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Whether you need simple weeknight winners or elaborate dishes to delight, The Cook Up has the goods to help you reach culinary greatness.
Season 8 features memorable chefs and cooks, along with notable names from sports, entertainment, and the arts—offering plenty of dinner inspiration and entertainment on SBS Food and SBS On Demand. Cooking meets entertainment in the perfect blend of food, chat and laughs as Adam is joined each night by two guests and their recipes matched to a different theme.
Episode 39 | Fiery Flavours
Airs 7:00pm Monday 9 June on SBS Food
It’s a night of red hot fiery flavours as Adam, chef Tom Hitchcock and comedian Urvi Majumdar spice things up in The Cook Up kitchen.
Episode 40 | Overnight Success
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 10 June on SBS Food
Adam and his guests, Young Chef of the Year Luke Bourke and entrepreneur Frank Greeff harness the power of time to make food that’s an overnight success.
Episode 41 | Say Cheese
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 11 June on SBS Food
Tonight, Adam asks his guests, chefs Zoe Birch and Chung Jae Lee, to say cheese. And then cook with it.

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Airs 7:00pm Monday 16 June on SBS Food
It’s a night of red hot fiery flavours as Adam, chef Tom Hitchcock and comedian Urvi Majumdar spice things up in The Cook Up kitchen.
Episode 43 | New Home Cooking
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 17 June on SBS Food
The Cook Up is celebrating Refugee Week, and Adam’s guests, Ukrainian cook Anna-Mariia Myktiuk and actor Jillian Nguyễn, are here to share their new home cooking.
Episode 44 | Sweets From Home
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 18 June on SBS Food
In a celebration of Refugee Week, Adam and his guests, engineer George Najarian and barrister Vanja Bulut make their favourite sweets from home.

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Airs 7:00pm Monday 23 June on SBS Food
Adam is joined in the kitchen by pâtissier Adriano Zumbo and comedian Alex Ward, who are ready to share their cake mix tricks.
Episode 46 | Reliable Recipes
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 24 June on SBS Food
Award-winning comedian Diana Nguyen and multitalented chef Matt Golinski join Adam for a risk-free night of reliable recipes.
Episode 47| Last Minute Chicken
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 25 June on SBS Food
There’s no better way to rescue a meal plan than with last minute chicken recipes from cookbook author Amina Elshafei, Olympic boxer Tina Rahimi and Adam!

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