Quincy Malesovas & Ricky Sam

Forkcast

A Food and Arts podcast

About the show

Your recap of what’s hot, fresh and half-baked in Melbourne food. Hosts Quincy Malesovas and Ricky Sam bring over a decade each in food media to the table, dishing out the latest food news – peppered with industry gossip, unfiltered opinions and plenty to chew on. For the who, what and where of Melbourne dining right now, consider this your cheat sheet.

Newest episodes

Brazilian street snacks on St Kilda Road

Nov 3, 2026 34 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Brazilian snacks and banana bread iced coffee at Good MatesChina Bar’s takeover of MelbourneWhy some delicious foods are structurally impossible to eatRestaurant etiquette: are you eating that garnish or not?Do branded collaborations add to a venue’s appeal or just dilute the vibe?What makes a great potato cake and what happened to the potato wedge? Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today’s episode: Good Mates (St Kilda Road)Golden (QV)Tacos LA (Mordialloc)La Tortilleria (Kensington)Garam Merica (St Kilda Road)Patsy’s (Melbourne)Disuko (Melbourne)Bar Romanee (Yarraville)St Ali (South Melbourne)

Finding a Filipino feast where we least expect it + porridge hacks and raw milk plugs

Oct 23, 2026 1 hr 5 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Filipino food at Jin Bar in the Dorsett MelbourneSan Francisco food highlights and the rise of robotaxisThe great credit card surcharge debateHottest new Melbourne openingsRicky's pumpkin porridge find2-ingredient spicy marg hackWhy every restaurant doesn’t have to be for everyoneAnd more Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode: Jin Bar (CBD)Kiki’s (South Yarra)Disuko (CBD)Shogunn (Collingwood)Long Xoi Viet (Sunshine)Tom Toon (Richmond)Tungthit Sizzling Steak (Richmond)Mr Mills (CBD)Kana (Cremorne)Harvie (Armadale)Pincho Disco (Collingwood) For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Eating at Melbourne's oldest social club

Oct 12, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Denmark Club, Melbourne's oldest social clubCan food have a gender?Lesser-known wine regionsF*uck, marry, kill: pancakes, waffles, French toastAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

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Brazilian street snacks on St Kilda Road

Nov 3, 2026 34 min

Finding a Filipino feast where we least expect it + porridge hacks and raw milk plugs

Oct 23, 2026 1 hr 5 min

Eating at Melbourne's oldest social club

Oct 12, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Forksake abroad, stolen tips and the $16 sparkling water scandal

Oct 1, 2026 41 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Breakfast at St James in RichmondEating our way around the world: Mexico, London, Amsterdam, Belgium and ItalyThe curious origins of “Mongolian beef”, Hainanese chicken and Turkish breadIs Melbourne actually cheap?The $16 sparkling water scandalQuincy tries cricketsMelbourne’s new wave of $10 mealsThe Frog Club, martini theatre and the return of the sundaeWhen restaurants make staff pay for breakagesAnd celebrity sightings For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Taking a sushi masterclass at Tombo Den

Sep 9, 2026 1 hr 3 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Learning to make sushi rolls at Tombo DenThe best types of dumplingsHot pepper rouletteRicky's celeb chef run-inThe burger wave continuesThe cost of toxic hospitalityAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Ricky and Quincy take mushrooms at Marmont

Aug 20, 2026 1 hr 4 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Truffle season at MarmontOmakase is cancelledThe tap vs still vs sparkling water conundrumRicky likes to water down his cocktailsThe rise of the Michelin-starred pho shopRestaurant invite etiquetteAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Dining like the gods at muses, best new Melbourne restaurants + a Vegemite hack

Jul 28, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Muses wine bar in Fitzroy NorthAtria's Table Nineteen at the Ritz-CarltonThe value of a human-centred food reviewBest new Japanese + Korean restaurantsRicky's home cooking hacksAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Drinking eggnog at a hidden Melbourne speakeasy

Jul 19, 2026 54 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Visiting a hidden Melbourne speakeasyThailand treatsRicky's Hong Kong recsWine bars are the new pubsNew Hainan chicken rice shopAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Is brunch back? Discussing the evolution of breakfast at Cuff on Flinders Lane

Jul 9, 2026 53 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Is brunch back? Thoughts on the breakfast evolution – where it's come from and where it's headedBest and worst food packaging designReflecting on freak shakes and fairy flossThe new spots shaking up breakfast in MelbourneUnique pizzas for when you're sick of pepperoniAnd more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Forkcast sleepover at a former prison

Jul 2, 2026 36 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Forkcast sleepover at the Adina Hotel Pentridge in CoburgDining in a former jail cell at Olivine Wine BarA sneak preview of the venue’s upcoming dinner with Hentley Farm wine on 18 JulyA chat with new chef Tom HoyAnd moreBook the Olivine x Hentley Farm dinner here. For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Forkcast goes glamping at Fern's hidden winter garden

Jun 25, 2026 34 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Forkcast goes glamping at Fern Bar & DiningHorsham's underrated food find The international chains hitting MelbourneHow to hack your Yochi orderBehind the scenes of the "new" New GuernicaAnd moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Ube matcha cloud + a Sunday roast in a sandwich at this new Carlton cafe

Jun 14, 2026 43 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Ube matcha, steak sandos and hotcake breakfast rolls at Attakai in CarltonA new Thai wine bar has opened in North MelbourneThe reign of the cheap eat – how low is too lowForksake's new contributor⁠Mince TV ⁠ has launched!⁠⁠Hentley Farm Wine is hosting a dinner at Olivine in Pentridge Prison⁠⁠And more For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Taco Tuesday at Mercadito in Brunswick

Jun 6, 2026 1 hr 7 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Birria and sopes at MercaditoRicky's old blogging daysEating to live vs living to eatMelbourne's latest openings and closuresAnd moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

High tea at a new CBD cafe hidden above street level

May 20, 2026 50 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Bar Kaeru has opened a new tea + pastry shop upstairsSorrento terminal revampRevisiting Ladro, a Fitzroy institutionMelbourne fire-bombing dramaAnd moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

LeTAO seasonal Hokkaido cheesecake taste-test

Apr 22, 2026 33 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Trying LeTao Japanese cheesecakeThe international fast food chains sweeping AustraliaMelbourne's best new burgerBelgian fries have come to Chapel StreetAnd moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Trying " Tokyo-style" pizza, the best and worst hot chips, and drama on Greville STRE

Apr 13, 2026 44 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: "Tokyo-style" pizza at GarfieldMelbourne's best and worst hot chipsRicky's gut health go-toThoughts on FrenchieButter everythingAnd more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Fig croissants by a Culinary Class Wars star, thoughts on Noma + Quincy's NSW Recap

Mar 31, 2026 45 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Quincy's Sydney and Byron recsSpotting a bad oysterMonstera fruit reviewDoes George Calombaris deserve a second chance?Thoughts on Noma scandalAnd moreWant to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode: Time After Time (CBD)Dumpling Time Block Place (CBD)A Little Joy (CBD)Breakfast Hola (CBD)You Beauty (Bangalow, NSW)Feu (Byron Bay, NSW)Coupette (Southbank)Yamagen (CBD)Cleo (CBD)Frenchie (CBD)Atsu (Carlton)Sama (Fairfield)Ho Jiak (CBD)Taquito (Carlton)Common Cuts (CBD)Bau Bau (Mount Eliza)Kolkata Cricket Club (Southbank)Shunde (CBD)Frenchie (CBD)For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Mukbang at Ministry of Crab Melbourne

Mar 15, 2026 1 hr 2 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Getting our hands dirty at Ministry of CrabThoughts on set menusThe new AU seafood import lawsRicky's yum cha picksAnd more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

-85º coffee, Chinamaxxing, Ricky's guinea pig review + a bit of goss at Prologue Coffee

Feb 23, 2026 52 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Does squishing something make it taste better?Quincy's -85º coffee reviewRicky ate a guinea pig in PeruThoughts on ChinamaxxingWhere we've been eating – Gamja Hotteok, Udon Izakaya Tanukiya, Moon Drop, Ecuadorian Corner + moreFor more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Gelato at MPavilion, Aus Open + new year hit list

Feb 6, 2026 27 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Quincy's US food recapEating at the Aus OpenBest new Melbourne openings+ more!For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

First time trying sisig, Gaga recap, Blackbird review drama + the top restaurant openings of 2026

Jan 9, 2026 46 min

That's a wrap on Forkcast for 2025! Thanks for listening to our final episode of the year. Featuring: First time trying sisigShake Shack at the AOThe prettiest Nando's in MelbourneGaga concert recapBlackbird review dramaTop new openings of 2026Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode: From Here by Mike (Docklands)98 Lygon (Brunswick East)Bar Bouni (Southbank)Zareh (Collingwood)Johnny’s Green Room (Carlton)Moon Drop (Collingwood)Mr Mills (CBD)For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Goat leg + squid ink spaghetti in Melbourne's oldest courthouse

Dec 21, 2025 47 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Dining in Melbourne's first courthouseOur most hated foodsHow to get discounted Molly TeaBest cafes for coworkingAnd moreWant to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode: Ciao Cielo (Port Melbourne)Gambino (Glen Waverley)Great Eastern Hakka (Mount Waverley)Yiaga (East Melbourne)Mary's (Collingwood)Tipo 00 (CBD)Jollof Vibe (Flemington)Ho Liao (CBD)Past/Port (CBD)Ponyfish Island (CBD)Disuko (CBD)Yum Sing House (CBD)Molly Tea (multiple locations)Hanbaobao (CBD)Hopper Joint (Prahran)New Hector's Deli (CBD)Maiz y Cacao (CBD)Baguette Studios (North Melbourne)Dong Bun Bun (CBD)Blue Door Cafe (CBD)Bottari (CBD)Thanks so much to Ciao Cielo and Reymond Communications for having us, and to Nikitha Martins for production. For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Forkcast Takes Paramount Food Court

Dec 10, 2025 1 hr 0 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Our picks at Paramount Food Court Go-to pub ordersThe Mecca cafeWhat’s a Louise cake?Michelin comes to NZGerald's Bar's new location And more! For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Forkcast Lunch Break – Officina Gastronomica Italiana, Prahran

Nov 28, 2025 31 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Puerto Rican foodChinese souvlakiThe Age Good Food awardsMichelin coming to New ZealandAnd more!Want to dine like us? Here are the spots mentioned in today's episode: Officina Gastronomia Italiana (Prahran)Home Economics (Brunswick)Home Souv (Box Hill)Kalimera Souvlaki Art (Oakleigh)Atta (Albert Park)Hawker Hall (Windsor)Beit Siti (Coburg)Taqueria Sin Nombre (CBD)Thanks so much to OGI and Reymond Communications for having us, and to Nikitha Martins for production. For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

The tiramisu takeover, hospitality's HR reckoning + our dream pizzas

Oct 29, 2025 1 hr 7 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: What's opening, closing and changing conceptsThe tiramisu takeoverIt's time for hospo leaders to be held accountableIs Le Creuset over?The future of modified meatCheap eats to put on your hit list For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram

Dinner in the sky – Forkcast field trip to Atria

Oct 13, 2025 26 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're heading 80 stories up for a five-course dinner at Atria by new chef Paul Lewis. For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

The Melbourne edit: what's opened, what's closed + where to eat right now

Oct 6, 2025 1 hr 14 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Venues vs Google reviewers - what's the etiquette?Three major Melbourne venues that have closed to reopen with new conceptsWhere we've eaten this month and what's coming upA Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food terms For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Forkcast Field Trip - Lerice South Melbourne

Sep 21, 2025 1 hr 18 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Lerice has opened in the new Austro bakery spaceCan and should you write about venues without their permission? Plus other industry gossWhere we've eaten this month and what's coming upA Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food terms For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

Branding and marketing – the good, bad and ugly

Sep 7, 2025 1 hr 3 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're talking about the importance of brand experience in hospitality and beyond, and what that term actually means. For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠⁠@rickysam⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@forksake⁠⁠ and Quincy at ⁠⁠@quincepaste_⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@gruelclub⁠

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Sep 1, 2025 1 hr 14 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're talking about all things chicken. Fried, roast, chargrilled or poached, chicken is a universally-loved protein with strong roots in Australian cuisine that keep getting deeper. We recap our favourite styles and the new entrants into the city's dining scene that you should keep your eye on. For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠⁠@rickysam⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@forksake⁠⁠ and Quincy at ⁠⁠@quincepaste_⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@gruelclub⁠

Japanese dining – Japan vs Melbourne

Aug 11, 2025 56 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, Quincy's recapping her recent trip to Japan, and we're talking through the different styles of Japanese dining that you can and can't find in Melbourne. For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠@rickysam⁠ / ⁠@forksake⁠ and Quincy at ⁠@quincepaste_⁠ / ⁠@gruelclub

Bottomless brunch is back, top winter warmers and new openings

Aug 3, 2025 33 min

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Bottomless brunch is back – or did it ever go away?Winter specials & noodle soup maniaDry July – just a fad or here to stay?Our top eats this month Best new Melbourne restaurant openings For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub

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Created by: Quincy Malesovas & Ricky Sam
Status: Active
Latest episode: Nov 3, 2026
Episodes: 32
Release period: Every two weeks
Avg. episode length: 51 min
Explicit: No
Language: English

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