Three Food Memories

"These wars are just part of this acceleration and expansion of colonialism"
Journalist and author Antoun Issa's new book Rebirth: A Love Story From the Depths of War has just been released. The book is about his mother's experiences of her time in Beirut in 1974 during the Lebanese Civil War and her migration to Australia.
On the menu: Ashta without rice, burnt chicken drumsticks, and cheesecake with chocolate. 
Sides include: food as a tool of communication, coming out to the family, and a sprinkle of Canaanite mythology.  

Antoun's social cause is free access to quality healthcare and education for all. It helps marginalised communities, it helps the millions struggling with cost of living and housing, it helps the poorest among us, it helps the elderly, it helps children, it helps parents, it helps First Nations communities, it helps those with serious mental health issues. It provides a foundation for a quality of living that every human being has the right to, which then feeds into healthy, productive and happier communities. 

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On journalist Antoun Issa's menu: Ashta without rice, burnt chicken drumsticks, and cheesecake with chocolate. 

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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

"I splash around fish sauce willy-nilly, like cologne" - Warwick Thornton 
In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet film director Warwick Thornton.  You'll know him for his magnificent and heart-wrenching storytelling in movies such as Samson & Delilah, The New Boy, and his latest film Wolfram. 
What you may not know is that he is an undeniable, dinky-di foodie. So much so that he chose not to share food memories in advance of his chat with Savva, but instead invited Savva into a conversation led by instinct, feeling, and an intense hatred for fruit in savoury food...with the exception of one particular snack. What snack? You'll have to listen in to find out.  
On the menu: ethnic culinary inspiration at IGAs, discovering Asian cuisine after Cyclone Tracy, and a three year journey to an epiphany about chocolate! 
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Film maker and director Warwick Thornton is about as creative as you can get. He's also a dinky-di foodie at heart. 
On the menu: discovering ethnic culinary delights at local IGAs, discovering Asian cuisine after Cyclone Tracy, and a three year journey to an epiphany about chocolate! 
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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

During the break we're exploring some of the Aussiest food memories we've had on the show. 
Hear Blanche D'Alpuget describe halcyon lunches moored on Sydney Harbour, Kate Reid drool over custardy baked goods motorside with her dad, and Phoebe Greenwood reminisce about salty fried goods in the sand with her mum. 
You can hear the full episodes released as follows - just search for the guest name or scroll down the episode listing by date. 
Blanche D'Alpuget - released October 28, 2025
Kate Reid - released November 25, 2025
Phoebe Greenwood - released August 5, 2025 

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TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.