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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Gut health is not a cute, catchy brand name or a corporate advertising slogan, but it is the key to our general wellbeing and our guest this week Lee Holmes is an expert in the field. 

Lee is a qualified clinical nutritionist, a yoga and meditation teacher and author of Eat to Heal (Rockpool Publishing). Lee shares her insights on the many and varied ways we can achieve good gut health without sacrificing all the good things in life. 

The Food Poll is always a treat but this week it's a traditional confectionery treat that comes in a myriad of shapes and sizes. Are you a yay or a nay for licorice?       

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Anthony Phelan has one of those faces that everyone knows, but we're not sure exactly where from. Currently treading the boards in Death of a Salesman at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne with Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte, Anthony has been on our screens and stages for much of the last 45 years. 

Here, he shares some hilarious moments from his first stage appearances and a recent brush with fame in the pickle aisle of his local supermarket.

Anthony is a wobbling vegetarian, a keen vegetable grower, an occasional dog whisperer and a keen cook and jam maker, which makes him perfectly cast as a guest on our show.   

For our weekly Food Poll, we borrow from the Bard and ask 'To dunk or not to dunk? That is the question'  

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Diesel - aka Mark Lizotte - is our brilliant guest on this episode, taking us from his childhood to the By Request tour he's about to begin, and everything in between. And when we say everything, we mean EVERYTHING. From his first musical instrument to learning and pawning his cello, forming and naming Johnny Diesel and The Injectors to cooking the perfect fried egg.

And the icing on the cake is the Diesel-made icing on the cake. Rock Star and Kitchen Star!     

Then it's time to 'Broc and Poll' as we pose the question: Broccoli - yay or nay? 

Get details of the Diesel By Request tour https://www.dieselmusic.com.au/shows

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Few people can lay claim to having the Australian Prime Minister cook dinner for them, let alone that event taking place at The Lodge, but our guest this week has that and more on her plate.

Annabel Crabb - host of the popular ABC TV show Kitchen Cabinet - joins us and spills the beans, peas and corn on her kitchen experience with Anthony Albanese, revealing how the Wagon Wheels almost fell off!

Dessert spoons are drawn for the Food Poll as the traditional berry trifle battles it out with the precocious newcomer - the chocolate trifle. Winner takes all.    

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Coffee not only has a rich and interesting taste, it has an equally diverse and fascinating history. Our guest this week Dominic Pellegrino knows that better than anyone.

Author of the new book 'Melbourne Coffee Roasters - A History,' Dominic was director of Mocopan Coffee, one of Australia’s founding coffee roasters, from 1982 to 1995. Dominic's own experiences in the industry combined with with his meticulously researched history and a love of coffee give him a unique perspective. From instant to pods, and plungers to the powdered Cafe Bar experience, we talk coffee in all its variations. 

And to finish, how about some pudding? Rice pudding to be precise. Are you in the yay or the nay camp?

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Soon to be seen in series 3 of The Traitors on Channel 10, Alvin Quah is a well known face thanks to his two standout seasons on MasterChef.

Alvin gives us an insight into the machinations of The Traitors and some special memories of his MasterChef days as well. He is proudly Malaysian born and his insight to the best food from his homeland is brilliant. We also learn of Alvin's little-known skill that has absolutely nothing to do with cooking or television cameras, but one he shares with Sarah. 

When Kevin asked Sarah what the Food Poll for this week was going to be, 'She just smiled and gave him a Vegemite sandwich.' So keeping the show as bright as bright can be, we ask are you a happy little Vegemite sandwich eater or not?

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