Forkin' Good with Simon Gault & Kate Fenwick

Send us Fan Mail Did you know your gut is constantly communicating with your brain? In this fascinating episode of Forkin' Good, Simon Gault and Kate Fenwick sit down with Alice Fitzgerald, CEO of The Gut Foundation, to unpack the science behind gut health, the microbiome, and why what you eat affects far more than just your digestion. From mental health and immunity to bowel cancer, inflamma...

Send us Fan Mail Five months ago, Simon Squibb helped make Nav's dream come true. She took over ownership of Pink Broccoli Café and stepped into the exciting world of business ownership. But what happens after the cameras leave? In this honest follow up conversation, Nav shares the realities of running a café, managing staff, handling financial pressure, building culture, and learning how to...

Send us Fan Mail For years, Elizabeth Marshall believed she was the problem. Despite working in health, fitness and food, she found herself trapped in a cycle of emotional eating, binge eating, body shame, alcohol, grief and declining health. After the devastating loss of her father, everything spiralled. She gained 50kg, struggled with her health, and felt completely disconnected from herself. In...

Send us Fan Mail What makes a real Italian pizza? In this delicious episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon Gault and Kate Fenwick head to Mediterranean Foods in Wellington to sit down with the team behind some of New Zealand's most authentic Italian food. From traditional Neapolitan pizza making techniques to the secrets behind great pasta, prosciutto, olive oil and Italian ingredien...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon and Kate sit down with one of the most fascinating people they've ever met: Eddie Rakanui. Eddie has hitchhiked in more than 700 vehicles across New Zealand, met thousands of strangers, spoken on stages around the country, and built an entire philosophy around one simple idea: Love Life More. From overcoming self doubt a...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon and Kate are back together after Simon’s Vietnam adventure for a completely unfiltered catch up covering everything from teeth, handbags and Vietnamese coffee… to behavioural change, recycling trolls, gut health, cancer awareness, and why we seriously need to talk about poo more. The conversation dives into: • Simon’s trip to Vietn...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon joins Kate live from Vietnam to talk street food, coffee culture, online trolls, overseas dental work, and the wild experiences he’s had while exploring the country. From accidentally telling people he was “horny” instead of saying food was delicious, to trying salted coffees, creme brulee coffees, sea snails, and Vietnamese street...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon joins Kate live from Vietnam to share stories from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, including incredible food experiences, culture shocks, street food discoveries, and some seriously unusual delicacies. From salted coffee and Vietnamese baguettes to fertilized eggs and bustling street food culture, Simon dives into the food traditions t...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, Kate Fenwick and Simon Gault sit down with Nav, the chef behind the soon to open Pink Broccoli cafe. After a chance encounter with Simon Squibb, who asked Nav one simple question, “What’s your dream?”, her life changed almost overnight. From cooking in the kitchen of a cafe to suddenly preparing to become the owner of her own place, Nav...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, Kate and Simon take a step back from food and dive into something a little deeper… Mother’s Day, family, and the value of time. They share personal stories about their mums, parenting, and the realities of balancing work, life, and raising kids. From mum guilt and missed moments to the importance of simply being present, this is an hones...

Send us Fan Mail In this extra special episode of the Forkin’ Good Podcast, we’re unpacking the most unexpected, wholesome, and slightly-unreal thing that happened to us in Auckland… We met Simon Squibb (yes, that Simon — the “What’s your dream?” guy) and watched a young chef, Nav, go from “one day I want my own café” to “it’s happening” in four days. Nav’s dream café is called Pink Broccoli — and...

Send us Fan Mail Kate shares a real and honest turning point in her health journey, after working with a nutritionist and realising that stress, food choices, and daily habits were all playing a bigger role than expected. In this episode of the Forking Good Podcast, Kate and Simon unpack: Why weight loss is not just about eating less The impact of stress on your body and metabolism Simple nutritio...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Simon Gault and Kate Fenwick dive into the reality of rising living costs in New Zealand—from petrol prices to skyrocketing food bills—and how it’s changing the way we cook, shop, and eat. They share practical, no-nonsense tips for stretching your grocery budget without sacrificing flavour, including: Why cheaper cuts of meat are m...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Forkin' Good Podcast with Kate and Simon. This episode starts with a simple surprise… a “Fork'n Good” rice lager. But quickly turns into a deep dive into food, drink, and one of New Zealand’s most exciting culinary events… the Flavours of Plenty Festival. We chat about: • Our favourite drinks (wine, whiskey, and everything in between) • The rise of lo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into one of the most talked-about topics in health right now: GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Kate opens up about her own struggles with weight, stress, and trying to find something that actually works. With expert insights from clinical nutritionist Kylie White, and leading voice in metabolic health Grant Schofield, this conversation goes far beyond quick fixes....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Kate takes Simon somewhere very different… behind the scenes of a real life recycling plant. What they discover is eye-opening. From contamination and food waste to nappies, batteries, and even hazardous items, this episode reveals what is really happening to the recycling we put on the curb each week. You’ll learn: - That up to 30...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Kate Fenwick and Simon Gault take you inside their very first live event in Tauranga. What started as a big idea turned into a packed room, incredible food, practical leftover inspiration, and a powerful conversation about food waste, community, and local action. This week, Kate and Simon reflect on the night, the sponsors...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good podcast, Kate and Simon visit Misfit Garden in Taupō and discover one of New Zealand’s smartest food waste solutions. Misfit Garden rescues fresh fruit and vegetables that are too small, too wonky, slightly blemished, or simply not “perfect” enough for supermarkets, then delivers them straight to households around New Zealand. The catch? There’s...

Send us Fan Mail Could your household save $1,300 this year just by wasting less food? In this episode of the Forkin' Good Podcast, Kate Fenwick and Simon Gault sit down with Sophie Wolland from Love Food Hate Waste to unpack the shocking truth about food waste in New Zealand and what we can do about it. Kiwis are throwing away around $3 billion worth of food every year, with the average hous...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, we sit down with Chloe Hogan. Chloe was two weeks away from her second marathon when a car accident changed everything. A traumatic brain injury. Life support. Months in rehabilitation. Doctors telling her family she would never walk again. Thirteen years later, she walked one kilometre. In this deeply honest conversation, Chloe shares:...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how much perfectly good food gets binned at the end of the day? This week on Forkin’ Good, we’re joined by Joost Rietveld from Too Good To Go, the app that lets you pick up surprise bags of surplus food from cafes, bakeries, hotels and more, usually for around one-third of the usual price. We talk: How the surprise bag model works (and why “free” didn’t work) The myt...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, we sit down with Professor Grant Schofield — one of New Zealand’s most outspoken voices on metabolic health — and we don’t hold back. We dive into: - Why the Health Star Rating system doesn’t work - Why cereal can score higher than smoked salmon - The powerful link between sugar, metabolism & mental health - Why high blood sugar driv...

Send us Fan Mail IMPORTANT NOTE FROM SIMON: Just to clarity what I said in the video: sushi isn’t automatically “healthy” from a blood sugar or weight-loss point of view because it’s rice-based. Rice isn’t sugar, it’s starch but that starch is broken down into glucose (a simple sugar) in the body. One cup of cooked white rice delivers around 45 g of carbohydrate, roughly 11–12 teaspoons worth, whi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we pull in at The Corner Stone Café — the spot you’ll miss if you’re flying through… but once you find it, you’ll plan your drives around it. We sit down with Phillippa, the owner, for a proper yarn about how the café came to be, what makes a great customer (and what definitely doesn’t), and why hospitality is harder than most people realise — especially when you’re runn...

Send us Fan Mail Kate’s off to the Gold Coast for her son’s 21st, so we kick things off with holidays, theme parks, and the art of actually switching your phone off without someone calling to “just take five minutes”. Then we get stuck into a big one: E numbers. What they actually are, which ones are completely fine, and why the ones to watch usually live in ultra processed foods. We talk nitrates...