# Rob Cockerill (Bennelong, Sydney) - Carving a new path through legacy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350/rob-cockerill-bennelong-sydney-carving-a-new-path-through-legacy Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350/rob-cockerill-bennelong-sydney-carving-a-new-path-through-legacy.md Podcast: [Deep in the Weeds - A Food Podcast with Anthony Huckstep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350) Published: 2026-08-24T04:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EIDWD2716306649.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EIDWD2716306649.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350/episodes/rob-cockerill-bennelong-sydney-carving-a-new-path-through-legacy Duration seconds: 2232 ## Resource Stepping in to helm an iconic restaurant means inheriting a formidable legacy while preserving the core identity that made it legendary. The ultimate challenge for any chef is balancing that reverence for tradition with the confidence to carve out their own distinct culinary path. So how do you do it? Today, we’re joined by Bennelong executive chef Rob Cockerill to unpack how he’s honouring an Australian dining institution while making the kitchen unmistakably his own. https://www.bennelong.com.au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ⁠https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5⁠ Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram      ⁠https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en⁠ Follow Huck ⁠https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/⁠ Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) ⁠https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/⁠ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS ⁠https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork⁠ Deep in the Weeds is a food podcast hosted by Anthony Huckstep in conversation with chefs, food producers and members of the hospitality industry. An Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350/episodes/rob-cockerill-bennelong-sydney-carving-a-new-path-through-legacy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-in-the-weeds-a-food-podcast-with-anthony-huckstep-1043350/rob-cockerill-bennelong-sydney-carving-a-new-path-through-legacy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.