EPISODE · May 9, 2023 · 24 MIN
Emily Petrelli (Restaurant St Lawrence) - tragedy or a victory?
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
Hospitality professionals are often looking at creating a career that works for them, both professionally and personally. Emily Petrelli and her husband Daniel Greenwood left busy, stressful jobs to open Restaurant St Lawrence four years ago. They structured the hours and the menu to suit and did almost all the jobs themselves. They pivoted hard through the pandemic then saw cost of living pressures bite their customers and their restaurant costs. The final straw? Their first baby came along and the couple decided to call time. Is this a tragedy or a victory? We nut it out... https://www.restaurantstlawrence.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.
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Hospitality professionals are often looking at creating a career that works for them, both professionally and personally. Emily Petrelli and her husband Daniel Greenwood left busy, stressful jobs to open Restaurant St Lawrence four years ago. They structured the hours and the menu to suit and did almost all the jobs themselves. They pivoted hard through the pandemic then saw cost of living pressures bite their customers and their restaurant costs. The final straw? Their first baby came along and the couple decided to call time. Is this a tragedy or a victory? We nut it out... https://www.restaurantstlawrence.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.
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