This month’s Tablecloths and Talking chat is with Grace Brennan from Buy From The Bush. Grace is a dedicated and generous supporter of The Dill Tickle. Last year, Grace posted an hilarious video of her husband Jack, deliriously talking about his midnight feast of Bread & Butter Cucumbers in the midst of the chaos of harvest. Grace’s food chat is exactly as I expected - funny, insightful and full of good ideas!

This month’s Tablecloths and Talking is an absolute joy to share with you. Sal McManus from The Homestead Pantry Box has delivered up some of my favourite answers so far (late night chicken kiev pizza for the win!!)! Sal and I have never met, but we are kindred spirits when it comes to food! Sal is definitely one of the most prolific and generous food lovers in my orbit. The Homestead Pantry Box is all about cooking inspiration – delicious goodies, easy and tasty recipes and a generosity and passion for cooking and sharing food with loved ones.

This month’s Tablecloths and Talking chat is with the very clever Camilla Thompson from Good Plate Nutrition. I met Mill back in my Orange days and have enjoyed watching from afar as Mill has followed her passion. I’m constantly impressed with the quality of her food, her insta reels (!!) and her commitment to helping people improve their health and wellbeing without compromising on the deliciousness of food. We are definitely on the same wavelength when it comes to flavour!

This month my Tablecloths & Talking chat is with one of TDT’s earliest supporters - Daniel Hewitt from Millthorpe Providore. Dan and I worked together back in my Byng Street days and he is still making me laugh, still one of the the hardest working people I know, still as loyal to his home country as the day I met him! A devoted dad to his three kids, a cheeky Englishman who wears his heart on his England footy jersey sleeve, Dan is one of the most generous and friendly people you could ever have the joy of meeting. I highly recommend you visit Millthorpe Providore for a coffee and a chat with Dan!

Who better to have a little chat with this Mother’s Day month, than with my Mum! I loved reading Mum’s answers to the Tablecloths and Talking chat, because it all felt so familiar. She is definitely the foundation for my love of cooking. She is a brilliant cook and can whip up anything from a random selection of pantry and fridge finds and is still the person I call in a panic when I’m facing a kitchen disaster. We love to talk about food, share recipes and cook for each other.

THIS MONTH’S TABLECLOTHS & TALKING IS WITH LUCY TWEED! If you know who Lucy is, you’ll understand why I’m shouting about it! If you don’t know Lucy, I envy the great discovery you have in front of you! Lucy’s “Every Night of the Week” Instagram account is one of social media’s great joys. Lucy is generous - the recipes she shares, the producers she loves, her styling, her humour. She is genuine and fun and I’m still tickled by the fact she has The Dill Tickle in her fridge! Enjoy this Tablecloths & Talking chat with a real life proper foodie!

The first time I met Emily Fleming, I fan-girled big time! Luckily it didn’t frighten her off! Em is brave, kind and generous with her knowledge and ideas. She gave me the push I needed to start The Dill Tickle! She also has a fantastic laugh (the kind where you want so badly to make her laugh, just to hear it!) and she loves food as much as me, so we talk about it a lot! It was natural to ask her for a Tablecloths and Talking chat!

Clare Lee is a woman of many talents. She and her husband Dave manage Windy Station on the Liverpool Plains. She also runs her own business “Fare”, making and selling granola. She’s also a mum of three, an excellent gardener and cook and makes a mean G&T. She is also a Coldplay fan. So really, if there was nothing else, I would like her simply for that!