About this season
A half-hour entertainment series that serves up a delectable combination of political discussion and good food. Each week one of Australia's most respected political commentators - Annabel Crabb - takes a plate and leads us into the homes and hearts of some of our most notable and engaging politicians.
Episodes (7)
1. Jacqui Lambie
Aired 26 May 2016 • 33 min
Kicking off the new season of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb travels to Tasmania to dine with colourful crossbencher Senator Jacqui Lambie. A former soldier, she now leads her own political party, the Jacqui Lambie Network.
2. Sam Dastyari
Aired 2 June 2016 • 31 min
Labor Senator Sam Dastyari, who began his life in an Iranian village, takes Annabel to a Persian grocer to demonstrate his lineage & pulls off a genuine Persian dish despite his friends wagering heavily against that outcome.
3. Scott Ludlam
Aired 9 June 2016 • 29 min
Annabel Crabb invites herself over to the Canberra share house of WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam. He claims he can't cook, so Annabel arrives with ingredients to teach the reluctant Ludlam how to make a simple tomato pasta.
4. Michaelia Cash
Aired 16 June 2016 • 30 min
Annabel heads to Perth to meet Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash. She whips up a salmon bake and talks about her travels in the Middle East, tough negotiations in the senate and her beloved cats.
5. Campaign Cabinet
Aired 23 June 2016 • 29 min
Annabel Crabb is joined by former campaign staffers Claire Kimball & Lachlan Harris, plus press gallery veterans Mike Bowers & Samantha Maiden to share war stories from the election campaign.
6. Bill Shorten
Aired 29 June 2016 • 29 min
Annabel Crabb joins Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for a campaign pit stop.
7. Malcolm Turnbull
Aired 30 June 2016 • 32 min
Annabel Crabb has lunch with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and finds out how he is faring on the 2016 campaign trail.