How do you take over an iconic pastry shop when nobody in your family actually knows how to make sweets?

This week, Dub and Nectro sit down with Mohammed behind Balha’s Pastry, the Sydney Road institution that has been serving Lebanese sweets to Melbourne for 25 years. They reveal how the family unexpectedly purchased the business just before 2020, survived the sudden drop in customers and managed to get their products into 50 supermarkets within only a few weeks.

They also unpack the story behind the viral fruit-shaped ice creams, how the venture came about, and staying true to their brand by making sure they all taste great.

Plus, what happens to the leftover sweets at closing time, why Ramadan is ten times busier, the secret behind stretchy Middle Eastern mastic ice cream, Lebanese wedding food, Melbourne’s best local restaurants and why an $80 fragrance can make you smell like you spent $500.

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This week’s episode is a special simulcast from The Shake Up radio show on Inner FM 96.5, hosted by the hilarious James Liotta.

Dub and Nectro jump into the studio for a loose, funny and chaotic chat about how The Food Guys started, the story behind their names, the rise of the $20 Challenge, Melbourne food culture, Sydney recommendations, online trolls, live podcast moments, and what it’s really like being recognised out in public.

There are also plenty of unexpected listener calls, including regular characters Tex, Giuseppe and Delia, who bring their own brand of radio chaos to the episode.

It’s part interview, part food chat, part live-radio madness and one of the funniest episodes we’ve done. Big thanks to James Liotta for having us on The Shake Up, and shoutout to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast.

Thanks to Inner FM 96.5 for supplying the audio for this episode.

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This week on The Food Guys, Dub and Nectro are back with a big fast food catch up, starting with Wendy’s finally opening in Australia. Is it actually worth the hype, or are American fast food chains overrated when they land here?

The boys also get into the rising cost of food in Australia, from $20 sandwiches and paninis to the possibility of $10 coffees, supermarket staples going up, and whether restaurant and card surcharges have gone too far.

Plus, they break down the latest food news including the new McSmart Meals, Domino’s hot honey pizzas, Mad Mex Baja Fries, Chatime selling noodles, new Solo flavours, Bakers Delight’s carrot cake scone, Cheesecake Shop cookie pie, Bubba Gump coming to Australia, and more.

To finish, Dub and Nectro ask the important question: why does airplane food always taste terrible?

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