Watch The Cook and the Chef online: Episode 14 The Greek Experience

Tonight Maggie and Simon entice us outdoors into the late autumn sun to enjoy Greek inspired barbequed goat, souvlaki and baby octopus. Greek desserts are also on the menu so be prepared for some syrupy, sweet lusciousness. To many Australian the name Chantal Contouri would conjure up memories of Number 96, the very risqué night time soapie from the mid seventies that featured Chantal as "the panty hose strangler". These days you are more likely to find Chantal preparing the Greek barbeque in her parents family restaurant than behind a camera, and her commitment to getting her coals just right has Maggie and Simon inspired. With Maggie’s dam as a beautiful backdrop Simon and Maggie prepare their respective barbies . Maggie uses a Kettle BBQ to slow cook Kid which has been flavoured with lemon, garlic, oregano and salt while Simon opts for his home made coal and wok combination to grill souvlaki and baby octopus. Maggie’s meat is almost an hour and a half cook and is served with waxy potatoes . The meat is melt in the mouth and the delicate lemon flavouring given to the potatoes makes for a lovely combination of flavours and textures. The heroes of Simon’s souvlaki are definitely the generous big chunks of haloumi which are balanced perfectly by the tang of red onion and generous portions of eggplant and zucchini. The baby octopuses are marinated in garlic, lemon and dill and the flavours of the coals imparted to Simon’s fare takes it to another level of flavour complexity altogether. For their desserts Simon and Maggie draw their inspiration from another two Greek women, Zeffie Kathreptis and Kryssoula Heisler . Both Zeffie and Kryssie are self taught cooks and neither cooked until they were married. Their commitment to their Greek style cooking, however, was such that Zeffie opened a very popular Greek restaurant in her home town of Adelaide while Kryssie opened Adelaide’s first Greek take-away. These days most of their cooking is done for family and if a friend drops by there’s always a beautiful biscuit or fresh cake to be served. In the spirit of Greek hospitality Simon braves cake making and surprises himself with a sumptuous walnut syrup cake. It is so delicious you won’t believe how simple it is. Maggie’s Greek spoon sweets are also simple and yet impressive. Maggie reduces a combination of Morello cherries, sugar water and lemon to produce a syrupy mixture, not quite as thick as a preserve. The spoon sweet is traditionally served to visitors on a spoon with a Greek coffee and a glass of water but Maggie chooses to use hers as a topping for vanilla ice cream. The slightly sour tang of the Morellos’ and the sweetness of the syrup work beautifully with the richness of the ice cream. Recipes: - Morello Cherry Spoon Sweets - Walnut Syrup Cake - BBQ Haloumi Souvlaki - BBQ Baby Octopus - Slow Cooked Kid

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