The Great Australian Cookbook

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The Great Australian Cookbook
GenreFood & Lifestyle
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes11
Production
Running time30 min
Production companyCJZ
Release
Original network Lifestyle (Australian TV channel), Foxtel
Original release7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)

The Great Australian Cookbook is an Australian television series based on the similarly named cookbook created by Reg Mombassa in collaboration with Kylie Kwong, Charmaine Solomon, George Calombaris and Maggie Beer. [1] The television series features 22 of Australia's greatest cooks, amongst whom Matt Moran, Maggie Beer, Paul West and Darren Robertson, over 11 episodes.

Contents

These cooks, from top restaurateurs to local heroes, invites us into their homes and workplaces as they cook for their loved ones. [2] [3] [4]

Additional to the series the Lifestyle Channel has more information on the cooks and the recipes on their website.

Episodes

Series 1

  1. Matt Stone & Maggie Beer
  2. Gilbert Lau & Darren Robertson
  3. Matt Moran & Rayleen Brown
  4. Victor & Ev Liong & Nick Holloway
  5. Carol & Sharon Salloum & Peter Russell-Clarke
  6. Matt Wilkinson & Simmone Logue
  7. Ronni Kahn & Paul West
  8. Merle Parrish & Peter Gilmore
  9. Ross O'meara & Anna Polyviou
  10. Frank Camorra & Clayton Donovan
  11. Alla Wolf-Tasker & Rodney Dunn

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References

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  2. "Lifestyle: The Great Australian Cookbook" . Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. "CJZ: The Great Australian Cookbook" . Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. "Airdate | The Great Australian Cookbook on Foxtel". 12 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.