Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen on ITV is described by Dame Prue herself as a ‘simply delicious romp’ through her tried and tested recipes. Her new Saturday morning series will see the Bake Off judge and her husband John invite us into their countryside home and share their top kitchen hacks and culinary shortcuts. They will be joined by some very special guests, who will sample Prue’s tasty meals and enjoy a cosy chat around their table. Prue will also celebrate the local and nationwide ‘food heroes’ who make the products she uses in her cooking.
“All in all, Prue’s Cotswold Kitchen is about the things that matter to me in my dotage: family, friends, home, farm and food,” says Dame Prue. “And I’m such an egotist, I’m looking forward to sharing them all with the world.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the mouth-watering series Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen….
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen release date
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen is a 10-part series that will start on ITV1 on Saturday February 24 at 11.40am 2023 with episodes showing weekly and on ITVX.
What happens in Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen is set in Prue’s beautiful Cotswolds home. The 10-part series will see the national treasure cook some of her favourite dishes. She will show us how to make everything from easy mid-week meals to dinner party dishes and delicious desserts, simplifying the process to make them fuss-free and accessible to everyone. Prue’s husband John will share some tips of his own, explaining how to grow and harvest fruit and veg as well as the knack to whipping up the perfect gin Martini. The pair will be joined by some lucky special guests who get to try out Prue’s cooking and listen to her hilarious anecdotes. We will also be introduced to those who make the quality ingredients Prue couldn’t manage without.
Pru told us: "I love living in the country and The Cotswolds is a really pretty part of the world. One of the main reasons I wanted to make the show here was because I wanted to champion food heroes; people who give up their city jobs to become a cheesemaker or bee-keeper. I also knew that if we did this at home there would be a really good slot for my husband, John…"
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen episode guide
Episode 1
Prue welcomes her good friend Sandi Toksvig into her Cotswold Kitchen. History buff Sandi cooks two dishes from the 1920s. The first dish is a ham and egg pie written by Enid Blyton, followed by meatless sausage – with instructions and measurements rather vague, will the dishes turn out okay? Prue also makes a vegan dish that was her late brother’s favourite and her husband John joins her in the kitchen to make his signature homemade yoghurt. Prue shows how, with a bit of imagination, yoghurt is transformed from a breakfast staple into a dinner party dessert. Plus, there’s a handy hack for cooking the perfect steak and John heads outside with Philippa the Gardener to make a stunning countryside wreath.
Episode 2
Prue cooks a range of recipes perfect for entertaining guests, before welcoming presenter Alison Hammond into her kitchen where the pair make something sweet together. In a bid to prove the ingredient’s versatility, Prue cooks two recipes using watermelon in unusual ways. For quick and delicious party food, both sweet and savoury, Prue utilises a pre-made shop-bought ingredient. Prue’s husband, John, visits a farm to see how local sheep dogs are trained, and we hear from a group of friends on how they produce smoked salmon using age-old techniques.
Is there a trailer?
No, not at the moment so you'll jsut have to tune in to the epissdes as they go out!
All about Prue Leith
Dame Prue Leith learnt to cook at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London in 1960, then opened her own Michelin-starred restaurant Leith’s. She then founded Leith’s School of Food and Wine and became a food columnist. Prue is a judge on The Great British Bake Off and has also been on The Great British Menu and My Kitchen Rules. She’s also hosted Prue Leith: Journey with my Daughter, Prue’s Great Garden Plot, Cook Clever, Waste Less with Prue and Rupy (food expert Dr Rupy Aujla) and Prue and Danny’s Death Road Trip (investigating assisted dying, with her son, Conservative MP Danny Kruger).
