Podcast appearances and mentions of rita erlich

1. Geoff Harrison learns about Romania's tourism attractions from tourism officer Razvan Marc.2. Travel Writer Radio's Rita Erlich discovers three museums in Italy that don't have long queues.3. Travelbites host David Gordon meets Prague-based blogger Janek Rubes who publishes the Real Honest Guide.4. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull (co-hosts of Around the World TV) discover the many aspects of vegan food from their studio guest, Holistic Chef, Niki Connor.

1. Geoff Harrison visits the Main Noodle House in New York City.2. Dianne Matson from Travel Writers Radio chats with Chef Stefano de Pieri and Nick Diamontopoulos from The Stinking Rose garlic farm and restaurant.3. David Gordon from Travelbites reports from Malawi, Africa where he learnt about a home building project to benefit the native population.4. Rita Erlich interviews sommelier Ken John about his favourite topic, Italian wines.

In the lead up to Stephen Nicolazzo's vivid revival of the 1970s classic, Abigail's Party, we asked some lifestyle experts to help us put together the Perfect 70s Party Guide. As you prepare the menu for your guests, listen to Food Educator and author Alice Zaslavsky as she chats with one of Melbourne's best-loved food writers, Rita Erlich about the decade's culinary experiments.

Get all links mentioned:  https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/022-how-to-be-a-better-writer-be-a-good-listener-rita-erlich Skip through the episode:Brief introduction {04:52}How Rita came to write for the The Age Good Food Guide {06:57}Core principles of her writing {17:57}  How to be a good listener {19:42}On Dining in the Dark and the senses {21:01}Lessons learnt from her parents, family history {24:39}How her fascination with food came about {32:52}The importance of a humble dining experience {38:49}How Rita cooks {44:00}  More on the The Age Good Food Guide {51:07}The industry: then vs now {53:12}Chefs that currently stand out {55:48}What hasn’t changed in hospitality {58:48}The food culture of Melbourne {01:01:18}Advice to food writers starting now {01:04:05}Myths and mistakes writers may make {01:07:46}How she would train prospective journalists {01:09:06}Commonalities amongst the good restaurants {01:12:52}Apparent failures that have turned into a success {01:16:31}If she had to do a TED talk not on food or hospitality, what would it be? {01:20:10}Something she’s most proud of {01:20:57}Best purchase or experience under $200 {01:21:19}Something she’s changed her mind on recently {01:23:00}Cookbooks worth gifting {01:24:37}A billboard anywhere in Melbourne - where, and what would it say? {01:25:55}What insight about life seems obvious to her, but not to others? {01:26:45}

We started today's show with a chat to Linda Catalano about last week's rather successful Melbourne Salami Festa... there was a controversial result, as the overall winner was only one point ahead of its rivals and contained - gasp! - DUCK in addition to pork. Next up Jennifer Boggiss and Pope Joan's Matt Wilkinson popped in to talk about Heilala vanilla from Tonga. We chatted about growing and harvesting vanilla, how to assess its quality, and of course what to cook with it.It's around this time of year that our thoughts turn to sparkling wine, and specifically wines from Champagne. Rita Erlich knows a thing or two about that particular drink, and walked us through the history of the big Champagne houses and differences in styles. She also brought us some actual real-life Champagne to drink, so what's not to like?