Take Home Chef Season 1
Take Home Chef is a half-hour reality cooking show starring Curtis Stone. It originally aired on TLC.
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Take Home Chef
2006Take Home Chef is a half-hour reality cooking show starring Curtis Stone. It originally aired on TLC.
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Take Home Chef Season 1 Full Episode Guide
Opakapaka fish over grilled fennel and onions; cheddar; upside-down apple tart.
Steamed mussels; prawns; scallops; cheese platter.
Salad; skirt steak marinated in red wine and juniper berries; chocolate souffle.
Dim sum and a chili dipping-sauce; Singapore-style chili; crab and pineapple skewers in caramel sauce and toasted coconut.
Caramelized Treviso with Taleggio cheese and smoked mozzarella; homemade ravioli; pear crumble.
Peasant lentil stew; grilled garlic bread; rhubarb.
Southern-fried chicken with collard greens; chocolate and mint martini.
Beef Wellington with a side of string beans; vanilla ice cream with a homemade caramel sauce.
Chicken and vegetable potpies; fruit-filled jellies.
Striped bass fillets with lemon grass and yellow curry; Thai coconut rice; steamed pumpkins with coconut custard.
French onion soup; roasted pork loin with a Dijon-parsley crust; fricassee of chanterelles, shallots, garlic and black truffles; fresh figs; bleu cheese.
Roasted breast of duck with shaved white truffles; grapes with Robiola cheese.
Confit leg of duck with braised Tuscan cabbage and creamy polenta; chocolate ice-cream balls.
Pan-fried mahi-mahi; chocolate cheesecake.
Tuna sashimi; shellfish hot-pot; apple granitas.
Baby octopus salad; pan-fried halibut with black beans and peppers; summer berries with lemon sorbet.
Caviar; mushrooms; pork tenderloin; fresh madeleines with warm raspberry dipping-sauce.
Baby potatoes, grilled vegetables and bread; hot chocolate; caramel.
Artichoke hearts with arugula and pesto; pork wrapped in prosciutto; apple cake with orange zest.
Seafood won-ton soup; ginger-poached black bass; stir-fried pea-shoots with garlic; handmade fortune-cookies.
Prosciutto and pears with balsamic vinegar; frutti de mare; chocolate fondue with fresh fruit.
Baby-spinach salad with smoked bacon and cheese croutons; garlic-and-parsley marinated Cornish game-hens with tarragon fettuccine.
Leafy green salad with a vinaigrette dressing; roasted lobster with chanterelles, crosnes and garlic; upside-down apple-and-pear caramel tarts.
Arugula salad with pomegranates and persimmons; pan-fried red snapper on braised romaine hearts with arugula pesto; chocolate-salted caramel cashews.
An appetizer of crostini with sun-dried tomatoes and cheddar; roasted halibut cheeks in pancetta; loukoumathes with sugar and honey.
Lobster in a creamy cocktail sauce; tapas plate with prosciutto, olives, mozzarella, smoked salmon and marinated artichoke hearts.
Pacific oysters Rockefeller; a whole red snapper; mussels and white wine.
Fritto misto of seafood with basil aioli of arugula, shallots and vinaigrette.
Mediterranean crepes with feta cheese.
Fresh oysters with ponzu sauce; tilapia with ginger; steamed Korean pears.
Curried cauliflower with cardamom and mustard; whitefish with saffron and leeks.
Latin barbecue: pork tamales and grilled shrimp with South American sour cream, chili, cilantro and lime, wrapped in a banana leaf.
Crostini with roasted beef fillet; horseradish-and-arugula pesto sauce; fried zucchini-flowers stuffed with fontina cheese.
Caipirinhas; corn-and-baby-tomato soup; Brazilian chicken with okra and black beans.
Tuna seviche with coconut; mussels in white wine and thyme.
Mushroom-and-bonito soup with marinated sea-bass; rainbow roll.
Cracked crab with baby tomatoes and basil; cucumber-and-dill salad; homemade waffles with cinnamon-baked pears and mascarpone.
Midwestern brisket stew with autumn vegetables and parsley potatoes.
Oven-roasted leg of lamb with a side dish of crispy potatoes; semifreddo of peanuts, caramel and dark ale.
Prickly cactus and fava-bean soup; beef tacos with chili and cilantro; fish tacos in homemade tortillas.
Curtis prepares fresh tagliatelle with slow-cooked leg of lamb.
Tropical cocktails with coconut milk and white rum; crispy whole snapper with string beans.
Salad of endive with English blue cheese and roasted walnuts; pan-fried chicken.
Mediterranean food; spicy hot chocolate dessert.
A Chinese meal.
Sevruga-caviar topped oysters; caramelized wing of skate with white asparagus.
Grilled rib-eye steak; crispy potatoes; chocolate-covered mango and vanilla ice-cream bombe.
Risottos; classic Italian soup of borlotti beans and summer vegetables.
Roasted rack of lamb; mint-chocolate soup.
Pan-fried Scandinavian cheese on crostini; roasted pork loin.
Orange chicken; stir-fried rice; tempura strawberries.
Steamed orange roughy with noodles and stir-fry; baked pears with maple syrup, dried fruit and nuts.
Heirloom-tomato and buffalo-mozzarella salad; ravioli with a brown butter-and-sage sauce.
Son-in-law eggs; lobster tail with red curry.
Beef stir-fry; filet mignon; lemon-curd tart.
Cannelloni; iced raspberry souffle.
Pan-fried mahi-mahi; banoffee pie.
Sauteed foie-gras with crispy potatoes and caramelized apples; pot-au-feu of lobster, scallops, foie gras and white truffles.
Fettuccine with spicy Italian sausage and asparagus; fettuccine with swordfish and zucchini.
Zucchini with ricotta and tomato sauce; linguini with shrimp and pesto sauce; fresh berries in a raspberry sauce.
Serrano ham-and-cheese plate; veal pot-roast; patatas bravas.
Chef Curtis Stone has to prove to a woman that men can cook by preparing her favourite dishes
Curtis prepares a quail dinner and a dessert of white-chocolate-sauce-covered berries.
Curtis Stone helps a novice turn raw fish into a yellowtail and tuna sashimi with a sesame crust
Spicy gazpacho soup with shrimp; seared ahi tuna crusted with sesame seeds.
Portobello mushrooms with ricotta cheese; a New York steak with a pepper crust.
Crab and vegetable spring-rolls; pad thai noodles.
Tuna tenderloin; Dungeness crab and mango salad.
Curtis serves onion bhaji, tandoori Cornish game hens and shrimp.
Spicy kosher Indian feast; oven-roasted shoulder of lamb; okra bhaji and rice.
Curtis offers his cooking skills to Morgan, whose boyfriend happens to be a chef.
A salad of romaine lettuce with Parmesan crisps, poached egg and a creamy garlic dressing; four-cheese fondue of vegetables and bread; summer fruit and a creamy chocolate fondue.
Gourmet burger; vanilla panna cotta.
Black cod in zucchini; potatoes and rosemary with olive oil; peach Melba.
Steak tartare with homemade potato chips and a baby-vegetable salad; crepes suzette with vanilla ice cream.
Eggplant fritters with mozzarella and basil; wild-mushroom risotto; strawberries with English cream.
Seafood pizza with scallops, shrimp, calamari, zucchini and mozzarella; prosciutto pizza with mushrooms and mozzarella.
Deep-fried calamari on a bed of lettuce; chorizo with potato medallions; homemade chocolates with nuts.
Curtis helps a woman prepare a curry to suit her husband's taste for all things spicy
Curtis Stone helps a woman with poor culinary skills, hoping to turn her into a galloping gourmet with a few helpful tips
Curtis Stone cooks for a belly dancer and receives lessons in return for a meal of green curry
Curtis Stone helps a woman cook a romantic gourmet meal for her boyfriend, featuring yellow snapper and creme caramel
Celery root and potato gratin; cooked string beans; meatloaf with a mushroom-and-red-wine sauce; poached pears with vanilla ice cream.
Top chef Curtis Stone attempts to help a woman overcome her fear of germs with the aid of two chicken breasts
Curtis Stone introduces a woman to the joys of lamb, along with peanut butter ice-cream and fried plantains for dessert
Fillet mignon with red wine and mushroom sauce on a bed of sauteed spinach; strawberries flambe.
A woman's husband is shocked to return home to find Curtis Stone in the kitchen, preparing marinated grilled buffalo with pasilla salsa, followed by sauteed bananas with spearmint
A woman receives help from chef Curtis Stone as she prepares a meal for her boyfriend
Top chef Curtis Stone helps a man prepare a romantic meal with which to surprise his wife
Curtis Stone prepares a salad of baby beets, followed by pear fritters with cinnamon sugar and sorbet, in Jill's newly refurbished kitchen
Curtis Stone helps cook a graduation dinner, starting with roasted sweet peppers stuffed with goat's cheese, before pan-grilled shrimp and lamb chops with garlic
Curtis Stone matches his culinary knowledge against a food stylist's assistant, and former pastry chef
Top chef Curtis Stone cooks tortillas, pan-fried shrimp marinated in lime, and t-bone steak with chipotle and cilantro butter for Nancy, a star-struck fan
Chef Stone prepares a romantic, candlelit dinner for a couple's anniversary.
Professional chef Curtis Stone cooks for a pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter, preparing a lush crab salad and grilled sole with baby spinach
Curtis Stone is taken unawares when a woman's husband returns home early as he cooks a meal for the couple in their own kitchen
Curtis Stone attempts to introduce oysters to a reluctant woman, deep frying them with ponzu dipping sauce, followed by mussels in coconut milk
Grilled corn with butter and cheese spread; fava beans; barbecued lamb in rosemary, garlic and honey.
Curtis Stone helps prepare a traditional Mediterranean feast as a surprise for a woman's Greek boyfriend
Chef Curtis Stone cooks a birthday meal of roast rib of beef with yorkshire puddings, and a chocolate fudge and white chocolate mousse cake with strawberries for a woman's stepson
Top chef Curtis Stone prepares an Asian-themed meal for a woman and her fiance, starting with chicken and sweetcorn soup and moving onto hoisin duck, and sake jelly with mangoes
A surprise meal for a woman's boyfriend; asparagus in raspberry and shallot vinaigrette; roasted yams; grilled pork chops.
Curtis Stone creates a birthday meal with which Michelle can surprise her mother, rustling up fresh crab pasta and a home-made apple sorbet
Curtis Stone helps a woman make a Hungarian soup for her husband, hoping to create a dish reminiscent of her Eastern roots
Curtis Stone helps a woman cook dinner for her husband - who returns home from a long day at work to a pleasant culinary surprise
Curtis Stone accompanies Nicole home, where he helps to organise a barbecue for her husband Matthew
Curtis Stone cooks for a wife, her health-conscious husband and five children, hoping to create a dish to suit all their tastes
Curtis Stone cooks a romantic dinner for two - hoping the couple's children will not spoil the intimate meal
A woman's husband returns home to find expert chef Curtis Stone cooking a meal in the couple's kitchen
A woman's husband gets a shock when he returns home to find Curtis Stone slaving away in the kitchen of their home
Curtis Stone cooks for a couple on a strict diet. With meat, fish, dairy products and refined sugar off the menu, the options for a suitable meal are limited
Steak and potatoes; ice cream with chocolate sauce.
After a great deal of negotiation, Curtis Stone cooks a variety of dishes for a woman and her family, featuring bison on the menu
Curtis Stone helps Rita prepare dinner for her husband, advising on ingredients and helping out in the couple's kitchen to make sure all goes to plan
Curtis Stone cooks dinner for Mary's four children in the hope of finding something that everyone can enjoy
A woman skips work to cook with Curtis Stone and prepare a belated surprise birthday dinner for her friend
Curtis Stone approaches members of the US public and offers to teach them new recipes in their own homes in an effort to improve their diets. He meets Kathryn, offering to cook a meal for her and a group of friends - unaware her house doesn't have a
Curtis Stone overhears a woman in need of culinary advice, and volunteers his services to help her cook for her boyfriend
Curtis Stone cooks for a nutritionist who lacks culinary skills, preparing a seafood dish that receives mixed reviews
Curtis Stone helps Megan surprise her boyfriend, using their own kitchen to cook a meal including spicy chocolate soup