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Julien Pascal & Julien Wurtlin at Babines
Collingwood has no shortage of bars, but Babines stands out, thanks to the two Juliens behind it: Julien Pascal and Julien Wurtlin. When I first went in not long after they opened a year and a half ago (on the recommendation of a French friend, naturally), I was hooked: the cocktails, the tapenade soldiers, the way the place already felt like it belonged. Since then, the pair have kept shaping and reshaping the space themselves into something great; renovations, late…
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Meet your host, Jo Rittey
Jo Rittey is a Melbourne-based food writer and podcast host with a background in languages and a long-standing love of French culture.
She’s interested in people — what drives them, what feeds them (literally and figuratively), and how their stories unfold.
When she’s not teaching French or recording a podcast, she’s probably tracking down a good cheese or planning her next trip to France.
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