Surprise Chef

Surprise Chef is an Australian cooking television show that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 2001 to 2003.^[1]

Surprise Chef
Genre	Cooking
Presented by	Aristos Papandroulakis
Narrated by	Kosta Zorbas
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Camera setup	Video (2001–2003) HD video (filmized) (2003)
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	September 2001 (2001-09) – January 2003 (2003-01)

The show revolved around chef Aristos Papandroulakis,^[2] who would surprise an unwitting Coles supermarket shopper with an offer to cook dinner for them in their own home. If taken up on the offer, Papandroulakis then set himself to cook a filling meal using only the ingredients available to him from their pantry, fridge or what groceries they had bought. He also set himself a "challenge ingredient"; in one episode this involved using a bottle of Coca-Cola as a marinade.

In bookending segments, Papandroulakis was also joined by co-presenters Ian "Herbie" Hemphill and Flip Shelton, who gave tips on food preparation and meal ideas. Later, Greg Duncan Powell, Jon Fitzgerald and Ben Canaider joined the cast, giving advice on choosing wines, while Cindy Sargon replaced Shelton in season 3.

See also

• Take Home Chef, a similar American series