Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

Singer, songwriter, guitarist - Jack Jones is a favourite of the Australian music industry, and we have the most wonderful (and at times hilarious) chat with him on the Food Bytes podcast his week.

Jack talks about country life, the challenges of converting a church into a house, Southern Sons getting back together for a reunion tour and his love of barbecues and Japanese food … and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

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Wedding bells are in the air in Summer Bay, but the wonderful Ada Nicodemou – a.k.a Leah Patterson in Home and Away – still found time to chat to us on the Food Bytes podcast this week!

As well as being one of Australia’s favourite actors, Ada is now also the author of the charming junior fiction series Mia Megastar.

Ada gives us the lowdown on life growing up, acting, writing, Leah’s Summer Bay wedding to Justin … oh, and joys o...

As the NRL season heats up, Melbourne Storm’s Chris Lewis joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

With a family background in Wagyu beef farming, Chris knows his stuff when it comes to a good steak. We chat to him about food, footy life and the serious coffee culture among players. Plus Chris shares a beautiful memory of his parents sharing in his debut NRL game during Covid lockdowns.

And yes, it’s a bit of a bun fight in ...

Cake baking queen Emelia Jackson’s passion in life is to make people happy through butter and sugar – so she’s the perfect guest to join us on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

Emelia chats to us about everything from her epic cake designs to motherhood … plus the experience of appearing on MasterChef not once, but twice – and taking out the Back to Win title in 2020.

And we’re off to the local drive-thru for this week’s Food Pol...

We’re so excited to have the amazing Delta Goodrem as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

With her new single Hearts On The Run charting all over the globe, Delta’s career as one of Australia’s leading singer-songwriters is going gangbusters.

In our very candid chat, Delta talks to us about her life, her music, her charity work … and all the other things that make her heart sing (including what it’s like to per...

He’s an Australian music legend and this week, Don Spencer joins us on the Food Bytes podcast for a nostalgic journey, where we chat about everything from the Play School days to his charity work and his new song ‘Hold On To Your Dream.’

Also this week – as we set a special place at the Food Bytes table - we’re joined by Andrea Cannon, Team Leader and Breast Care Nurse at St Vincent’s.

And our Food Poll topic this week’s gone off...

Muso, media personality – but more than that, just an all ‘round good bloke – Geoff ‘Coxy’ Cox is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

From famously filling in as drummer for the Little River Band to life’s truly serendipitous moments and his enduring love of food, Coxy takes us on a sometimes emotion-charged journey through his amazing life.

And our Friday Food Poll this week is a classic breakfast showdown, wi...

From Who Dares Wins to the Aussie version of Baywatch, actor and presenter Tania Zaetta has for years been a much-loved and familiar presence on our TV screens, and we’re stoked to have her as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast and radio show this week.

Dedicated to health and fitness, Tania has always been ahead of the game when it comes to helping people live their best lives.

We chat to Tania about everything from hea...

What is not to love about Brian Cadd? As well as being a bona fide music legend, he’s one of the most down to earth blokes you’ll ever meet, and we’re so excited to have Caddy as our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

We chat to him about everything from singing, songwriting and ‘little rays of sunshine,” to his penchant for a good tiramisu.

And we’ve gone all seventies again for our Friday Food Poll topic – are y...

This week our special Food Bytes guest is none other than the original yellow Wiggle, Greg Page.

Greg – who suffered a cardiac arrest in 2020 – is a leading advocate for heart health through his Australian charity Heart of the Nation.

We chat to Greg about what we can do improve survival rates. We also reminisce about his wonderful days with The Wiggles. Oh, and we talk food!

And our Food Poll this week has got us all a bit pie-...

This week, we are truly privileged to welcome Tony Bonner AM as our guest on the Food Bytes podcast.

The Australian actor – who recently celebrated his 80th birthday – talks candidly about why he never expected to reach the milestone

From Anzacs to Quigley Down Under, Tony regales us with stories of his acting career, including once being considered for the role of James Bond.

And for a generation who remember Tony from Skippy, ...

Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell was the pre-eminent batsman of his time, representing Australia in 87 Tests and 74 one day internationals.

This week, Greg joins us on the Food Bytes podcast and proves to be one of our most fascinating guests to date.

Greg talks candidly about the highs and lows of his cricket career, including the impact on his family. He also tells us why he follows a pure vegetarian diet. And hi...

Singer and songwriter Jimmy Cupples is one of Australia’s biggest rock voices, and he’s our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

The very engaging Jimmy waxes lyrical about everything from Scottish stews to sherbet lollies, gives us a thoroughly entertaining account of his appearance on The Voice and chats to us about what he’s up to these days with Blues-infused rock band King Canyon.

This week we also feature a hi...

Bill McDonough is known and loved as a member of the iconic rock band Australian Crawl, and we are stoked to have him as our guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

Bill recently released his compelling memoir, Sons of Beaches. He talks to us candidly about life, tragedy, band politics, his horrendous health scare, fractured relationships – and how he gets along with James Reyne these days. Oh, and we also find out how Bill sha...

Aussie actor, writer and singer Peter Phelps is a very familiar face, and he’s our first guest for 2024 on the Food Bytes podcast.

As we chat about his hugely successful career in both TV and feature films, Peter reflects on his days in shows like The Restless Years, Sons and Daughters and Stingers, and shares with us the fascinating tale of how he came to appear on the first season of Baywatch.

We also talk about life, his love ...

What a delightful way to finish 2023 with well known and loved radio personality Jane Holmes. Is Jane as skilled in the kitchen as she has been on the radio during her illustrious  career? What have been the highlights and what has she got planned for the future? All these questions  and more answered in this very engaging chat. 

And the food poll puts the chickens out to roast rather than roost and asks which supermarket poultry ...

He’s currently appearing in the second season of A Christmas Carol at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, and actor Bernard Curry is full of the festive spirit as he joins us on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

We learn that Bernard certainly knows his way around a kitchen! We also chat about everything from life growing up as one of five siblings in the Curry household and the rowdy dinner times that ensued, to his long-running role on ...

Renowned Australian author and actor Judy Nunn is our wonderful guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

We chat to Judy about her latest book, Black Sheep. There’s one in every family!

We also talk about food, Judy’s life as a writer, the theatre and her thirteen years playing Ailsa on the long running Aussie TV soap Home and Away.

And this week’s Food Poll is another vegetarian option. Are you a fan of chickpeas?

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We have another truly delightful guest in Alison Whyte joining us on the Food Bytes podcast this week.

Known for her acting roles in TV series including Frontline and Satisfaction, Alison says the kitchen is the hub of her family’s home.

As well as sharing with us her adventures of building substantial salads and baking her own sourdough bread, Alison talks about family life, her parents’ classic 1970s dinner parties, owning pubs...