Ton's Kitchen: After Hours
by ClaytonP
Ton's Kitchen: After Hours – When the kitchen goes quiet and the day winds down, Chef Clayton pours a drink and shares the moments that shaped his life. Honest, funny, and heartfelt, these short episodes are like late-night chats with an old friend—stories, reflections, and laughs served in small, memorable bites. Pull up a chair and unwind after hours.
Episodes
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Remember The Willow Tree
Me and the Acid Queen shared a trip, before heading off in search of a party. Not sure if the guy who gave us a lift was real, or a figmentof my acid tripping imagination, but we both saw him.He was the weirdest dude I'd ever met... An old hippy gun runner, who had lost his way, waving around a...
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Rooster In The Henhouse - Bit 13 - S3
The first time I met her old man, I thought he was going to do me in and bury me in a shallow grave. Being the Acid Queen's younger boyfriend alsocame with some friction from a jealous bloke. She was fun to be with, and we had some wild times together. Then something happened that made me feel…
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Meeting The Acid Queen S3 Bit 12
A few days into my homeless situation, I had a chance meeting with an interesting and somewhat sexy woman. My mate warned me to be careful, she was a wild one, and her nickname was The Acid Queen... But I ignored the warning, and followed my dick down that unknown path...
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Homeless Bound - Bit 11
After the threat of decapitation, I escaped my insane father and found sanctuary at a mate's place. Only to be evicted a few days later, resulting in my mate's whole family joining me in homelessness. Like a troll living under the bridge, we got by with a little help from our friends, and some...
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K-Mart Kumquats
After disastrous outcomes working at supermarkets in the past, I thought I'd give them one more shot. Landing in the garden section was a good thing, it was pretty chill in there and we weren't under management's constant surveillance like in the main store. I discovered Kumquats for the first...
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An Interlewd - What's In A Name?
It's hard to believe that I didn't know my real name until I was in my late 20s. The reason... Patriotism? Racism? I'm still not sure, but Iwas gobsmacked when I found out... On top of that, I've had a fewdifferent nicknames, and a crazy alias that was even used in a courtroom... It might make…
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The Turd of Orth Street
This bit made me bitter as I went back in time to a memory of when I felt like an insect being tortured by an evil bastard... I escaped one toxic environment, only to end up in an even worse one, thanks to a nasty, sadistic piece of shit bloke who, for some reason, hated my guts. There were a few...
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Two Spews Too Many
This one is all over the place, with bank robberies, break & enters, outlaw biker conflict, garbage can cabaret, spews galore, and the age old question: does pineapple belong on pizza?
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Jellybean Fool
On the day of my 16th birthday, my brother Vic, AKA Saddles, decided to spend the day with me. I was looking forward to spending some quality time with him, working as his sidekick and earning a little pocket money. However, as was the norm for me, fate had other plans... After a rocky start, the...
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Wendy's Burger
By chance I ran into the girl who gave me the free McDonald's feast months beforehand. We started going out together and things were pretty good for a while, I even thought a fantasy that I had was going to become a reality. Then one day we met with a so-called friend from my past. He treated us...
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The Toy Department
After5 months of false imprisonment doing hard labor, I finally escaped the shackles and returned to the streets of Penrith. From hanging out at a dark, dingy pool hall, to smoking weed under palm trees like I was in paradise. This was the start of a new road with new beginnings. One of those…
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Rehab Daymare Final
The 4th and final bit of when I was sucked in to voluntarilyentering a cult type of rehabilitation nightmare. I finally escaped, but it had scared me for life.
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Rehab Daymare - Part 3 - The Daily Grind
With minimal sleep, meals you wouldn’t feed a dog, endless work, and daily mental abuse, we were trapped in a living Hell. Some of our minders relieved stress by torturing the weak. They broke some of us.Me… damaged but never broken.
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Rehab Daymare - Part 2 - The Reality
This is part two of a four-part story about how I was talked into voluntarily entering what I believed was a countryside holiday retreat... only to find myself trapped in a place that felt worse than prison. In this part, I realized I was trapped inside a nightmare that I couldn't wake from.…
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Season 3 - Bit 1: Rehab Daymare - Part 1
Welcome to The Misadventures of Jimmy Head. This is Part One of a four-part story about how I was talked into voluntarily entering what I believed was a countryside holiday retreat... only to find myself trapped in a place worse than prison. It's the darkest memory of my life, and it has haunted…
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Kneecapped By Franklins
This is the final episode of Season 2. Finally, I could leave school and join the workforce. As usual, life had other plans, and I got a first-hand look at just how unfair the workplace could be. When all my plans backfired, I returned to Heartless High for one final kick in the guts.
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S2 - Outcast Betrayal - Bit 9
Having grown up amongst a gang culture, I understood the importance of loyalty. I knew we were just a bunch of kids who no one respected... until the day I'd taken more shit than I could handle and finally blew my top. For the first time in my life, I felt like I'd earned a little respect....
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S2 - The Parkies - Bit 8
In this episode, I head across town to hang out with a loose gang of local kids known as The Parkies. What starts as another summer of booze fuelled teenage adventures soon introduces me to a cast of misfits who knew how to have a good time... and occasionally a good punch-up. From an…
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S2 - True Love Versus Destiny - Bit 7
My brother found the love of his life... and I thought I'd found mine. I was only twelve when I fell for a shy little girl named Kim. She gave me a necklace with her name on it, and I wore it like it was the most precious thing in the world. When I lost it on a beach at The Entrance, I searched…
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S2 - Mike Tango One - Bit 6
Growing up painfully shy, I never imagined a cheap CB radio would change my life. After joining my brother Plug's citizen band radio club, I discovered a whole new world of convoys, bonfires, parties, and lifelong memories.But when one drunken act of humiliation destroyed everything the club…
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S2 - Dirty Deeds - Bit 5
Our street in Penrith was a strange place. A Scout Master, a police sergeant, a school headmistress, a family rumoured to be swingers, and a neighbour who probably should never have been trusted with a driver's licence. Then there was my family. In this episode I share stories about the people…
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S2 - Bit 4 - Wagging & Shagging
In this episode, I look back on a time when chaos seemed to follow my family everywhere. A housewarming party turns into another drunken disaster, my old man lands himself in hot water chasing women, and my brother Plug introduces me to the fine art of wagging school with forged sick notes. What...
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S2 - Bit 3 - Corporal Punishment
BONUS STORY: Corporal Punishment For those of you still hanging around after Flaming Karma, here's an extra story from Heartless High. This one starts with my brother Vic, a joint, a trip to vote for the first time, and a cap gun that probably should've landed us both in serious trouble. It ends...
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S2 - Bit 2 - Flaming Karma
Growing up in Western Sydney, home wasn't always a safe place. But hidden beside the family house was a quiet sanctuary where I could escape the chaos and think. Then one day, one of my brothers committed an act of cruelty that would stay with me for decades. Later, an unexpected accident brought...
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Welcome To Heartless High. Have A Ball!
Season 2 begins. Jim arrives at Heartless High carrying the baggage of his Sharpie family name, only to be humiliated, renamed “Zim,” and thrown headfirst into the brutal social tribes of Australian high school life in the 1970s. From bike shed smokers and hockey field attacks… to misfits…
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Penrith Primary Hardwood - (Season 1 Finale)
A feared rebel kid with an Alice Cooper obsession became my first real school mate at Penrith Primary. But between ballroom dancing humiliation, tree bark cigarettes, getting blindsided by high school thugs, and a brutal hardwood floor accident, childhood was starting to feel a lot less safe. As...
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S1 - Sharpie Rituals At Penrith Park -Bit 13
Footy on the field… and something else on the hill. Sharpie chants. Cold beers. And a uniform that set them apart from the rest. But when the music started… the mood shifted. A strange ritual. A calmer side. And a glimpse into a world few outsiders ever saw. Welcome to My Daymare — Bit 13…
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S1 - Plug's Falcon Vs Flapper's Datsun - Bit 12
A flashy Ford Falcon. A battered green Datto. Sharpies drinking in paddocks. A kid desperate to belong. In this episode of My Daymare, a little revenge tastes sweet for a while… until one bad corner on Chain-O-Ponds Road brings the good times crashing to an end.
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A Sparrow, A Dove, And A Flapper - S1-Bit 11
In Australia, An 18th birthday is a special one, because it is the coming of age day when you're legally an adult. Turning 21 is the day you get the symbolic key to the door, when you are trusted as a responsible member of the family. In our family, they were a great excuse for a huge piss up.…
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A Sparrow, A Dove, & A Flapper. Bit 11
A coming-of-age celebration… Sharpie style. Kegs in the carport. Testosterone in the air. And a front yard that turned into a battleground. When loyalty gets tested, not everyone walks away the same. Welcome to My Daymare — Bit 11: A Sparrow, A Dove, and A Flapper
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S1 - Unwelcome To The Floorboard Motel - Bit 10
When I was around ten years old, our Christmas holiday adventure was a 600-kilometre drive to visit Mum’s brother. Mum and Dad threw me and Vic in the car… and nine hours later we arrived to a welcome colder than lukewarm. Come along for the ride and see how it turned out.
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Long Road To Airds
After losing my job… I set off on my biggest adventure yet. Fifty kilometres of open road… a backpack full of sandwiches… and one surprise visit that didn’t quite go to plan...
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The Chair Man & The Hit Man
Welcome to my Daymare – Bit 8 The Chair Man & The Hit Man Thechairman wreaked havoc. Sue ran. He hunted down his littleslaves… The danger level was redlining. Until… the hit manfinally showed his hand.
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Day of the Dancing Dead– Bit 7
Welcome to My Daymare – Bit 7: Day of the Dancing Dead Some memories don’t fade… they linger, sharp and unsettling. In this episode, I revisit life around a man whose presence turned ordinary days into something far darker than they should have been. Moments of fear, strange lessons, and…
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Welcome To My Daymare – Bit 6: Road to Riches
Welcome back to Ton's Kitchen: After Hours. In this episode of Welcome To My Daymare, we hit the Road to Riches… or at least my childhood version of it. With five kids to feed, Mum worked hard to keep us clothed and fed, and watching her hustle lit a fire in me early. From selling homemade string...
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Welcome to My Daymare - Bit 5: Drowning in a Sea of Memories (Mini)
**Welcome back to Ton's Kitchen: After Hours.** This mini episode from *Welcome To My Daymare* dives into one of my earliest memories… and one of the most terrifying. A family trip to Cronulla beach turns into chaos when a simple splash in shallow water becomes a fight for survival. What started…
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Welcome to My Daymare - Bit 4: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
This is Bit 4 of the "Welcome to My Daymare" series from Ton’sKitchen: After Hours. In this bit, young Chubsy discovers beauty, embarrassment, and heartbreak in one unforgettable moment. A childhood crush, a sudden accident, and a memory that left more thanjust a scar.
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Welcome to My Daymare — Bit 3: Hanging With The Sharpies
In Part 1, I told you about Rusty’s bicycleaccident… the one that nearly finished him. But that was only the beginning. In this episode, the near misses keep stacking up. Rusty dodges danger more times than seems possible… from a broken needle travelling through his veins, to accidents, fights…
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Grotty Auntie Dotty - A Birthday Tribute
Today’s episode of Ton’s Kitchen: After Hours is a special birthday tribute to my mum… better known to some as Grotty Auntie Dotty. Born Dorothy Pearl Plater in the coastal town of Maclean, she lived a life that was anything but ordinary—full of laughter, struggle, creativity, and just a touch of...
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Welcome to My Daymare — Bit 2: Killer Instinct
This is Bit 2 of the "Welcome to My Daymare" series from Ton’s Kitchen: After Hours. In this bit, Chubsy learns that survival sometimes means sharpening instincts early. Childhood lessons come fast, rough, and without warning, shaping the mindset needed to survive the chaos ahead. Trigger…
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Welcome to My Daymare — Bit 1: Rusty & Chubsy
This is Bit 1 of the "Welcome to My Daymare" series from Ton’s Kitchen: After Hours. In this bit, Chubsy opens the door to childhood chaos, strange characters, and the kind of memories that stick like gum on a hot footpath. Meet Rusty and the world that shaped the stories to come. Next up: Bit 2…
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About this show
Ton's Kitchen: After Hours – When the kitchen goes quiet and the day winds down, Chef Clayton pours a drink and shares the moments that shaped his life. Honest, funny, and heartfelt, these short episodes are like late-night chats with an old friend—stories, reflections, and laughs served in small, memorable bites. Pull up a chair and unwind after hours.
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