Episode 82 - Meat Meeting with Alex Shirazi

01/07/20 • 34 min

Alex Shirazi is a co-founder of the Cultured Meat Symposium - a Silicon Valley-based conference on lab-grown or cultured meat - he’s the Founder of Phlint, a retail analytics firm and he’s also a really nice guy.

We first met online, in the lead-up to Global Table - where he chaired a panel on the Future of Meat. Coincidentally, one of those panelists is also coming up on an episode ahead...

After the conversation you’re about to hear at the WeWork office in Melbourne’s CBD, Alex and I continued our discussion into the early hours of the morning - prompted by the n’th round at the The Black Pearl, to wrap up.

If you like this episode, Alex has his own podcast called Cultured Meat and Future Food, about cellular agriculture technology.

I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.

We first met online, in the lead-up to Global Table - where he chaired a panel on the Future of Meat. Coincidentally, one of those panelists is also coming up on an episode ahead...

If you like this episode, Alex has his own podcast called Cultured Meat and Future Food, about cellular agriculture technology.

I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.

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Episode 81 - Born In Britain, Marked By Melbourne with Ian Curley

Ian Curley has had regular TV appearances, hosting his own show on Channel 7’s Conviction Kitchen and recurring guest spots on popular programs like MasterChef Australia and Yes Chef.

He's a British-born, Australian-based chef, with a career that’s spanned kitchens from Australia to the United Kingdom.

Over those 40 years (and counting), more than half have been spent leading iconic venues in Melbourne and more recently, consulting as the creative culinary partner to the RASV Showgrounds of Victoria and Ovolo Hotels in Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne.

Ian’s signature style of European cuisine, that champions simplicity, as the highest form of complexity, was built from a foundation of rigorous training in his early career in London.

He’s currently the co-owner and chef at French Saloon and Kirk’s Wine Bar, Director of restaurant consultancy group, Exec Chef and has had a successful partnership with The Melbourne Racing Club since 2013.

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