''The Cook and the Chef'' is an Australian

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featuring

cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

Maggie Beer Maggie Beer (born Margaret Anne Ackerman, 19 January 1945) is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer. Beer is one of the judges on ''The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Matt Moran and is also a regular guest ...

and

chef A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...

Simon Bryant. ''The Cook and the Chef'' was screened on

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and was filmed in the

Barossa Valley The Barossa Valley ( Barossa German: ''Barossa Tal'') is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major wine-producing region and tourist destinati ...

, South Australia, with the first episode going to air on February 8, 2006. In July 2009, Maggie and Simon announced they had decided to end the series after four years. The finale aired on 16 September 2009 with "Party" as the theme of the episode. Repeats of the show currently air on

SBS Food SBS Food is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). The channel airs programs about food and cooking, from cultures around the world. History SBS first revealed it would laun ...

Cast

;Main * Maggie Beer * Simon Bryant ;Guest * Chris Abbot (1 episode, 2008) *

Peter Cundall Peter Joseph Cundall, (1 April 1927 – 5 December 2021) was an English-born Australian horticulturalist, conservationist, author, broadcaster and television personality. He lived in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, and until 2008, at the age of 81, ...

(1 episode, 2008) * Dominic Scarfo (1 episode, 2008) *

Rick Stein Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

(1 episode, 2008) *

Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He appeared as the leading judge in the final episode of the second season of ''Junior MasterChef Australia''. Background Early life Tetsuya Wakuda was born on June 18, 1 ...

(1 episode, 2009)

DVD Releases

The Cook and the Chef - The Four Seasons (8 Disc Box Set) - 7 November 2007 The Cook and the Chef - The Complete Series 2 (8 Disc Box Set) (BONUS Recipe Book) - 3 November 2009 The Cook and the Chef - The Complete Series 3 (8 Disc Box Set) (BONUS Note Book) - 31 March 2010 The Cook and the Chef - The Complete Series 4 (4 Disc Box Set) - 4 November 2010

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* Australian cooking television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Television shows set in South Australia 2006 Australian television series debuts 2009 Australian television series endings {{food-tv-prog-stub

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