Rita Erlich's guest appearances

Rita Erlich

Melbourne Theatre Company

Uncommon

Jules Lund

Wil Anderson

James Martin

Nathan Chan

Chris Smith

Josh Miller

Jason Harris

Mike Bartlett

Rohit Bhargava

Samuel Beckett

Harold Pinter

Simon Stephens

Brendan Gahan

David Hare

Jessie Roberts

OwlTail

Alice Zaslavsky

In the lead up to Stephen Nicolazzo's vivid revival of the 1970s classic, Abigail's Party, we asked some lifestyle experts to help us put together the Perfect 70s Party Guide. As you prepare the menu for your guests, listen to Food Educator and author Alice Zaslavsky as she chats with one of Melbourne's best-loved food writers, Rita Erlich about the decade's culinary experiments.

Abigail's Party | Alice Zaslavsky and Rita Erlich on 70s Food

Get all links mentioned:  https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/022-how-to-be-a-better-writer-be-a-good-listener-rita-erlich Skip through the episode:Brief introduction {04:52}How Rita came to write for the The Age Good Food Guide {06:57}Core principles of her writing {17:57}  How to be a good listener {19:42}On Dining in the Dark and the senses {21:01}Lessons learnt from her parents, family history {24:39}How her fascination with food came about {32:52}The importance of a humble dining experience {38:49}How Rita cooks {44:00}  More on the The Age Good Food Guide {51:07}The industry: then vs now {53:12}Chefs that currently stand out {55:48}What hasn’t changed in hospitality {58:48}The food culture of Melbourne {01:01:18}Advice to food writers starting now {01:04:05}Myths and mistakes writers may make {01:07:46}How she would train prospective journalists {01:09:06}Commonalities amongst the good restaurants {01:12:52}Apparent failures that have turned into a success {01:16:31}If she had to do a TED talk not on food or hospitality, what would it be? {01:20:10}Something she’s most proud of {01:20:57}Best purchase or experience under $200 {01:21:19}Something she’s changed her mind on recently {01:23:00}Cookbooks worth gifting {01:24:37}A billboard anywhere in Melbourne - where, and what would it say? {01:25:55}What insight about life seems obvious to her, but not to others? {01:26:45} Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get all links mentioned:  <a href="https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/022-how-to-be-a-better-writer-be-a-good-listener-rita-erlich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/022-how-to-be-a-better-writer-be-a-good-listener-rita-erlich</a> Skip through the episode:Brief introduction {04:52}How Rita came to write for the The Age Good Food Guide {06:57}Core principles of her writing {17:57}  How to be a good listener {19:42}On Dining in the Dark and the senses {21:01}Lessons learnt from her parents, family history {24:39}How her fascination with food came about {32:52}The importance of a humble dining experience {38:49}How Rita cooks {44:00}  More on the The Age Good Food Guide {51:07}The industry: then vs now {53:12}Chefs that currently stand out {55:48}What hasn’t changed in hospitality {58:48}The food culture of Melbourne {01:01:18}Advice to food writers starting now {01:04:05}Myths and mistakes writers may make {01:07:46}How she would train prospective journalists {01:09:06}Commonalities amongst the good restaurants {01:12:52}Apparent failures that have turned into a success {01:16:31}If she had to do a TED talk not on food or hospitality, what would it be? {01:20:10}Something she’s most proud of {01:20:57}Best purchase or experience under $200 {01:21:19}Something she’s changed her mind on recently {01:23:00}Cookbooks worth gifting {01:24:37}A billboard anywhere in Melbourne - where, and what would it say? {01:25:55}What insight about life seems obvious to her, but not to others? {01:26:45} Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How to be a better writer; be a good listener - Rita Erlich