Ate Ate Ate

Not Eating Michelin

Jean and Sam have been revived from the dead to discuss the much-anticipated Michelin Guide: the first ever in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 110 restaurants were included over t

Eating 2025 ft. Janice Leung Hayes

It's the end of 2025, and Sam and Jean wrap a bow on the silly season by talking about the year we've had through food. What are the best bites we've had? The best food e

Eating Michelin

Sam and Jean sit down with Kate Underwood, who is the Communications/Kaitaki Lead at Eat New Zealand, the Restaurant Manager at plant-based restaurant Forest and the co-c

How to eat on holiday

Sam and Jean are back! And they've been travelling! And eating! In this episode of Ate Ate Ate, we talk about top tips + tricks of how to approach eating on holiday, an

Spilling the tea ft. Jesse's Teahouse

We're stoked to welcome Jesse's Teahouse, one of the biggest tea educators + appreciators in the English-speaking world, onto the pod to talk gongfu tea culture, his jour

2025: What's going on with food right now?

Hello! We're baaaaaack! Sam and Jean take to the microphone once again for Season 2 of Ate Ate Ate, alongside returning guest Emily Contois (professor, author, food exper

Episode 13: Eating 2024

We sign off for the year in our finale episode, where we talk about everything from the best things we ate, our highlights of 2024, and where the fuck is this podcast goi

Steven Junil Park is an Artist Who Eats

In this episode, we make a version of juk (Korean rice porridge) for Steven Park, who is a multidisciplinary artist behind the label 6x4. He has a lot to say about the et

brunelle dias is an Artist Who Eats

In this episode, we make banana roti for brunelle dias, a painter from India who is drawn to colour, light, and illuminating the sacred in the every day. For a special

Tony Guo is an Artist Who Eats

In this episode, we make rou jia mo for Tony Guo, a painter that grew up in Northeast China and moved to Aotearoa when he was 12 (by himself!). For a special one-off se

Saraid de Silva is an Artist Who Eats

For a special one-off season, Sam Low and Jean Teng talk to four Artists Who Eat, making a dish in response to their work, discussing how food intersects with their pract

Episode 12: Eating Restaurant of the Year

In which Jean and Sam talk about restaurant lists, Top 50, Metro Restaurant of the Year, and the Auckland restaurant scene in general. Congratulations to Forest, a smal

Episode 11: Eating Reality TV (ft. Nat Wolf / Masterchef Australia)

Sam and Jean talk to Nat Wolf, the winner of Masterchef Australia 2024. Nat was a fan favourite from day dot, having made a kangaroo larb on the first episode that a) per

Episode 10: Eating Takeout (ft. Julie Zhu of Takeout Kids)

In this episode, we talk to Julie Zhu, the director and creator of beautifully observed documentary series Takeout Kids. In season two, she invites us into the world of t

Episode 9: We Check In (ft. Each Other)

It's the check-in episode! Sam Low and Jean Teng have had quite busy lives recently - including visiting Tasmania together, prepping for a pop-up, buying apartments, exec

Episode 8: Eating & TCM (ft. Zoey Xinyi Gong)

Sam Low and Jean Teng discover the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), thanks to Chinese Medicine food therapist and registered dietician, Zoey Xinyi

Episode 7: Getting Baked (ft. Erin Clarkson / Cloudy Kitchen)

In this episode, we talk to Erin Clarkson (Cloudy Kitchen), a New Zealand-based baker whose fervent fanbase is made up of dedicated blog readers and Instagram followers,

Episode 6: Eating Queer Food (ft. John Birdsall)

Sam Low and Jean Teng talk to James Beard award-winning author John Birdsall (The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard) about the question: what is queer food?

Episode 5: Eating Coffee (ft. Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine)

Both Sam and Jean don't eat breakfast - they eat coffee. In this episode, Sam (former NZ Barista Champion, Latte Art Champion, coffee trainer and all-around expert) talks

Episode 4: Eating Nostalgia (ft. David Correos)

Sam and Jean talk to comedian David Correos (Taskmaster NZ) about their childhood faves and memories from youth, including all-you-can-eat buffets, Lone Star, Dennys, and