Tim Cox - Merrymaker II Servants Community Housing

09/02/20 • 54 min

On this episode we talk to Tim Cox aka Mr Merrymaker himself about how he got his start in the hospitality industry by taking a unique and unconventional route from accountant to Chef, catering & event business owner and Kitchen Manager of Servants Community Housing - a brilliant non-profit organisation that is passionate about breaking the cycle of disadvantage and social exclusion by providing affordable, safe housing for those on low incomes.
Tim is very open and honest about his journey including some of the highs, lows and teaching moments he has experienced along the way.
We loved our chat and hope you enjoy listening in!
You can find Tim, Merrymaker and Servants Community Housing here:
Web...
Merrymaker
Servants Community Housing
Instagram...
@merrymaker.mel
Facebook...
Merrymaker
or get in touch via email...
[email protected]
For "Banny's" Wintry Lamb and Vegetable Soup Recipe...
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Love thy Stranger is recorded on Wurundjeri land in the outer east of Naarm, that you will find on a map as Melbourne, Australia and we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Sovereignty was never ceded.

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Lydia Hean - Nine Yards Eatery

On this episode of Love thy Stranger we chat with Lydia Hean; Head Chef and Part Owner of Nine Yards Eatery in South Melbourne.
Lydia is a phenomenal Chef and one of the most inspiring humans and practitioners of hospitality I have been privileged to listen to and learn from! I absolutely loved our chat and really valued Lydia's honesty, vulnerability, her story and the wisdom she carries and shared with me, that is well beyond her years.
In this episode we discuss leading peers, how her passion was discovered and developed and what drives her love for hospitality!
You can find Lydia and her phenomenal eatery here:
Web:
Nine Yards Eatery
Instagram:
@nine_yards_southmelb II @chef_lydiahean
Facebook:
Nine Yards Eatery
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Love Thy Stranger Guest Recipes
Love thy Stranger is recorded on Wurundjeri land in the outer east of Naarm, that you will find on a map as Melbourne, Australia and we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Sovereignty was never ceded.

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Nornie Bero - Mabu Mabu

On this episode of LTS we talk with Nornie Bro head chef and business owner of Mabu Mabu.
Originally from Mer Island in the Torres Strait, Nornie has been a professional chef for over 20 years. Her style of cooking is all about generosity and flavour. She has been creating dishes using native ingredients for much of her career, and is currently on a mission to make Indigenous herbs, spices, vegetables and fruits part of everyone's kitchen pantry.
Nornie is, to us, the absolute embodiment of true and pure hospitality.

This was the very first chat we ever had with Nornie and we felt welcomed and included in her world immediately. We laughed alot and as we talked Nornie kept dropping hospitality truth bombs, wisdom and practical tips for a life of welcome, acceptance and inclusion as we went.
We loved this conversation and we cannot wait to hang out at Mabu Mabu when this lockdown is over!
ABOUT MABU MABU (Taken from their website)

(Mabu Mabu) is a Torres Strait owned and run business with an emphasis on using fresh, seasonal and native ingredients to create beautiful dishes that bring people together. Mabu Mabu is a term from the Torres Strait that translates to 'help yourself' and Traditionally, a Mabu Mabu is a banquet, shared table or big family meal, it's how we like to enjoy food on the islands: surrounded by the people we love.

(They're) passionate about native ingredients, and use a variety of indigenous herbs, fruits, succulents and spices in all of (their) dishes. (Mabu Mabu) wants to help create a truely Australian cuisine by helping people to understand native flavours, and to use them in their every-day cooking.

Web...
Mabu Mabu
Instagram...
@mabu_mabu_aus
Facebook...
Mabu Mabu

or get in touch via email...
[email protected]
For "Banny's" Wintry Lamb and Vegetable Soup Recipe...
Love thy Stranger Guest Recipes
Love thy Stranger is recorded on Wurundjeri land in the outer east of Naarm, that you will find on a map as Melbourne, Australia and we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Sovereignty was never ceded.