Forkcast

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food.Trying LeTao Japanese cheesecakeThe international fast food chains sweeping AustraliaMelbourne's best new burgerBelgian fries have come to Chapel StreetAnd moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:"Tokyo-style" pizza at GarfieldMelbourne's best and worst hot chipsRicky's gut health go-toThoughts on FrenchieButter everythingAnd more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food.Quincy's Sydney and Byron recsSpotting a bad oysterMonstera fruit reviewDoes George Calombaris deserve a second chance?Thoughts on Noma scandalAnd moreWant to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode:Time After Time (CBD)Dumpling Time Block Place (CBD)A Little Joy (CBD)Breakfast Hola (CBD)You Beauty (Bangalow, NSW)Feu (Byron Bay, NSW)Coupette (Southbank)Yamagen (CBD)Cleo (CBD)Frenchie (CBD)Atsu (Carlton)Sama (Fairfield)Ho Jiak (CBD)Taquito (Carlton)Common Cuts (CBD)Bau Bau (Mount Eliza)Kolkata Cricket Club (Southbank)Shunde (CBD)Frenchie (CBD)For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Getting our hands dirty at Ministry of CrabThoughts on set menusThe new AU seafood import lawsRicky's yum cha picksAnd more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Does squishing something make it taste better?Quincy's -85º coffee reviewRicky ate a guinea pig in PeruThoughts on ChinamaxxingWhere we've been eating – Gamja Hotteok, Udon Izakaya Tanukiya, Moon Drop, Ecuadorian Corner + moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Quincy's US food recapEating at the Aus OpenBest new Melbourne openings+ more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

That's a wrap on Forkcast for 2025! Thanks for listening to our final episode of the year.Featuring:First time trying sisigShake Shack at the AOThe prettiest Nando's in MelbourneGaga concert recapBlackbird review dramaTop new openings of 2026Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode:From Here by Mike (Docklands)98 Lygon (Brunswick East)Bar Bouni (Southbank)Zareh (Collingwood)Johnny’s Green Room (Carlton)Moon Drop (Collingwood)Mr Mills (CBD)For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Dining in Melbourne's first courthouseOur most hated foodsHow to get discounted Molly TeaBest cafes for coworkingAnd moreWant to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode:Ciao Cielo (Port Melbourne)Gambino (Glen Waverley)Great Eastern Hakka (Mount Waverley)Yiaga (East Melbourne)Mary's (Collingwood)Tipo 00 (CBD)Jollof Vibe (Flemington)Ho Liao (CBD)Past/Port (CBD)Ponyfish Island (CBD)Disuko (CBD)Yum Sing House (CBD)Molly Tea (multiple locations)Hanbaobao (CBD)Hopper Joint (Prahran)New Hector's Deli (CBD)Maiz y Cacao (CBD)Baguette Studios (North Melbourne)Dong Bun Bun (CBD)Blue Door Cafe (CBD)Bottari (CBD)Thanks so much to Ciao Cielo and Reymond Communications for having us, and to Nikitha Martins for production.For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Our picks at Paramount Food Court Go-to pub ordersThe Mecca cafeWhat’s a Louise cake?Michelin comes to NZGerald's Bar's new location And more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Puerto Rican foodChinese souvlakiThe Age Good Food awardsMichelin coming to New ZealandAnd more!Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode:Officina Gastronomia Italiana (Prahran)Home Economics (Brunswick)Home Souv (Box Hill)Kalimera Souvlaki Art (Oakleigh)Atta (Albert Park)Hawker Hall (Windsor)Beit Siti (Coburg)Taqueria Sin Nombre (CBD)Thanks so much to OGI and Reymond Communications for having us, and to Nikitha Martins for production.For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:What's opening, closing and changing conceptsThe tiramisu takeoverIt's time for hospo leaders to be held accountableIs Le Creuset over?The future of modified meatCheap eats to put on your hit listFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.This week, we're heading 80 stories up for a five-course dinner at Atria by new chef Paul Lewis.For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Venues vs Google reviewers - what's the etiquette?Three major Melbourne venues that have closed to reopen with new conceptsWhere we've eaten this month and what's coming upA Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food termsFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.Featuring:Lerice has opened in the new Austro bakery spaceCan and should you write about venues without their permission? Plus other industry gossWhere we've eaten this month and what's coming upA Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food termsFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food.This week, we're talking about the importance of brand experience in hospitality and beyond, and what that term actually means.For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠⁠@rickysam⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@forksake⁠⁠ and Quincy at ⁠⁠@quincepaste_⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@gruelclub⁠

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're talking about all things chicken. Fried, roast, chargrilled or poached, chicken is a universally-loved protein with strong roots in Australian cuisine that keep getting deeper. We recap our favourite styles and the new entrants into the city's dining scene that you should keep your eye on.For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠⁠@rickysam⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@forksake⁠⁠ and Quincy at ⁠⁠@quincepaste_⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@gruelclub⁠

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, Quincy's recapping her recent trip to Japan, and we're talking through the different styles of Japanese dining that you can and can't find in Melbourne.For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠@rickysam⁠ / ⁠@forksake⁠ and Quincy at ⁠@quincepaste_⁠ / ⁠@gruelclub

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring:Bottomless brunch is back – or did it ever go away?Winter specials & noodle soup maniaDry July – just a fad or here to stay?Our top eats this month Best new Melbourne restaurant openingsFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub