Food Network Thursday

Jamie Oliver and his friend, mentor and fellow chef Gennaro Contaldo explore traditional Italian home cooking, beginning by visiting the Aeolian Islands

Jamie Oliver heads to Puglia to seek out family recipes, preparing hand-crafted pasta with broccoli and cheese pesto and orecchiette with aubergine, courgette and black chickpeas

The duo explore Dorset and Devon, where they learn about the production of watercress and meet a blacksmith who supplies them with new knives

Kardea throws together a jazz-inspired supper club with chef Alexander Smalls. The menu includes grilled lamb chops with pink peppercorn sauce

Kardea cooks her favourite recipes in her beloved cast-iron skillet. Dishes include chicken and veggie skillet and cheesy skillet taco mac

Jamie cooks a traybaked salmon in a bag, tomato fritters that can be prepared in a frying pan, and roasted rolled pork with a risotto that are both cooked in the same casserole pan

Jamie takes midweek meals up a notch, as he knocks out a flavour-packed, simple gnocchi supper and giant spicy meatballs full of delicious time-saving cheats

Ina shares simple and useful techniques for improving oven-cooked dishes. She makes filet of beef, caprese salad and crispy meringues with roasted berries.

The cook creates short ribs and cheddar dill corn bread for a pot luck party

The remaining contestants test their bread-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges. After cooking a flavoured loaf, they face the task of baking focaccia

The remaining bakers test their biscuit-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges, including cooking brandy snaps and preparing a display of macaroons

James and fellow chef Gareth Ward tour Mid Wales, sampling cider, visiting a farm where the Wagyu cattle are fed on local beer and enjoy rally driving and dog training

In England's first National Park, the Peak District, James is joined by restaurateur Tessa Bramley, who serves up a beef fillet along with vegetables from her own garden

The duo explore Dorset and Devon, where they learn about the production of watercress and meet a blacksmith who supplies them with new knives

Jamie cooks a traybaked salmon in a bag, tomato fritters that can be prepared in a frying pan, and roasted rolled pork with a risotto that are both cooked in the same casserole pan

Jamie takes midweek meals up a notch, as he knocks out a flavour-packed, simple gnocchi supper and giant spicy meatballs full of delicious time-saving cheats

Ree Drummond prepares four quick and easy chicken dinners. Her creations include peanut chicken pasta and chicken nugget bacon ranch club

Ree Drummond demonstrates how to make a series of new dishes, including a flank steak and three-cheese waffle hash browns

James and fellow chef Gareth Ward tour Mid Wales, sampling cider, visiting a farm where the Wagyu cattle are fed on local beer and enjoy rally driving and dog training

The remaining contestants test their bread-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges. After cooking a flavoured loaf, they face the task of baking focaccia

The remaining bakers test their biscuit-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges, including cooking brandy snaps and preparing a display of macaroons

Michel treats his friends to an irresistible red rice salad with merguez sausages, and prepares a bavette steak with grilled vegetables

The food writer provides more ideas by using unusual ingredients, including squid and rabbit, and visits the Bedser family's experimental vegetable patch in Cornwall

Nigel shows the benefits of planning ahead, making a vegetable stew and ice-cream. He also visits a couple whose London barge is an oasis of fruit and veg

Guy Fieri digs into dishes including a stacked-up breakfast in New Mexico and creative vegan cooking in San Diego

Guy Fieri is in San Diego, where he visits a spot serving Baja-style tacos and a food truck putting out next-level shawarma

Guy Fieri dives into righteous ribs in San Diego and gets cosy with mouth-watering meat pies and bison chili fries in New Mexico.

Guy Fieri cruises California for some West Coast wonders. They include a charcuterie cornucopia in Healdsburg and a taste of New Orleans in San Diego.

When the owners of Indulge Bistro and Wine Bar in Colorado notice discrepancies in their food costs, they contact Charles Stiles for help

Jimmy, owner of Rockabillies, is concerned about a dip in sales, especially during his vintage car show. The Mystery Diners discover that his staff are breaking multiple rules

Nikki announces she is getting married and wants Buddy to make her wedding cake - but she is not sure what she wants

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

It's hard to imagine Italian food without tomatoes. Sophie goes on a journey to discover how they are grown, prepared and preserved in Puglia

Italy is full of contrasts and the food is the same. Sophie learns how to make ricotta and visits Bari to experience Korean food Puglian style