Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

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?
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
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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?
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/
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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'
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/
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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
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/
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Radio 2DD - Easy Listening - On Line - https://www.2dd.online/
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Producer - Christopher Gates
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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.
Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/
Catch us also on:
Radio 2DD - Easy Listening - On Line - https://www.2dd.online/
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Producer - Christopher Gates
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