--- airs weeknights on SBS Food from Monday April 19 at 7.00pm and 10.00pm. It will encore on SBS Food at 11am weekdays and at 3.30pm on SBS. SBS Food will air a marathon on Sundays at 2.00pm, and series will be made available after broadcast on SBS On Demand. ---
The popular cook, 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.
Episode 1 | Family Dinner
Airs 7:00pm Monday 19 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Top chef Colin Fassnidge and much-loved tv and radio personality Yumi Stynes drop by The Cook Up kitchen to cook with Adam Liaw and show what they serve for their very own family dinners.
RECIPES
Saganaki burger
Saganaki burger Source: Adam Liaw
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 20 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is joined by Universal/Paramount’s Christine Manfield and Longrain’s Martin Boetz in The Cook Up kitchen to cook Asian inspired specialties with the herb lemongrass.
Episode 3 | Vanilla
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 21 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is joined by top chefs Mark Best of Marque restaurant fame and queen of cakes Katherine Sabbath in The Cook Up kitchen to see how they use the staple vanilla ingredient in their cooking.
RECIPES
Super vanilla ice-cream
Episode 4 | Sweet Comfort Food
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 22 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Australian food icon Lyndey Milan and Fabbrica chef Hugh Piper are in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw as they cook together and share recipes for their favourite sweet comfort foods.
Episode 5 | Burgers
Airs 7:00pm Friday 23 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw invites the king of meat, Vic’s Meat’s, Anthony Puharich and food styling queen to the stars, Lucy Tweed, into the kitchen and they create their very own version of an Aussie must-have.
Episode 6 | Strawberry
Airs 7:00pm Monday 26 April, 2021 on SBS Food
What do you get when you cross a political satirist with 2 superstar cooks? You get some seriously good food. Adam Liaw, Delicious magazine’s Phoebe Wood and Mark Humphries are in The Cook Up kitchen putting the strawberry through its paces.
RECIPES
Strawberry shortcake
Episode 7 | Snack Food
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 27 April, 2021 on SBS Food
TV and radio personality Yumi Stynes and creator of the “The Family Law” Benjamin Law, join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up Kitchen and cook up their favourite snack foods.
Yumi Styles, Adam Liaw, Benjamin Law Source: Adam Liaw
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 28 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Comedian Mickey Robins and one of Australia’s top chefs Mark Best create their favourite Fillet Steak dishes with Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen.
Episode 9 | Beef Mince
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 29 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Sydney restaurant Fred’s head chef Danielle Alvarez alongside recipe creator and former Delicious editor, Warren Mendes are in The Cook Up Kitchen and they share their take on beef mice with Adam Liaw.
Episode 10 | Watercress
Airs 7:00pm Friday 30 April, 2021 on SBS Food
Want to know all about Watercress? Well, Adam Liaw is joined by Michelin star chef Nelly Robinson and Italian home cook Silvia Colloca to help take this herb to the next level.
RECIPES
Egg and bacon salad
Episode 11 | Oats | Cheap and Cheerful
Airs 7:00pm Monday 3 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Bake Club’s Anneka Manning and award-winning science and technology journalist Rae Johnson join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen to kick off Cheap and Cheerful week and chat about a little Aussie staple, oats. There’s more than meets the eye with Adam’s masala porridge a granola and the family favourite Anzac biscuit.
Episode 12 | Noodles | Cheap and Cheerful
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 4 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is joined in The Cook Up kitchen by political satirist Mark Humphries and Delicious magazines Phoebe Wood to share their take on noodles.
RECIPES
Mee goreng with spicy eggs
Episode 13 | Lentils | Cheap and Cheerful
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 5 May, 2021 on SBS Food
DJ and chef Andrew Levins and Palisa Anderson, host of SBS’s Water Heart Food, are in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw to give their take on lentils. It’s a cheap and cheerful staple.
Episode 14 | $20 Family Meals | Cheap and Cheerful
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 6 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Need some cheap, cheerful and easy dinner ideas that don’t break the bank? Well, Every Night of The Week’s Lucy Tweed and Woodcut restaurant’s Ross Lusted join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen, to cook up their ideas for under $20.
Episode 15 | Cheap and Cheerful
Airs 7:00pm Friday 7 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is with Mastermind host Marc Fennell and top chef Chase Kojima in The Cook Up kitchen to finish off the week of Cheap and Cheerful where they cook up their very own ideas on the best cheap and cheerful meals that everyone will love.
Marc Fennell, Adam Liaw, Chase Kojima Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Airs 7:00pm Monday 10 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Top Michelin star chef Nelly Robinson from Nel restaurant and Bondi Harvest chef Taylor Cullen are in The Cook Up Kitchen with Adam Liaw, to create their favourite scallop dishes.
Episode 17 | Almonds
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 11 May, 2021 on SBS Food
The Salloum sisters from Sydney’s Almond Bar are with Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen creating their favourite almond dishes.
Episode 18 | Dill
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 12 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Universal/Paramount chef Christine Mansfield and Bird Cow Fish chef Alex Herbert give their take on an underrated herb, dill, while in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw.
Episode 19 | Tofu
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 13 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Do you want to know how to master tofu? Join Adam Liaw, media personality Linda Marigliano and Yellow’s upcoming chef Nina Huynh as their share some easy ways to eat this tasty meat substitute.
Episode 20 | Apple
Airs 7:00pm Friday 14 May, 2021 on SBS Food
TV and radio personality Yumi Stynes and author, journalist and actor Benjamin Law join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen to cook and chat all things apples.
RECIPES
Emergency apple crumble
Apple tarte tatin Source: Adam Liaw
Airs 7:00pm Monday 17 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Cake queen Katherine Sabbath and top chef from Marque restaurant fame, Mark Best take on Adam Liaw to cook in The Cook Up kitchen together and see who can create the best tart!
Episode 22 | Coffee
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 18 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Author and journalist Anthony Huckstep and LP Quality Meats owner Luke Powell are in The Cook Up kitchen, with Adam Liaw, to show you at home the multiple ways you can use coffee in your dishes.
Episode 23 | Lemon
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 19 May, 2021 on SBS Food
When life gives you lemons, you make desserts. Adam Liaw, Fred’s head chef Danielle Alvarez alongside recipe creator and former Delicious editor, Warren Mendes, show off their lemon creations made in The Cook Up kitchen
Episode 24 | Salmon
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 20 May, 2021 on SBS Food
The Lebanese Plate’s Lina Jebeile and chef Guy Turland are in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw cooking up a salmon storm, showing you the many different ways to hero salmon in your dishes.
Salmon and finger lime ceviche Source: Adam Liaw
Episode 25 | Sardinian
Airs 7:00pm Friday 21 May, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw, Pilu restaurant’s Giovanni Pilu and Acme famed chef Mitch Orr show you how to make their favourite Sardinian inspired dishes.
