The Cook and the Chef

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| runtime = 30 minutes per episode

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| location = South Australia, Barossa Valley{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/about/default.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207080930/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/about/default.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2017|title=ABC TV: The Cook and the Chef - About the Show|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 February 2017}}

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| network = ABC TV

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| num_seasons = 4

| num_episodes = 154

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| director = Kristy Copley
Susan Redden
Mark Stanforth{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962712/fullcredits|title=The Cook and the Chef (TV Series 2006–2009) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}

| executive_producer = Margot Phillipson

| producer = Colin Haynes

| cinematography = Chris Moon

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The Cook and the Chef is an Australian television series featuring cook Maggie Beer and chef Simon Bryant. The Cook and the Chef was screened on ABC1 and was filmed in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, with the first episode going to air on 8 February 2006.

The series, consisting of four series and 154 episodes, aired on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |date=17 July 2009 |title=ABC's Cook & Chef Close Up the Kitchen |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/abcs-cook-chef-close-up-the-kitchen.html |accessdate=17 October 2014 |agency=TV Tonight}} Repeats of the show currently air on SBS Food.

Cast

;Main

Maggie Beer
Simon Bryant

;Guest

Chris Abbot (1 episode, 2008)
Peter Cundall (1 episode, 2008)
Dominic Scarfo (1 episode, 2008)
Rick Stein (1 episode, 2008)
Tetsuya Wakuda (1 episode, 2009)

Finale

In July 2009, Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant 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.

Beer explained her decision to end the series: "The demands of filming on my family and business have led me to the difficult decision to leave the show. It's been a privilege for me to have been able to share my passion for food with Simon and our audience. It always gives me joy when I feel I have inspired people to explore the wonderful produce that Australia has to offer."

Bryant recalled: "When I started the show I had no idea that my journey with Maggie about the love of food would teach me so much, and I'll miss the camaraderie of our days in the kitchen together. I have to laugh when people call me a celebrity chef, I don't think people realise that I have a whole other life, coordinating 800 or so meals a day as an Executive Chef at a five-star hotel. I am looking forward to spending a bit more time back in my kitchens… and getting a little more sleep will be a bonus!"

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

References

External links

{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20170116112239/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/}}

Category:Australian cooking television series

Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming

Category:Television shows set in South Australia

Category:2006 Australian television series debuts

Category:2009 Australian television series endings