Full program podcast

Complete episode: Explore the cultural, social, scientific, historical and sensual world of food with Michael Mackenzie on ABC Radio National's RN First Bite. Published every Saturday.

Latest episodes

1. Gin history and Ruth Reichel

   23 Jan 2015

   27 min ▶

2. Mobile butchery and absolute tripe

   16 Jan 2015

   27 min ▶

3. Pasture's high priest, bloody sweet and civet coffee

   09 Jan 2015

   27 min ▶

4. Raw milk and a table for One

   02 Jan 2015

   27 min ▶

5. Food in movies and a chocolate indulgence

   26 Dec 2014

   27 min ▶

6. Food trends, fruitcakes and mixed dozen

   20 Dec 2014

   27 min ▶

7. The third plate, smell in Cantonese, customised cocktails

   13 Dec 2014

   27 min ▶

8. Vegan children and a vegetarian butcher

   06 Dec 2014

   27 min ▶

9. Hospital meals, food tech, farmers make pasta

   29 Nov 2014

   27 min ▶

10. Udon noodles, vowel movements and seaweed umami

    22 Nov 2014

    27 min ▶

11. Does cooking matter, jam tips and heavy metal olives

    15 Nov 2014

    27 min ▶

12. Saturday November 8, 2014

    07 Nov 2014

    27 min ▶

13. Transcontinental food train part 2

    01 Nov 2014

    27 min ▶

14. Transcontinental food train part 1

    24 Oct 2014

    27 min ▶

15. A linguist reads the menu, the perfect cuppa, and an interactive tablecloth

    17 Oct 2014

    27 min ▶

16. Food for a healthy mind and a taste of Cuba

    10 Oct 2014

    27 min ▶

17. Saturday 4 October, 2014

    03 Oct 2014

    27 min ▶

18. Food labelling for health; home-made yoghurt; traditional tapas

    26 Sep 2014

    27 min ▶

19. Slow Money, Chilean food, waste-wise supermarkets

    19 Sep 2014

    27 min ▶

20. Founding families of wine fight back

    12 Sep 2014

    27 min ▶