Italian Food Safari

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Italian Food Safari

Join food explorer Maeve O'Meara and legendary Melbourne chef Guy Grossi in an Australian-wide celebration of traditional Italian food and culture.

Series, Food/Wine


Italian Food Safari - TV Showtimes

Tuesday, June 9

5:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 1’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 1'

SBS Food, 5:30pm, Tue, 9 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Join food explorer Maeve O'Meara and legendary Melbourne chef Guy Grossi in an Australian-wide celebration of traditional Italian food and culture. Tonight, Maeve takes a look at the tradition of the wood-fired oven, which many Italians constructed in their backyards when they arrived in Australia.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 1


Wednesday, June 10

9:30am

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 1’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 1'

SBS Food, 9:30am, Wed, 10 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Join food explorer Maeve O'Meara and legendary Melbourne chef Guy Grossi in an Australian-wide celebration of traditional Italian food and culture. Tonight, Maeve takes a look at the tradition of the wood-fired oven, which many Italians constructed in their backyards when they arrived in Australia.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 1


5:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS Food, 5:30pm, Wed, 10 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight we join the last sardine fisherman in Fremantle on the Western Australia coast; and Melbourne cook Rosa Mitchell shows Guy the secrets of her recipe for stuffed sardines. Italian cuisine wouldn't exist without pasta and Maeve visits the Baldino family at L'Abruzzese Pasta in Adelaide to learn how the various shapes are made. Guy cooks orecchiette in his restaurant kitchen with cime di rapa, a favourite dish from Puglia, where his family is from. He then ventures into the Victorian Alpine country to visit a beautiful country restaurant run by Umbrian chef Patrizia Simone who shares her recipe for roast duck.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2


Thursday, June 11

9:30am

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS Food, 9:30am, Thu, 11 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight we join the last sardine fisherman in Fremantle on the Western Australia coast; and Melbourne cook Rosa Mitchell shows Guy the secrets of her recipe for stuffed sardines. Italian cuisine wouldn't exist without pasta and Maeve visits the Baldino family at L'Abruzzese Pasta in Adelaide to learn how the various shapes are made. Guy cooks orecchiette in his restaurant kitchen with cime di rapa, a favourite dish from Puglia, where his family is from. He then ventures into the Victorian Alpine country to visit a beautiful country restaurant run by Umbrian chef Patrizia Simone who shares her recipe for roast duck.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2


5:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 3’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 3'

SBS Food, 5:30pm, Thu, 11 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight is all about the glorious tomato, with Guy joining tomato grower John Monigatti on Echuca's plains during harvest. Maeve then shares tomato day with a large Calabrese clan.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3


Friday, June 12

9:30am

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 3’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 3'

SBS Food, 9:30am, Fri, 12 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight is all about the glorious tomato, with Guy joining tomato grower John Monigatti on Echuca's plains during harvest. Maeve then shares tomato day with a large Calabrese clan.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3


5:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 4’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 4'

SBS Food, 5:30pm, Fri, 12 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight, presenter Guy Grossi visits Melbourne artisan baker Daniel Chirico and tastes bread straight from the oven. Guy then demonstrates a delicious bread-based salad called panzanella. Maeve learns about the Italian passion for veal and meets Western Australian butcher Vince Garreffa. Celebrated Sydney chef Nino Zoccali from Pendolino explains the joys of using secondary cuts of meat and shows how easy it is to make a beautiful osso buco, rich and full of flavour.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4


Saturday, June 13

9:30am

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 4’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 4'

SBS Food, 9:30am, Sat, 13 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight, presenter Guy Grossi visits Melbourne artisan baker Daniel Chirico and tastes bread straight from the oven. Guy then demonstrates a delicious bread-based salad called panzanella. Maeve learns about the Italian passion for veal and meets Western Australian butcher Vince Garreffa. Celebrated Sydney chef Nino Zoccali from Pendolino explains the joys of using secondary cuts of meat and shows how easy it is to make a beautiful osso buco, rich and full of flavour.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4


2:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 4’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 4'

SBS Food, 2:30pm, Sat, 13 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight, presenter Guy Grossi visits Melbourne artisan baker Daniel Chirico and tastes bread straight from the oven. Guy then demonstrates a delicious bread-based salad called panzanella. Maeve learns about the Italian passion for veal and meets Western Australian butcher Vince Garreffa. Celebrated Sydney chef Nino Zoccali from Pendolino explains the joys of using secondary cuts of meat and shows how easy it is to make a beautiful osso buco, rich and full of flavour.

Series, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4


Monday, June 15

5:30pm

Italian Food Safari ‘Series 1, Episode 5’

SBS Food

Italian Food Safari

'Series 1, Episode 5'

SBS Food, 5:30pm, Mon, 15 Jun 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Tonight we visit the crayfishermen off Geraldton and Maeve tastes how good a 'cray on the barbie" can be. Guy pops in on Melbourne chef Maurizio Esposito to learn the secrets of his delicious crayfish gnocchi recipe. Maeve seeks out the best pizza; Guy discovers artichokes; and Sicilian-born gelato-makers explain why Italian gelato is so good.

Series, 2010, Australia, English, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 5


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