Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

They are a dynamic culinary combination: Manu & Clarissa Feildel have taken their kitchen chemistry and put it on the pages of their new book Butter and Spice (Are Media Books) and they share it with us this week. 

Their life together is one big food-filled adventure. We delve into what they grew up eating, what is on the table now and who is the boss in the Feildel kitchen. 

You will be introduced to a new cuisine: 'Frasian.' 

The Food Poll is a mini World Culinary Cup. Of these four cuisines, which would you rate the highest: Greek, Italian, Japanese or Mexican? 

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier 

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Conor Curran is back, and he's brought his fabulous cookbook 'Eat More Greek' (Murdoch Books) along with him.

While the name Conor Curran does not appear very Greek, growing up, his grandma - better known as YiaYia - helped shape his culinary choices.

Conor shares some of his favourites dishes from childhood and from the book, plus we revisit his MasterChef experience. In the five years since we spoke, Conor has built a big following on social media and honing his skills as a mixologist. We get the rundown on some special Greek-style cocktails.  

We are not raising the bar this week for the Food Poll, we are opening it to ask whether your preference is red or white wine. 

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Todd McKenney is the ultimate all-round entertainer. He treads the boards, hosts TV and radio shows and as we discover in this episode, Todd can knock up a pretty handy dinner party in his swanky new kitchen with his you-beaut speed oven.

The boy from WA became the Boy from Oz and that role - plus his part in making Dancing with the Stars a television blockbuster - has allowed Todd to take his popular one-man show to venues across the country. Check out his website http://www.toddmckenney.com.au/ for the latest touring dates. 

Todd shares how his career started, his love of greyhounds, the one place he doesn't feel totally comfortable and his dream dinner party guests. 

It's a fizzy, bubbly, refreshing, liquid Food Poll this week as we pop the top of a sarsaparilla or a creaming soda and ask in a very deep Australian, masculine non-AI voice the question: And the best cold drink is a ...?     

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Adam Liaw returns to Food Bytes armed with news of his latest television show and it's a ripper. Australia's Greatest Recipe premieres this week on ABC TV and iView and it has all the ingredients for success, including participation from the time-honoured Country Women's Association. 

Adam shares his favourite recipe and takes us inside the new show which he co-hosts with Pia Miranda. We also reveal Adam's sweet tooth secret and reflect on his booming media career.    

This week's Food Poll is easier than shelling peas or shucking corn. No labour required, just a simple choice of these vegetable favourites: peas or corn.     

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At the height of her swimming career, our guest this week Sam Riley won the hearts of the country as she powered her way to Olympic medals, Commonwealth Games glory, world records and world championships.

Sam chats to us about food, family, her memories of being an elite athlete on the world stage and her life today as a busy wife and mum.

And with the warmer weather on the way, Sam has a timely reminder about the importance of teaching kids to swim from a very early age.  

 https://kidsalive.com.au/swim-into-summer/

Then we jump straight from the pool into the frying pan, with a hot topic for our Food Poll this week: Fried chicken ... yay or nay?

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Ash Williams has a simple mantra: Say yes to everything. And thankfully, that extented to our invitation to be a guest on Food Bytes.

What a guest he turned out to be. Ash came armed with stories from his debut book (Almost) Killing it in Hollywood (Echo Publishing), a chronicle of his crazy adventures seeking international stardom. Trying his hand at everything from sitcom acting to online tickling videos, stand-up comedy and topless bartending, Ash paid the rent and his dues at the same time. 

We also discover a more domestic Ash exists, as he shares his poached egg secret, a new recipe for a Mexican-style healthy treat and his special Ash Bulletproof Coffee.  

The is no sitting on the fence with the Food Poll this week. Put your vote where your mouth is for your dumpling choice: Is it savoury or the golden syrup variety?    

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier 

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Christie Hayes is our joyous and vivacious guest this week. You might remember her for her years as Kirsty Sutherland in Home and Away, a character at the centre of some incredibly controversial storylines. Christie remembers those Summer Bay days fondly and more recently in her broadcasting career, there's been some real life controversy. 

Christie made national headlines when she confronted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Hobart breakfast radio with some hard questions about his government's record dealing with domestic violence. Hardly the normal FM breakfast show banter, but a testament to the real, authentic person Christie is, on and off the air.   

Christie now hosts her own podcast called Christie Hayes Daily and has combined that with being a domestic goddess, wife to husband Justin, mum to three children and (spoiler alert) owner of a new oven. You will have to listen to the end to understand.   

Remember the classic Iced VoVo biscuits? One of Kev's childhood favourites gets a Food Bytes Food Poll 2026 reality check. Are you a Yes Yes or No No for the VoVo's?      

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This week on the show, meet Margo and Rosa - otherwise known as the Two Raw Sisters - who are bringing their uncomplicated, healthy, fresh cooking to a table near you. The Kiwi siblings are smashing it online and their latest book How We Cook (Allen & Unwin) is a tsunami of recipes, ideas, time-savers, food prep tips and useful, practical suggestions to make life in the kitchen a lot more fun and enjoyable. Margo and Rosa also share the personal challenges that led to them establishing the Two Raw Sisters.    

For the weekly Food Poll, it's the platters that matter, as we wheel out two delicious after dinner selections. Will you go the cheese platter or the dessert option?     

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As 'Rita the Beater' in the final years of the iconic Australian television drama Prisoner, Glenda Linscott scared the living suitcase out of a generation of viewers.

Glenda joins us to share her amazing story, which has taken her from from Zimbabwe to Wentworth to today living in regional South Australia. The acting bug bit at an early age and a life on the stage and screen was always the goal. 40 years on, the fascination surrounding Rita has grown and hardly a day goes by when Glenda doesn't have a 'Rita' moment.

Glenda has had an equally interesting culinary journey and here she explains how her relationship with the kitchen has evolved over the years.     

The weekly Food Poll goes right to the comfort food zone as we ask you to choose between tuna mornay and nachos.   

Glenda will be appearing at the Prisoner event on Sunday October 18th celebrating 40 years of Episode 692. Details and tickets www.partnersincrime.com.au/prisoner  

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Former child guitar prodigy, recording star and slightly nervous Food Bytes guest: that sums up the 2026 version of Nathan Cavaleri, who joins us this week to talk about his amazing 44 years on this planet.

Nathan talks about his latest show - the Growing Pains Tour. It's a musical story in which he shares life's highs and lows, including being diagnosed with leukaemia, being a child star, being bullied at school, sharing the stage with some of the world's biggest stars and his anxiety attacks - and how he's come out the other side. 

We find out about his relationship with coffee and his signature dish, and he also shares some fond memories of his days working as a labourer for his bricklaying dad. 

The weekly Food Poll goes directly to the supermarket bakery aisle. What do you think of the Woolies mud cake? Is it a yay or a nay?        

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