The Food Guys Podcast

Which supermarket potato chip actually deserves the crown?This week, we put Smith’s, Thins and Aldi Sprinters head-to-head across five classic flavours: Chicken, Cheese & Onion, BBQ, Salt & Vinegar and Original.There are some easy wins, some seriously close calls and a few brutal takes but does paying more actually get you a better chip?Then we throw in a surprise Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream battle between Kettle, Red Rock Deli and Aldi’s Blackstone… and the result catches us completely off guard.Smith’s vs Thins vs Aldi. Five flavours. One overall winner.Let us know your number one Australian potato chip in the comments.Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast.

From broke and unable to pay rent to millions of views Stefan Torres’ food content career started completely by accident.Recorded live over tacos and margaritas, Dub and Nectro sit down with viral food creator Stefan Torres for one of the most unfiltered episodes of The Food Guys yet.Stefan reveals how filming a simple breakfast changed everything, with his first TikTok hitting 100,000 views and his fifth video reaching around 4 million. But despite building his audience around food, he admits he actually hates cooking, is tired of constantly eating, and believes most people follow him for his personality rather than his recipes. The guys also debate Raising Cane’s, Australian food, New York pizza and viral restaurants, while Stefan explains why he thinks social media creators are damaging the restaurant industry. Plus, he tells the insane story of finding a cooked cockroach at a famous LA breakfast spot and gives his unfiltered opinion on Australian content creators.Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks to Costa Taco for hosting us.

Nick Vavitis is back!Nick teases three new products arriving before the end of the year, reveals they've pushed manufacturing harder than ever, and gives us the first hints about what he calls CHOCLT’s biggest collaboration yet despite admitting they’re already behind schedule six months out. The boys also get into the latest fast-food and dessert releases, whether Pizza Hut actually makes better food than Domino’s, whether Nando’s is falling off, KFC’s pickle obsession, McDonald’s McFlurries, Nutella vs Biscoff ice cream and why some big food brands seem to have stopped taking risks.Plus, Nick reveals his all-time top five desserts and explains what working with major food companies has taught him about the battle between creating something exciting and simply creating something that sells. Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast!

It’s a rapid-fire bonus episode covering one of the biggest weeks of fast-food releases in Australia from Red Rooster’s disappointing “jumbo” drumstick and new Macca’s desserts to Hungry Jack’s pistachio range and a stack of new supermarket treats. But the headline is KFC going all-in on pickles, including fried pickles, a pickle burger, Pickle Pepsi and even a pickle cheesecake. Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast.

We sit down with the owner and head chef behind Wildfire Craft BBQ to hear one of the wildest restaurant origin stories we’ve had on the podcast.It started with a $400 backyard smoker and a first brisket so bad it went straight in the bin. Then came the garage BBQ cook off, 12 customers became 60 a night, and eventually every dollar of their savings went into opening a restaurant.Casey opens up about working days without sleep, living on instant noodles, sleeping inside the restaurant, the Melbourne pop-up that changed the business overnight, and the heartbreaking timing of losing his biggest supporter just as Wildfire went viral. We also get into the real economics of brisket, Filipino food, Texas BBQ, building a loyal following and what comes next as Wildfire expands into a second Geelong venue.Check out their new venue, Honky Cat Saloon in Geelong, along with their flagship store Wildfire Craft BBQ in Newcomb, Geelong, Victoria.Don't forget to visit our sponsor, Royal Stacks, when in Melbourne, your burger cravings are sorted, by the kings.

The Food Guys are back arguing over the foods Australians grew up with. This week, Dub and Nectro rank all 7 biscuits in the Arnott’s Family Favourites box, with some serious disagreement over Chocolate Ripple, Teddy Bear and Butternut Snap before crowning their number one.Plus, the boys react to missing Melbourne’s In-N-Out pop-up, debate whether McDonald’s has the best fries in the world, break down the latest supermarket and fast food releases, ask whether 2026’s viral food trends have been disappointing, and discover just how ridiculous DoorDash has become, I mean you can order an ALDI exercise bike to your door.We also talk Aldi's most popular items, voted by you.Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast.

Dub and Nectro are joined by Daniel from @yiayianextdoor to unpack the incredible story behind a few home-cooked meals passed over the fence that eventually became something much bigger.Daniel opens up about losing his mum, moving back into the family home, and how his lifelong neighbour Yaya stepped in and became like a second grandmother to him and his brother. We hear how the page exploded from a few hundred followers, eventually led to a cookbook and social enterprise, and helped turn food, family and community into a platform for giving back.We also get into Daniel's favourite foods, the one dish his mum cooked that still means everything to him, his brutally honest thoughts on businesses using AI-generated food photography, his secret “addictive” popcorn recipe, why he reckons Adelaide was five years behind Melbourne, his ultimate death row meal and plenty more.A funny, honest and surprisingly emotional conversation about food, grief, family, community and how a simple meal can mean so much more than what's on the plate.Check out Yia Yia Next Door HereThanks to our sponsors Royal Stacks get your burgers today!

McDonald’s Loaded Cookie, KFC’s new Wicked Burger and brownie, and the Melbourne versus Sydney food debate take over this episode. Dub and Nectro recap their chaotic Sydney food trip through Cabramatta and Marrickville, review the viral fried chicken ice cream, reveal what Nectro spotted inside KFC headquarters and crown an unreleased product an early Snack of the Year.We've got a new segment called, Guess That Food, this week it's Crunchie versus Violet Crumble, along with Brisbane and Gold Coast food finds, the history of Vegemite and Milo, and a campaign to bring back a beloved Milo product. It’s a packed episode covering Australian fast food news, viral food launches, iconic snacks and the battle to determine Australia’s best food city.Thanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast. Get your burgers today!