''Take Home Chef'' is a half-hour

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starring

Curtis Stone Curtis Travis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author, and television personality. Stone has been the fresh food and recipes ambassador for Coles Supermarkets in Australia since 2010. Early life Stone was born ...

. It originally aired on

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Format

In each episode, Stone introduces himself to a stranger in a

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, typically a woman in her 20s or 30s, and asks if she is cooking a meal for someone that night. When the person responds affirmatively, Stone offers his services to help cook

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. They drive to the participant's house, cook the meal, and then surprise the participant's partner or guest upon his or her arrival.

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s that are used in each episode are posted on the show's official website.

Notable guests

Voice actress

Tara Strong Tara Lyn Strong (; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' The Fair ...

appeared on the show in October 2006 with her husband and their two sons. Comedian Randy Sklar was surprised with

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by his wife and Stone on an episode that aired May 15, 2007. Canadian-Australian actress

Kimberley Joseph Kimberley Joseph (born August 30, 1973) is a Canadian Australian actress who is based in the United States. Joseph was born in Canada, brought up on the Gold Coast in Australia and educated in Switzerland. After returning to Australia, she beg ...

appeared in the episode "Kimberly" (sic) that first aired June 15, 2007. Seemingly chosen at random in a grocery store, she and Curtis then recognized each other from TV shows the other had been on back home. The pair surprised three of her friends with a Spanish-themed menu, featuring

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and a

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cheese dessert.

References

External links

Official site
* {{Former TLC Programming 2000s American cooking television series 2006 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings Food reality television series TLC (TV network) original programming

Format

Notable guests

See also

References

External links