Food Bytes

ABC News Breakfast presenter Tony Armstrong joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week for a very entertaining and candid chat. We cover the lot - Tony’s AFL career, how he dealt with failure, controversial haircuts, the perils of boarding school food and making do with instant coffee to get through the early morning wake up calls. And our Friday Food Poll topic this week has generated a huge response … are you a fan of rhubarb? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1927 lead singer Erik Weideman gives us a candid insight into ‘rock star’ life in the Food Bytes podcast this week We chat about how audiences have changed since the eighties, why he’s always shunned the limelight and why he’s a just a simple guy who loves living in the bush The Friday Food Poll this week is something of a hamburger with the lot – are you a fan of the ‘breakfast dog?’ -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Revered racing broadcaster Andrew Bensley is our very entertaining guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Andrew’s idea of foodie heaven is his regular, Sunday night feed of fish and chips, paired with the juice of lemons picked from his backyard tree. We talk about all things food, life and racing – and the magic of Melbourne’s Spring Carnival. This week’s Friday Food Poll features the ‘Mork and Mindy’ or savoury snacks – we put kabana up against cheese -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The legendary Philip Brady joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week, for a nostalgic trip back to the glory days of Australian TV. Philip shares with us his tale of the disastrous night Graham Kennedy came for dinner, as well as his memorable, sometimes cheeky encounters with the likes of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope … even Sophia Loren. This week’s Friday Food Poll topic is a retro favourite … or is it? We put the humble brandy snap to the vote -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Much loved TV presenter Livinia Nixon is our delightful guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Livinia chats candidly to us about life post-lockdown, the Hey Hey days, why her slow cooker is her saviour … and her beautiful relationship with Nine News colleague Peter Hitchener. This week’s Friday Food Poll is a battle of the breakfast foods, with pancakes up against waffles -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne Stars coach and former Aussie cricketer David Hussey joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Apart from discussing the upcoming Big Bash season and childhood backyard cricket days with brother Mike, we discover Dave’s penchant for a good old box of Cadbury Favourites – including the Turkish Delights! Speaking of sweet things, we’ve put licorice bullets up against pineapple lollies in the Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn Shorrock - founding member of the Twilights, Axiom and LRB – and his lovely wife Irene join us on the Food Bytes podcast this week. We find out who wears in the apron in the Shorrock kitchen (it’s Irene!) and how the couple met. We also reflect on Glenn’s memories of a stellar music career, which is still going strong today. This week’s Friday Food Poll is something of a stodge fest, with golden syrup dumplings going head to head (or pudding to pudding) with jam roly poly.-- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Chris Gates for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a career spanning more than 40 years, Peter Mochrie has enjoyed great success as one of Australia’s leading actors, and he’s our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Also a corporate speaker, teacher and auctioneer, Peter takes us on a TV trip down memory lane, and gives us a fascinating insight into life, love and what makes him tick. And we have a previous guest in Larry Emdur to thank for inspiring this week’s Friday Food Poll topic: Devon. Is it a yay or a nay? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener f

Former Australian Cricket Team physician Dr Peter Brukner is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast his week. Peter - author of A Fat Lot of Good - believes the experts got food and diet wrong, and shares with us his journey in which he took back control of his health. “I started to hear people challenging this idea that eating fat was the problem – maybe it was sugar and carbs that were the problem.” Speaking of carbs … Deb instant mashed potatoes prompted a massive and sometimes hilarious response in this week’s Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedi

Beau Ryan – host of The Amazing Race – joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week, and boy, does this bloke love his coffee. The former NRL star talks about his foodie (and coffee) adventures on the road, his epic barbecues at home, how it feels to starve in the jungle and how being on TV feels like a natural fit for him. And as we dive into footy finals, here’s one of the great sporting contests … it’s pies versus pasties in this week’s Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we head into the AFL finals, Collingwood premiership player Leigh Brown makes a very fitting guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. A country boy at heart, Leigh loves a good pie and says his Victorian hometown of Heyfield does the best snags on the planet. But it’s his mum’s famous jelly slice that really takes the cake come morning tea time! Speaking of sweet treats, we’ve put Kool Mints up against Kool Fruits in the Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TV host Larry Emdur has agreed to come on down and be our guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week, and what a treat this episode is. Larry talks about his new book Happy as Larry and reflects on everything from childhood devon sangas to getting jumped on, licked and kissed during The Price Is Right days. In the Friday Food Poll this week, we put two minute noodles to the test! -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have Australian pop music royalty on the Food Bytes podcast this week - the legendary Normie Rowe. We discuss everything from food, family and superstardom to national service … and how radio didn’t want to know about Normie, when he returned from Vietnam. A South Australian delicacy (?) – the pie floater – takes centre stage in this week’s Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Image credit - Nelly le Comte Photography Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He’s one of the longest serving actors on Australian TV, and this week we’re delighted to have Alan Fletcher – Doctor Karl Kennedy himself – on the Food Bytes podcast. With Neighbours having come to an end after 37 years on air, Alan reminisces about his 28 years on the TV super soap and talks about everything from his career as a musician to food, family, life and love. And the humble sausage roll proves an overwhelming winner in the Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TV journalist, presenter and Studio 10 panellist Narelda Jacobs is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. The daughter of two pastors, Narelda shares with us some classic childhood memories of dinner table discussions, her mum’s famous Sunday roasts … and the night the Reverend Fred Nile came to dinner! This week’s Friday Food Poll has a distinctly Italian flavour … are you a fan of gnocchi? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re joined by model turned author and busy mum Alison Daddo on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Engaging, funny and refreshingly honest, Alison chats about life, love, marriage, menopause and her U.S adventures (including US food! Meatloaf, anyone?) And the humble beetroot is the star of this week’s Friday Food Poll -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes! https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio? https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Faine - who for decades hosted Mornings on ABC Radio in Melbourne - is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. In a very candid chat, Jon shares with us the emotional toll of the job, the hardest things he’s ever had to do as a broadcaster, his foodie travel adventures and much more. We also discuss Apollo and Thelma, Jon’s new book about a yarn that’s enthralled him for decades. This week’s Friday Food Poll is a bit of a fizzer, really … are you a fan of Sherbet Bombs? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes! https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio? https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022 See omnystu

We’re delighted to have singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor Eddie Perfect as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Currently starring in the knockout production 9 to 5 The Musical, Eddie shares with us tales of his cooking prowess, his love of good coffee and the challenges of reconnecting with the world post lockdown. We’ve gone the fast food route in this week’s Friday Food Poll – will Maccas or KFC win the day? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes! https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio? https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week is acclaimed chef Nornie Bero, who’s on a mission to bring indigenous ingredients out of high end restaurants and into our kitchens. Nornie talks about the joys of growing up in the Torres Strait Islands, eating oysters fresh off the rocks, her move to Melbourne, her beautiful pumpkin dampers – and everything delicious in between. And our Friday Food Poll will warm you up – are you a toastie person, or is French toast more your style? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes! https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio? https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podca

We’re delighted to have Aussie singer-songwriter Rose Bygrave as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. A member of the iconic Aussie band Goanna, Rose talks about music and mentorship … and we reminisce about the ‘bring a plate’ tradition of growing up in a small country town. Fete food takes centre stage in the Friday Food Poll this week, as we put stick jaw toffees up against chocolate crackles -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes! https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio? https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.