"Cooked - this brand new cooking adventure show sees food lover Justin Bonello, and friends, travelling around South Africa cooking simple but delicious meals in sometimes very surprising circumstances. There isn't always a kitchen to hand or even kitchen utensils but nothing fazes Justin, and his enthusiasm for all things food oozes from every frame in this great new series.

Justin makes it clear from the start - he's not a chef but he simply loves cooking. His enthusiasm for cooking fresh food is infectious and inspiring. To him, it's all about being creative and enjoying the experience, and with his friends on board for the ride and with the amazing South African landscape as a backdrop, it's an all round winning series."

Excerpt from Cape Argus, April 6th 2006:

“After my first meeting with him I watched a preview tape of the first three of the 13 episodes of Cooked which is about Bonello and a a group of his friends motoring 4 500km down the coast and through the country, every so often stopping for a meal cooked up by the inventive Bonello. What a great jol!

I loved it from the opening sequences and didn’t stop watching until I’d seen all three episodes.

Bonello got the idea from the Jamie Oliver food programme in which the young British chef had cooked a meal for a group of his mates who happened to be gas workers.”

Derek Wilson

South African Schedule:
BBC Food (DSTV Channel 70)

The series will start on Tuesday 18th April 2006 at 9:00pm and will continue consecutively for 13 weeks. There will be repeats on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:00pm and 11:30pm respectively. As well as on Wednesdays at 9:00am and 3:00pm and similarly on Fridays and Sundays.