Raph Rashid is the tonic Melbourne needs right now with his weekly instalments of favourite homecooked meals from his childhood in Raph’s Mean Cuisine on IGTV and YouTube. He cooks up a storm in his Brunswick home kitchen and every week invites a friend along for the ride. It’s uplifting and wholesome and you can’t help but smile the whole way through. But this isn’t the first time Raph has brought goodness to Melburnians; he’s been doing it for a long time. Raph was a pioneer in the food truck scene here and is responsible for Beatbox Kitchen, Taco Trucks, All Day Donuts and Juanita Peaches. Plus, he’s just a really nice guy and has great taste in music. I had such a lovely time chatting to Raph and I can’t wait for you to share the joy.