About this season
Poh loves to cook and try out new things but as she says, "I love to experiment but you have to know the rules before you can bend them." So to help with the rules, Poh invites acclaimed chefs to cook with her in her kitchen.
Episodes (13)
1. Cowboys of The Sea
Aired 24 August 2011 • 28 min
Poh begins her culinary adventure in a premium seafood region, Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. In Pt Lincoln she gets to swim with tuna, and in Coffin Bay she eats the biggest oyster you'll ever see!
2. Tasmanian Flour
Aired 31 August 2011 • 28 min
Poh discovers the secrets of flour in central Tasmania. At a restored flour mill, Poh grinds her own grain and bakes her first loaf of sourdough bread. She also meets pastry chef Alistair Wise who makes her milk a goat.
3. Singapore
Aired 7 September 2011 • 27 min
Poh's on the road in Singapore, one of the great international food capitals of the world. Poh gets in amongst it, meeting food-loving ex-pat Antonia Kidman and food stars Andre Chiang and Janice Wong.
4. One Magic Bowl
Aired 14 September 2011 • 28 min
Poh's on the road to Port Willunga on SA's Fleurieu Peninsula to attend the 'One Magic Bowl', an event where eleven local chefs are creating eleven seafood dishes to be served in one bespoke bowl on the beach.
5. Beer in The Alps
Aired 21 September 2011 • 28 min
Poh's on the road to the Australian alps. Recently Poh has been using beer as an ingredient instead of wine to give an extra bit of sweetness and complexity. So she's off to visit a charming boutique brewery near Bright.
6. Outback Lamb
Aired 28 September 2011 • 27 min
Poh's on the road to the sheep country of the Flinders Ranges in northern South Australia and it's a trip of firsts - her first night sleeping under the stars in a swag and her first attempt at shearing a sheep.
7. Sydney Outdoors
Aired 5 October 2011 • 28 min
Alfresco dining has become a real mark of the way Australians enjoy eating and Poh's in Sydney on the hunt for the great outdoors. Poh begins her trip with a very refreshing morning swim in Bondi's sea pool.
8. Tastes of Thailand
Aired 12 October 2011 • 28 min
Poh has always been fascinated with Thai food and so she is on a road trip in Thailand to find out more about its traditional cooking techniques. She visits the northern city of Chiang Mai and the capital Bangkok.
9. The King of Islands
Aired 19 October 2011 • 27 min
Poh's road trip takes her to King Island where she immerses herself in island life. She tries milking a cow, meets a master cheese-maker and visits an organic egg farm where the chooks have their own retirement paddock.
10. Too Much Coffee
Aired 26 October 2011 • 28 min
Poh is on the road in Melbourne to find out why this city takes its coffee so seriously. So many factors have influenced the growth of Australia's coffee culture and Poh finds its all on show here in Melbourne's back streets.
11. Wild Beef
Aired 2 November 2011 • 27 min
Poh is in WA's remote East Kimberley cattle country. She has always dreamt of having the full-on outback cattle experience and at Home Valley Station all her dreams come true. She also discovers the wonders of the Boab.
12. Chocolate and Cake
Aired 9 November 2011 • 28 min
Poh loves baking cakes, and loves decorating them even more. She is in Perth to meet cake decorator extraordinaire Rochelle Adonis and to catch up with chefs Emmanuel Mollois and Hadleigh Troy to learn more about chocolate.
13. The Far Far North
Aired 16 November 2011 • 28 min
It's the final leg of Poh's road trip and emotion takes her by surprise as she bonds with the Yidinji people in Northern Queensland catching and cooking eels before sampling locally grown coconut and vanilla.