Lydia Blocksidge (Head Gardener Lowe Wines) - the gardener is the first chef
The gardener is the first chef. That's the principle that drives the food direction at Zin House, with head gardener Lydia Blocksidge tending large plots within sight of the restaurant. Being integral to such a short, direct supply chain means this passionate grower has her dream job.\nThis is the second episode in our special series in Mudgee, New South Wales. We're spending a week at the interwoven food and drink enterprises based at Tinja Farm. Lowe Family Wines, Zin House and Althea by Zin bakery form a farming and feeding ecosystem that's been crafted over decades, and incorporates ever-developing ideas about sustainability, community and hospitality.\n\nhttps://lowefamilywineco.com.au\n\nFollow Dirty Linen on Instagram\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast\n\nFollow Dani Valent\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/danivalent\n\nFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/\n\nFollow Huck (Executive Producer)\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/\n\nLISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS\n\nhttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork\n\nDirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it\u2019s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.\xa0\nDirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.