EPISODE · Sep 17, 2023 · 27 MIN
Nina Alidenes (One Penny Red) - a life-changing decision
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
Closing a restaurant on your own terms is a huge achievement. We talk to Nina Alidenes from One Penny Red in Sydney's Summer Hill. When she announced her neighbourhood restaurant was wrapping up at the end of the year, there was an anguished outpouring from the community. Why and how did she come to this life-changing decision and how is she managing the final weeks of trade? https://onepennyred.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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Closing a restaurant on your own terms is a huge achievement. We talk to Nina Alidenes from One Penny Red in Sydney's Summer Hill. When she announced her neighbourhood restaurant was wrapping up at the end of the year, there was an anguished outpouring from the community. Why and how did she come to this life-changing decision and how is she managing the final weeks of trade? https://onepennyred.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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