My Family Feast is a weekly half hour television show that will take us into the lives and cooking traditions of Australian immigrants and their families, as seen through the eyes of our host, award winning chef Sean Connolly. http://www.sbs.com.au/rss/Blog/112577 When I first met the doctors they made us so welcome. It’s their tradition that anyone who comes to their house should have a meal prepared for them, and no one is allowed to leave the house without being fed. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119892/Episode-13-Getting-Fed/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119892/Episode-13-Getting-Fed/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 I met up with the members of the Sydney Balinese community in the grounds of Sydney University where they keep their gamelan instruments. This was a special episode because my family had been invited to come with me and join in the day’s celebration. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119717/Episode-12-My-Family/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119717/Episode-12-My-Family/blog/My-Family-Feast Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 The first thing I noticed about this Serbian family was how passionate they were … about everything. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119667/Episode-11-The-Passion-of-the-Feast/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119667/Episode-11-The-Passion-of-the-Feast/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 There are people you meet who are just so warm and welcoming – and this week's guests, George and his mum were no exception. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119472/Episode-10-Warm-and-Welcoming/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119472/Episode-10-Warm-and-Welcoming/blog/My-Family-Feast Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 This week's episode is about eating, dancing and a butchery with a difference. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119357/Episode-9-Zest-For-Life/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119357/Episode-9-Zest-For-Life/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 The wedding of Shrabastee and Ankit was probably one of the most exciting and unusual weddings I’ve ever been to. Very colourful, very loud, it felt like organised chaos. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119157/Episode-8-Cause-For-Celebration/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/119157/Episode-8-Cause-For-Celebration/blog/My-Family-Feast Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 A close-knit community of Burmese Kachin immigrants invite Sean to witness a traditional ceremony and take part in the feast that follows. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113576/Episode-7-The-Burmese-Kachin/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113576/Episode-7-The-Burmese-Kachin/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Sean recounts his meeting with the "Cubanadas", a dynamic group of Cuban women who show him how to cook their favourite dishes for their friend Margarita San Jose's 70th birthday celebration. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113467/Episode-6-The-Cubans/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113467/Episode-6-The-Cubans/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Sean Connolly shares his experience of joining Tam and her husband Nam Le for the mid Autumn Moon Festival, Tet Trung Thu. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113237/Episode-5-The-Vietnamese/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/113237/Episode-5-The-Vietnamese/blog/My-Family-Feast Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Eileen and Newman Yip invite Sean Connolly to spend a sumptuous weekend with their family while they celebrate Ching Ming. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112897/Episode-3-The-Chinese/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112897/Episode-3-The-Chinese/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Sean Connolly is invited to a very special weekend four generations of the Pacialeo family who get together each year in late Summer for a weekend of tomato bottling. Boxes of juicy Roma tomatoes are delivered to the house and the weekend begins. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112757/Episode-2-The-Italians/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112757/Episode-2-The-Italians/blog/My-Family-Feast Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:30:00 +1000 The Congo is alive in Sydney! Sean Connolly recounts his experiences preparing and sharing a traditional Congolese family meal with the Ndayi family in the backyard of their Sydney home. http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112582/Episode-1-The-Congolese/blog/My-Family-Feast http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/112582/Episode-1-The-Congolese/blog/My-Family-Feast Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000