About this episode

Raph Rashid discusses his latest project, The Greatest of the Mall, which involves creating unique doughnuts in shopping centres across Melbourne.

Raph Rashid and I last spoke in 2020 when he was making Mean Cuisine and finding clever ways to keep people entertained at home. This time, he’s in the middle of something just as playful, but much more public: The Greatest of the Mall, a winter school holiday project with Melbourne Food & Wine Festival that sends him into shopping centres across Melbourne to create free, centre-inspired doughnuts. There was a milk tea brûlée doughnut at The Glen, pink lamingtons in Frankston, baklava cheesecake at Broadmeadows and matcha yuzu at Box Hill. But the real joy of this conversation is hearing how Raph thinks about shopping centres, food courts, local flavour and those small, sweet moments with family and friends that become much bigger memories than you expect.

People in this episode

Host: Jo Rittey

Guest: Raph Rashid

Topics covered

• food
• cooking
• community
• local culture
• family
• shopping centres

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Places: Melbourne, The Glen, Frankston, Broadmeadows, Box Hill

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