EPISODE · Jul 12, 2022 · 34 MIN
Minoli de Silva (Ella, Darwin) - a relationship with food
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
A chemical engineer by training, Minoli de Silva was born in Sri Lanka and is now living in Darwin where she’s just opened her first restaurant Ella. Minoli came to attention on MasterChef Australia on season 13 and again for the 2022 Fans & Faves series. We cover the current unrest in Sri Lanka, the orthodoxies and otherwise of Sri Lankan cuisine, a cancer journey that changed her relationship to food and her views on restaurant culture. https://www.instagram.com/minoli.desilva/?hl=en 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
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A chemical engineer by training, Minoli de Silva was born in Sri Lanka and is now living in Darwin where she’s just opened her first restaurant Ella. Minoli came to attention on MasterChef Australia on season 13 and again for the 2022 Fans & Faves series. We cover the current unrest in Sri Lanka, the orthodoxies and otherwise of Sri Lankan cuisine, a cancer journey that changed her relationship to food and her views on restaurant culture. https://www.instagram.com/minoli.desilva/?hl=en 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
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