Series · 1999–Returning

Ainsley's Big Cook Out

Name: Ainsley's Big Cook Out
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999-06-29
Cast: Ainsley Harriott

1 season·6 episodes·29 min avg.

Ainsley’s Big Cook Out is a six-part BBC cooking and travel series from 1999, hosted by renowned British chef and television personality Ainsley Harriott. The series blends outdoor cooking with travel, local cuisine and colourful encounters with people and communities across the Americas. From Newfoundland in Canada to the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, Ainsley explores the food and culinary traditions of each destination, preparing dishes inspired by the places he visits. With a focus on barbecues, grilling and relaxed al fresco cooking, the series captures the fun and informal spirit of cooking outdoors while showcasing the diverse flavours and cultures of the Americas.

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Jun 29, 1999

Ainsley begins his journey in Newfoundland, the Canadian island province, where he takes in the sights of Signal Hill before heading to western Quebec for an exhilarating white-water rafting adventure.

Chicago and Kansas City

Jul 6, 1999

Ainsley prepares honey-grilled fruit with roasted almonds on the shores of Lake Michigan before heading into cowboy country to cook up hearty ribs and beans.

Tennessee, Alabama and Florida

Jul 13, 1999

Ainsley cooks bourbon beef and blue cheese wraps in Memphis, Tennessee, before preparing a balti in Birmingham, Alabama.

Mexico

Jul 20, 1999

Ainsley samples traditionally prepared lobster and fires up chorizo quesadillas in Acapulco before heading to Oaxaca, where he prepares chilli-skin, garlic-stuffed poussins.

Brazil

Jul 27, 1999

Ainsley heads deep into the rainforest to prepare delicious fish kebabs, witnesses beef being served straight from the blade of a sword in Rio, and mixes up a refreshing Caipirinha on the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.

Argentina

Aug 3, 1999

Ainsley fires up a mouth-watering steak sandwich, serves delicious chicken empanadas at the prestigious Hurlingham Club, and bakes sweet cinnamon bread in the world’s most southerly town.