Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

She’s hosted The Footy Show, co-hosted Australian Ninja Warrior and presented on Weekend Today. Now, Rebecca Maddern is loving life as Seven News Melbourne’s chief sports presenter. Bec – who’s also a busy mum and die-hard Geelong footy fan - returns as our special guest on the Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson podcast this week. It’s a hilarious and candid chat, full o...

We know and love her for her role as Madge Bishop on the long-running Australian TV series Neighbours and this week, we’re delighted to welcome Anne Charleston to the Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson podcast. As well as sharing what she gets up to in the kitchen, Anne regales us with some wonderful tales about her work across theatre and television over the decades, both here and in the UK, w...

He’s the most down-to-earth bloke you’re ever likely to meet, and we are delighted to launch into 2025 with high profile TV chef Curtis Stone as our special guest on the Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson podcast. From growing up in Melbourne and discovering the joys of cooking with his grandma to family life in the US, running successful restaurants in LA and being the co-creator of Dura...

Erik Thomson has been a well known and well loved face on our television screens and is currently playing Scrooge in the production of A Christmas Carol at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. He also has a new movie coming out. Erik takes time out from his busy schedule to share some thoughts about his acting career, his food memories of growing up in Scotland and a childhood Christmas present that s...

For more than a decade George Calombaris was part of MasterChef, one of the most groundbreaking television shows of our generation. George became a household name - a television star - but he never lost his passion for food, cooking, produce, pots, pans and being in the kitchen. George shares his childhood memories of food on the family table and his dream dinner party guest list, and his tips for...

Tom Richards starred in some of the most popular television programs of the last 50 years, and we mean STARRED. As David Palmer in Sons and Daughters, he was one of TV's leading - though reluctant - sex symbols. Before that, he was a dynamo chasing baddies as Detective York in Matlock Police . But as you will discover in this episode, Tom is a very laconic, unaffected bloke who enjoyed his time in...

Duncan Welgemoed has been variously described as part mythical beast, part troublemaker and part conversation starter. The part they left out was that he is the perfect guest for Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson. Duncan takes us through his culinary journey from South Africa to London then South Australia and introduces us to his stunning BBQ book called Cooking with Fire (Affirm Press). The dishes...

Award winning journalist Hamish Macdonald takes time out from his hectic schedule of television, radio and podcast hosting to share his passion for cooking and the kitchen. We get the good oil on his childhood memories, his signature dish and the odd celebrity chef inspired pasta disaster. Hamish takes us through his global media journey, the Q&A experience and delivers a shock revelation abou...

Joe Camilleri is an Australian music icon but do you know what sweet treat he hides in his glovebox? What animal he was petrified of as a kid? How the Black Sorrows got their name? And what about Joe's memorable days as a 'vegie roadie'? All is revealed when the man who gave us classic tunes like Hit and Run, Chained to the Wheel and Harley and Rose bares his soul with Sarah and Kevin. Warning: th...

One of Australia's favourite actors Jenni Baird is our special guest this week. Jenni is currently being seen in the ABC series Plum, playing Dana Hanlon, a journalist chasing the truth in the closed men's word of Rugby League. We all remember Jenni as the villainous Regina in A Place to Call Home and roles in The Twelve and All Saints. Having recently built her own dream kitchen, Jenni cooks like...

We are delighted to have Jo Beth Taylor join us on Food Bytes this week. Back home now in Perth, Jo Beth reveals what she's up to these days and shares some special memories from the heady days of Hey Hey its Saturday, Funniest Home Videos and a musical career that took her to the bright lights of LA. We also find out about her kitchen prowess and her dinner party guest list will surprise! This we...

Fresh and refreshed from her terms as the 104th Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sally Capp shares the highs and lows of her time at Town Hall plus some behind the mayoral robes secrets about her favourite beverages. Sally gives us a most eclectic and entertaining dream dinner party guest list, shares her passion for the City of Melbourne and names her favourite spots outside the 3000 postcode. Sally does...

Pastry chef extraordinaire Darren Purchese returns to Food Bytes after five years and he has lost none of his zest for cooking and life. Darren is a contestant on the second season of Dessert Masters, currently screening on Ten and Ten Play. Darren takes us behind the scenes and reveals why he chose to put himself through this competition and whether or not he himself has a sweet tooth. We also re...

We love him in Utopia. We can’t get enough of him on the stand-up circuit. Now, we’re delighted to have award winning actor and comedian Dilruk Jayasinha join us on the Food Bytes podcast this week. As well as sharing some hilarious stories about everything from his cooking prowess to his former life as an accountant, Dilruk chats to us about his incredible journey back to his country of origin –...

Summer should bring hot fun in the sunshine and lazy days by the pool, but it can also mean tragedy. Our guests this week are doing their best to make sure all children enjoy this summer and those in the future. Laurie and Emma Lawrence through their Kids Alive program are championing the Swim into Summer message to teach kids to swim as early as possible. Laurie can walk the walk, talk the talk a...

Hush was one of the most popular and colourful bands of the seventies and Les Gock was the band's rock god lead guitarist. We relive the songs, the highly flammable clothes and the on-the-road diet, plus we check out what Les is up to on and off stage in 2024. Les is also no slouch in the kitchen, as you will hear.  The Food Poll is perfect fodder for the footy finals. Shepherd's pie? Yay or nay? ...

You could not find a more fitting guest for this time of year as footy finals fever hits us all. Bruce Eva shares his passion for sport and commentating, which was born in his school days and became his profession. Bruce's talents behind the microphone are without question but what about his skills in the kitchen? We find out. It's a busy time of year and Bruce takes us through his Grand Final wee...

The wonderfully engaging Ann Peacock joins us this week for a rare insight into her life and her kitchen, and what a treat it is. Ann has some refreshingly candid observations about home entertaining and shares her passion for the air fryer, ice cream desserts, her boys Andrew & Woody and thick Gravox gravy! And to finish, a very personal dream dinner party guest list and a kitchen tip that's...

Quarters is back. Stephen Quartermain - our very first Food Bytes guest - returns, and we find out what, if anything, has changed in his life. A keen cook, he is renowned for his roast duck fat potatoes and he gives us the secret to potato perfection.  The popular Channel 10 newsman loves his job but admits the industry is changing -some of it good, some things not so good, but he still gets a buz...

Zoe Bingley-Pullin is as vibrant as the food she brings to the table as a nutritionist, chef, TV presenter, wife and mother and now author of the new book Eat Your Way to Healthy Hormones. Best known for TV shows Good Chef Bad Chef and The House of Wellness, Zoe shares her personal story dealing with the challenges of IVF, perimenopause and motherhood, plus a blossoming media career and how food w...

Get ready for a wonderful dose of Australian music nostalgia as pop/rock singer-songwriter Wendy Stapleton joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Wendy reminisces about her days at the forefront of the Aussie music scene and her ‘crazy rock chick’ era as part of Wendy and the Rockets. We also talk about her marriage to another great muso in Paul Norton, her acting stint as Trixie Tucker on...

She’s one of Australia’s brightest comedy stars, and we’re thrilled to have Steph Tisdell join us on the Food Bytes podcast this week. Steph thought she’d be a lawyer. Instead, she ended up on the sometimes brutal comedy circuit, performing sell-out shows, and acting in a host of Aussie shows, including Total Control and Bump. Now, she’s an author. Her new book The Skin I’m In is a fascinating rea...

As Commanding Officer of the Salvation Army, Major Brendan Nottle has dedicated over twenty years of his life to working with the most vulnerable members of society, and we are privileged to have him as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. As well as shining a light on homelessness and the human toll of Australia’s cost of living crisis, Brendan shares with us some wonderful memo...

Not only has Mark Fine has built a loyal following of sports fans through his SEN show Finey’s Final Siren, he also happens to run one of Melbourne’s most popular delis: Lenny’s Fine Foods in Caulfield North. Joining us on the Food Bytes podcast this week, Finey waxes lyrical about his love of food creation and the joy he gets from the tidal wave of cooking that needs to be done each and every day...

He was known and loved by a generation for his role as Dr Simon Bowen on A Country Practice, and we’re delighted to say Grant Dodwell is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. As well as taking us on a nostalgic trip back to the Wandin Valley days, Grant brings us up to date on his life today, his involvement with Australian Theatre Live and his flair for making perfect banana brea...