SBS Food - Programs and Schedules

The Hairy Bikers: Coming Home for Christmas premiered in Britain on December 19 last year.

In August this year, the show was named TV Moment of the Year at the Edinburgh Festival.

Marcus Wareing At Christmas

Wednesday, 27 November at 7.30pm - 10 parts

Marcus Wareing takes a step back from the pressures of a professional kitchen to reveal the Christmas recipes that give him the most purpose and joy - those he cooks for his own friends and family. Marcus will be sharing his favourite festive tips and tricks to help create a menu for the Christmas holidays. Whether you are planning for a cosy Christmas or cooking for a crowd, Marcus is sharing his secrets to producing restaurant quality food in your home kitchen. From perfect pastries and impressive party favourites to decadent Christmas puds.

Season One, Episode One: Cook Ahead For Christmas
Marcus creates his favourite festive recipes to make in advance, from a gorgeously glazed ham and a spicy cabbage side to his home-cured gravadlax with orange, juniper, and coriander. And finally, his decadent frangipane-topped mince pies.

Season One, Episode Two: Keep Calm Christmas Lunch
Marcus shares his favourite four recipes to ensure a fuss-free Christmas lunch. From the best way to cook your turkey served alongside thyme and gravy, honey and star anise carrots and pomegranate and toasted almond speckled sprouts.

Symon’s Dinners: Cooking Out - Season 3

Thursday, 28 November at 9.00pm (14 Parts)

Michael Symon is back on his grill, whipping up some of his most memorable and tasty dishes. From his mom’s lamb chop recipe to the first dessert he shared with his wife, Michael touches on his culinary past and shares his grilling tips and tricks to make every meal flamingly delicious. It’s a backyard cook-along as Michael shows how simple and fun it is to make amazing dishes outdoors!

Season Three, Episode One: Mother’s Chops
Today is dedicated to the ladies in Michael’s life as some of his best dishes are influenced by the women around him. Michael starts by grilling some delectable lamb chops finished with a touch of rosemary salt, influenced by his mother. A side of halloumi and watermelon kabobs are his daughter-in-law’s favourite dish off the grill and also reminds him of old memories declaring it squeaky cheese with his sister as children. Finally, after previously spending many years as a vegetarian, chickpea salad still remains one of Lizzie’s favourite dishes, and so she joins Michael to show him how it’s done.

SBS Food | Festive Feasts: Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown

Friday, 29 November at 7.30pm

Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown is a stress-free way to enjoy the build-up to your festive feast by giving you a foolproof masterplan to follow. Knock up an impressive Christmas dinner and still enjoy time with friends and family by preparing the dishes in advance. Jamie cooks up many delicious Christmas dishes including a smoked salmon pâté that’s elegant and a great little dish that works well as a starter. Jamie also gets ahead with his pork stuffing and goose-fat roast potatoes that are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Jamie shows us how we can make the most of what he calls ‘the golden hours’; when the turkey is resting, and the oven is free to cook your get-ahead dishes. The countdown to Christmas is made easy with Jamie’s foolproof masterplan.

All six episodes of the series are now streaming on SBS on Demand.

Marcus Wareing At Christmas

Season One, Episode Three: Continental Christmas
Marcus serves up delicious dishes from across Europe, from a stunning Bundt cake to a Spanish inspired slow cooked pork belly and scallops on a bed of crisp chorizo. Plus, he mixes up a seasonal spin on the classic Italian Negroni.

Season One, Episode Four: Celebration Puddings
Marcus serves up scrumptious celebratory desserts from a luxurious panettone bread and butter pudding to a decadent pear and ginger trifle with rosemary infused custard and bite-sized Christmas puds crowned with boozy Chantilly cream.

Adam Richman Eats Britain

Wednesday, 4 December at 8.30pm

Food explorer Adam Richman is embarking on a unique food tour of Britain. Using the map as his menu, Adam is tracking down some of the world’s most famous foods that share their names with the places in Britain where they were created. He’ll seek out the best sandwich in Sandwich, cheddar in Cheddar, Yorkshire pudding in Yorkshire, and more. Explore some of the most iconic culinary treats Britain has to offer, all experienced through the eyes and tastebuds of an enthusiastic American abroad.

Adam meets brilliant chefs and food makers all over the country, delving into the history, ingredients, and process of creating the famous local fare, as well as seeking out the freshest must-eats in the area to give him a true taste of both traditional and modern Britain.

Season One, Episode One: Yorkshire Pudding
Adam is touring Britain, one incredible, edible place at a time. Today he’s ticking ‘Yorkshire pudding in Yorkshire’ off his foodie bucket list. He also tries Yorkshire parkin, the very best local rabbit, and an innovative Yorkshire tea-inspired dessert.

Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef Christmas Season 2

Friday, 6 December at 9.40pm

Get into the festive spirit with SBS Food’s Festive Feasts! Every Friday night tune in for delicious festive inspiration for dishes that are sure to impress family and friends during the holiday season.
Mark has created a special collection of recipes to keep you inspired for delicious dishes during the festive season. He’ll be keeping things traditional for breakfast with his ‘Ultimate Irish Breakfast’ and will be showing us an alternative to the traditional Christmas spread with a spiced honey monkfish tail with trimmings – a perfect dish to celebrate the festivities with.

Season Two, Episode One:
Mark celebrates a classic Christmas menu, packed with his much-loved techniques and tips for a traditional spread.

Season Two, Episode Two:
Mark focusses on a contemporary festive menu. He’ll also be sharing some tips on how to create delicious and quick snacks for guests.

Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef Season 4

Tuesday, 10 December at 8.00pm

Season Four, Episode Two: Coastal Cooking

Mark cooks dishes inspired by County Kerry’s stunning coastal backdrop. With Mark’s dad Tom as captain, the pair explore Dingle Harbour in a bid to catch their supper. Failing that, Mark whips up three delicious dishes and has lots of tips on how to cook fish perfectly every time, whether crumbing, baking, frying or roasting. Mark’s crumbed cod with garlic and rosemary and potato wedges hits the spot.


Marcus Wareing At Christmas

Wednesday, 11 December at 7.30pm

Marcus Wareing takes a step back from the pressures of a professional kitchen to reveal the Christmas recipes that give him the most purpose and joy - those he cooks for his own friends and family. Marcus will be sharing his favourite festive tips and tricks to help create a menu for the Christmas holidays. Whether you are planning for a cosy Christmas or cooking for a crowd, Marcus is sharing his secrets to producing restaurant quality food in your home kitchen. From perfect pastries and impressive party favourites to decadent Christmas puds.

Season One, Episode Five: Christmas Eve
Learn four of Marcus’s favourite recipes to make things easy on the night before Christmas, from his rich mushroom velouté sauce over pan fried pollock with tarragon to a pillowy chocolate mousse, topped with real gold leaf for some added glamour.

Season One, Episode Six: Perfect Christmas Breakfast
Marcus makes a Christmas breakfast banquet of pancakes with berry compote and bacon in maple syrup, a sumptuous Arnold Bennett omelette with a gruyere and hollandaise filling, and a simple but tasty mushroom on sourdough toast with zingy vinaigrette.

Adam Richman Eats Britain

Wednesday, 11 December at 8.30pm

Season One, Episode Two: Sandwich
Adam travels to Kent, where he pays homage to the Earl of Sandwich, eating his namesake sandwich in Sandwich. He then heads to the nearby foodie destination of Whitstable to sample its world-famous oysters in a hearty pie, traditional fish and chips and a new baked sensation, the cruffin.

Festive Feasts

The Chocolate Queen: A Very Chocolaty Christmas

Friday, 13 December at 7.30pm

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, Christmas is the best time to indulge in the sweeter things in life, and that means plenty of chocolate. Kirsten Tibballs, the Chocolate Queen, returns for a special packed with festive chocolate creations for the holiday season. Kirsten has also invited some of her favourite chefs and bakers into the kitchen to share their secrets to a very chocolaty Christmas. Featuring Jess Lemon’s cardamon spiced macarons, Morgan Hipworth’s white chocolate pavlova and Gareth Whitton’s Christmas chocolate tarts as well as her own ultimate chocolate yule log and Christmas puddings with caramel sauce.

Aussie public broadcaster SBS has also acquired The Peoples of North Vietnam and three episodes from Masters of Savours, focusing on champagne, salt and tofu.