Australia’s Food Bowl: a show for those dreaming of country life, with a little dose of hard reality

Mildura restauranteur Stefano de Pieri’s environmental foodie documentary series makes the Murray and Darling-Barka rivers the stars of the show

• Australia’s Food Bowl is available to stream on SBS On Demand. For more recommendations of what to stream in Australia, click here

As restrictions on movement intensify due to Covid-19, the lure of country life is ever strengthening. Lockdowns present a poignant time for those of us who are city bound to imagine a tree change from the comfort of the couch but, if you really want to understand rural life in Australia, Australia’s Food Bowl is a great place to start.

Hosted by charismatic and committed Mildura restaurateur Stefano de Pieri and currently streaming on SBS On Demand, Australia’s Food Bowl makes the Murray and Darling-Barka rivers the stars of the show. Australia’s Food Bowl is lush with bountiful fresh food, hard-working people, the pleasures of eating; yet food production and community life are shown to be reliant on ecosystems that are under extreme pressure. The river system is in strife.

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