A Bite to Eat with Alice Season 1

Alice helps radio host Sammy J break the lasagne curse that's been haunting him for years.

Poh makes Alice the dish that's her first ever food memory and tries to convince Alice that baking is fun.

Comedian Colin Lane goes rogue in his quest to learn a simple Asian dish.

Actress Pia Miranda gifts Alice with jarred artichokes - will their efforts in the kitchen be a culinary triumph?

Comedian Josh Thomas pops in with prawn heads - it's his favourite flavour but what will they cook?

Aussie food icon, Stephanie Alexander is in the kitchen to show off her mum's famous rabbit pie.

Anthony Callea stops by with a food challenge for Alice - taking on his family's famous meatball recipe.

Alice has some treats in store for funny man Dilruk.

First up, Alice surprises journalist and author Virginia Trioli with one of her all-time favourite soups, a green borscht. Then Alice and Virginia unite to re-vitalise an old Aussie favourite, Tuna Mornay. Then Alice conspires to change Virginia’s mind on her most hated vegetable, kale.

Alice begins with a quick and easy way to make a mouth-watering garlic roti. Then Lizzy Hoo arrives with her favourite ingredient - lemongrass. And finally, Alice’s challenge is to get baked beans off Lizzy’s banned list by tempting her with her red curry brekky baked beans.

Alice makes her no wrap prawn and spinach dumplings as a surprise for the feast to come. Then Kylie brings in Uncle Jimmy’s hokkein noodles that have played a special role in her food journey. The noodles are a feature in a delicious chicken noodle stir-fry. Then Alice tries to help Kylie get over her lifelong opposition to the smell of marzipan by making an Amaretto almond cake for dessert.

Alice shows us a roast beef that deserves a standing ovation and teams it with an easy to make pan sauce. Lehmo arrives in the kitchen with the gift of French tarragon. Alice delivers the goods with her mustard buttered leeks with tarragon. Then it’s up to Alice to change Lehmo’s mind on mushrooms. Tempura mushroom tacos with a purple slaw might just do the trick!

Alice makes soccer great Archie Thompson a dessert that features an ingredient that’s challenged him in the past…wattle-seed! Archie arrives with ham in a can, one of his favourite ingredients from his childhood and something he still cooks with today. Alice teams it with green eggs and fried rice. Alice is challenged to change Archie’s mind on zucchini, an ingredient Archie is dead against. But will the dish, a mid-week bolognaise with spaghetti and zucchini noodles, be a hit too?

Alice makes singer Ella Hooper a quick pho to help soothe her vocal chords. Ella arrives with coriander, one of her favourite ingredients. Alice shows her a fast and feisty coriander tabouli. Alice is challenged to change Ella’s mind on a food pairing ….chicken and avocado! Can Alice introduce her to a dish where the duo will work in perfect harmony??

Alice gets to work by whacking some cucumbers to create a surprise for ABC Classic’s Megan Burslem – her refreshing Cucumber Whack Salad with Crispy Shallots. Then Megan brings in a tub of her favourite vanilla ice cream. It’s time to bake! The end result is her Bazarek Ice Cream Sandwiches. Alice’s challenge is to help improve Megan’s eating habits. Alice’s Steamed chicken drummies with sizzled spring onion oil leftovers can be re-purposed all week long.

Alice makes a seafood entree with some South American flavours, then Michael arrives with chicken thighs in search of a quick and easy dish he could replicate at home when entertaining. For dessert, using one of Michael’s favourite ingredients, strawberries, Alice takes on the challenge to show him an easy recipe that will surely melt hearts.

First up Alice oversees a scallop starter, before Donna arrives with her favourite ingredient - lemons. Her kitchen is never without one and she uses it in so many of her dishes, sweet and savory. This episode will feature fettuccine and pesto on the menu. Then to finish, Alice and Donna make a decadent dessert that is a guaranteed showstopper!

Alice kicks things off with a super cheesy Georgian dish perfect for a snack. Then Lloyd gifts Alice with a bag of onions. He wants a dish to honour his favourite ingredient, but also one that doesn’t make him cry. Enter Alice’s no tear onion soup: a sure-fire winner! For Alice’s kitchen challenge, Lloyd wants to learn a simple recipe for a stir-fry that can impress the fam.

Linda and Alice make a delicious coconut chicken laksa and pay tribute to Linda’s favourite ingredient – the coconut. Then Alice takes up the challenge to utilise Linda’s least favourite nut – the walnut – in a seventies throwback dish. Finally, Alice surprises Linda with a simple artichoke dish – a curiosity Linda has always wanted to try, but never had the chance – will it hit the spot?

Alice makes a passionfruit dessert that brings back vivid childhood memories for Marg of the parish picnic and delicious scones and cream. Then it’s time to right a culinary wrong. Marg has never been able to look at croissant and tuna the same way again – until today! The feast is accompanied with a refreshing lemon drop mocktail in honour of Marg and her love of lemons.