Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

She is a comedy goddess and a romance goddess, but is Effie a kitchen goddess? All will be revealed when everyone's favourite former hairdresser turned superstar joins Sarah and Kevin this week.

As she prepares for her Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show 'Frigid to Feral,' Effie shares some of her worldly thoughts on a smorgasbord of subjects including menopause, coffee, kitchen gadgets and even some from her marital boudo...

Elizabeth Hewson is a wearer of many aprons - home cook, recipe writer, columnist, wife, mother and author of the beautiful and practical new book 'Home Food' (Murdoch Books).

Elizabeth's food philosophy is easy to understand and achievable because, as she says,  sometimes dinner just needs to be dinner, not a Hollywood production with bells, whistles, oohs and ahhhs, but comfort food that embraces the imperfection, the mess a...

You can't help but like Danny McGinlay. Not only is he funny, clever, smart (and punctual), he smells good - even on radio and podcasts. One of the hardest-working comedians on the circuit, Danny does it all, from The Front Bar to his Comedy Festival shows, the Danny/ Boyd Bulldogs podcast and his infamous AFL match day banners, his performing plate is always full, but what about the ones in the McGinlay kitchen?

Danny's love of a ...

Luke Darcy is a Western Bulldogs star in his own right and a former high profile media star to boot. These days though, it is being dad to the AFL's hottest property - Sam Darcy - that is shaping his media appearances. But wait, there's more. Sam's eighteen year old brother Will has been drafted to the red, white and blue as well.

Food Bytes dragged Luke away from his parental duties to chat about his life, his dubious kitchen skil...

Gerard Maguire is an accomplished stage, film and television actor and writer now based in the USA, working mostly as a much in-demand voiceover artist. Gerard's body of work covers decades but he is best remembered as Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher in the iconic television series Prisoner. Gerard shares how he got the role, how he got into acting and how he dodged the real life bullets of the Vietnam War. Oh yeah, we also chat about...

Peter Fisher was part of one of Australia's most successful TV comedy shows. And even though Kingswood Country finished over 40 years ago, people still remember him for his role. But as you will discover in this week's episode, there is much more to Peter's life than playing Craig Bullpitt. 

Peter took his acting skills and training to the corporate world with great success. He loves the kitchen with a passion and has also tur...

In her competitive days as an Australian Olympic snowboarder, Steph Hickey was accustomed to speeding across the snow at 60kph risking life and limb in the pursuit of Gold, so the leisurely pace of Food Bytes is a walk in the park!

Steph is part of Nine's Wide World of Sports coverage of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games and shares what it's like inside the athletes' village and her thoughts on our best Aussie medal chan...

Melinda Schneider is one classy performer and her legion of fans has been waiting a decade for an album of original songs by Australia's country music queen. TENDER will not disappoint. The multi-Golden Guitar winner joins us to talk about her new songs and tour, her famous yodelling mum, her equally famous rock star husband, how she measures up in the kitchen and what curtailed a promising acting career.    

This we...

The title of Andrew Daddo's latest book could well describe the man himself. The book is called Bitza. Andrew's done bitza television, radio, films, theatre, podcasting and writing in a successful media and showbiz career spanning decades.

Andrew shares his experiences growing up a Daddo, finding his path in the media jungle, discovering joy through writing and an unending passion for golf. It's a fun chat that has bitza everything...

It is our pleasure and privilege to have one of the greatest cricketers of all time on the first proper episode for 2026, and 'proper' is the correct term, as our guest is Lord Ian Botham of Ravensworth in the County of North Yorkshire, OBE. But he happily answers to 'Beefy.'

A passionate winemaker, we discover more about his range of Sir Ian Botham Wines and how hands-on he is in every facet of the business.

Naturally, cricket did...

As we sharpen our Ginsus in preparation for a slashing start to the new year, here we take a brief moment to reflect on some of the incredible people who joined us in 2025. 

International television icon Alison Arngrim shared stories of the role that changed her life - playing Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. She also served us up a very special scrambled egg tip.

Steph de Sousa told us about her MasterChef experi...

As the curtain closes on 2025, a chance to revisit some of the fabulous people we have had on the show this year - and it's a goody bag of guests to delight.

International celeb chef Curtis Stone fondly remembers his early days in the kitchen and its special family connection. Dr.Joanna McMillan blue ticked all the great guest boxes, bonding with Sarah over a can of mackerel and talking protein and questionable food diaries. The ir...

If, like us, you are about to Ho Ho Ho into a food-filled Christmas, have we got some helpful hints to share thanks to our guest this week, Brendan Pang.

You will remember Brendan from his MasterChef days and as well as sharing some memories from that life-changing experience, he gives us the rundown on having a prawn-filled Christmas feast. Everything from buying and peeling (including the dreaded the poop chute) to some beautiful...

Justine Schofield is one of those people who has the rare gift of being able to light up a room with her presence, so it is little wonder she has gone from MasterChef contestant to being one of the most popular presenters on television. 

Justine returns to Food Bytes with stories from her latest television adventure, taking in the sights, lights and culinary delights of Hong Kong. And the delights are many, from jet fuelled st...

John Silvester is an award-winning journalist, author and multi media presenter who has brought the biggest crime stories of our generation to readers, viewers and listeners across the country, and continues to do so.

The latest is the case that catapulted the regional Victorian town of Korumburra onto the world stage. Here, John offers his insight into The Death Cap Murders on Stan, a three part expose into the criminal case again...

Silvie Paladino's name is synonymous with Christmas and Carols by Candlelight and she certainly brings the joy and spirit of the festive season to the show this week. As Silvie prepares for a slew of Christmas concerts and her 27th appearance at Melbourne's iconic Christmas Eve spectacular, she talks about her family, her career and what is special to her at this time of year.   

The Food Poll this week is a hard one, qui...

Restaurateur, author, chef and seasoned television presenter Shane Delia returns to Food Bytes to tell us about his latest adventure, a six part series for SBS Food, tapping into his Maltese heritage. Shane's passion for the cuisine, produce, people and places of his ancestral homeland shines through with his insights into everything from sweet treats to Christmas fare. And rather than a kitchen or cooking tip, Shane shares an AFL ...

Acclaimed Australian actor Sandy Gore has graced our screens, stages and airwaves for many years in a stunning career that continues today. 

Whether it be Kay White in Prisoner, Mother Ambrose in Brides of Christ or her roles in dozens of theatrical productions, Sandy has a presence few possess and many would envy.

Sandy is also very handy in the kitchen and shares her delicious Chinese chicken salad recipe with us, plus a coo...

George Donikian is a uniquely talented man who has packed a lot into his 50 year media career, as you will discover in this week's episode.

George's cavalcade of colourful life experiences is like the joy of opening a box of Cadbury Favourites. One minute, it's a boost to Far North Queensland, then a twirl around the New South Wales Central Coast then our Turkish speaking delight is fronting news on SBS!  Only the names have b...