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The Cook & The Chef

In the latest series of The Cook and The Chef, Simon and Maggie begin with a celebration of the summer season and refreshing summer food. From fresh seafood, summer greens and delicious fresh fruit, Maggie and Simon are covering all of our seasonal favourites.

Food legend and seafood aficionado Rick Stein will also feature in the series when he meets up with Maggie and shares his secrets on the art of cooking mouthwatering fish. Maggie and Simon will also celebrate their 100th episode with a visit from Peter Cundall from Gardening Australia who gives The Cook and The Chef some great advice for growing vegetables.

For more information and recipes from this series, visit The Cook and The Chef website.

What Do You Think ?

  • ray anthony
    ray anthony 1 year ago
    i will be like her... i will be a professional chef cook someday...... i will do that..............^^
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    • abhishek
      abhishek 1 year ago
      best of luck buddy
  • Bossyk
    Bossyk 1 year ago
    Hi Maggie and Simon I would like to compliment you both on your exciting and innovative show that I love to watch and say that you two of the more respected and iconic masters of great Australian cuisine and nary a swear word or abusive bullying comment expressed. Gordon could certainly take a leaf out of your cook book about how one can conduct oneself with gracious warmth, humour and what appears to be very real respect for each other’s skills and abilities. I enjoy your show along with Mark Olives because you all cook with a passion, intelligence and creative flair whilst marrying some pretty diverse ingredients with great Australian cheeses, meats, poultry, seafood vegetables and fruits etc. The biggest compliment that I can say is that you make ones mouth water and nostrils flair with imagined aromas when producing some truly amazing and flavoursome meals and recipes. If you ever need a taste tester I would jump at the opportunity lol. Keep producing these excellent TV shows and wishing you great success in bringing your passion to the people. Kind regards Julie aka Bossyk
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  • Maggie Beer
    Maggie Beer 1 year ago
    hey :)
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  • GC84
    GC84 1 year ago
    I love the way Maggie and Simon work together, the food they create is awesome! Keep up the good work and thanks for bringing such enjoyable viewing into our living rooms.
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  • Scott4
    Scott4 1 year ago
    Maggie's and Simon are great together and have tought a novice like me a few great tricks! Love the show.
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  • Scott4
    Scott4 1 year ago
    Maggie and Simon are great together and have tought a novice like me a few great tricks! Love the show.
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  • John1001
    John1001 1 year ago
    A GREAT SHOW NEVER MISS IT
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  • Leigh39
    Leigh39 1 year ago
    It's so sad that the show is ending at the end of '09. Terrible news! Is this true????
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  • Margaret and Doug Perry
    We find it very strange and a bad image for professionals in kitchens that professionals of your standard use the same forks and spoons to taste and re taste food. Surely using serving spoons and forks putting your food onto tasting plates would project what most people expect fro
    m food preparers.
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    • Tracey Jaffrey
      Tracey Jaffrey 1 year ago
      Get a life
    • Phil J
      Phil J 6 months ago
      hmmmm, you sound like pretentious tw_ts M & D
  • Ozcub
    Ozcub 1 year ago
    Yeah get a life....
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  • Cathy
    Cathy 11 months ago
    I miss Wed. night Cook and Chef viewing!
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    • Julius2
      Julius2 7 months ago
      Cathy if you have itunes on your PC you can down load podcasts of there shows I have been doing it for the past two seasons !! Cheers
  • Linda D
    Linda D 11 months ago
    Why doesn't Simon have celebrity status as a Celebrity Chef on this site? He is a creative, generous and modest man who surely deserves his own fan club.
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  • C-25
    C-25 9 months ago
    Hey I am a really big fn and also i tried the puff pastry croissants but i used the wrong flour so they didnt turn out so well but still they were quite tasty
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  • C-25
    C-25 9 months ago
    Hey I am a really big fan and also i tried the puff pastry croissants but i used the wrong flour so they didnt turn out so well but still they were quite tasty
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  • JR79
    JR79 8 months ago
    I love the show, most of the recipes I have tried work, especially the butterflied leg of lamb on the BBQ. Love Maggie and Simon, however, would love to see lots more of Maggie's good friend Stephanie Alexander as well, perhaps these two grand food heros of Aussie food need to collaborate.
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  • Wendy
    Wendy 8 months ago
    I absolutely love this show. I cant get enough of it. I would like you to show at some stage simple receipes that a person can cook when they live on there own. But apart from that keep up the good work. Congratualtions on becoming the Senior Citzens of Australia. Well Done.
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  • MD124
    MD124 8 months ago
    I Believe Maggie should have a show of her own home style cooking - always the best
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  • Philippa Jane
    Philippa Jane 8 months ago
    sad to think that there will be no more Cook and the Chef episodes! thanks for all the years of wonderful recipes and food facts Maggie & Simon!
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  • TD7
    TD7 7 months ago
    congratulations on your recent Australia Day award - you are in inspiration to all
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  • Jan McCarthy
    Jan McCarthy 7 months ago
    Love all the recipes, they explain all of them very well. The two of the compliment each other well. Keep on cooking. Congratulations Maggie on your fabulous award.
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  • hilto
    hilto 6 months ago
    Over the last 6 yrs i have become a great fan of cooking shows but have not come across one that is in the same class as this show.Congats M & S.Your both great.Sorry to see you go.
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  • JOSEPH GALLO
    JOSEPH GALLO 6 months ago
    MY WIFE AND I HAVE WATCHED YOUR SHOW FOR YEARS ON ABC AND ON FOX WE ARE DOING UP OUR KITCHEN AND MY WIFE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE KITCHEN BENCH TOP ON YOUR SHOW(THE ONE WITH THE ABSTRACT PATTEN) CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IT E.G WHAT IS IT MADE OF AND COLOUR NAME AND INSTALLER AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT IT THANK YOU FOR READING THIS EMAIL
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  • Maryelle
    Maryelle 6 months ago
    i think that the chef and the cook are the very best on tv, they always make the most interesting recepies thanks
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  • Ian
    Ian 6 months ago
    Did anyone see the show yesterday, 29th March ? Simon did something he was referring to as a "witches broth" or similar, it had tamarind and tomatoes. Any idea what the recipe was called ? Cheers.
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  • dereck
    dereck 4 months ago
    "great show cheers guys
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  • mathew
    mathew 3 months ago
    our houshold loves the show, it is so fantastic to see Simon learning (well appearing to) so much from someone so foremost in the field
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  • sammi
    sammi 3 months ago
    I just watched your show... the lamb and potatoes and pears look amazing :D:D mus make it myself oneday... thanks
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  • Nada13
    Nada13 28 days ago
    Maggie & Simon sure do make a great team and they make viewing so much fun...i am dying to try out one of their recipes..just dnt know what i should start with.
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  • Liliana Divic
    Liliana Divic 4 days ago
    Does anyone know the brand name of the Champagne Tea that Simon used
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  • Emma
    Emma 3 days ago
    I love the cook & the chief it's a great show, it's one of the best cooking show's on tv.
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