Every Bite Takes You Home
This heartfelt series celebrates the magnificent multiculturalism of Australia through the love of food. World-renowned chef and third-generation Chinese-Australian Kylie Kwong tells incredible stories of escape from different parts of the world and how brave families, now settled in Australia, remember home through recipes handed down through the generations.
From celebrities to courageous families, these stories and the beautiful food they cook will warm the heart and celebrate the fact that “Every Bite Takes You Home”.
Episodes10
Professor Munjed Al Mederis
Kylie cooks traditional Iraqi dishes with Munjed Al Muderis, an Iraqi surgeon who escaped Saddam Hussein's dictator regime and went to Australia.
Dami Im
Dami Im, a Korean singer/songwriter who rose to fame after winning the Australian X Factor in 2013, and Kylie Kwong cook for a party with her friends.
Roaa and Sami Mansour
Roaa and Sami Mansour talk about leaving war-torn Syria and starting a shawarma food truck in Melbourne; they prepare a feast to thank their family and friends for helping them resettle.
Akmal Shah
Akmal Saleh, a celebrated Australian comedian, cooks an Egyptian feast with Kylie Kwong to show off his Egyptian background.
Hien Vo
Hien Vo and her family have made a huge impact on Melbourne's food culture; for her granddaughter Emma's first birthday, Kylie helps Hien cook.
Indira Naidoo
Journalist and writer Indira Naidoo was born in South Africa at the height of the Apartheid regime; together with Kylie, she cooks some traditional South African dishes.
Kimberley Duband
Ninety-seventy-year-old Helga Duband flees to Australia at the outbreak of World War II to escape the Holocaust; her granddaughter Kimberley invites Kylie for a Shabbat meal.
Nazeem Hussain
Comedian Nazeem Hussain talks about being born and raised in Melbourne as the son of Sri Lankan Muslim parents. He cooks traditional Sri Lankan dishes with Kylie Kwong to celebrate his background.
Parastoo Bahrami
Parastoo Bahrami escapes from war-torn Afghanistan and builds a new life in Sydney's suburbs, where she gives food tours; Kylie joins her.
Kylie Kwong
Kylie Kwong shows her Chinese and Australian roots in the dishes she cooks with her mother, who inspires her to be a chef.