Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

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?
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
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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?
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
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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
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier
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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?
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
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