You can’t miss this duo. Steve Owens wears brightly coloured abstract chef’s coats as he cruises around the Mornington Peninsula in his yellow Jeep while his wife, Michele, operates the cameras.
They are the team behind the successful online cooking show Steve’s Kitchen, boasting more than 190,000 subscribers on YouTube and 2.8 million views on just one of their most popular videos. They are currently producing a longer format food and travel series, Steve’s Kitchen - Australian Food Odyssey, featuring artisan producers, restaurateurs and growers from all over Australia and kicking off in their own backyard.
Steve’s been visiting craft brewers such as Mornington Peninsula Brewery, Jetty Road Brewery, Red Hill Brewery, and St Andrews Beach Brewery for the feature episode A Brewer’s Tale, airing on Amazon Prime TV. It sets out to show the passion behind each brewery and how they grew from often humble beginnings.
“We just enjoy sharing food, travel and learning new culinary skills,” Steve says. “We share with our followers what we learn on our journey. There’s passion anywhere you go. You only have to mention food to anyone and their eyes light up.”
The idea to spend the next year exploring Australia occurred when many friends overseas asked them, “Have you seen your own backyard yet?” Now they’re determined to see as many small producers in Australia as they can and show the world how expansive our food culture and diversity is.
Next the pair will be off to Perth, where they plan to meet artisan cheese makers, wine producers and food enthusiasts. In the meantime, you can catch them on youtube.com/StevesKitchen or on Facebook at @StevesKitchen.