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Adam Liaw, author and TV presenter is joined each night by two food-loving friends for a half hour of good fun and conversation as they cook up a variety of dishes centred around a nightly theme. Whether it’s an ingredient, a style of cuisine or cultural inspiration, Adam whips up his dish first before his guests follow suit with easy to follow recipes and tips for viewers to follow at home in time for dinner.
There will be celebrities, culture, food, and lots of laughs in a series that will provide everyday inspiration for foodies and non-foodies alike.
Episodes 1 to 125 here
Episode guide | The Cook Up with Adam Liaw | Episodes 1 to 25
Episode 126 | Duck | Hong Kong Week
Airs 7:00pm Monday 11 October, 2021 on SBS Food
It’s Hong Kong week on The Cook Up and we’re starting off with a Cantonese classic - duck. Host Adam Liaw, Mastermind host Marc Fennel, and Hartsyard’s Dorothy Lee create their ultimate duck dishes.
Episode 127 | Cantonese | Hong Kong Week
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 12 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Juicy Banana chef duo Sam Young and Grace Chen are in the Cook Up kitchen with host Adam Liaw, to create their ultimate Cantonese dishes!
Episode 128 | From The Bay | Hong Kong Week
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 13 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Canton Kitchen’s Jason Chan and owner of Sydney restaurant Nel, Nelly Robinson are in The Cook Up kitchen with host Adam Liaw cooking up a seafood inspired storm!
Episode 129 | HK Street Food | Hong Kong Week
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 14 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw, Canton Kitchen’s Jason Chan and executive chef at Lilly Mu, Brendan Fong, are in The Cook Up kitchen tonight creating some classic Hong Kong street food.
Episode 130 | Dumplings | Hong Kong Week
Airs 7:00pm Friday 15 October, 2021 on SBS Food
To end our epic Hong Kong week host Adam Liaw is joined by Bodhi’s Heaven Leigh and Sun Ming’s David Chan in The Cook Up kitchen to create a Cantonese favourite - dumplings!
Episode 131 | Nostalgia
Airs 7:00pm Monday 18 October, 2021 on SBS Food
The Lebanese Plate’s Lina Jebeile and MasterChef alumni Kylie Millar join host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen as they create some of their favourite foods from their childhood.
Episode 132 | TV Dinners
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 19 October, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw is joined in the kitchen by food writer Tori Haschka and head chef at One & Only Wolgan Valley, James Viles to whip up some quick and easy dinners you can eat in front of the TV.
Episode 133 | Curry
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 20 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Music icon Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane join Adam Liaw in the Cook Up kitchen to create their ultimate winter curries!
Episode 134 | Saturday Night Dinners
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 21 October, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw invites Saturday Night Pasta cookbook author Elizabeth Hewson and Good Food Guide editor Myffy Rigby into the kitchen to create their ultimate and easy Saturday night dinners!
Episode 135 | Eggs
Airs 7:00pm Friday 22 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Ethiopian cook Tinsae Elsdon, head chef at The Old Fitz, Anna Ugarte-Carral, The Cook Up Host Adam Liaw create their favourite egg dishes in The Cook Up kitchen.
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Airs 7:00pm Monday 25 October, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up kitchen plays host to Adam Liaw, DJ/writer Andrew Levins and host of SBS’s Water Heart Food, Palisa Anderson, as they create their very own renditions of fast food.
Episode 137 | From The Sea
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 26 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Cookbook author Analiese Gregory and Monday Morning Cooking Club’s Lisa Goldberg, join host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen to recreate some from the sea favourites.
Episode 138 | Simply The Best
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 27 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw is joined in The Cook Up kitchen by meteorologist and food writer Magdalena Roze and TV presenter/chef Hayden Quinn and they create simple dishes everyone will love.
Episode 139 | Childhood Fave
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 28 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Ethiopian cook Tinsae Elsdon and head chef at The Old Fitz Anna Ugarte-Carral show host Adam Liaw their childhood favourite dishes in The Cook Up kitchen.
Episode 140 | Pumpkin
Airs 7:00pm Friday 29 October, 2021 on SBS Food
Top chef Colin Fassnidge and TV and radio personality Yumi Stynes drop by The Cook Up kitchen to cook some Halloween inspired pumpkin dishes with host Adam Liaw.
RECIPES
Whole spice-roasted pumpkin
Episode 141 | Chicken Breast
Airs 7:00pm Monday 1 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Every Night of the Week’s Lucy Tweed and owner of Woodcut restaurant Ross Lusted, cook dishes with host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen, using a favourite ingredient - chicken breast.
Episode 142 | Stir Fry
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 2 November, 2021 on SBS Food
TV presenter and self-proclaimed crap housewife Jessica Rowe and food writer Tristan Lutze are in The Cook Up kitchen as they create their ultimate stir-fry dishes with host Adam Liaw… and one has a very interesting twist!
Episode 143 | Olive Oil
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 3 November, 2021 on SBS Food
TV presenter Jan Fran and Melbourne’s Maha Bar’s Shane Delia join host Adam Liaw in The Cook up kitchen as they create some classic dishes using olive oil.
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Airs 7:00pm Thursday 4 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Australian food icon Lyndey Milan and Fabbrica chef Hugh Piper are in The Cook Up kitchen with host Adam Liaw as they cook dishes using an Aussie summer favourite ingredient - cherries!
Episode 145 | Most Requested
Airs 7:00pm Friday 5 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw, CWA President Stephanie Stanhope and CWA Woy Woy member Amy Scott cook their most requested recipes together in The Cook Up kitchen.
Episode 146 | 10-Minute Dinners
Airs 7:00pm Monday 8 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw, Nel restaurant chef, Nelly Robinson and Bondi Harvest chef, Taylor Cullen are in The Cook Up kitchen to create their ultimate 10-Minute dinners!
Episode 147 | Takeaway
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 9 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Comedian and radio presenter Joel Creasey and media personality Melissa Hoyer join host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen to re-create their ultimate takeaway orders.
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Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 10 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw is joined by Bodhi’s Heaven Leigh and Sun Ming’s David Chan in The Cook Up kitchen to whip up their ultimate easy desserts.
Episode 149 | Chilli
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 11 November, 2021 on SBS Food
There are many levels to our humble theme tonight! Host Adam Liaw, Hartyard’s Dorothy Lee and Mastermind’s Marc Fennell are in The Cook Up kitchen to create their ultimate dishes featuring chilli.
RECIPES
Double chilli flounder
Episode 150 | Picnic
Airs 7:00pm Friday 12 November, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw, TV presenter and self-proclaimed crap housewife Jessica Rowe and Woodcut’s Ross Lusted are in The Cook Up kitchen to whip up their ultimate dishes to take on a picnic.
