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Matt McConnell at Bar Lourinhã
When you talk to Matt McConnell about food, hospitality and Bar Lourinhã, there is a quiet certainty and warmth that comes through immediately. Twenty years is a long time to do anything well, and Bar Lourinhã has done it with quiet confidence. Matt approaches this milestone with equal parts pride, humility and curiosity. A long, wandering journey through Spain and Portugal in the nineties inspired the bar on Little Collins Street which is built on warmth, simplicity and generosity. In this…
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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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