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Take Home Chef (2006)
Season 1 • Episode 63 • Ava
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Take Home Chef Season 1, Episode 63: Ava
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121 episodesMegan
Curtis Stone helps Megan surprise her boyfriend, using their own kitchen to cook a meal including spicy chocolate soup
30 min
Jill B.
Curtis Stone cooks for a nutritionist who lacks culinary skills, preparing a seafood dish that receives mixed reviews
30 min
Patricia
Curtis Stone overhears a woman in need of culinary advice, and volunteers his services to help her cook for her boyfriend
30 min
Kathryn
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
30 min
Lara
A woman skips work to cook with Curtis Stone and prepare a belated surprise birthday dinner for her friend
30 min
Mary
Curtis Stone cooks dinner for Mary's four children in the hope of finding something that everyone can enjoy
30 min
Rita
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
30 min
Wendy
After a great deal of negotiation, Curtis Stone cooks a variety of dishes for a woman and her family, featuring bison on the menu
30 min
Alicia
Steak and potatoes; ice cream with chocolate sauce.
30 min
Shauna
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
30 min
Lisa
A woman's husband gets a shock when he returns home to find Curtis Stone slaving away in the kitchen of their home
30 min
Edwina
A woman's husband returns home to find expert chef Curtis Stone cooking a meal in the couple's kitchen
30 min
Laurie
Curtis Stone cooks a romantic dinner for two - hoping the couple's children will not spoil the intimate meal
30 min
Paige
Curtis Stone cooks for a wife, her health-conscious husband and five children, hoping to create a dish to suit all their tastes
30 min
Nicole
Curtis Stone accompanies Nicole home, where he helps to organise a barbecue for her husband Matthew
30 min
Natasha
Curtis Stone helps a woman cook dinner for her husband - who returns home from a long day at work to a pleasant culinary surprise
30 min
Michelle C.
Curtis Stone helps a woman make a Hungarian soup for her husband, hoping to create a dish reminiscent of her Eastern roots
30 min
Michelle
Curtis Stone creates a birthday meal with which Michelle can surprise her mother, rustling up fresh crab pasta and a home-made apple sorbet
30 min
Heather
A surprise meal for a woman's boyfriend; asparagus in raspberry and shallot vinaigrette; roasted yams; grilled pork chops.
30 min
Andrea
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
30 min
Julia
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
30 min
Kaye
Curtis Stone helps prepare a traditional Mediterranean feast as a surprise for a woman's Greek boyfriend
30 min
Deanna
Grilled corn with butter and cheese spread; fava beans; barbecued lamb in rosemary, garlic and honey.
30 min
Jackie
Curtis Stone attempts to introduce oysters to a reluctant woman, deep frying them with ponzu dipping sauce, followed by mussels in coconut milk
30 min
Yvette
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
30 min
Carolyn
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
30 min
Heather V.
Chef Stone prepares a romantic, candlelit dinner for a couple's anniversary.
30 min
Nancy
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
30 min
Marah
Curtis Stone matches his culinary knowledge against a food stylist's assistant, and former pastry chef
30 min
Shira
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
30 min
Jill
Curtis Stone prepares a salad of baby beets, followed by pear fritters with cinnamon sugar and sorbet, in Jill's newly refurbished kitchen
30 min
Jonathan
Top chef Curtis Stone helps a man prepare a romantic meal with which to surprise his wife
30 min
Valerie
A woman receives help from chef Curtis Stone as she prepares a meal for her boyfriend
30 min
Jeanette
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
30 min
Anastasia
Fillet mignon with red wine and mushroom sauce on a bed of sauteed spinach; strawberries flambe.
30 min
Nickella
Curtis Stone introduces a woman to the joys of lamb, along with peanut butter ice-cream and fried plantains for dessert
30 min
Jessica
Top chef Curtis Stone attempts to help a woman overcome her fear of germs with the aid of two chicken breasts
30 min
Eva
Celery root and potato gratin; cooked string beans; meatloaf with a mushroom-and-red-wine sauce; poached pears with vanilla ice cream.
30 min
Heather M.
Curtis Stone helps a woman cook a romantic gourmet meal for her boyfriend, featuring yellow snapper and creme caramel
30 min
Monica
Curtis Stone cooks for a belly dancer and receives lessons in return for a meal of green curry
30 min
Hilary
Curtis Stone helps a woman with poor culinary skills, hoping to turn her into a galloping gourmet with a few helpful tips
30 min
Renee S.
Curtis helps a woman prepare a curry to suit her husband's taste for all things spicy
30 min
Ellice
Deep-fried calamari on a bed of lettuce; chorizo with potato medallions; homemade chocolates with nuts.
30 min
Linda
Seafood pizza with scallops, shrimp, calamari, zucchini and mozzarella; prosciutto pizza with mushrooms and mozzarella.
30 min
Jill D.
Eggplant fritters with mozzarella and basil; wild-mushroom risotto; strawberries with English cream.
30 min
Chris
Steak tartare with homemade potato chips and a baby-vegetable salad; crepes suzette with vanilla ice cream.
30 min
Elena
Black cod in zucchini; potatoes and rosemary with olive oil; peach Melba.
30 min
Ava
Gourmet burger; vanilla panna cotta.
30 min
Britani
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.
30 min
Morgan
Curtis offers his cooking skills to Morgan, whose boyfriend happens to be a chef.
30 min
Gina
Spicy kosher Indian feast; oven-roasted shoulder of lamb; okra bhaji and rice.
30 min
Maryn
Curtis serves onion bhaji, tandoori Cornish game hens and shrimp.
30 min
Anjali
Tuna tenderloin; Dungeness crab and mango salad.
30 min
Desi
Crab and vegetable spring-rolls; pad thai noodles.
30 min
Tara S.
Portobello mushrooms with ricotta cheese; a New York steak with a pepper crust.
30 min
Valerie T.
Spicy gazpacho soup with shrimp; seared ahi tuna crusted with sesame seeds.
30 min
Kristi
Curtis Stone helps a novice turn raw fish into a yellowtail and tuna sashimi with a sesame crust
30 min
Terah
Curtis prepares a quail dinner and a dessert of white-chocolate-sauce-covered berries.
30 min
Layla
Chef Curtis Stone has to prove to a woman that men can cook by preparing her favourite dishes
30 min
Adrianna
Serrano ham-and-cheese plate; veal pot-roast; patatas bravas.
30 min
Karin
Zucchini with ricotta and tomato sauce; linguini with shrimp and pesto sauce; fresh berries in a raspberry sauce.
30 min
Barbie
Fettuccine with spicy Italian sausage and asparagus; fettuccine with swordfish and zucchini.
30 min
Ava
30 min
Emma
Sauteed foie-gras with crispy potatoes and caramelized apples; pot-au-feu of lobster, scallops, foie gras and white truffles.
30 min
Meritt
Pan-fried mahi-mahi; banoffee pie.
30 min
Ubah
Cannelloni; iced raspberry souffle.
30 min
Cindy
Beef stir-fry; filet mignon; lemon-curd tart.
30 min
Marta
Son-in-law eggs; lobster tail with red curry.
30 min
Sonja
Heirloom-tomato and buffalo-mozzarella salad; ravioli with a brown butter-and-sage sauce.
30 min
Nicole N.
Steamed orange roughy with noodles and stir-fry; baked pears with maple syrup, dried fruit and nuts.
30 min
Heidi
Orange chicken; stir-fried rice; tempura strawberries.
30 min
Jeannie & Meg
Pan-fried Scandinavian cheese on crostini; roasted pork loin.
30 min
Heather B.
Roasted rack of lamb; mint-chocolate soup.
30 min
Debra
Risottos; classic Italian soup of borlotti beans and summer vegetables.
30 min
Barbara
Grilled rib-eye steak; crispy potatoes; chocolate-covered mango and vanilla ice-cream bombe.
30 min
Lauren
Sevruga-caviar topped oysters; caramelized wing of skate with white asparagus.
30 min
Lesli
A Chinese meal.
30 min
Tara
Mediterranean food; spicy hot chocolate dessert.
30 min
Danielle
Salad of endive with English blue cheese and roasted walnuts; pan-fried chicken.
30 min
Mandy
Tropical cocktails with coconut milk and white rum; crispy whole snapper with string beans.
30 min
Lindsay
Curtis prepares fresh tagliatelle with slow-cooked leg of lamb.
30 min
Portia
Prickly cactus and fava-bean soup; beef tacos with chili and cilantro; fish tacos in homemade tortillas.
30 min
Alli
Oven-roasted leg of lamb with a side dish of crispy potatoes; semifreddo of peanuts, caramel and dark ale.
30 min
Angel
Midwestern brisket stew with autumn vegetables and parsley potatoes.
30 min
Donna
Cracked crab with baby tomatoes and basil; cucumber-and-dill salad; homemade waffles with cinnamon-baked pears and mascarpone.
30 min
Asia
Mushroom-and-bonito soup with marinated sea-bass; rainbow roll.
30 min
Aleksandra
Tuna seviche with coconut; mussels in white wine and thyme.
30 min
Tracy
Caipirinhas; corn-and-baby-tomato soup; Brazilian chicken with okra and black beans.
30 min
Melissa
Crostini with roasted beef fillet; horseradish-and-arugula pesto sauce; fried zucchini-flowers stuffed with fontina cheese.
30 min
Caroline
Latin barbecue: pork tamales and grilled shrimp with South American sour cream, chili, cilantro and lime, wrapped in a banana leaf.
30 min
Ruby
Curried cauliflower with cardamom and mustard; whitefish with saffron and leeks.
30 min
Fanny
Fresh oysters with ponzu sauce; tilapia with ginger; steamed Korean pears.
30 min
Kelley
Mediterranean crepes with feta cheese.
30 min
Sarah
Fritto misto of seafood with basil aioli of arugula, shallots and vinaigrette.
30 min
Yolanda
Pacific oysters Rockefeller; a whole red snapper; mussels and white wine.
30 min
Darcy
Lobster in a creamy cocktail sauce; tapas plate with prosciutto, olives, mozzarella, smoked salmon and marinated artichoke hearts.
30 min
Sunshine
An appetizer of crostini with sun-dried tomatoes and cheddar; roasted halibut cheeks in pancetta; loukoumathes with sugar and honey.
30 min
Jen
Arugula salad with pomegranates and persimmons; pan-fried red snapper on braised romaine hearts with arugula pesto; chocolate-salted caramel cashews.
30 min
Adriana
Leafy green salad with a vinaigrette dressing; roasted lobster with chanterelles, crosnes and garlic; upside-down apple-and-pear caramel tarts.
30 min
Sabrina
Baby-spinach salad with smoked bacon and cheese croutons; garlic-and-parsley marinated Cornish game-hens with tarragon fettuccine.
30 min
Janelle
Prosciutto and pears with balsamic vinegar; frutti de mare; chocolate fondue with fresh fruit.
30 min
Andrea
Seafood won-ton soup; ginger-poached black bass; stir-fried pea-shoots with garlic; handmade fortune-cookies.
30 min
Kasey
Artichoke hearts with arugula and pesto; pork wrapped in prosciutto; apple cake with orange zest.
30 min
Braun
Baby potatoes, grilled vegetables and bread; hot chocolate; caramel.
30 min
Paulina
Caviar; mushrooms; pork tenderloin; fresh madeleines with warm raspberry dipping-sauce.
30 min
Nicole D.
Baby octopus salad; pan-fried halibut with black beans and peppers; summer berries with lemon sorbet.
30 min
Salome
Tuna sashimi; shellfish hot-pot; apple granitas.
30 min
Marguerite
Pan-fried mahi-mahi; chocolate cheesecake.
30 min
Crystal and Ryan
Confit leg of duck with braised Tuscan cabbage and creamy polenta; chocolate ice-cream balls.
30 min
Maria
Roasted breast of duck with shaved white truffles; grapes with Robiola cheese.
30 min
Andrea C.
French onion soup; roasted pork loin with a Dijon-parsley crust; fricassee of chanterelles, shallots, garlic and black truffles; fresh figs; bleu cheese.
30 min
Lisa P.
Striped bass fillets with lemon grass and yellow curry; Thai coconut rice; steamed pumpkins with coconut custard.
30 min
Amy
Chicken and vegetable potpies; fruit-filled jellies.
30 min
Chanelle and Lindsay
Beef Wellington with a side of string beans; vanilla ice cream with a homemade caramel sauce.
30 min
Kathryn
Southern-fried chicken with collard greens; chocolate and mint martini.
30 min
Rosemary
Peasant lentil stew; grilled garlic bread; rhubarb.
30 min
Blaine
Caramelized Treviso with Taleggio cheese and smoked mozzarella; homemade ravioli; pear crumble.
30 min
Kathy
Dim sum and a chili dipping-sauce; Singapore-style chili; crab and pineapple skewers in caramel sauce and toasted coconut.
30 min
Kimberly
Salad; skirt steak marinated in red wine and juniper berries; chocolate souffle.
30 min
Lisa
Steamed mussels; prawns; scallops; cheese platter.
30 min
Lisa
Opakapaka fish over grilled fennel and onions; cheddar; upside-down apple tart.
30 min