![]() He cooked a curry and said he didn’t care what people thought of him. She was also accused of being soft on Scott Morrison when his episode aired in 2015, just after he was appointed treasurer in the Turnbull government. And I like seeing people function in a different context and see what they will tell you.” “It isn’t a question of making people like them, I’m just a curious person. ![]() When the first episode of Kitchen Cabinet aired in 2012, starring the jolly double act of Christopher Pyne and Amanda Vanstone, one viewer tweeted, “I’ll never forgive you for making me like Christopher Pyne,” Crabb recalls, laughing. That’s about as polite as I can be”, etc.Ĭrabb has heard it all before. Ever since he was announced as a guest, comments online have been pointed: “Won’t be watching Peter Dutton. Of those Crabb has chosen, the one with the most public baggage is Dutton. Or it’s interesting when somebody you’ve never heard of pops up that has a really interesting life story.” “This show works out when you see an interview with somebody you think you know really well, and you see them behaving in a different way from normal,” says Crabb. “The Dutton interview is like a wild ride,” she says. The eight episodes feature a mix of newbies (independents Dai Le and Thorpe), some who have been kicking around for a while (Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie, Labor’s Linda Burney and Liberal Karen Andrews) and those who are familiar but not well known (Labor’s Anika Wells and Greens senator Jordon Steele-John).Ĭrabb with Peter Dutton in the new series of Kitchen Cabinet. And that’s been really interesting casting this series because when we first started out, it was like, ‘Well, you know, where are we going to find enough women?’ And now, I’ve got a real shortage of middle-age white men.” “And also, it’s the most diverse Parliament we’ve ever had. “When the new parliament was elected in 2022, I had a look and just went, ‘I reckon it’s time to come back because there’s so many interesting people,’” she says. It’s not like she hasn’t been busy – we’re talking a couple of podcasts, TV shows, live shows, election night panels, cookbooks, essays – enough to keep the Annabel Crabb Industrial Complex ticking over at a fine rate.īut with a fresh batch of politicians in the 47th parliament, Crabb thought it was time to bring Kitchen Cabinet back. In that time, we’ve had two elections, one pandemic and, yes, three prime ministers. It’s been eight years since Crabb last came knocking for Kitchen Cabinet. It’s got halva in it and coconut yoghurt and a bit of miso,” she says. But here we are, cup of tea in hand, and I’ve even been plied with a slice of the dairy-free raspberry and macadamia vacherin she had made for independent senator Lidia Thorpe. It’s only two weeks before it goes to air. That I’ve managed to get her to sit for an hour seems like a tiny miracle, especially as she has been shooting Kitchen Cabinet, the show in which she brings dessert to a politician’s house and in return, they cook the main meal, all day. “I reckon it’s time to come back because there’s so many interesting people.” Credit: Janie Barrett ![]() So if I’m under-occupied, I get sort of paranoid.”Īnnabel Crabb has revived her series Kitchen Cabinet after an eight-year break. “I function better when I’m a bit overloaded,” she says. On Monday night, she was back in Sydney, at Homebush, for the Matildas’ game against Denmark. Then, a couple of days after our interview, she was in Adelaide to perform a live show for her outrageously successful podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, with co-host Leigh Sales. A few days before that, she was in Perth doing more Kitchen Cabinet and then onto the Logies in Sydney. The night before our interview, she’d been up until midnight making two cakes for today’s Kitchen Cabinet shoot and watching the Women’s World Cup match between Jamaica and Brazil on TV. By any measure, Annabel Crabb is a busy woman. ![]()
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