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Jyotsna Reddy at Namma Bangalore Vibbes
It’s not every day that someone finds my podcast through ChatGPT, but that’s exactly how I came to meet Jyotsna Reddy, or Jo, as she’s known, co-owner of Namma Bangalore Vibbes in Carnegie. Together with her husband, Karthik, Jo has created a restaurant celebrating the street food of her hometown, Bangalore, with a menu that goes well beyond the Indian dishes most Australians are familiar with. Jo arrived in Melbourne at just 19, with one jumper, no idea how cold…
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Meet your host, Jo Rittey
Jo Rittey is a Melbourne-based food writer and podcast host with a background in languages and a long-standing love of French culture.
She’s interested in people — what drives them, what feeds them (literally and figuratively), and how their stories unfold.
When she’s not teaching French or recording a podcast, she’s probably tracking down a good cheese or planning her next trip to France.
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