down with Sue Daubney, Managing Director of Bannister Downs Dairy, to unpack the challenges and triumphs of WA’s dairy industry.
From the realities of running a family farm, to the pressures of imports from the Eastern states, Sue shares her candid thoughts on keeping milk local, sustainable and accessible. We also dive into WA’s broader food supply story — and the small choices we make every day that imp...
MIXED MESSAGES How food marketing manipulates our menus.
Drowning in mixed messages about food?
Dr Kyla Ringrose helps us find the joy — not the stress — in what we eat.
In this episode, we chat with Dr Kyla Ringrose, paediatric dietitian and founder of Mealtime Building Blocks and Baby Mealtimes. Together we unpack the confusing world of food marketing, mixed messaging, and wellness spin. Kyla shares grounded, practical tools to help you make food choices you can feel good about — and reminds us that food should bring joy, not stress. Tune in for a conversation full of clarity, laughter and pure gold moments with someth...
MIXED MESSAGES
The Curious Cooks Podcast - Series One - Episode Two
Mixed Messaging – How food marketing manipulates your menu
Drowning in mixed messages about food?
Dr Kyla Ringrose helps us find the joy — not the stress — in what we eat.
In this episode, we chat with Dr Kyla Ringrose, paediatric dietitian and founder of Mealtime Building Blocks and Baby Mealtimes. Together we unpack the confusing world of food marketing, mixed messaging, and wellness spin. Kyla shares grounded, practical tools to help you make food choices you can feel good a...
WE'RE FOOD OBSESSED and what's in it for you?
From supermarket checkouts to farm gates, food trends to marketing spin, Kate and Tracey serve up the food conversation you didn’t know you were hungry for — honest, curious, and full of flavour.
In episode one, pull up a chair and meet your hosts — two food lovers who live and breathe the industry, and can’t wait to share their passion for talking, cooking and eating with you.
Kate and Tracey share their career highlights, death row meals, childhood food experiences, passion for eating and food education in this rollicking kitchen bench chat. Learn and laugh al...
