TV guide - Friday, 16/05/25

00:00
Sophie Grigson: Slice of Italy
Sophie cooks orecchiette pasta at home and makes pasta with chickpeas for friends outdoors. She visits a pottery famous for its colourful pasta ceramics.
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00:30
Come Dine with Me
It's the second night of the competition in North Wales and the turn of law student Jake to showcase his favourite vegetable-the mighty Welsh leek.
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01:00
Come Dine with Me
It's the third night of the competition in North Wales and former beauty queen turned property developer Joey's turn to host.
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01:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam sets his sights on crispy bites, with Gourmet Traveller's Best New Talent Ollie Wong-Hee and award-winning actor Lincoln Younes.
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02:00
Return to River Cottage
Hugh is embarking on the big financial venture of the summer. He's harvesting his entire tomato crop to sell at the local farmers' market.
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02:30
Rick Stein's Food Heroes
In the middle of a foot and mouth crisis, Rick heads north in search of one of his favourite British dishes: Lancashire hotpot. He visits a wild boar farmer, a black pudding maker, and meets Ruth Kirkham, who has supplied her crumbly Lancashire cheese to Rick's restaurant for nearly 20 years.
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03:00
The Zimmern List
Andrew heads to Pittsburgh where new restaurants are building on old culinary traditions. He tries a vegan twist on pierogies, checks out the newest wave of local chef talent, and indulges in classic dishes from Spain.
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03:30
My Market Kitchen
Ben makes Morton Bay bug skewers that have been given the tick of approval by multiple world leaders. Next up, Ben bumps into Charlie Carrington from Atlas Dining and hands him the keys to the kitchen.
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04:00
Luca's Key Ingredient
Luca shows us his favourite recipes using the key ingredient potato.
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04:30
Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey
Turn a tasty mushroom ragu into two incredible dishes with Simon. Find out how tempeh is made and find the tricks to make a tasty tempeh wrap. Nadia is back with her a plant-based classic tiramisu.
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05:00
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy Doherty is in Italy to discover what makes pine nuts so expensive. Kate Quilton journeys to the depths of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil to find out what gives the humble red Leicester cheese its colour. And Matt Tebbutt is in Spain, where he explores how glacier cherries are made - and it takes his breath away.
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05:30
Mary Makes It Easy
Mary gives a quick crash course in French cuisine with recipes that sound fancy but demystify classic techniques. First, she infuses the classy grilled cheese sandwich known as Croque Madame with the flavours of another favourite: French onion soup.
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06:00
Lidia's Kitchen
Italians love entertaining and celebrating life with family, friends, and food. Lidia shares recipes that fit any party - stewed savory peppers, a delicious antipasto, and a pear bellini.
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06:30
Kriol Kitchen
Dishes include gubinge jam with bush fig and bush fig cup cakes with a bush passion fruit icing. Ali and Mitch join their cousin Pat to learn how to whip up some sweet treats using local bush fruits found in the region.
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07:00
Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn
Hayden starts at a bakery in Hobart before heading north to learn about and help out on one of Australia's best sheep farms.
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07:30
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Johnny Di Francesco has stopped by to share his Linguine Pescatore, and he knows what he's doing. Join him and Justine for a delicious day.
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08:00
Marcus Wareing's Kitchen Garden Tales
As the owner of two rare breed Mangalitsa pigs, Marcus is keen to master charcuterie - the method of preserving meat products. He invites his neighbour over for a masterclass in curing meat.
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08:30
Oliver's Twist
Lynn, Chris, Paula and Steve are all mad ABBA fans who tour the UK in their camper. Jamie cooks them marinated squid salad, pot-roasted pork, and a fruit cobbler, in celebration of the award they received for being ABBA's biggest fans.
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09:00
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Adam sets his sights on crispy bites, with Gourmet Traveller's Best New Talent Ollie Wong-Hee and award-winning actor Lincoln Younes.
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09:30
Jason Atherton's Dubai Dishes
Jason is on a health trip, heading out of the city to discover the beauty of the Desert, with a feel-good menu including homemade granola and date caramel cheesecake.
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10:30
Spaghetti and Noodles
Hingston has a tiny Chinese restaurant in the suburbs that has been there for over 20 years. He is constantly winning awards through Tripadvisor.
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11:00
The Zimmern List
Andrew eats his way through Queens, NY. He digs into a monster Mexican sandwich, samples some of New York's best Egyptian cuisine and feasts on Argentine meats and authentic Taiwanese fare.
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11:30
My Market Kitchen
Ben cooks peach clafoutis, then is joined by wine expert Belinda to talk all things Tasmanian wine and produce while plating up vanilla and vodka cured ocean trout.
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12:00
Luca's Key Ingredient
Luca shows us his favourite recipes using the key ingredient, Parmigiano Reggiano.
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12:30
Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey
There's an easy cafe style breakfast on the menu without the eggs. Afik shows his trick to taking the humble tomato to a whole new level, and Simon sweetens the deal with two cracking dessert recipes.
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13:00
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy gives our supermarket fish a sniff to discover how fresh the stock in the superstores really is. Kate is intrigued about what goes into a stuffed olive. In Greece, she discovers that the filling in pimento olives is not just red pepper. It contains another, surprising ingredient: seaweed. Matt's lifting the lid on skimmed milk - whole, semi skimmed, and skimmed.
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13:30
Mary Makes It Easy
Getting ahead always sounds like a great idea but not if it means eating the same dish for seven days straight. Mary shows how versatile meal planning can be with four recipes that future-you will thank you for. Dessert comes first as Mary prepares the dough for Chocolate Pecan Cookies.
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14:00
Lidia's Kitchen
Fish is a staple in Lidia's kitchen and she loves planning dinner parties based on seafood. The menu includes swordfish skewers and stuffed calamari with bread crumbs.
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14:30
Kriol Kitchen
Ali and Mitch share two recipes they grew up with that their father used to make - a condiment made from the intestines of the pearl shell and also a dish made from the muscle of the shell.
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15:00
Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn
Hayden travels to Bruny Island, off the coast of Tasmania, to enjoy the surf before being introduced to beach foraging. He makes some amazing new friends and cooks for them with local produce.
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15:30
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Justine is joined in the kitchen by an Everyday Gourmet favourite, Trish Mckensie, who shares a wonderful chocolate recipe.
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16:00
Marcus Wareing's Kitchen Garden Tales
After doing some essential repairs, Marcus gets the digger out to start cultivating an area of his land called the Bund and plant hedgerow for the wildlife. He drafts Rosanna and Signe to help.
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16:30
Oliver's Twist
Jamie invites people into his home and cooks risotto, tuna steaks, and a chocolate tart. He also offers something unexpected: relationship advice!
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17:00
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
It's the ultimate night of tasty kitchen efficiency. Adam and his guests, NSW Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year Shashank Achuta and The Good Farm Shop's Scott Gooding cook once but eat twice.
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17:30
Jimmy Doherty's New Zealand Escape
Jimmy harvests sea clams with local fishermen who invented an extraordinary method of farming, then heads to Blenheim's wine country and Wairau Valley as 'Key puta te Wairau'.
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18:30
Kitchen Glow Up
Nominated by their daughter Brittany, Susan and Brad have lived in their craftsman for over 30 years. Susan doesn't think her tiny kitchen needs a glow up, so Ellen will have to convince her that change is sometimes a good thing.
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19:00
Malaysia Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Wildlife takes centre stage as Justine encounters parrots in Kuala Lumpur and orangutans in Semenggoh. After a taste of a Penang classic, she whips up Mee Kolo and scrumptious curry puffs.
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19:30
Come Dine with Me
It's the fourth night of the competition in North Wales and this time make-up artist Piers is taking centre stage.
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20:00
Come Dine with Me
It's the final night of the competition in North Wales, where clinical practitioner Laura is hosting a day at the races and hopes to pip her competitors to the post, for that 1000 pounds prize.
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20:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
It's the ultimate night of tasty kitchen efficiency. Adam and his guests, NSW Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year Shashank Achuta and The Good Farm Shop's Scott Gooding cook once but eat twice.
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21:00
Return to River Cottage
Autumn is nearly over and Hugh is concerned about the winter ahead. He's slaughtered his steer and his old mutton but he's short of firewood and, after his disastrous hay harvest, still hasn't any feed for his animals.
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21:30
Rick Stein's Food Heroes
Rick samples whelks at a stall in Bognor Regis, cooks Britain's most popular dish, steak and kidney pudding, explores the delights of a Sussex walled garden, and picks mulberries in Tiptree.
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22:00
Spaghetti and Noodles
Hingston has a tiny Chinese restaurant in the suburbs that has been there for over 20 years. He is constantly winning awards through Tripadvisor.
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22:30
Jimmy Doherty's New Zealand Escape
Jimmy harvests sea clams with local fishermen who invented an extraordinary method of farming, then heads to Blenheim's wine country and Wairau Valley as 'Key puta te Wairau'.
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23:30
Kitchen Glow Up
Nominated by their daughter Brittany, Susan and Brad have lived in their craftsman for over 30 years. Susan doesn't think her tiny kitchen needs a glow up, so Ellen will have to convince her that change is sometimes a good thing.
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TV guide - Saturday, 17/05/25

00:00
Malaysia Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Wildlife takes centre stage as Justine encounters parrots in Kuala Lumpur and orangutans in Semenggoh. After a taste of a Penang classic, she whips up Mee Kolo and scrumptious curry puffs.
en
00:30
Come Dine with Me
It's the fourth night of the competition in North Wales and this time make-up artist Piers is taking centre stage.
en
01:00
Come Dine with Me
It's the final night of the competition in North Wales, where clinical practitioner Laura is hosting a day at the races and hopes to pip her competitors to the post, for that 1000 pounds prize.
en
01:30
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
It's the ultimate night of tasty kitchen efficiency. Adam and his guests, NSW Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year Shashank Achuta and The Good Farm Shop's Scott Gooding cook once but eat twice.
en
02:00
Return to River Cottage
Autumn is nearly over and Hugh is concerned about the winter ahead. He's slaughtered his steer and his old mutton but he's short of firewood and, after his disastrous hay harvest, still hasn't any feed for his animals.
en
02:30
Rick Stein's Food Heroes
Rick samples whelks at a stall in Bognor Regis, cooks Britain's most popular dish, steak and kidney pudding, explores the delights of a Sussex walled garden, and picks mulberries in Tiptree.
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03:00
The Zimmern List
Andrew eats his way through Queens, NY. He digs into a monster Mexican sandwich, samples some of New York's best Egyptian cuisine and feasts on Argentine meats and authentic Taiwanese fare.
en
03:30
My Market Kitchen
Ben cooks peach clafoutis, then is joined by wine expert Belinda to talk all things Tasmanian wine and produce while plating up vanilla and vodka cured ocean trout.
en
04:00
Luca's Key Ingredient
Luca shows us his favourite recipes using the key ingredient, Parmigiano Reggiano.
en
04:30
Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey
There's an easy cafe style breakfast on the menu without the eggs. Afik shows his trick to taking the humble tomato to a whole new level, and Simon sweetens the deal with two cracking dessert recipes.
en
05:00
Food Unwrapped
Jimmy gives our supermarket fish a sniff to discover how fresh the stock in the superstores really is. Kate is intrigued about what goes into a stuffed olive. In Greece, she discovers that the filling in pimento olives is not just red pepper. It contains another, surprising ingredient: seaweed. Matt's lifting the lid on skimmed milk - whole, semi skimmed, and skimmed.
en
05:30
Mary Makes It Easy
Getting ahead always sounds like a great idea but not if it means eating the same dish for seven days straight. Mary shows how versatile meal planning can be with four recipes that future-you will thank you for. Dessert comes first as Mary prepares the dough for Chocolate Pecan Cookies.
en
06:00
Lidia's Kitchen
Fish is a staple in Lidia's kitchen and she loves planning dinner parties based on seafood. The menu includes swordfish skewers and stuffed calamari with bread crumbs.
en
06:30
Kriol Kitchen
Ali and Mitch share two recipes they grew up with that their father used to make - a condiment made from the intestines of the pearl shell and also a dish made from the muscle of the shell.
en
07:00
Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn
Hayden travels to Bruny Island, off the coast of Tasmania, to enjoy the surf before being introduced to beach foraging. He makes some amazing new friends and cooks for them with local produce.
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07:30
Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
Justine is joined in the kitchen by an Everyday Gourmet favourite, Trish Mckensie, who shares a wonderful chocolate recipe.
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08:00
Marcus Wareing's Kitchen Garden Tales
After doing some essential repairs, Marcus gets the digger out to start cultivating an area of his land called the Bund and plant hedgerow for the wildlife. He drafts Rosanna and Signe to help.
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08:30
Oliver's Twist
Jamie invites people into his home and cooks risotto, tuna steaks, and a chocolate tart. He also offers something unexpected: relationship advice!
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09:00
Cheese: A Love Story
An exploration and celebration of one of the worlds most beloved foods through the lens of an extreme cheese lover. Host Afrim Pristine, the world's youngest maitre fromager (cheese master), hits the road in search of the most fascinating cheese-centric adventures. Afrim begins his cheese expedition in the Alpine country of Switzerland, home of iconic classics like Gruyere and holey Swiss Emmental.
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10:00
Billy and Dom Eat the World
Billy and Dom are back in Europe and heading straight for the beautiful Alps and Verbier, one of Switzerland's most popular skiing resorts.
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11:00
Destination Flavour Eurovision
If you can't be at the Eurovision Song Contest in person, Adam Liaw will show you the best of Europe without using his passport - it's all here in Australia. Our anointed Eurovision foodie will show how the people of the European diasporas celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia - the music, the festivities, the favourite performers, and, of course, the food and drink. This program is the ultimate how-to guide for hosting your own Eurovision party.
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12:00
Simply Giada
Giada De Laurentiis offers recipe and menu-planning tips to make eating well both easy and convenient. She makes warm quinoa 'oatmeal', chicken broth, white bean and escarole soup, fusilli with chicken and broccoli rabe, and skillet brownies.
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12:30
Food Markets: In the Belly of
Ireland's third-largest city has one of Northern Europe's market gems: The English Market. It supplied high-quality food to the rich English families, different to the Irish market, which no longer exists. Now, the best Irish produce today remains on the island and can be found here.
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13:30
Food Markets: In the Belly of
Perhaps one of the most beautiful and well-organised food market buildings in Europe is the Mercado Central of Valencia. Built on the area where an open-air market stood for centuries, the Valencian style Art Noveau construction is a 'cathedral of senses'.
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14:35
Rachel Khoo's Simple Pleasures
Rachel Khoo reimagines some all-time favourite dishes with a modern twist. She conjures up a hearty beef and butternut squash stew that's perfect for a cold day.
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15:00
Simply Giada
Eating well doesn't mean depriving yourself of the comfort foods you crave. Giada De Laurentiis makes a romantic dinner that's light in fat and calories: bison bolognese, chicken milanese and braised mushrooms.
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15:30
Dishing It Up
Everyday home cooks put three snack recipes to the test. Will Marco Pierre White's buttery chip shop chips be worth the wait? Will Nadiya Hussain's chicken doughnuts rise to the occasion? And will Paul West's honeycomb make them snap?
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16:00
Marion Grasby's Flavours: Heart And Home
Marion explores time-saving chicken recipes, from a game-changing roast to Cheat's Butter Chicken and Tantanmen Ramen, proving that simple meals can be extraordinary.
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16:30
Ainsley's Taste of Malta
Ainsley starts his Maltese adventure in Valetta. He joins historian Liam for a tour of the harbour, where he learns why Malta is such a melting pot of cultures and the impact this has on the cuisine.
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17:30
Roux Down the River
In this enchanting new series, legendary chef Michel Roux journeys down the magnificent River Thames exploring the delicious food and fascinating people who live and work on its banks.
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18:30
Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey
Rick is spoilt for choice as he explores the multi-faceted food of Penang, an appealing mix of Malay, Indian and Chinese with a bit of British charm thrown in for good measure. He meets up with vibrant food writer, Fay Khoo, to discover the exceptional popularity of fish head curry in the region. Across the Indian Ocean, in Sri Lanka, Rick continues his passion for seafood by visiting a bustling fishing village north of Colombo and takes part in a most unusual fishing expedition further south in Galle.
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19:40
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Tony brings his pal, dear friend, muse, and Michelin-star chef friend Eric Ripert along for the ride. It is Eric's first time to Sichuan, and China as a whole, so everything is new to him.
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20:30
David Rocco's Dolce Tuscany
David meets up with Eduardo and Selvaggia, two Indophiles living in Firenze, Florence. One is the owner of the city's first Indian restaurant, the other founded Florence's Indian film festival.
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21:00
Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
Andrew Zimmern goes on a gastronomic tour of Las Vegas. From quail breast stuffed with foie gras and mouthwatering Wagyu steaks to classic veal Parmigiana and tantalising Thai, Sin City has it all.
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