Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen

Food Series / 1 Season

Join the restaurateur, author and Great British Baking Show judge as she welcomes guests into her Cotswold kitchen, sharing cherished recipes, tips and handy culinary hacks. Featuring Prue’s husband, John, and a cast of special friends, including Sandi Toksvig, Alison Hammond, and chef Tommy Banks, each episode is a unique culinary adventure celebrating food, friendship and fun.

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Sandi Toksvig

S1 E1 / 44m 55s / TV-G

Prue welcomes good friend and former host of The Great British Baking Show, Sandi Toksvig, into her kitchen. History buff Sandi cooks two recipes from the 1920s — ham and egg pie followed by meatless sausage. Husband John makes his signature yogurt, and Prue shows how to transform the breakfast staple into a dinner party dessert with a bit of imagination.

Alison Hammond

S1 E2 / 49m 11s / TV-G

Prue prepares a range of recipes perfect for entertaining guests and welcomes TV star Alison Hammond into her kitchen to make something sweet together. Prue also makes two dishes using watermelon in unusual ways to showcase the ingredient’s versatility. Husband John visits a farm to see how local sheepdogs are trained.

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Ellie Simmonds

S1 E3 / 45m 17s / TV-G

Prue welcomes five-time Paralympic swimming gold medalist Ellie Simmonds, who makes “heaven on a plate” — banana bread with chocolate chips. Prue takes a trip down memory lane with an old favorite dish from her South African childhood. Husband John visits a cheesemaker and joins Prue in the kitchen, where she makes brie and blackberries with chili jelly on soda bread.

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Henry Dimbleby

S1 E4 / 44m 48s / TV-G

Prue is joined by restaurateur and author Henry Dimbleby, who shows her how to make a one-pot veggie dish: Black Bean Shakshuka. He also lifts the lid on the latest revolution he’s been leading, which places chefs from high-end restaurants in school kitchens instead. Prue shares handy hacks for homemade guacamole and tortilla chips and makes an Orange and Polenta Upside-Down Cake.

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Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen

S1 E5 / 45m 46s / TV-G

Celebrated interior designer Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen drops by for lunch and turns Prue’s kitchen into an art gallery with a display of his latest collection of paintings. Prue makes a chocolate mousse cake with an unusual ingredient — pink peppercorns — turns carrot tops into a delicious pesto and shows how to pull off the perfect homemade pizza.

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Tommy Banks

S1 E6 / 45m 58s / TV-G

Prue is joined by chef Tommy Banks who owns two Michelin-starred restaurants in North Yorkshire. He cooks home-reared hogget (juvenile lamb) while she makes eye-catching two-tone soups guaranteed to impress at a dinner party. John heads outside to set a camera trap to find out what wildlife they have on the farm, and Prue’s weekly handy hack produces a cake with an unexpected ingredient.

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YolanDa Brown

S1 E7 / 44m 52s / TV-G

Prue is joined in the kitchen by award-winning musician and upcoming restaurateur YolanDa Brown, who cooks her daughter’s Smoked Salmon Pasta while they chat about music and YolanDa’s new restaurant venture. Meanwhile, local conservationist Jimmi Hill enlightens John about owls as they inspect the garden's bird boxes. Prue guides John as they whip up a quick yet delicious classic boozy dessert.

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Laura Jackson

S1 E8 / 45m 11s / TV-G

Prue is joined by broadcaster Laura Jackson, who creates her favorite dish, Chickpea & Tomato Bake with Green Sauce & Garlic Mayonnaise. Prue unveils two kitchen hacks: preventing sugar from hardening and the best way to strip herbs from stems. John joins bee expert Tony Yarrow to visit the hives in the garden. Later in the kitchen, Prue whips up two variations of a goat’s cheese canape.

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Sarah Raven

S1 E9 / 45m 55s / TV-G

Prue is joined by cook, teacher and top gardener Sarah Raven, who impresses Prue with her innovative garden tempura dish. John, with the help of head gardener Philippa, harvests homegrown salad while Prue introduces a foolproof method of making the perfect vinaigrette salad dressing every time. She also teaches husband John how to cook one of his most loved dishes while he shakes up a margarita.

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Ruth Davidson

S1 E10 / 45m 45s / TV-G

Inspired by her love for traveling, Prue cooks a classic Colombian dish and is joined in her kitchen for a catch-up with former Scottish conservative leader Baroness Ruth Davidson. Prue’s husband John turns his hand to a new hobby and joins Prue in the kitchen to help her bake soufflés.

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