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I like food. My good friend Snarky Platypus also likes food. And we also like wine. But we also have opinions. So in this final episode of the spring series we bring you some of those opinions.
In this episode we talk about the magical world of slop bowls, the foods of Italy and Indonesia, grilled chicken, rending, tempeh, duck, parrots, steak, and the price of wine.
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Episode Links
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A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball.
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Rockpool Bar & Grill is home to the finest meat and seafood grill in the country. A top steak restaurant in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, we take pride in delivering exceptional service and cuisine, with Rockpool Sydney consistently ranked among the world’s best steakhouses.
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Brokenwood Wines is one of Australia's most reputable wine labels and a must-visit in the Hunter Valley, offering a range of experiences.
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[19 September 2025] A riveting, jaw-dropping, no-holds-barred investigation into why corporate America eats slop bowls.
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ThisBowl is an Australian chain that serves “bowls.” Somewhere between Sweetgreen, Cava, and a poke bowl, they opened their first location in Noho (Naurho) last year. Their second location recently opened in NoMad (Next up, Naurlita?) They have perennially long lines, a collaborative hoodie with Marni, and a cult-like following. I had to experience it. ThisBowl. This motherfucking bowl. Don’t be scared—ThisBowl will change your life, if you’ll let it.
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[2 December 2025] Diners have bowl fatigue, with some deriding them as ‘slop.’ Even Chipotle’s founder has moved on by starting a sandwich chain.
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[29 May 2025] What's unique about artisanal slop bowls is that the level of optimization goes both ways. Few people who eat at these restaurants are going because they love the food itself, but rather, they want to optimize for eating some number of calories, positive nutrients and vitamins and protein, all for one low cost. The transaction is essentially metabolic, not culinary or social.
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[21 November 2025] A bite-for-bite play-by-play of Sweetgreen’s new “Power Max Protein Bowl,” my least favorite lunch this year.
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Panda Express is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in American Chinese cuisine. With over 2,400 locations,[3] it is the largest Asian-segment restaurant chain in the United States,[4][5] and is mainly located in North America and Asia.
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[28 November 2025] Charcoal chicken restaurant El Jannah secures international funding to help massive expansion plans
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Japanese comedy boy in Oz🦘🌸.
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Located on Level 3, our two State of the art sound studios can be used to record your music or podcast. The On Air light with the studio monitors, rode podcast mics and studio headphones make PHIVE the perfect place to work on your creation.
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The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Māori name, pārera.
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The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria. Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
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[2 December 2025] A certain Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) was being quite insistent today. [Includes a link to a video of the encounter.]
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Surround yourself with living colour at Birdworld Kuranda, one of Australia’s largest collection of free-flying birds.
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The famous Kuranda Scenic Railway winds its way on a journey from Gimuy (Cairns) via Bubundji (Freshwater), to Ngunbay (Kuranda), the village in the rainforest. Rising from sea level to 327 metres, the journey to Kuranda passes spectacular waterfalls as it moves through the stunning Din Din (Barron Gorge).
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The sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the islands of Indonesia. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests.
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5 July 2019] Footage shows Australian parrot breaching building’s defences with delight.
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Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
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[18 March 2025] Gaining recognition would be a strategic step towards encouraging more tourism, Indonesia’s culture minister said.
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[10 December 2025] Italian cooking added to ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list after campaign by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government.
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Macaroni and cheese (colloquially known as mac and cheese and known as macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom) is a pasta dish of macaroni covered in cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar sauce. Its origins trace back to cheese and pasta casseroles in medieval England.
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[15 December 2025] The comforting tourist-brochure idea of what Italian food looks like obscures a story shaped by hunger, migration and innovation.
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- The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian via The Freesound Project.
- Edict fanfare by neonaeon, via The Freesound Project.
- Elephant Stamp theme by Joshua Mehlman.