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Straight To The Source

Tawnya Bahr, Lucy Allon

Booking Overview

An interview-led food and hospitality industry show focused on leadership, sustainability, entrepreneurship, provenance, and the future of food, with external guests including chefs, restaurateurs, producers, founders, and other industry leaders. Suitable pitches include established culinary professionals, food and beverage entrepreneurs, sustainable food innovators, hospitality executives, and authors or media personalities with credible industry expertise; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: Australia

YouTube: 188 subscribers

Instagram: 13.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@straighttothesource.com.au

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Host

Tawnya Bahr - Australian food industry professional with experience spanning the kitchen, dining room, and boardroom, including work as a chef, restaurateur, consultant, and educator.

Lucy Allon - Australian food industry professional with experience spanning the kitchen, dining room, and boardroom, including work as a chef, restaurateur, consultant, and educator.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established chefs, restaurateurs, food and beverage founders, producers, winemakers, hospitality executives, and other recognized food industry professionals with demonstrable expertise, business impact, or a compelling leadership story.
Required Achievements:  
Building or scaling a recognizable food or hospitality brand, Operating award-winning restaurants or hospitality businesses, Creating notable food products or producer businesses, Authoring cookbooks or appearing in television media, Leading sustainability, purpose-driven, or industry advocacy initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Luca Ciano - Building A Food Brand, Food Production Economics, Sourcing, Hospitality, Entrepreneurship, Family, And Mental Health.

Eddie Stewart - Building A Bakery Brand, Hospitality Culture, Brand Collaboration, Values-led Partnerships, And Sustainable Packaging.

Oliver Allis - Scaling A Food Brand, Company Culture, Collaboration, Customer Experience, And Sustainable Packaging.

Ian Hemphill - Herbs And Spices, Food Education, Product Quality, Culinary Heritage, Entrepreneurship, And Building A Long-standing Food Brand.

Colin Fassnidge - Professional Kitchens, Restaurants, Television, Leadership, Business Resilience, Family, And Mental Health In Hospitality.

Recent Topics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Damien Pignolet & Jason Roberts: Mentorship, Sydney Dining and 33 Years of Friendship

October 07, 2026

Damien Pignolet, an icon of Australian dining, and acclaimed chef Jason Roberts sit down to reflect on a relationship spanning more than 30 years, one shaped by food, mentorship, trust and friendship. What makes someone back a young chef before everyone else can see what they’re capable of? From Claude’s and Bistro Moncur to the Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year Award, this conversation explores mentorship, trust, kitchen pressure, and the evolution of Sydney dining. Damie...

Australia Exports 70% of Its Seafood and Imports 70%. Heidi Walker tells us why.

September 30, 2026

Why is it easier to buy imported tuna in an Australian supermarket than tuna caught off our own coast? Heidi Walker, co-founder of Walker's Seafood and Walker's Tuna, explains why. Australia exports about 70% of the seafood it catches and imports about 70% of what it eats. Local fishers pay Australian wages and Australian fuel prices, and they compete against subsidised foreign fleets fishing the high seas with few rules. The country also has no scaled seafood canning facility left. Heidi and...

Angus Cameron: Beyond the Jar at Meredith Dairy

September 23, 2026

Meredith Dairy’s marinated goat cheese has become one of Australia’s most recognisable food products. But behind that famous jar is a far bigger story about farming, family, innovation, sustainability and what it really takes to build an Australian food business with global reach. In this episode of Straight To The Source, Tawnya Bahr sits down with Angus Cameron, the next generation helping steer Meredith Dairy, to get beyond the cheese and into the realities of running one of Au...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Straight To The Source?

Straight To The Source is hosted by Tawnya Bahr and Lucy Allon. Its publicly listed email is hello@straighttothesource.com.au. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Straight To The Source?

The publicly listed email for Straight To The Source: hello@straighttothesource.com.au.

How many listeners does Straight To The Source have?

Podseeker estimates Straight To The Source reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Straight To The Source?

Straight To The Source typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established chefs, restaurateurs, food and beverage founders, producers, winemakers, hospitality executives, and other recognized food industry professionals with demonstrable expertise, business impact, or a compelling leadership story. Common among recent guests: Building or scaling a recognizable food or hospitality brand; Operating award-winning restaurants or hospitality businesses; Creating notable food products or producer businesses. Recent guests include Luca Ciano, Eddie Stewart, and Oliver Allis.

How hard is it to get booked on Straight To The Source?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Straight To The Source cover?

Recent episodes cover Hospitality, Food, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

hello@straighttothesource.com.au

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