Television Programs of Interest (Sat 24th July to Fri 30th July 2010)

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 24th July to Fri 30th July 2010)

PLANET FOOD: GREECE
Follow our cook's journey through a chosen destination. On route they learn about staple foods, the history and culture of the food and where to find the best restaurants.
Saturday 24 July 2010 6.00pm
ABC1 CC
Duration: G mins

CHEESE SLICES: CORSICA/SARDINIA - SERIES 4, EP 2 OF 10
Will is introduced to a traditional version of Brocciu ripened with maggots in Corsica, meets a rock star shepherd and discovers an ancient curd cheese in Sardinia; and explores authentic Pecorino Fiore Sardo.
Wednesday 28 July 2010 6.00pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 30 mins

POH'S KITCHEN: EP 23 OF 40
This week it's all about Chinese and French food traditions. It's not just the recipes and how they're cooked but how they're eaten that guarantees taste combinations that are perfectly balanced and an honour to experience.
Wednesday 28 July 2010 6.30pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 30 mins

A FORK IN AFRICA: MALI
Pria's journey into Mali begins with Timbuktu, home to the Tuareg people who roam the semi-desert. Later he visits the wonderful Grande Mosquee in Djenne and talks with French-based, Malian singer, Rokia Traore, about her country's renowned musical tradition, before following her to Paris.
Wednesday 28 July 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: GCC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

THE NEW INVENTORS
A cooking special featuring Poh Ling Yeow, Matthew Evans and Margaret Fulton who will be casting their gaze over three new food-related inventions.
Wednesday 28 July 2010 8.00pm
ABC1 CC
Duration: 30 mins

A FORK IN AFRICA: BLACK PARIS
Given France's large colonial influence in Africa, Pria samples the African diaspora in Paris, asking why they are more French than African and why France is perceived to have been a "better coloniser" than the rest. g
Thursday 29 July 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: GCC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

MY FAMILY FEAST: AFGHAN - EP 13 OF 13
Dr. Rahman Shinwari and his wife Dr. Arian are Pashtuns who moved to Australia during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Sean Connolly joins them as they prepare for Eid al-Adha, an annual Islamic festival of feasting to honour the sacrifices of the prophet Abraham.
Thursday 29 July 2010 7.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: G *Final*CC WS
Duration: 30 mins

OZ AND JAMES DRINK TO BRITAIN: EP 6 OF 8
Designer vodka made in Wales. Sounds like a recipe for blindness, but Oz and James are game enough to sample the Welsh take on Russia's most famous drink. There's a visit to a 'beverage plant', which brews beers from around the world and a trip to a vineyard in Gloucestershire. James and Oz's home brew is tested by the experts at the Worcester Beer Festival and after all that, there's still time to try perry: an ancient English drink made from pears.
Thursday 29 July 2010 8.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: PG CC WS
Duration: 30 mins

THE SUPERSIZERS GO: ELIZABETHAN - EP 5 OF 7
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend a week going back to the food of Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. Cooking for them at home is top chef Paul Merrett.
Thursday 29 July 2010 8.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: PGCC WS
Duration: 60 mins

TAKE ON TECHNOLOGY: FOOD CONTAINERS - EP 6 OF 12
Why do we put food into containers? And why are these containers all so different? The need to match the package to the product is explained and illustrated using a range of different foods. We visit several food production and packaging plants and see the care taken to ensure the products reach consumers intact.
Friday 30 July 2010 10.00am
ABC1 Rating: GCC Rpt
Duration: 15 mins

RITZ
Ritz tells of the legendary rise and the subsequent fall of Swiss farmer boy Cesar Ritz, the most sought-after hotel manager of his time. Born in 1850, the youngest of fifteen children, Cesar Ritz always stood out as the most creative child in his family. Moving to Paris when he was 17, Ritz worked in a variety of occupations; shoe polisher, errand boy and even a doorman in a brothel. Eventually he was hired as a waiter at one of the finest restaurants in Paris, where he rose quickly to a manager position.
Friday 30 July 2010 7.30pm
SBS TWO Rating: PGCC WS Rpt
Duration: 60 mins