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Episodes

It's Easy Entertaining - and easy on the budget, too. - as cookbook author Chelsea Goodwin and Olympic diver Sam Fricker join Adam's thrifty dinner club.
Aug 29, 2024
Season 7
What's better than snacks? Crispy snacks. Chef Mika Chae and food writer Mandy Hall join Adam for crunch time.
Aug 28, 2024
Season 7
The task is savoury tarts, and Adam and his guests, chefs Noora Heiska and Louis Tikaram are more than up for the challenge.
Aug 27, 2024
Season 7
Adam is joined by chef Clayton Wells and footy star turned radio host Moana Hope for a night of pan friend perfection.
Aug 26, 2024
Season 7
Sporting great Lisa Curry and French food great Damien Pignolet join Adam in the kitchen to make food that's best served with bread.
It's BYO medals for an Easy Entertaining dinner of champions, and both of Adam's guests, Paralympic swimmers Ellie Cole and Col Pearse, have stacks of silverware.
Aug 22, 2024
Season 7
Put your dinner on the leaderboard with weeknight winners from Adam and his guests, chef Mindy Woods and comedian Sean Choolburra.
Noodles or rice? That's the long or the short of it, as Adam and his guests, chefs Trisha Greentree and Jae Bang, must make their choice.
Aug 20, 2024
Season 7
One pan, three favourite recipes: Adam and his guests, grilling guru Jess Pryles and actor Gary Sweet, make dinner a breeze and washing up even easier.
Aug 19, 2024
Season 7
No spud's a dud as Adam and his guests, Alone contestant Tamika Simpson and chef Jean-Paul El Tom make perfect potatoes.
Aug 16, 2024
Season 7
It's Easy Entertaining with cosy but expertly curated food, as Adam starts a supper club with his guests, "Wok Boi" Aldwin Hidajat and The Lucky Dragon Supper Club's Stephanie Feher.
Aug 15, 2024
Season 7
Tonight, you'll be rapt as Adam, chef Hamish Ingham and musician Elly-May Barnes make slam dunk dumplings.
Aug 14, 2024
Season 7
Salads when it's cold outside?. Chef Wesley Cooper Jones, fitness guru Michelle Bridges and Adam will show you how to score some wins with a winter salad.
Aug 13, 2024
Season 7
Quick chicken's the answer to all your dinner dramas tonight, as Adam is joined by journalist Ray Martin and chef Kane Pollard.
It's a night of fuss-free deliciousness as Adam is joined by gluten-free guru Helen Tzouganatos and entertainer Rob Mills.
It's as easy as Easy Entertaining because Adam's getting his guests, relationship expert Chantelle Otten and comedian Lizzy Hoo to bring a plate.
Aug 8, 2024
Season 7
Chef Sharon Winsor, social media sensation Outback Tom Forrest and Adam are makin' bacon tonight.
Aug 7, 2024
Season 7
If you want a cake, but you only have time to mix n bake, Adam and his guests, baker Natalie Paull and writer Hannah Diviney, have got you covered.
Aug 6, 2024
Season 7
Your favourite chip flavour is about to become your favourite dinner inspiration, as chef Nelly Robinson and entertainer Reuben Kaye join Adam to celebrate all things salt and vinegar.
Aug 5, 2024
Season 7
Chef Dom Wilton, comedian Mel Buttle and Adam have a ball as they share their favourite meatball recipes.
It's Easy Entertaining, and Adam and his guests, End Food Waste Campaign Director Mandy Hall and Doju Head Chef Mika Chae are here to fight food waste with a fancy dinner party.
It's a tastebud-pleasing, time-saving night, as chefs Rodney Dunn and Giulia Treuner join Adam to smash out some speedy sweet 'n' sour recipes.
Jul 31, 2024
Season 7
Sweet or savoury, tonight, the slice is right, as Adam is joined by bakers Grego Montalban Sanchez and Hayley Thorncraft.
Jul 30, 2024
Season 7
A gold-medal worthy discipline in any household, Adam and his guests, Olympic diver Sam Fricker and cookbook author Chelsea Goodwin, are all geared up to go fridge diving.
Jul 29, 2024
Season 7
Meals made in 30 minutes or less? You'll love what Adam and his guests, chef Darren Robertson and tennis champ Jelena Dokic serve up.
Jul 26, 2024
Season 7
Adam is joined by French food legend Damien Pignolet and swimming champion Lisa Curry for a very Frenchy Easy Entertaining.
Jul 25, 2024
Season 7
What's something both athletes and chefs adore? Olympic water polo player Tilly Kearns and Iron Chef Claudette Zepeda join Adam for sweet victory.
Jul 24, 2024
Season 7
Adam is joined by chef Khanh Nguyen and Taste of the Tropics co-host Samantha Martin to pay homage to the food they grew up with.
Jul 23, 2024
Season 7
It's pasta, but faster. Adam's making 6 ingredient pasta, with two bonus ingredients - his guests, chef Clayton Wells and AFLW legend Moana Hope.
Chef Annita Potter and actor Samuel Johnson join Adam for a night of modern pub classics.
Jul 19, 2024
Season 7
Cookbook author Helen Tzouganatos and performer Rob Mills help Adam plan an Easy Entertaining guaranteed to get rave reviews: The Five Star Dinner.
Jul 18, 2024
Season 7
Chef Rubén López Mesa and musicologist Megan Burslem join Adam in the kitchen for a night of zero-waste winners.
Jul 17, 2024
Season 7
Adam is joined by Paralympic legend Ellie Cole and chef John Ralley as they all make a splash with their takes on some classic dinners.
Jul 16, 2024
Season 7
Paralympic legend Ellie Cole and chef John Ralley join Adam to make a splash with their takes on some classic dinners.
Jul 15, 2024
Season 7
Adam is joined in the kitchen by meat expert Jess Pryles and actor Gary Sweet. Who will make the ultimate pork chop dish?
Jul 12, 2024
Season 7
It's Easy Entertaining this NAIDOC Week, and host Nornie Bero is joined by chef Mindy Woods and comedian Sean Choolburra to make a seafood supper.
Jul 11, 2024
Season 7
It's NAIDOC Week, and host Nornie Bero is joined by chef Jack Brown and Palawa Kipli's Kitana Mansell to make soulful food.
Jul 10, 2024
Season 7
Renowned journalist Karla Grant and the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Ben Bowen, join host Nornie Bero for a night of seasonal savers this NAIDOC Week.
Jul 9, 2024
Season 7
NAIDOC Week host Nornie Bero explores quick and crispy food with Indigiearth's CEO Sharon Winsor and journalist Tom Forrest.
Jul 8, 2024
Season 7
Host Nornie Bero and her guests, AFL legend and artist Nicky Winmar and TikTok star Nathan Lyons, are making ends meat and cooking a feast for NAIDOC Week.
Grab your winter citrus for this Easy Entertaining, because the Australian Ballet's Artistic Director David Hallberg, baker Natalie Paull and Adam are here to help you host the zest dinner party ever.
Jul 4, 2024
Season 7
Our KPIs have never looked better, as Adam is joined by chefs Noora Heiska and Louis Tikaram to cook like a boss.
Jul 3, 2024
Season 7
Tonight, Adam and his guests, culinary anthropologist Claudette Zepeda and Olympian Tilly Kearns have one message: buen provecho. Enjoy your meal.
Jul 2, 2024
Season 7
It's a night of nourishing, sustainable soups on The Cook Up, as Adam is joined by food waste warriors Mandy Hall and Mika Chae.
Jul 1, 2024
Season 7
It's a dinner fairytale, as chef Wesley Cooper Jones, health and fitness powerhouse Michelle Bridges and Adam celebrate the hero in countless midweek meals: mince charming.
Jun 28, 2024
Season 7
Do your dinner parties run down to the wire? This Easy Entertaining is for you. Adam and his guests, chef Clayton Wells and ex-AFLW star Moana Hope, prepare a make-ahead menu.
Jun 27, 2024
Season 7
Gluten-free cook Helen Tzouganatos and all-singing, all-dancing Rob Mills join Adam to hit all the right notes with their sweets that sing.
Jun 26, 2024
Season 7
Adam and his guests, chef Annita Potter and actor Samuel Johnson, rise to the challenge of their three-word mission: sizzle, bite, delight.
Jun 25, 2024
Season 7
The search for the ultimate steak recipes ends now, as chef Khanh Nguyen and Bush Tukka Woman Samantha Martin join Adam to share their great steaks.
Jun 24, 2024
Season 7
Chef Darren Roberston and commentator Jelena Dokic join Adam in the kitchen to cook with two classic ingredients: chicken and rice.

Episodes

Episode 1
Jun 24, 2024
Chicken & Rice
Chef Darren Roberston and commentator Jelena Dokic join Adam in the kitchen to cook with two classic ingredients: chicken and rice.
Episode 2
Jun 25, 2024
The Ultimate Steak
The search for the ultimate steak recipes ends now, as chef Khanh Nguyen and Bush Tukka Woman Samantha Martin join Adam to share their great steaks.
Episode 3
Jun 26, 2024
Sizzle, Bite, Delight
Adam and his guests, chef Annita Potter and actor Samuel Johnson, rise to the challenge of their three-word mission: sizzle, bite, delight.
Episode 4
Jun 27, 2024
Sweets That Sing
Gluten-free cook Helen Tzouganatos and all-singing, all-dancing Rob Mills join Adam to hit all the right notes with their sweets that sing.
Episode 5
Jun 28, 2024
The Make-Ahead Menu
Do your dinner parties run down to the wire? This Easy Entertaining is for you. Adam and his guests, chef Clayton Wells and ex-AFLW star Moana Hope, prepare a make-ahead menu.
Episode 6
Jul 1, 2024
Mince Charming
It's a dinner fairytale, as chef Wesley Cooper Jones, health and fitness powerhouse Michelle Bridges and Adam celebrate the hero in countless midweek meals: mince charming.
Episode 7
Jul 2, 2024
Sustainable Soups
It's a night of nourishing, sustainable soups on The Cook Up, as Adam is joined by food waste warriors Mandy Hall and Mika Chae.
Episode 8
Jul 3, 2024
Buen Provecho!
Tonight, Adam and his guests, culinary anthropologist Claudette Zepeda and Olympian Tilly Kearns have one message: buen provecho. Enjoy your meal.
Episode 9
Jul 4, 2024
Cooking Like A Boss
Our KPIs have never looked better, as Adam is joined by chefs Noora Heiska and Louis Tikaram to cook like a boss.
Episode 10
Jul 5, 2024
The Zest Dinner Party Ever
Grab your winter citrus for this Easy Entertaining, because the Australian Ballet's Artistic Director David Hallberg, baker Natalie Paull and Adam are here to help you host the zest dinner party ever.
Episode 11
Jul 8, 2024
Making Ends Meat
Host Nornie Bero and her guests, AFL legend and artist Nicky Winmar and TikTok star Nathan Lyons, are making ends meat and cooking a feast for NAIDOC Week.
Episode 12
Jul 9, 2024
Quick & Crispy
NAIDOC Week host Nornie Bero explores quick and crispy food with Indigiearth's CEO Sharon Winsor and journalist Tom Forrest.
Episode 13
Jul 10, 2024
Seasonal Savers
Renowned journalist Karla Grant and the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Ben Bowen, join host Nornie Bero for a night of seasonal savers this NAIDOC Week.
Episode 14
Jul 11, 2024
Soulful Food
It's NAIDOC Week, and host Nornie Bero is joined by chef Jack Brown and Palawa Kipli's Kitana Mansell to make soulful food.
Episode 15
Jul 12, 2024
The Seafood Supper
It's Easy Entertaining this NAIDOC Week, and host Nornie Bero is joined by chef Mindy Woods and comedian Sean Choolburra to make a seafood supper.
Episode 16
Jul 15, 2024
Ultimate Pork Chop
Adam is joined in the kitchen by meat expert Jess Pryles and actor Gary Sweet. Who will make the ultimate pork chop dish?
Episode 17
Jul 16, 2024
Freestyle Dinner
Paralympic legend Ellie Cole and chef John Ralley join Adam to make a splash with their takes on some classic dinners.
Episode 18
Jul 17, 2024
Zero Waste Winners
Adam is joined by Paralympic legend Ellie Cole and chef John Ralley as they all make a splash with their takes on some classic dinners.
Episode 19
Jul 18, 2024
Wok Hei
Chef Rubén López Mesa and musicologist Megan Burslem join Adam in the kitchen for a night of zero-waste winners.
Episode 20
Jul 19, 2024
The Five Star Dinner
Cookbook author Helen Tzouganatos and performer Rob Mills help Adam plan an Easy Entertaining guaranteed to get rave reviews: The Five Star Dinner.
Episode 21
Jul 22, 2024
21st Century Pub Food
Chef Annita Potter and actor Samuel Johnson join Adam for a night of modern pub classics.
Episode 22
Jul 23, 2024
Ingredient Pasta
It's pasta, but faster. Adam's making 6 ingredient pasta, with two bonus ingredients - his guests, chef Clayton Wells and AFLW legend Moana Hope.
Episode 23
Jul 24, 2024
Food I Grew Up With
Adam is joined by chef Khanh Nguyen and Taste of the Tropics co-host Samantha Martin to pay homage to the food they grew up with.
Episode 24
Jul 25, 2024
Sweet Victory
What's something both athletes and chefs adore? Olympic water polo player Tilly Kearns and Iron Chef Claudette Zepeda join Adam for sweet victory.
Episode 25
Jul 26, 2024
Bon Appétit
Adam is joined by French food legend Damien Pignolet and swimming champion Lisa Curry for a very Frenchy Easy Entertaining.
Episode 26
Jul 29, 2024
30 Love
Meals made in 30 minutes or less? You'll love what Adam and his guests, chef Darren Robertson and tennis champ Jelena Dokic serve up.
Episode 27
Jul 30, 2024
Fridge Diving
A gold-medal worthy discipline in any household, Adam and his guests, Olympic diver Sam Fricker and cookbook author Chelsea Goodwin, are all geared up to go fridge diving.
Episode 28
Jul 31, 2024
The Slice is Right
Sweet or savoury, tonight, the slice is right, as Adam is joined by bakers Grego Montalban Sanchez and Hayley Thorncraft.
Episode 29
Aug 1, 2024
Speedy Sweet & Sour
It's a tastebud-pleasing, time-saving night, as chefs Rodney Dunn and Giulia Treuner join Adam to smash out some speedy sweet 'n' sour recipes.
Episode 30
Aug 2, 2024
The Sustainable Soiree
It's Easy Entertaining, and Adam and his guests, End Food Waste Campaign Director Mandy Hall and Doju Head Chef Mika Chae are here to fight food waste with a fancy dinner party.
Episode 31
Aug 5, 2024
Meatballs
Chef Dom Wilton, comedian Mel Buttle and Adam have a ball as they share their favourite meatball recipes.
Episode 32
Aug 6, 2024
Salt & Vinegar
Your favourite chip flavour is about to become your favourite dinner inspiration, as chef Nelly Robinson and entertainer Reuben Kaye join Adam to celebrate all things salt and vinegar.
Episode 33
Aug 7, 2024
Mix 'n' Bake
If you want a cake, but you only have time to mix n bake, Adam and his guests, baker Natalie Paull and writer Hannah Diviney, have got you covered.
Episode 34
Aug 8, 2024
Makin' Bacon
Chef Sharon Winsor, social media sensation Outback Tom Forrest and Adam are makin' bacon tonight.
Episode 35
Aug 9, 2024
The Bring a Plate Night
It's as easy as Easy Entertaining because Adam's getting his guests, relationship expert Chantelle Otten and comedian Lizzy Hoo to bring a plate.
Episode 36
Aug 12, 2024
Fuss Free & Delicious
It's a night of fuss-free deliciousness as Adam is joined by gluten-free guru Helen Tzouganatos and entertainer Rob Mills.
Episode 37
Aug 13, 2024
Quick Chicken
Quick chicken's the answer to all your dinner dramas tonight, as Adam is joined by journalist Ray Martin and chef Kane Pollard.
Episode 38
Aug 14, 2024
Winter Salad
Salads when it's cold outside?. Chef Wesley Cooper Jones, fitness guru Michelle Bridges and Adam will show you how to score some wins with a winter salad.
Episode 39
Aug 15, 2024
Slam Dunk Dumplings
Tonight, you'll be rapt as Adam, chef Hamish Ingham and musician Elly-May Barnes make slam dunk dumplings.
Episode 40
Aug 16, 2024
The Supper Club
It's Easy Entertaining with cosy but expertly curated food, as Adam starts a supper club with his guests, "Wok Boi" Aldwin Hidajat and The Lucky Dragon Supper Club's Stephanie Feher.
Episode 41
Aug 19, 2024
Perfect Potatoes
No spud's a dud as Adam and his guests, Alone contestant Tamika Simpson and chef Jean-Paul El Tom make perfect potatoes.
Episode 42
Aug 20, 2024
One Pan Favourites
One pan, three favourite recipes: Adam and his guests, grilling guru Jess Pryles and actor Gary Sweet, make dinner a breeze and washing up even easier.
Episode 43
Aug 21, 2024
The Long or the Short of It: Noodles or Rice
Noodles or rice? That's the long or the short of it, as Adam and his guests, chefs Trisha Greentree and Jae Bang, must make their choice.
Episode 44
Aug 22, 2024
Weeknight Winners
Put your dinner on the leaderboard with weeknight winners from Adam and his guests, chef Mindy Woods and comedian Sean Choolburra.
Episode 45
Aug 23, 2024
The Dinner of Champions
It's BYO medals for an Easy Entertaining dinner of champions, and both of Adam's guests, Paralympic swimmers Ellie Cole and Col Pearse, have stacks of silverware.
Episode 46
Aug 26, 2024
Serve with Bread
Sporting great Lisa Curry and French food great Damien Pignolet join Adam in the kitchen to make food that's best served with bread.
Episode 47
Aug 27, 2024
Pan Fried Perfection
Adam is joined by chef Clayton Wells and footy star turned radio host Moana Hope for a night of pan friend perfection.
Episode 48
Aug 28, 2024
Savoury Tarts
The task is savoury tarts, and Adam and his guests, chefs Noora Heiska and Louis Tikaram are more than up for the challenge.
Episode 49
Aug 29, 2024
Crispy Snacks
What's better than snacks? Crispy snacks. Chef Mika Chae and food writer Mandy Hall join Adam for crunch time.
Episode 50
Aug 30, 2024
The Thrifty Dinner Club
It's Easy Entertaining - and easy on the budget, too. - as cookbook author Chelsea Goodwin and Olympic diver Sam Fricker join Adam's thrifty dinner club.

Cast & Crew

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Adam Liaw
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Farah Celjo
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Nelly Robinson
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Mark Humphries
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Nornie Bero
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Luke Powell
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Warren Mendez
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Colin Fassnidge
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Season info

Original Title
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Rating
6.1
Country
Australia
Production
Special Broadcasting Service
Sound mix
Stereo, Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
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Camera
Multi camera, Multi-camera setup
Negative Format
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Printed Film Format
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