Around The Dinner Table

Hosted by Pepper and Me

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Sep 2026

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The Pepper & Me Podcast! Join Cherie, Lorne and Cam as they fumble their way through building some of New Zealand’s favourite food brands. Around the dinner table, they unpack the weekly wins, losses and everything in between, from what they’re eating and what’s happening across the businesses to sibling rivalry, lessons learned and plenty of general banter. We’re inviting you along for the journey, alongside other like-minded founders, businesses and people figuring it out as they go. Good food, honest conversations, plenty of laughs, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes

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October 13, 202652 min

TikTok Blows Up as Bali Stories Meet Black Friday Chaos

This week, we’re catching up on everything that’s happened while we’ve been apart. From TikTok suddenly exploding to nearly 60 million views, rage bait, internet comments and figuring out what actually works on social media, to new products, summer launches and the growing Black Friday madness. Plus, we unpack a family trip to Bali, incredible food, questionable taxis, people-watching, travelling with kids and whether Bali still lives up to the hype. A proper catch-up episode with plenty of tangents along the way.

September 17, 202648 min

Secret Weapons, Sausages & Summer Plans

This week around the table, things go everywhere. We’re talking reheated long blacks, Japanese knife makers, the return of Secret Weapon, what’s coming in the Pepper & Me summer range, and whether AI is making life easier or slowly taking over the world. There’s also bacon buddies, the surprising versatility of a good sausage, dangerously buttery salt bread, steak-ordering regrets, Bali plans, and a sneak peek at the upcoming New Zealand Favourite Flavours Tour.

September 9, 202655 min

The Birthday Hangover

After a massive month celebrating 10 years of Pepper & Me, we’re back around the dinner table and feeling the birthday hangover. We debrief the chaos of book launches, awards, photoshoots and taking on far too much, before getting into this year’s slightly controversial Advent Calendar plan, upcoming travel, winter hibernation and the usual completely unnecessary rabbit holes. There’s Founder of the Year, Advent drama, AI conspiracies and an alarming amount of RatTok. Just another normal catch-up around the dinner table.

August 13, 202657 min

Tell Us How You Really Feel

Cherie, Lorne & Cam join you Around The Dinner Table this week, it's really an hour of rambling about the inconveniences of Mid-Winter and trying to organise a jam packed life in a very busy season. Cherie really lets loose about her mindset right now LOL! Between all this we do let you in on the plethora of things going on at Pepper & Me right now and an insight into next year!

August 7, 20261 hr 11 min

10am Beer's and Influencers

Welcome back to Around the Dinner Table, you're joined by Cherie, Cam and Em for another week of talking rubbish. With no plan, we cover many topics of conversation. Sit back, relax and take everything we say with a grain of salt...

July 28, 202655 min

Let's Just Start Then

This week, Pepper & Me Hosts unpack the legendary Fleetwood Mac drama, share our favorite Dunedin café spots, and chat about all the little reasons we feel robbed in everyday life. Grab a coffee and join the conversation!

July 21, 20261 hr 15 min

We are LIVE!

We’re going live for the very first time! Join us as we tackle the important questions, including which Pepper & Me team member Biscuit looks most like, Tauranga’s new pie shop, a brand-new game, and heaps more. Expect plenty of laughs, questionable opinions, and the usual Around the Dinner Table chaos. Come hang out with us live!

July 14, 202657 min

The Foursome

For the first time ever... it's a foursome! Cherie, Lorne, Cam and Em are all Around The Dinner Table this week. We catch up after the Waikato Food Show, where Cherie discovered some truly brilliant creations, including what might just be the greatest invention of all time... a slime bar. We also dive into the FIFA World Cup, whether popcorn comes in different shapes, and Cherie is on the easiest diet in the world. Pull up a chair and join us Around The Dinner Table.

July 8, 20261 hr 4 min

New York Run Down & Birthday Plans

The OG crew has joined forces for the first time in a long time to bring you this weeks episode of Around The Dinner Table. So much has changed since Cheire, Lorne and Cam all sat down for a podcast and so much continues to change and grow in the Pepper & Me, Cain & Abel and Fat God scene! Cherie has lots to report since getting back from New York, insights into where to eat, what to see and stories in between. Now the whole team is back, its full steam ahead to our birthday month in August, with our plans for a big birthday bash and also a book launch being refined every week! Sit back, relax and enjoy!

July 1, 202650 min

Outrageous Business, Surprising Facts & The Bread King

If Lorne could clap on cue, this episode might've started a whole lot smoother... Welcome back to the Dinner Table with Lorne, Em & Cam. This week we're unpacking the latest NZ brands making headlines for all the wrong reasons, Em discovers a few eye-opening farm-to-plate (and farm-to-fashion) facts that somehow escaped her until now, and Cam brings a collection of "interesting" facts that are all equally questionable. Then we make the mistake of asking one of the most controversial questions imaginable... what is the most elite type of bread? It's a bold debate to have without Cherie at the table. Pull up a chair, settle in, and let us know where you stand.

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