About this season
Shot by Curtis's friend and cinematographer Dave Gorn, Curtis and his team travel to his native Australia, as well as Italy, Spain and California. Showcasing the journey to one specific region, Curtis highlights the artisans, farmers, wine producers and topography of the area, while offering viewers a unique insight into how the acclaimed chef conducts research for Maude's menu and award-winning wine program.
Episodes (8)
1. South Australia
Aired 6 January 2022 • 25 min
Curtis and his team from Maude meet up with winemaker Chester Osborn to taste wine on the rooftop of the D'arenberg Cube, where the building's architecture is right out of a Salvadore Dali painting. Later, Curtis and Maude chef Chris head to Hutton Vale Farm to get an exhausting lesson in sheep shearing. The pair then travel to Adelaide to Orana Restaurant, where they prepare food combinations using only indigenous ingredients, including green ants!
2. Rome
Aired 13 January 2022 • 25 min
Curtis journeys to the heart of Rome to experience the cuisine of the city's residents. He starts his travels visiting a local butcher who specialises in organ meats and meets a former chef turned pizza maker. He tastes the flavours of old-world Jewish baking including burnt fruit cake. And finally, Curtis tries a traditional offal dish called coratella. English
3. New South Wales
Aired 20 January 2022 • 25 min
Curtis visits his old stomping grounds in NSW where he begins his journey at the Yerrabingin Rooftop Farm and is treated to a traditional Aboriginal dance. At dusk, Curtis and chef Mark of Three Blue Ducks Restaurant dive for lobsters and enjoy a seaside dinner. Curtis then climbs the trees at a tropical fruit farm where he tastes flavours that he’s never experienced, like chocolate pudding fruit and lemon custard fruit.
4. Sonoma
Aired 27 January 2022 • 25 min
Curtis begins his adventure in California high above the vineyards of Sonoma in a hot air balloon while tasting wine with his team from Maude. Back on the ground, he takes a visit to Littorai Winery where he and his sommelier Ben check out the vineyard. Curtis then helps with the fermentation process of the wine when he is tethered above a fermentation tank filled with grapes and is tasked with 'punching down' the grapes to help with the process.
5. Victoria
Aired 3 February 2022 • 25 min
Curtis heads to his hometown of Melbourne with his brother Luke to visit old friends and taste new culinary creations. English
6. Maui
Aired 10 February 2022 • 25 min
Curtis heads to Maui to explore the local cuisine. He starts with a visit to a taro root farm to process their staple food, Poi.
7. The Lost Scenes
Aired 17 February 2022 • 25 min
We revisit the countries where Curtis journeyed this season revealing the food and adventures never seen. While in New South Wales, Curtis discovers Caribbean rum made from Australian sugar cane.
8. Big Island: Hawaii
Aired 24 February 2022 • 25 min
Curtis meets up with local fisherman, Justin Lee, to do some spearfishing off the coast of Kona. He entrenches himself in the family culture of the islands, where he helps cook the caught fish.