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Alice Zaslavsky’s “A Bite To Eat With Alice” returns to ABC this week with a fresh batch of episodes, serving up a mix of simple, delicious recipes and engaging celebrity banter. From culinary icons to comedians and Olympic athletes, Alice’s kitchen table is the place to be for food, fun, and fascinating conversation. Kicking things […]

A Bite To Eat With Alice This Week: Maggie Beer, Matt Okine, Leisel Jones & More...

Gordon Ramsay's emotional tribute to MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo touched many, showing a softer side of the tough chef. Jock Zonfrillo's sudden passing shocked fans, leaving many questioning the cause of death, a mystery that remains unsolved. Celebrity chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, paid heartfelt tributes to Jock Zonfrillo, showcasing the impact he had on the culinary world.

Ever since Gordon Ramsay rose to fame, the chef who has cooked for world leaders has had a reputation for being harsh. After all, Gordon has engaged in public feuds, called out a celebrity who insulted his food, and been involved in several notable scandals.

However, since Gordon's daughter is a sweet person and he was fun during his Hot Ones appearance, it has long been clear he has a softer side. Still, it was shocking to see Gordon display his soft side when he got emotional while talking about a MasterChef judge.

Hacksaw Ridge has picked up four Aacta Awards so far..

The first winners of this year.s Aacta Awards were unveiled yesterday at the Aacta Industry Luncheon.

Some 33 awards were presented during the event, celebrating screen craft excellence across features, television, shorts, and documentary. The remainder of the awards will be announced at the 6th Aacta Awards Ceremony on Wednesday evening.

Hacksaw Ridge picked up the most gongs: four from a possible six, including Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Mel Gibson's film is up for another seven awards, to be presented at Wednesday evening's ceremony..

Composer Antony Partos picked up his sixth AFI/Aacta award for his work on Tanna, while Simon Stone took out Best Adapted Screenplay for his debut feature The Daughter..Girl Asleep's Jonathan Oxlade won Best Costume Design.

The Aacta Award for Best Short Animation was presented to Angie Fielder,...

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney.

A new season of The Katering Show will premiere on ABC iview on April 15.

The latest season sees the return of food-intolerant Kate McCartney and her intolerably smug foodie co-host Kate McLennan.

The show is a Katering/Guesswork production.in association with ABC iview, ABC TV, Screen Australia and Film Victoria..

In the new series, McCartney and McLennan take a swipe at the food trend of Ramen; they take the term 'Yummy Mummy' way too literally; they sample a tablet that counteracts lactose intolerance in an episode titled It Gets Feta; they subject themselves and a special guest to the latest weight loss torture regimes of Paleo, Raw Food and The 5:2 Diet; and they dedicate an episode to their culinary hero, Maggie Beer.

The series was written by McLennan and McCartney, and produced by Tamasin Simpkin.

The satirical series skewers the dubious do-gooderism of lifestyle celebrities with a platform.

Plonk, a satirical look at the trials and tribulations of making a serious wine show, screened on Eleven last year after premiering on YouTube.

Now there.s a second series of six-half episodes which will premiere on Svod service Stan in June.

Produced by One Stone Pictures and ITV Studios Australia, the comedy stars The Chaser.s Chris Taylor, Joshua Tyler and creator/co-executive producer Nathan Earl.

Shot in Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and the Adelaide Hills, the sequel picks up 12 months after the cancellation of the fictitious Plonk program at the end of season one.

There will be cameos from foodie Maggie Beer, sommelier Matt Skinner, comedian Greg Fleet and Sa Premier Jay Weatherill.

Screen Australia, the South Australian Tourism Commission and the South Australian Film Corporation are supporting the production.

Graeme Mason, Screen Australia CEO, said: .We.re proud to support Nathan and...

A chicken-related message on the Meatless Monday Facebook page

Days after appointing former PETA supporter and vegetarian Benji Madden as its spokesman, KFC is to have its sponsored radio show co-hosted by tennis legend Pat Cash who is campaigning for the public not to eat meat on Mondays.

Cash, the former Wimbledon champion, is to co-host the KFC Summer Session drivetime show on Triple M.

The announcement of Cash for the KFC-sponsored show comes shortly after he was named as a celebrity supporter of Meatless Monday – a campaign to persuade people to eat less meat.

From next Monday, Triple M’s KFC Summer Session will air from 4pm to 6pm weekdays with Adam Gilchrist, Mark Bosnich and Tony Squires. Cash will take over from Bosnich in January when the tennis season begins.

The new show was announced on Triple M this morning. It will air in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Foxtel’s LifeStyle Food channel has created a new brand look including new logo.

The announcement:

Foxtel’s LifeStyle Food, Australia’s only 24‐hour food television channel, has unveiled a brand new look, creating a better food experience for viewers that is accessible, energetic and colourful.

Launching eight years ago, LifeStyle Food is home to a smorgasbord of delicious programming, watched by over 1.4 million viewers each week.

Food’s signature programs include MasterChef UK, Great British Menu and Come Dine With Me, plus Cake Boss with baking superstar, Buddy Valastro. Brand new series of key local productions, Cheese Slices with Will Studd and Adrian Richardson’s Secret Meat Business, are set to premiere later this year.

As part of the rebrand, viewers will be treated to new channel imagery, including a refreshed logo and a tweaked colour palette of red, blue and yellow, along with updated audio and redesigned on-air navigation.

The final four contestants on MasterChef have been slammed for plating up inedible food. Dani Venn, Alana Lowes, Kate Bracks and Michael Weldon were challenged to re-create a Maggie Beer chicken terrine in last night's episode but all four served raw chicken. Judges Matt Preston, George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Beer revealed that they could not eat some of the dishes for health and safety reasons, with Preston adding: "If a dish comes to your table in a restaurant and the main element is raw, you send it back - you're not happy." All four of the contestants will now face elimination rather (more)...

A contestant on MasterChef has been praised by the judges for failing to produce a dish. South Australian John Hughes, who has cerebral palsy, refused to present his plate to judges George Calombaris, Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan in last night's episode because he felt that it was not up to scratch. After the cake pressure test designed by guest judge Maggie Beer, the winemaker said: "My food's not at a standard to present to my friends [or] my family. I'm not going to present to you guys today. Today you gave me a recipe, but time wise I was out of my depth." Preston told Hughes that he had "guts" to make the decision not to present and (more)...

The top 50 contestants for the latest series of MasterChef Australia have been announced. According to The Age, this year's members of the public battling it out to become the country's top amateur chef include a fighter pilot, an orchestra musician, a lifeguard and a contestant returning from the first series of the show. At the programme's headquarters in Sydney, guests were also told that the third season will feature guest appearances from celebrity chefs such as Heston Blumenthal, Rick Stein, Nigella Lawson, Adriano Zumbo and Maggie Beer. In this series, challenges (more)...

Maggie Beer has revealed that she feels more "confident" than ever. The Australian celebrity chef, who has her own range of gourmet products and regularly appears on MasterChef, said that dealing with bankruptcy and criticism has given her more "grit and drive" to succeed. Beer told The Australian Women's Weekly magazine: "You've got to believe in yourself to withstand pressure from (more)...