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

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featuring

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Maggie Beer Maggie Beer (born Margaret Anne Ackerman, 19 January 1945) is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer. Beer was one of the judges on '' The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Matt Moran until 2022 and is also a ...

and

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

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and was filmed in the

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, 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. Repeats of the show currently air on

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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) *

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(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 A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in Books, printed publications. While telev ...

, I don't think people realise that I have a whole other life, coordinating 800 or so meals a day as an

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at a

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. 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

* 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

Cast

Finale

DVD Releases

See also

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