Winter is always tougher trading for restaurants but 2023 is presenting particular challenges. Sean Flanagan owns Wildgrain Mornington, a regional eatery which grows a lot of its own produce and works every single angle in trying to make business viable. This is a big chat, covering government policy, owner mindset and customer interactions.\n\nhttps://www.wildgrain.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.