EPISODE · Oct 17, 2023 · 30 MIN
Thanh Truong (Produce Expert) - Fruit nerd
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
When did fruit become so fraught? Our guest today is Thanh Truong, a second generation fruiterer and author of a new book Don’t Buy Fruit and Veg Without Me. Thanh is the self-confessed Fruit Nerd - that’s him on Instagram - and he knows fruit inside and out, or we should probably say sprout to pip, skin to core? He knows how to choose a good avocado and whether or not my kids can eat apples out of season. https://www.instagram.com/fruitnerd/?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 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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When did fruit become so fraught? Our guest today is Thanh Truong, a second generation fruiterer and author of a new book Don’t Buy Fruit and Veg Without Me. Thanh is the self-confessed Fruit Nerd - that’s him on Instagram - and he knows fruit inside and out, or we should probably say sprout to pip, skin to core? He knows how to choose a good avocado and whether or not my kids can eat apples out of season. https://www.instagram.com/fruitnerd/?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 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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