New cooking show hosted by Alice Zaslavsky - MasterChef Season 4 contestant, ABC News Breakfast food contributor, and ABC Melbourne Saturday Breakfast presenter.
Weeknights at 6pm from Monday 28 October on ABC-TV and iView.
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Or more commonly known as Alice from MasterChef Australia.
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Didn’t realise she was on MasterChef - sorry
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This is different for the ABC. As mentioned above, it will air at 6pm weeknights, starting from October 28.
At this stage, Hard Quiz repeats will remain at 6.30pm. No mention what will happen to Antiques Roadshow repeats that are currently airing at the 5.30-6.60pm hour.
ABC has aired some weekly cooking shows before - from The Cook and the Chef, to Poh’s Kitchen (and Kitchen Cabinet which is slightly different). I think this is their first attempt of a weekday cooking show. Please correct me if i am wrong.
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The Cook and The Chef aired at 6:30pm on Wednesdays IIRC.
Was back when there was a push for productions from the Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth units. Many of them were slotted in the 6:30pm Wednesday slot. Out of all of them, The Cook and The Chef were one of the few that lasted for a few years.
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Aaaah, there you go. Thanks for that re The Cook and the Chef. I didn’t watch it when aired back on the ABC, but do tune into it on SBS Food Channel (repeats), which do air weeknights. I just assumed it was weekly shows, airing weeknights, to fill the gaps. Oops. lol.
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Is this just ABC “borrowing” from The Cook Off With Adam Liaw?
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Well SBS do “borrow” the collection of The Cook and The Chef from the ABC to keep SBS Food running 
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Going back a bit but I think Come and Get It was nightly albeit only 5 minute eps at 6:55pm.
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Update - new promo and extended info
The ABC is thrilled to announce the premiere of a deliciously new nightly cooking show A Bite To Eat with Alice on Monday, 28 October at 6pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview.
Hosted by renowned cook, author, columnist, radio presenter and long-time culinary correspondent on ABC News Breakfast Alice Zaslavsky, A Bite To Eat with Alice will focus on recipes that are simple and fresh, built around accessible and affordable ingredients that can be prepared at home to inspire Australian audiences to feel more confident in the kitchen.
In each episode Alice will be joined by a guest from all walks of life and skill levels including actress Pia Miranda, comedian Dilruk Jayasinha, singer-songwriter Anthony Callea and Australian food icon Stephanie Alexander, all with interesting stories to tell.
Alice will kick start each episode with a recipe inspired by her special guest. Then her guest arrives, bringing in one of their favourite ingredients for Alice to turn into something delicious, showing those at home how easy it is to get dinner on the table with ingredients on hand. Finally, Alice faces a challenge to change the guest’s mind about an ingredient they don’t enjoy or are unsure how to cook, or to help them with a food-related issue.
After almost a decade as resident Food Guru on ABC Local radio and ABC News Breakfast, host Alice Zaslavsky says: “I’m thrilled to be bringing Australian households even more inspiration in the kitchen and in life, welcoming some of Australia’s most interesting people into Southbank’s Studio 32.
This program’s pillars, of sustainability, accessibility, and authentic connection, will provide warm and wonder-filled viewing, weeknights at 6.”
A Bite To Eat with Alice continues the ABC’s proud tradition of producing quality cooking shows that remain useful to audiences to this day. From Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant’s The Cook & The Chef to Poh’s Kitchen, the new series is set to be become a foodie favourite.
Production Credits:
A Bite To Eat with Alice is an original format developed and commissioned by the ABC. Executive Producers: Rachel Robinson & Mish Armstrong, Series Producer: Jacqueline Tonks. International Distributor: ABC Commercial. Host: Alice Zaslavsky.
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Episodes 1 - 5
Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 6.00pm
EPISODE 1 – Sammy J
Alice whips up some early bird Bircher for ABC breakfast radio host Sammy J before he arrives with his favourite ingredient, the avocado. Alice impresses him with her Avocado and Broad Bean Bessara with Poached Egg and Crispy Pita. Then Alice takes on the lasagne challenge. Sammy doesn’t make lasagne anymore – Alice’s goal is to break the curse and get him cooking it again!
EPISODE 2 – Poh Ling Yeow
Beloved cook Poh Ling Yeow is joining Alice for a bite to eat, and before she arrives Alice prepares a slow-cooked lamb shank and tarragon stew that melts in the mouth. Poh shows Alice how to make a dish that she grew up eating and is her first food memory - glutinous rice balls with pandan and ginger. Poh challenges Alice to bake something up to Poh’s high standards - a delicious matcha lamington cake.
EPISODE 3 – Colin Lane
Alice whips up a cheeky Sweet Potato Dahl for comedian Colin Lane. When Colin arrives, he causes havoc in the kitchen as he hands Alice a bouquet of chillies. Alice introduces him to tempeh as together they whip up a Tempeh Larb with Chilli, Toasted Rice and Herb. And finally, Alice takes on the challenge to educate Colin on the culinary virtues of combining fruit and savoury with her Chicken and Pineapple Yakitori with Chilli Salt.
EPISODE 4 – Pia Miranda
Alice prepares an anchovy snack for actress Pia Miranda. Pia gifts Alice some jarred artichokes, an ode to the stuffed artichokes her Nonna used to make. Together they cook some tasty Charred Marinated Artichokes with Lemon. Alice discovers Pia has an aversion to creamy sauces, she steps up to help Pia move past traumatic memories of a dodgy Past Alfredo by cooking her mouth-watering Mushroom Wet Fry Fettucini.
EPISODE 5 – Josh Thomas
Alice welcomes comedian Josh Thomas with a good ol’ Australian cheese toasty. He arrives with a pile of prawn heads left over from his prawn dinner the night before. Alice shows him how to use them to make a tasty prawn head chilli oil, a condiment that goes with everything. Alice’s challenge is to change Josh’s mind on tofu. Will Alice’s 5 Spice Salt & Pepper Tofu win him over?
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