Cook and the Chef, The: Autumn Treats - Series 2 (2006) In series two of the Cook and the Chef, the two passionate advocates of the best of seasonal food, Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant, continue to unearth the freshest and best seasonal produce and take it back to the Cook and the Chef kitchen to produce dishes to treat our senses. Autumn is the time for harvesting wonderful fruit and vegetables, and in these 10 programs, Maggie and Simon find apples, onions, beetroot, pears, eggplant, bananas, pumpkins, mushrooms and hazelnuts and combine them to produce a wide variety of 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. Episodes: 1. Pears 2. Mediterranean Style 3. Aples and onions 4. Fish and Eggplant 5. Eggplant and bananas 6. Pheasants and mushrooms 7. Pumpkins and hazelnuts 8. Year of the pig 9. Middle Eastern Cuisine 10. HandfoodCook and the Chef, The: Spring Delights (2006) The Cook and the Chef is back for a new 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 first DVD for 2008 Maggie and Simon are serving up a delightful spring feast.
They spread their sights around Australia visiting Western Australia for truffles and Queensland for sugar and prawns. Then it's off to join a cattle drive in the outback of South Australia, and on to the Alice Springs Festival of the Desert.
As they look for the hidden delights of fresh seasonal produce, Maggie and Simon share with us their passion for fresh produce and their secrets