By The Glass

Ben Dennis is the manager of Peking Duk, Hands Like Houses, Benson and Pinkiscool. He also loves soup so much, he's earned himself the enviable nickname of broth monster. Ben joins us on By The Glass to share his journey with the big bowl of steaming goodness, including the fateful trip to a supermarket food court that changed the course of his life forever. He does okay in the pop quiz, but the quiz master was tough. Theme music by Max Savage

Benny Walker joined us from his home in Echuca Moama, along the Murray River. His new album, Chosen Line, explores a range of different themes, most notably on the title track. And while Benny was presented with four choices in the By The Glass pop-quiz, perhaps it was destiny that saw him select one he wasn't as confident in. But, as you'll find out, he embraced the challenge. Theme music by Max Savage.

As far as surprises go, we haven't had a bigger one on By The Glass to date. Alice Fraser is the production coordinator for Tame Impala, and tour manager for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Arguably two of Australia's hottest bands right now. But the surprise we refer to is not in regards to her pop quiz performance, although it was definitely surprising, but rather her secondary and perhaps much cooler secret life - what could it be? Theme music by Max Savage

Maria Amato is the General Manager and CFO of Australian Independent Records Labels Association (AIR) and somewhat of an obsessive cookbook collector. During this episode, Maria explains the important work that AIR does for Australian independent musicians, shares her experience growing up with an Italian background and performs very strongly in the pop-quiz - becoming the first guest to take home the ultimate prize! Theme music by Max Savage

Known for his cult-like radio programme, Tower of Song, Henry Wagons has recently been working on what the Australian Parliamentary House Committee would surely deem a 'new religious movement'; Delivered Live. During this episode, Henry recalls growing up with Polish cooking, spreading dinner across three different households and performs well below par in the Pop Quiz. He did not - we repeat - did NOT take the bonus question. *Recorded prior to the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Victoria. Theme music by Max Savage

Alex Lahey joins us from a bedroom-turned-studio at her Mum's house in Melbourne. Had things panned out differently this year, she would be in the midst of playing to fans around the world. Instead, she's recording music in the home she grew up in. The result is the aptly-named EP Between the Kitchen and the Living Room. During this episode, Alex shares her experience growing up with a Greek-Egyptian heritage, tells us where to find the best falafel in Melbourne and performs admirably in the pop-quiz (in the sense that she now owes us a beer). Cheers, Alex! Theme music by Max Savage

By The Glass is back for season two. It's been a long time between drinks, and things will be a bit different this time 'round. Having both left Adelaide 12-months ago, Ali is now living in Hobart, while Chips is in Melbourne. The studio professionalism you've come to love from the podcast has been ditched in favour of an unnamed online video conferencing platform, and the guests are different too. We'll be chatting with people in the music industry. Musicians, promoters, tour managers and sound engineers - plus so many more. But, as The Cat Empire once sang, some things have changed, but some things never change, and so we return with the notoriously-tricky, crowd-pleasing pop-quiz. Subscribe today! Theme music by Max Savage

Katie Spain is a serial job quitter, wine writer and story collector. She joins Chris & Al on this episode of By The Glass to share her experience of growing up on a dairy farm and moving to London. She is The Advertiser's chief wine writer, a role last held by previous guest Tony Love, and has a new book; The Adelaide Central Market: Stories, People & Recipes, which collates the many stories of an Adelaide institution. Theme music courtesy of Max Savage Image by By The Glass Recorded live at Mache; mache.space Visit www.adelaidereview.com.au for more.

Chester Osborn is the chief winemaker at d'Arenberg. He's well-known in the wine industry and is easily recognisable through his colourful shirts and enthusiastic personality. It has been a big year for him and the winery since opening the d'Arenberg Cube in late 2017, and he joined Chris & Al on By The Glass to chat about the last 12 months, his family values & to blind-taste sparkling water. Theme music courtesy of Max Savage Image by By The Glass Recorded live at Mache; http://mache.space/ Visit www.adelaidereview.com.au for more.

Throughout our lives, we yearn to find "the best job in the world". Businesses advertise positions with the title, travel companies run competitions that, if you win, you'll have what everyone wants - but only for a short time. But at the end of the day, it's all subjective, isn't it? Now meet Jane Ferarri. Her role as Yalumba's brand ambassador is what many would classify as "the best job in the world". Jane joined Chris & Ali on By The Glass to explain what she does, and proved exactly why she's so good at it. Theme music courtesy of Max Savage Image by By The Glass Recorded live at Mache

Sean Baxter knows a thing or two about hospitality, learning his trade in a most challenging and unpredictable setting. He joined Chris & Ali on By The Glass to share his experiences in Scotland, explain the best way to drink a martini in the desert, and to talk about his newest venture; Never Never Distilling. Theme music courtesy of Max Savage Image by By The Glass Recorded live at Mache

Tony Love's friends know they don't need to worry too much about bringing a bottle of wine to dinner, but that if they do, it doesn't have to be fancy. Love is the food & wine writer for NewsCorp, which means he sees - and drinks - a lot of wine. He joined Chris & Ali on By The Glass to discuss his methods of tasting and reviewing wines, sometimes at 8am in the morning, and explained why Midnight Oil holds a dear place in his heart. Theme music courtesy of Max Savage Image by By The Glass Recorded live at Mache

David Blumberg is one of the most authentic barkeep's you'll come across. He joined Chris & Ali on By The Glass to talk about working at one of Adelaide's most revered pubs, The Exeter Hotel, it's role in the hospitality industry and it's mysterious and somewhat gruesome history. Theme music by Max Savage. Image courtesy of David Blumberg. Recorded live Mache.

Andy Nowell is a co-owner of Sunny's Pizza. We asked him what he drinks when he's in the kitchen, kneading the dough for your pizza. Image courtesy of Andy Nowell Theme music by Max Savage Podcast recorded at Mache Adelaide This podcast contains strong language.