Five Minutes With... Dan Hong, Who Magazine July 28, 2022
/The celebrity chef hits the streets and brings food from all around the world into our homes on SBS Food series The Streets with Dan Hong
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The celebrity chef hits the streets and brings food from all around the world into our homes on SBS Food series The Streets with Dan Hong
A big week! I preview SBS series The Hunting with a plot teaser and a set visit piece, talk to Benjamin Law about his doco series Waltzing the Dragon, preview the next instalment of Lambs of God, plus feature a chat with EP Toni Graphia about Outlander. For my profile on Susie Porter, go to the TV WEEK tab under Telling Stories.
Anytime I can champion more diversity in the magazine is a good thing, and this week, it's a chat with Michael Hing, whose documentary series Where Are You Really From? tackles head on the "double from" question many Asian Americans and Asian Australians have encountered. From there, I talked to MKR judge Manu Feildel about his menu for the Hoyts Lux movie experience. In the issue on stands with the June 25 cover date, I spoke to John Cameron Mitchell, the pioneer behind Hedwig and the Angry Inch, for the Soundtrack of My Life feature, and took a look at the final four on The Voice.
I loved The Good Wife and I love The Good Fight. All there is to it. Here is the lovely Cush Jumbo!
While Constance Wu receives praise and award-show nods in the US for Fresh Off the Boat, Fiona Choi, who plays matriarch Jenny Law in Australian comedy The Family Law, has gotten nominated for an AACTA Award here. What a pleasure to get to know her.
Dream assignment fulfilled: Writing about the finale of Eurovision. (My dreams are simple)
I got to speak with one of my favourite chefs, Adam Liaw, to talk about his latest TV series, Destination Flavour Scandinavia.