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The Cook & the Chef

By doctortim
September 27, 2007 in Food Media & Arts

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Posted September 27, 2007

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Posted September 27, 2007

The Australians on eGullet may have seen this one, but has anyone else seen 'The Cook & the Chef' on ABC (sort of the Aussie equivalent of the BBC)? The show is filmed in kitchen of Maggie Beer's ('the Cook') home in the Barossa Valley, as she and Simon Bryant ('the Chef') work to showcase ingredients in their own unique way. Maggie's style tends to be quite traditional with what I can only describe as a very Barossa Valley slant, while Simon's cooking has a lot of asian influences and skews towards high-end restaurant cooking.

I love this show, particularly when they visit Adelaide's wonderful central markets. It's always exciting to see Simon Bryant running around with cameras following him while I'm out doing my grocery shopping. And you can judge it for yourself, because every new episode is now posted online for free!

ABC TV: The Cook & the Chef

Dr. Zoidberg: Goose liver? Fish eggs? Where's the goose? Where's the fish?

Elzar: Hey, that's what rich people eat. The garbage parts of the food.

My blog: The second pancake