The Open Pantry Podcast

The Open Pantry Podcast

By Shaun de Vries
The Open Pantry Podcast is a hospitality podcast where I interview people within the hospitality industry about their lives both in and outside the industry.
Our podcast aims to show that the thing that links all people in hospitality is a want to be creative, support each other and always do better. We hope you enjoy the episodes.
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Episode 87 - Jordan Elkurdi from Mercury Nero discusses how engineering changes will develop the coffee and greate
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Episode 86 - Sam Carson and Ben Da…
Episode 86 - Sam Carson and Ben Day from Acai Brothers talk about how a health brand will grow stronger during COVI
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Episode 85 - Will vegan culture gro…
Episode 85 - Will vegan culture grow during this time and the landscape of the South African market during COVID wit
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Episode 84 - How is the UK respondin…
Episode 84 - How is the UK responding to this crisis with Michael Tingsager Founder at Hospitality Mavericks Michae
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Episode 83 - How you build …
Episode 83 - How you build a hospitality brand built on excitement, energy and true grit with the exceptional Ti
1:03:15
August 3, 2020
Episode 82 - How kick-arse restauran…
Episode 82 - How kick-arse restaurant branding and experience will keep venues going post-pandemic with CE
51:53
July 30, 2020
Episode 81 - How supportin…
Episode 81 - How supporting independent restaurant with strategy will support the greater industry with Elizabet
1:00:58
July 27, 2020
Episode 80 - How we can rebuild team…
Episode 80 - How we can rebuild teams effectively post-pandemic with the CEO of Supp App, Jorda
32:21
July 23, 2020
Episode 79 - How will delivery platform…
Episode 79 - How will delivery platforms change and evolve with Scott Landers, CEO of Figure 8 Logistics  Figure
36:54
July 21, 2020
Episode 78 - How to pivot a premiu…
Episode 78 - How to pivot a premium restaurant brand into a delivery concept overnight, and gain even more loya
48:04
July 16, 2020
Episode 77 - Stuart Robertson fro…
Episode 77 - Stuart Robertson from Mean Business in NZ in what we can expect on the other side of this crisis Mea
30:39
July 13, 2020
Episode 76 - How Dana Whyte an…
Episode 76 - How Dana Whyte and Marshall King helped build the small bar scene in Adelaide.
57:55
July 8, 2020
Episode 75 - Pepe Saya, the best butte…
Episode 75 -  Pepe Saya, the best butter in Australia and how the brand pivoted in COVID times to becom
40:05
July 6, 2020
Episode 74 -Precious the Foodie and he…
Episode 74 - Precious the Foodie and her positive feelings on how the industry can change for the bette
29:59
July 3, 2020
EPISODE 73 -The future of hospitalit…
EPISODE 73 - The future of hospitality recruitment with James Dillamore from The People Pipeline James Dillamore starte
29:02
July 1, 2020
EPISODE 72 - THE IMPORTANCE O…
HAYLEY BLIEDEN - THE AUSTRALIAN SUPERFOOD CO. Hayley is the founder, chief dietitian and Managing Director of Th
31:40
June 29, 2020
Episode 71 - How digitisation will evolv…
Episode 71 - How digitisation will evolve restaurant experiences with Hungry Hungry CEO Mark Calabro Mark is th
30:12
June 26, 2020
Episode 70 - How Fable Foods is no…
Episode 70 - How Fable Foods is now one of the strongest meat-alternative brands in Australia with CEO Michae
36:52
June 23, 2020
Episode 69 - Let's Eat Homemade Ap…
Episode 69 - Let's Eat Homemade App with it's CEO Chris on how he is scaling the platform At Let’s Eat, homemad
31:35
June 19, 2020
Episode 68 - What award winnin…
Episode 68 - What award winning journalist and food writer Kara Irving feels about the Melbourne hospitality scene
40:22
June 16, 2020
Episode 67 - How to build a dominan…
Episode 67 - How to build a dominant Tea Brand with Julie from Eloments Vitamin Tea Following two years of research, Juli
31:07
June 12, 2020
Epsiode 66 - How food security is …
Epsiode 66 - How food security is a growing issue with Matt the CEO of Food For Change  Food for change is a not for profi
31:15
June 9, 2020
Episode 65 - Joelle from Wolfdown i…
Episode 65 - Joelle from Wolfdown in how to focus on one great product and do it well  Joelle tarted the Wolf Down brand wa
37:56
June 5, 2020
Episode 64 - How to get venue mor…
Episode 64 - How to get venue more organised with Roderick Schneider from Tanda Tanda is an online workforce succes
28:16
June 2, 2020
Episode 63 - The exciting development…
Episode 63 - The exciting developments in food waste transformation with Dean Turner from Enrich 360 60% o
24:02
May 29, 2020
Episode 62 - How hospitality trainin…
Episode 62 - How hospitality training will move more online with Jonathan and Tony from Typsy  In this episode I tal
26:54
May 26, 2020
Episode 61 - Building a new world cide…
Episode 61 - Building a new world cider company with Justin Ostrom from Arquiteka  Justin Ostrom and his fathe
39:30
May 22, 2020
Episode 60 - How to storytell on socia…
Episode 60 - How to storytell on social media with Brett Campbell from Claxon Agency  Brett Campbell runs Claxo
57:57
May 19, 2020
Episode 59 - Nick Stone from Blueston…
Episode 59 - Nick Stone from Bluestone Lane Coffee  Nicholas Stone is a forward thinking hospitality CEO. The success h
47:11
May 15, 2020
Episode 58 - Our industry needs mor…
Episode 58 - Our industry needs more thoughtful voices like Wendy Hargreaves  Everyone has a voice on the hospitalit
40:02
May 13, 2020
Episode 57 - How to build a hospitalit…
Episode 57 - How to build a hospitality brand for all the right reasons with Mr Yum founder Kim Teo  After so muc
1:03:43
May 11, 2020
Episode 56 - Richard Docherty fro…
Episode 56 - Richard Docherty from Laneway Greens / Part 2 After so much great feedback following his last time o
36:32
May 8, 2020
Epsiode 55 - How can venues surviv…
Episode 55 - How can venues survive and grow after COVID-19 I was fortunate enough to speak with Simon Taylor a couple o
50:11
May 5, 2020
Episode 54 - How landlords and tenant…
Episode 54 - How landlords and tenants should talk to each other for a win/win outcome  With so much of the focus o
40:51
April 30, 2020
Episode 53 - How My story will help yo…
Episode 53 - How Shaun's story will help you in COVID-19 as hosted by Jason Titus One of the highest rating podcasts an
45:36
April 27, 2020
Episode 52 - How life challenges give…
Episode 52 - How life challenges gives you perspective on what to do next with your food venue with Julian Mero It was
1:00:58
April 23, 2020
Episode 51 - How one amazing woma…
Episode 51 - How one amazing woman in Chloe Chaplin has seen challenging times in the hospitality industry and i
50:35
April 20, 2020
Episode 50 - How the coffee industr…
Episode 50 -  How the coffee industry will come out of COVID 19 with Julian Young from Toby's Estate  The story of Toby'
30:53
April 17, 2020
Episode 49 - How will fresh food suppl…
Episode 49 - How will fresh food supply chain deal with COVID-19 with Steve Biviano from Select Fres
34:28
April 15, 2020
Episode 46 - Meet the amazin…
Episode 46 - Meet the amazing founders of Young Henrys beer and how they always do things differently for the righ
55:15
April 8, 2020
Episode 48 - SPECIAL EPISODE - Part 2 …
Episode 48 - SPECIAL EPISODE - Part 2  - How to financially deal with the crisis of COVID 19 for your hospitality business Wit
30:59
April 2, 2020
Episode 47 - SPECIAL EPISODE - How t…
Episode 47 - SPECIAL EPISODE - How to financially deal with the crisis of COVID 19 for your hospitality business With th
30:59
March 27, 2020
Episode 45 - Tobie Puttock and wher…
Episode 45 - Tobie Puttock I was very fortunate to sit down with celebrated chef Tobie Puttock recently and record
1:24:37
March 11, 2020
Episode 44 - Richard Docherty an…
Episode 44 - Richard Docherty the CEO of Laneway Greens In this episode I talk with the CEO of Laneway Greens o
53:39
March 3, 2020
Episode 43 - How to develop …
Episode 43 - How to develop a leadership culture with Mark Wright from Wham Consulting. Mark lives and works in th
46:13
February 25, 2020
Episode 42 - How to pivot your career i…
Episode 42 - How to pivot your career in the hospitality industry with David J Burns David’s passion for food starte
37:34
February 17, 2020
Episode 41 -How the Sonoma Fil…
Episode 41 - How the Sonoma Film Festival has managed to maintain it’s world class standard over the last tw
25:15
January 27, 2020
Episode 40 - How to deal with stres…
Episode 40 - Elaine Batho In this episode I talk about the importance of mental happiness in the hospitality industr
42:38
January 5, 2020
Episode 39 - How the circular econom…
Episode 39 - Robert Phelps the President of Silverchef Canada and how the circular economy will shape the hospitalit
26:22
December 11, 2019
Episode 38 - Chronic Tacos and th…
EPISODE 38 - Chronic Tacos and the plans for growth with the CEO Michael Mohammad and Founder Rand
29:16
December 3, 2019
EPISODE 37 - DARREN FRO…
EPISODE 37 - DARREN FROM PERFORMHR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE STAFF ARE PAID CORRECTLY. PerformH
29:36
November 27, 2019
Episode 36- Cargo Crew and ho…
Episode 36 - Cargo Crew  Led by originality and fashion design heritage, Cargo Crew have taken a fresh approach t
49:29
November 18, 2019
Episode 35 - Jemma from the foo…
In this episode we catch up with Jemma from the burger truck Notorious E.A.T again after 18 months and see how she ha
34:13
November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019
00:51
November 10, 2019
Episode 34 - How Balwyn Cantee…
Episode 34 - How Balwyn Canteen became one of the best burger shops in Melbourne by working with foo
30:50
October 21, 2019
Episode 33 - Joshua Kopel and how hi…
Episode 33 - Joshua Kopel and how his southern charm and cuisine has taken over the LA restaurant and bar scene  I
49:09
August 29, 2019
Episode 32 - Sash Fernando fro…
Episode 32 - Sash Fernando from Principle Design In this episode of the Open Pantry Podcast I talk with the Sas
38:07
August 15, 2019
Episode 31 - Doug Koob from Circl…
Episode 31 - Doug Koob from Circle Alliances: How to build a strong hospitality brand with Starbucks Strategy In thi
40:15
August 11, 2019
Episode 30 - Adriano Zumbo
In this episode I am lucky to talk to the ‘Sweet Assassin’, Adriano Zumbo. We talk about how he got his start in th
57:13
August 5, 2019
Episode 29 - Jared Merlino fro…
Episode 29 - Jared Merlino from Bartolo, Surry Hills, Sydney Since opening in November 2018, it was always Jared’
42:06
July 23, 2019
Episode 28 - How to make you…
Episode 28 - How to make your restaurant the 'comeback story' In this episode I talk with the amazing restauran
36:45
May 29, 2019
Episode 27 - How to build the bes…
Episode 27 - How to build the best restaurant staff culture and pay them correctly to enhance productivity   How do yo
47:55
May 21, 2019
Episode 26 - How to develop o…
Episode 26 - How to develop of restaurant culture of humility and care  Episode 26 - In this episode we start the first o
45:12
April 1, 2019
Episode 25 - How build a great financia…
Episode 25 finds me talking to Matt Hale and Braden Johnston from Rising Tide Financial. They are based in Melbourne an
38:38
March 17, 2019
Episode 24 - How to develop leadershi…
Episode 24 - How to develop leadership within your restaurant teams with Alan Borges  It was great to catch up with Ala
20:49
March 6, 2019
Episode 23 - How to grow a…
Episode 23 - How to grow an established food brand with Daniel Grundmann from Hooked Fish and Chipper. In thi
25:09
February 27, 2019
Episode 22 - How to understand you…
Episode 22- How to understand your lease and not over capitalise with Frank Wilden. It was great to catch u
32:57
February 20, 2019
Episode 21 - How to make social medi…
Episode 21 - How to make social media work for your food venue with Paul Zervos from Project Eats It was great to hav
28:39
February 12, 2019
Episode 20 - How to build a food ap…
Episode 20 - Jane Kou from ‘Bring Me Home’ App Jane Kou is a young entrepreneur who wanted to do something t
35:10
February 5, 2019
Episode 19 - Shaun's story of buildin…
Episode 19 - How Shaun built his career in hospitality. I definitely flipped the script on this one and got someone
1:04:25
January 29, 2019
Episode 18 - How to build an amazin…
Episode 18: How to build an amazing looking venue whilst controlling your costs. Dan Cox and Christian Bright fro
54:36
January 22, 2019
Episode 17 - Sustainability in th…
Episode 17- Sustainability is growing in momentum in the hospitality industry. Sustainability is critical to the succes
47:22
December 12, 2018
Episode 16 - 100 Burgers Group…
Episode 16 - 100 Burgers Group Daragh Kan, founder of 100 burgers group, and Jackie Doran, their pubs & bar
31:36
November 22, 2018
Episode 15 - How will the emerging tec…
Continuing in our second season of the Open Pantry Podcast, I have partnered with Kounta to bring the industry's to
1:13:14
October 12, 2018
Episode 14 - The future of tipping in th…
In our second season, we've partnered with Kounta to bring the industry's top authority's together to chat, shred, and jam o
1:19:55
October 10, 2018
Episode 13 - Frank Wilden on 5-sta…
Episode 13 - This is another great episode, this time with the hospitality gentleman and legend Frank Wilden. Frank is
41:21
October 8, 2018
Episode 12 - Bianka Velevska from bran…
Episode 12 - This is another great episode with the branding and marketing champion that is Bianka Velevska. She ha
39:08
October 6, 2018
Episode 10 - James Marchetti and ho…
Episode 10 - James Marchetti Today's conversation is with James Marchetti who is a director of Australia'
32:39
October 2, 2018
Episode 9 - Tony Marciante on how h…
Episode 9 - Tony Marciante (Chef Tony) This is a great episode where I have the pleasure of interviewing 'Chef Tony' , Ton
46:55
October 1, 2018
Episode 8 - Will Deagan and how desig…
Episode 8 - Will Deagan What a great episode this is talking to Will Deagan from the brand Kounta. Will and I have know
28:21
September 1, 2018
Episode 7 - Liam Crawley and how h…
Episode 7 - Liam Crawley It was great to catch up with this superstar in the catering and restaurant game Liam Crawley
20:04
July 1, 2018
Episode 6 - Erin Louise House and he…
Episode 6 - Erin Louise House What a great talk I have today with Erin-Louise House. She is an Aussie who has mad
31:04
June 1, 2018
Episode 5 - Ze'ev Meltzer & how h…
Episode 5 - Ze'ev Meltzer This podcast was absolute fire with lots of laughter and fun! Ze'ev is a beer owner in his mi
38:04
May 1, 2018
Episode 4 - Andrew Lorenzo and hi…
Episode 4 - Andrew Lorenzo It was so great to catch up with a great friend Andrew Lorenzo. He has had a great experience i
39:43
April 1, 2018
Episode 3 - Greg Huggett & hi…
Episode 3 - Greg Huggett It was a pleasure to go back to where it all began for me with Episode 3. Greg Huggett gave me m
49:48
March 1, 2018
Episode 2 - Kim Toovey CEO of Suki Rest…
Episode 2 - Kim Toovey It was so fulfilling and exciting to have a great chat with one of my best friends Ki
46:14
February 1, 2018
Episode 1 - Alan Borges and how hi…
Episode 1 - Alan Borges This is a great first episode with my good friend Alan Borges. He has a great history in developin
34:48
February 1, 2018
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