What's On My Mind - Hello 2026

Dirty Linen is back for 2026. This is a solo chat with me, Dani Valent, covering big topics like the Bondi shootings and bushfires. We set some intentions for 2026 and share some of the restaurants that meant a lot to us in 2025. I’ve missed you…let’s do this. I talk about: Pod with my dad https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/dr-paul-valent-psychiatrist-traumatologist-the-impact-of-disasters/ Aux Deux Amis in Paris https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/david-loyola-aux-deux-amis-dining-in-paris-special-episode-with-dani-valent/ Tinee Suntivatana https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/sutinee-tinee-suntivatana-humble-rays-toris-and-regale-melbourne-the-balance-of-competition-and-collaboration/ Gerald Diffey https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/gerald-diffey-geralds-bar-building-nurturing-and-honouring/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty 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’s 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. Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.