Ainsley's Taste of the Bahamas — Season 1
Ainsley Harriott immerses himself in the food, culture and people of the Bahamas.
About this season
Ainsley Harriott immerses himself in the food, culture and people of the Bahamas.
Episodes (10)
1. Flavour Foundations: Bahamian Classics
Aired 3 January 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott focuses on Bahamian comfort food as he serves up prawn and coconut fritters with a pickled coconut slaw.
2. From Farm to Table
Aired 10 January 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott explores the Bahamas' home-grown side as he picks ingredients straight from the trees at Chiccharney Farms and sizzles a whole snapper.
3. Sweet Island Life
Aired 17 January 2026 • 23 min
Aisnley Harriott dives into honey, sugarcane, and the Bahamas' beloved guava duff as he creates coconut-lime creams with a crunchy Bahamian twist.
4. Morning Sunshine: Bahamian Breakfast
Aired 24 January 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott starts the day Bahamian-style with coffee and a fish dish at a shack, then makes a plantain-and-sweet-potato rosti.
5. Flavour Fusions
Aired 31 January 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott enjoys some Bahamian fusion food and drink before going completely bananas in the Bahamas with a super-sweet seaside bake.
6. Aged to Perfection
Aired 7 February 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott tours a rum distillery and an island rum cake factory, a trip which offers inspiration for a Bahama Mama tiramisu.
7. Culinary Crossroads
Aired 14 February 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott explores Greek-Bahamian flavours and a wine cellar with a 'million-dollar' wine rack before cooking up pork skewers in his kitchen.
8. Roots and Rhythm: Afro-Caribbean Soul
Aired 21 February 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott explores the roots of Bahamian history while also making a hearty island veggie stew pot and a warm Johnny cake.
9. Flavours of Nassau
Aired 28 February 2026 • 23 min
Ainsley Harriott cooks grouper Nassau-style, has a lesson in 'conch-servation', and heads into his beach kitchen to make rum punch chicken wings.
10. Festival Foods
Aired 7 March 2026
Ainsley Harriott celebrates the Bahamas' festival spirit, has a fritto misto masterclass with chef Scott Conant and serves up barbecue jerk-spiced chicken.