''The Great Australian Cookbook'' is an Australian television series based on the similarly named

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created by

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in collaboration with

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, Charmaine Solomon,

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and

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. The television series features 22 of Australia's greatest cooks, amongst whom

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, Maggie Beer, Paul West and

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, over 11 episodes. These cooks, from top restaurateurs to local heroes, invites us into their homes and workplaces as they cook for their loved ones. Additional to the series the Lifestyle Channel has more information on the cooks and the recipes on their website.

Episodes

Series 1

# Matt Stone & Maggie Beer # Gilbert Lau & Darren Robertson # Matt Moran & Rayleen Brown # Victor & Ev Liong & Nick Holloway # Carol & Sharon Salloum & Peter Russell-Clarke # Matt Wilkinson & Simmone Logue # Ronni Kahn & Paul West # Merle Parrish & Peter Gilmore # Ross O'meara & Anna Polyviou # Frank Camorra & Clayton Donovan # Alla Wolf-Tasker & Rodney Dunn

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Great Australian Cookbook Australian cooking television series