Gourmet Farmer

Name: Gourmet Farmer
Released: 2010-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Matthew Evans

TV Show · Documentary

Australia’s most feared restaurant critic, Matthew Evans, has thrown in his city life for small farm living in Tasmania. Having spent most of his life writing about what is good food, he now wants to go to the source; to find the best local produce, and to rear and grow it himself.

2010 · 25m

Starring Matthew Evans

EPISODE 1

Goats Milk Ice Cream

The transformation from big city living begins as Matthew, a novice yet determined farmer, settles into his rural haven.
EPISODE 2

Pigs Prosciutto and Offal

Matthew sources two piglets after being inspired to make prosciutto. He buys a leg of pork while waiting for the animals to grow. A Serbian friend teaches him the traditional way to prepare offal.
EPISODE 3

Passata and Fishing

Matthew braves the elements on a fishing adventure, hunting for squid, lobster and tuna. Back on land, he picks up some ripe tomatoes for passata from a Greek market gardener named George.
EPISODE 4

Apples and Cider

Matthew sets up shop as an artisan producer at Salamanca Markets and learns some valuable lessons: long hours, hard physical work and low profit margins.
EPISODE 5

Chicken Dispatching and Abalone Diving

Matt settles into life on the farm by impulsively adding turkeys to his menagerie, before going abalone diving on Bruny Island to prepare a feast of abalone stir-fry and roast turkey.
EPISODE 6

Cheese and Dairy

While Matthew's farm still has a long way to go in becoming the land of milk and honey, he is ready to give the milk component his best shot. He learns how to milk a cow and make cheese from the proceeds.