EPISODE · Sep 26, 2023 · 24 MIN
Marty Boetz (Shortgrain, Brisbane) - the long and short of opening a restaurant Part 7
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
ShortGrain is open! Over seven episodes we’ve been following the journey of a new Brisbane eatery and foodstore. Proprietor and chef Martin Boetz returns to Brisbane to build his first solo enterprise in his home town. With money and reputation on the line, ShortGrain couldn’t have had more at stake. We’ve followed the design, the planning, the build and now - finally - ShortGrain is alive. How have the early days been? Is it everything Marty dreamed of - or has it been a restaurant nightmare? https://www.shortgrain.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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ShortGrain is open! Over seven episodes we’ve been following the journey of a new Brisbane eatery and foodstore. Proprietor and chef Martin Boetz returns to Brisbane to build his first solo enterprise in his home town. With money and reputation on the line, ShortGrain couldn’t have had more at stake. We’ve followed the design, the planning, the build and now - finally - ShortGrain is alive. How have the early days been? Is it everything Marty dreamed of - or has it been a restaurant nightmare? https://www.shortgrain.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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