The Cook and the Chef continue their second season of delicious cooking. Both Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant are raring to go and all set to show us fabulous new dishes, while sharing more of their culinary secrets.
The wonderful kitchen in the Barossa Valley remains their cooking-base but in this new season every episode features produce from a different Australian state. In the second DVD for 2008, Maggie and Simon give you ideas to delight and entertain your friends and family over the hot Australian summer. With 37 new recipes, there is something for everyone.
There are two special menus for a romantic Valentine dinner and ideas for barbecues and cooking with meat and fish. Summer is also the season for tomatoes, Maggie's favourite fruit, berries, figs and beans. As always, Maggie and Simon go out and find these and other summer specials and together in the Cook and the Chef kitchen, use them to produce totally different dishes.
Maggie Beer is renowned for her commitment to the region in which she lives, the Barossa Valley, and for promoting good produce Australia wide. Simon Bryant is an Executive Chef who has a passion for using fresh local produce in his restaurant menus, reducing the food miles we eat.