Under Bench Staples - MasterChef Australia Reaction Podcast

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About the Show

This is Under Bench Staples - a podcast reacting episode to episode (somewhat) to MasterChef Australia from the perspective of two Irish food writers, watching several months behind it's broadcast in Australia!

Watch MasterChef Australia on "W" in the UK & Ireland, and on the UKTV Player.

Watch the episode in the description, then listen to our thoughts! Share your thoughts on Insta or Twitter - @gastrogays

Meet our Hosts

Russell Alford

Russell Alford is a food and travel writer, and The Sunday Times Ireland's restaurant critic, a contributor to Dublin's 98FM, and a Content Creator for Today FM. For the past decade he has blogged under the name GastroGays, which was awarded Ireland's Blog of the Year in 2017, and contributed across the media sphere (print, television, radio, digital) in Ireland and the UK. His debut book with Patrick Hanlon, Hot Fat, was released in 2022 as part of the groundbreaking Blasta Books series. He is also a co-creator and co-host of the podcast Chew the Fat, writer of long-form food features on Chip Paper (Substack) and an active member of the Irish Food Writers' Guild.

Patrick Hanlon

Patrick Hanlon is a food and travel writer, and The Sunday Times Ireland's restaurant critic. For the past decade he has blogged under the name GastroGays, which was awarded Ireland's Blog of the Year in 2017, and contributed across the media sphere (print, television, radio, digital) in Ireland and the UK. His debut book with Russell Alford, Hot Fat, was released in 2022 as part of the groundbreaking Blasta Books series. He is also a co-creator and co-host of the podcast Chew the Fat, writer of long-form food features on Chip Paper (Substack) and an active member of the Irish Food Writers' Guild.