The Cook Up With Adam Liaw

Season 7

From Monday 24 June 7:00 pm SBS Food

Join a magnificent new line up of familiar faces for a fabulous new season of heart-warming meals and friendly conversation with Adam Liaw.

With celebrity friends, culinary icons and riveting conversation, the new season of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw is exactly the kind of food delivery your home needs: a delightful half hour of cooking and entertainment with a side of laughs. Every weeknight, two foodie friends join Adam. Chefs, comedians, authors, journalists, singers, actors, sports personalities, and everything in between: if they love food and a chat, Adam welcomes them into The Cook Up kitchen.

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Happy to read that its up for another season.

This show is such a quiet achiever, and underrated. Although I don’t watch the 7pm airing that often, i tend to watch the 10.30pm repeat more regularly.

Adam Liaw is a good host of this, and suits it.

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SBS has previously advised that this is their most commissioned series.

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SBS and IGA are giving away six $500 IGA gift vouchers via an online competition. More details via the link. Hurry, entries close next Monday (June 21) at 11.59pm AEST.

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What does this mean?

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Most seasons of any show made locally.

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Samuel Johnson, who most recently appeared on The Hospital: In the Deep End, is a special guest tonight.

Tomorrow (June 27) it’s Rob Mills.

Then on Friday (June 28) former AFLW star Moana Hope will be in the studio.

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From Monday 22 July

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-One: 21st Century Pub Food
Chef Annita Potter and actor Samuel Johnson join Adam for a night of modern pub classics.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Two: 6 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.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Three: 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.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Four: 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.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Five: Bon Appetit
Adam is joined by French food legend Damien Pignolet and swimming champion Lisa Curry for a very Frenchy Easy Entertaining.

From Monday 29 July

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Six: Love
You’ll love what Adam and his guests chef Darren Robertson and tennis champ Jelena Dokic serve up.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Seven: 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.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Eight: The Slice is Right
Tonight, the slice is right. Adam is joined by bakers Grego Montalban Sanchez and Hayley Thorncraft.

Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Nine: Speedy Sweet & Sour
It’s a time-saving night, as chefs Rodney Dunn and Giulia Treuner join Adam to smash out some speedy
sweet ‘n’ sour recipes.

Season Seven, Episode Thirty: The Sustainable Soiree
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.

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There are a few upcoming episodes with a sporting flavour.

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Final Episodes of Season from Monday, 14 October at 7.00pm

Season Seven, Episode 81: Tinned Tomatoes
A pantry staple becomes the hero tonight as Adam, comedian Mel Buttle and chef Dom Wilton make magic with tinned tomatoes.

Episode 82: Fast Fuel
Adam and his guests chef John Ralley and Paralympic great Ellie Cole make some fast fuel.

Episode 83: Fast Fresh Bites
Adam and his guests musician Elly-May Barnes and chef Hamish Ingham make fast fresh bites.

Episode 84: Spicy Sausage
It’s a spicy sausage spectacular, and the heat is on Adam’s guests chef Rubén López Mesa and radio host Megan Burslem!

Episode 85: The Dressy Dinner Party
Tonight is a celebration of sauce as Myra Karakelle from MLK Deli and chef Jean-Paul El Tom join Adam for a dressy dinner party.

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Season 8

Announced for 2025 at SBS Upfronts

SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 86 x 30 mins

The Cook Up with Adam Liaw is exactly the kind of food delivery your home needs: a delightful half hour of cooking and entertainment with a side of laughs. Each night, two guests join Adam in his kitchen to create delicious food based around a different theme. Naturally, when there’s food, chat follows. As part of our 50-year celebrations, The Cook Up With Adam Liaw will feature special episodes with favourite faces from SBS over the years.

The Cook Up with Adam Liaw S8 is an internal production for SBS Food. Produced with support from brand partners.

Season 8

Monday 17 March on SBS Food and SBS On Demand

The Cook Up with Adam Liaw will be serving up new episodes from Monday 17 March on SBS Food and SBS On Demand

Just like your favourite meal, The Cook Up with Adam Liaw always delivers. Get ready for a flavourful ride from Monday 17 March as The Cook Up returns with a blockbuster new season you don’t want to miss! Jam-packed with deliciously exciting episodes and star-studded guests, tantalise your taste buds and warm your heart with great conversation, laughs, and show-stopping food every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm on SBS Food and SBS On Demand.

Since its launch, The Cook Up with Adam Liaw continues to attract a strong audience, reaching over 12 million broadcast TV viewers nationally[i]. Over the past impressive seven seasons and over 700 episodes*,* Adam Liaw and a host of celebrity guests have inspired Australians to spice up their everyday cooking and stir up some creativity in the kitchen. Whether you need simple weeknight winners or elaborate dishes to delight, The Cook Up has the goods to help you reach culinary greatness.

Join Adam as he invites some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and food into the kitchen. Each night, guests share their favourite personal recipes, knowledge, and tips and tricks of the trade.

This season, incredible entertainers like Guy Sebastian, Kitty Flanagan, Dave Hughes, Alex Ward, Emma Watkins, Becky Lucas, and Sarah McLeod, greats in the culinary world including Marion Grasby, Duncan Welgemoed, Adriano Zumbo, Luke Bourke, and Pingping Poh, and inspirational sporting heroes like Ariane Titmus, Vanessa Low, Tina Rahimi, and Jelena Dokic fire up the hot plates and get a plate ready at the esteemed bench.

But that’s not all.

From Monday 2 June, join Adam and some very special guests and friends of SBS, as The Cook Up celebrates 50 years of SBS being a place where everyone can see themselves and feel they belong. To make the ‘big five-o’ a week to remember, renowned chefs Guillaume Brahimi, Maeve O’Meara, Mark Olive and Shane Delia, presenter and journalist Karla Grant, presenter and mathematician Lily Serna and Socceroos legend John Aloisi get to work at the bench for the perfect blend of food, chat and laughs.

Then, Adam once again commemorates Refugee Week from Monday 16 June by featuring some fabulous guests who share their personal stories and experiences. Adam is joined by inspirational guests Hedayat Osyan, George Najarian, Vanja Bulut, Anna-Mariia Mykytiuk and Jillian Nguyễn.

Also, returning Monday 8 July, Nornie Bero of Mabu Mabu (Island Echoes with Nornie Bero) is back to host The Cook Up for NAIDOC Week, and share stories and create incredible dishes with guests including entertainer Jay Wymarra, the ‘Bush Tukka Woman’ Samantha Martin, comedian Andy Saunders, and journalist Rae Johnston.

Presenter, Adam Liaw, says “This season of The Cook Up might just be the most fun I’ve ever had in the kitchen. We have an amazing suite of guests bringing us food that is more practical, more delicious and more exciting than we’ve ever seen. They say you are what you eat, but I think you can tell even more about a person by what they choose to cook!”

Emily Griggs, SBS Head of Food, says “The Cook Up is a culinary hug from start to finish. With over 250 new recipes and fantastic new themes including living on the veg, garlic crush, and sustainable feasts, this season is sure to inspire some new home recipe favourites while learning more about the incredible star-studded line up of guests. The Cook Up caters to everyone’s tastes.”

An internal SBS production, The Cook Up will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitling available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Korean afterwards.

The Cook Up with Adam Liaw season eight will premiere on SBS Food and SBS On Demand from Monday 17 March. It airs Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday at 7pm. All episodes from previous series of The Cook Up are available to stream free on SBS On Demand.

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That’s a pretty impressive guest line up for season 8. Several big names including Guy Sebastian, Kitty Flanagan, Hughesy and Ariarne Titmus.

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Amazing guests in the upcoming season. Yet, still very underrated.

Also notice that new episodes will now only be shown three nights per week. The previous seven seasons all had new episodes from Monday to Friday nights.

Budget issues?

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Season 8

Monday, 17 March at 7.00pm

Season Eight, Episode One: Weeknight Hits
Adam and his ARIA award-winning guests, Guy Sebastian and Sarah McLeod, have got you covered with nonstop weeknight hits.

Season Eight, Episode Two: Dinner Hits
Extraordinary entertainer Emma Watkins and French food icon Guillaume Brahimi join Adam to release some memorable dinner delights.

Season Eight, Episode Three: Spice World
Take a trip to spice world with Adam and his guests, comedian Tegan Higginbotham and chef Tom Sarafian.

From Monday, 24 March at 7.00pm

Season Eight, Episode Four: Living on the Veg
Two of the nation’s biggest veg-heads, comedy megastar Kitty Flanagan and plant-based maestro Katie White, are here to show Adam how they live on the veg.

Season Eight, Episode Five: Chicken or Fish?
Adam poses a crucial question to his guests, comedian Jay Wymarra and presenter Samantha Martin: chicken or fish? Spoiler alert: their answers are delicious.

Season Eight, Episode Six: Garden Harvest
Adam is joined by chef Alastair McLeod and urban gardener Connie Cao for a big ole’ garden harvest.

From Monday, 31 March at 7.00pm

Season Eight, Episode Seven: Garden Harvest
Adam is joined by chef Alastair McLeod and urban gardener Connie Cao for a big ole garden harvest.

Season Eight, Episode Eight: Greece Is The Word
Trailblazing entertainer Jean Kittson and celebrated food writer Ella Mittas have heard that Greece is the word, and they’re here to make a Greek feast with Adam.

Season Eight, Episode Nine: Mie, Myself, And I
Noodles for one, anyone? Adam and his guests, Lilly Wright from Flying Chillies in Ballarat and comedian Sasha Perera share their solo noodle go-tos.

Monday, 7 April at 7.00pm

Season Eight, Episode Ten: Reel in a Crowd
It’s a night of sensational seafood as Adam and his world-class guests, swimmer Ariarne Titmus and chef Alejandro Saravia, share how they reel in a crowd.

Season Eight, Episode Eleven: Bakes & Cakes
The ovens in The Cook Up kitchen are working overtime as Adam and his guests, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Richard Tognetti and pastry chef Christopher Thé make bakes and cakes.

Season Eight, Episode Twelve: Garlic Crush
A big revelation leads to three delicious recipes, as Adam and his guests, chef Matt Golinski and journalist Janice Petersen reveal they all have a crush on garlic.

Episodes Six and Seven seem to be duplicated.

Episode six, yesterday was later changed to
Celebrating Eid: Adam and his guests, cookbook author Amina Elshafei and Olympic boxer Tina Rahimi, are celebrating Eid with a feast of grand proportions.

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