NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Amanda Vanstone and Christopher Pyne
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/22/2012
Christopher Pyne is one of the legendary dinner companions in the Liberal Party. The problem is, Pyne can't cook. Luckily former Howard Government minister Amanda Vanstone is a dynamo in the kitchen.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Annabel Crabb
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Nigel Scullion
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/29/2012
Political commentator Annabel Crabb joins Opposition Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion. Nigel cooks a chilli mud crab and a Nothern Territory tasting plate. Annabel's dessert is a mango and lemon myrtle trifle.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Penny Wong
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/2012
Prior to the 2013 Election Annabel Crabb visited the home of Australia's most influential politicians. Revisit their conversations & test the culinary skills of then Finance Minister, now Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Julie Bishop
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/2012
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop has survived three bloody leadership battles. So what makes this Adelaide born blue-blood-known for her famous 'death stare' - tick?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Tanya Plibersek
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2012
Tanya Plibersek talks to Annabel about motherhood, her immigrant father, and her husband's journey from trafficking to public service - all while preparing stuffed zucchini flowers, and a superb trout pasta.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Dick Adams
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/28/2012
Dick Adams, the long-standing member for the seat of Lyons on the wild western Tasmanian coast, wrestles a 20 kilogram salmon into a stainless steel poacher as Annabel counters with dessert Tarte Tatin.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Joe Hockey
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2012
Annabel Crabb cooks up a storm with some of Australia's most surprising politicians. Revisit then Shadow Treasurer (now Treasurer) Joe Hockey's BBQ as he reveals gossip on Canberra's most famous share house.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Bronwyn Bishop
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2012
Before she became Speaker of the House in the Abbott government, the woman once touted as a future prime minister, Bronwyn Bishop serves up a mushroom lasagne and some political insights to Annabel Crabb.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Peter Garrett
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2012
Annabel has dinner with Peter Garrett, undoubtedly the most famous Australian - and rock star - to ever enter federal parliament. But is he much of a cook? Garrett offers up a pumpkin soup entree followed by pesto pasta.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Barnaby Joyce
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2012
After his election as Leader of the Nationals we revisit Barnaby Joyce's 2012 Kitchen Cabinet. Annabel Crabb travelled to St. George in Queensland to speak to the then-Senator, prior to his elevation to Deputy Prime Minister.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Louise Pratt
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2012
Annabel has dinner with the then WA Labor Senator Louise Pratt - hands-down the most serious cook of the series! Louise takes a messy but creative approach to scallop fritters followed by crab linguine with handmade pasta.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Christine Milne
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2012
Over an onion and goats cheese tart, Greens Leader Christine Milne talks to Annabel about gun control laws in Tasmania and what it's like to be called 'the mother of teenage sodomy'.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Malcolm Turnbull
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2013
Before he became Australia's 29th Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull sat down with Annabel Crabb in April 2013 for a relaxed and wide-ranging chat over a lunch of yabbies on his country NSW property.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Craig Emerson
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2013
Annabel heads to Logan, Queensland, to dine with Craig Emerson, former Labor Minister, former boyfriend of Julia Gillard, and the man famous for his protest ditty 'Whyalla Wipeout'.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Nick Xenophon
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/16/2013
Annabel Crabb offers dessert in exchange for dinner from a federal politician. Nick 'No Pokies' Xenophon invites Annabel to his Adelaide office, which is decked out with a fully operational kitchen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Jenny Macklin
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2013
Jenny Macklin opens up her home to Annabel for a feast of curries. Annabel finds an exceedingly organised spice drawer, providing clues to why Jenny is the guru behind key Labor policies.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Sussan Ley & Bill Heffernan
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/30/2013
Sussan Ley flies her own plane to a Broken Hill shearer's shed to show Annabel how to cook a classic country roast, which they share with Australia's self-proclaimed 'most disgraced senator' Bill Heffernan.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Doug Cameron
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/6/2013
Annabel heads to the Blue Mountains in NSW to check the pulse of the Labor party with candid Senator Doug Cameron.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Tony Abbott
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2013
Prior to the 2013 Election, Annabel Crabb visited the home of Australia's most influential politicians. Revisit their conversations and test their culinary skills, beginning with then Opposition Leader, now PM Tony Abbott.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Kevin Rudd
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/5/2013
On the eve of the 2013 Election, Kevin Rudd displayed his culinary skills to Annabel Crabb in a discussion about his life in politics and the ups and downs of campaigning.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Bob Hawke
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2014
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke opens the doors to his Sydney home and takes Annabel on a house tour that involves both an inclinator and an elevator, before serving up steamed Asian fish.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Andrew Robb & Mary Jo Fisher
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2014
Trade Minister Andrew Robb and former Liberal senator Mary Jo Fisher talk openly about their struggles with depression and how mental health can influence a political career.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Bill Shorten
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2014
Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten, with some close supervision from his wife Chloe Shorten, whips up a ratatouille for Annabel Crabb.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Mathias Cormann
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2014
In this week's episode of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb breaks bread with our Belgian-born, Perth-based Finance Minister Mathias Cormann who serves up some 'mussels from Brussels'.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - Anna Burke
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2014
In this week's episode of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb speaks with Labor MP Anna Burke about her experiences as Speaker during the unruliest parliament in Australian history.
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The Best Episodes of Kitchen Cabinet
Every episode of Kitchen Cabinet ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kitchen Cabinet!
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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Amanda Vanstone and Christopher Pyne" is the best rated episode of "Kitchen Cabinet". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Trent O'Donnell and written by Annabel Crabb, it aired on 2/22/2012. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Nigel Scullion".