description Surfing the Menu Overview
Surfing the Menu is an Australian cooking and travel television series originally presented by chefs Curtis Stone and Ben O'Donoghue. Broadcast by ABC from 2003 to 2006, it followed the presenters through regions of Australia and New Zealand as they met food producers, explored local landscapes, and prepared dishes using regional ingredients. The format combines instructional cooking with travel and food-source reporting.
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Who presented the original Surfing the Menu?
The original series was presented by Australian chefs Curtis Stone and Ben O'Donoghue. Its first series was completed in 2003 as eight episodes of about 26.5 minutes for ABC Content Sales. ([Screen Australia](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/surfing-the-menu-series-1-19004/))
What do the chefs do on Surfing the Menu?
Stone and O'Donoghue travel through Australia, meet food producers, cook with local ingredients, and surf along the way. The program combines a travel documentary, a cooking show, and an outdoor adventure format. ([ABC Content Sales](https://www.abc.net.au/contentsales/programsandgenres/surfing-menu/13957052))
Which Australian places appear in the original Surfing the Menu?
The first season includes the Abrolhos Islands, Broome, Margaret River, Tasmania, New Norcia, and the Hunter Valley. The Abrolhos Islands episode, for example, connects the location with Western Australia's rock-lobster industry. ([Apple TV episode listing](https://tv.apple.com/au/show/surfing-the-menu-new-zealand/umc.cmc.fmvv1v9uypcrqmzpwf8b28fh))
Who hosts Surfing the Menu: The Next Generation?
The separate follow-up series features Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn rather than Curtis Stone and Ben O'Donoghue. ABC describes it as a 13-episode 2016 journey around Australia in a fifty-year-old VW Bug. ([ABC Content Sales](https://www.abc.net.au/contentsales/programsandgenres/surfing-menu-next-generation/13957038))
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