[3] Michael Idato of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a mixed review stating "It works, barely but it teaches an interesting lesson about technique and program content: there is too little instruction to lend it any culinary value, and too little plot to make it a compelling soap opera.
"[1] Jenny Tabakoff of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a negative review calling it a "lemon (with a touch of oregano)."
[4] Also in The Sydney Morning Herald Robin Oliver was positive and finished "Offbeat, certainly, but where else were we going to be served Martin Vaughan, Carole Skinner, Mary Coustas, Jacki Weaver and the elusive Paul Chubb (and his tomato relish sandwich) all on the one plate?
"[5] The Age’s Nicole Brady wrote "The first episode of this quirky new Australian series is a real winner.
He writes "the feast offered proves, on first taste at least, to be a somewhat patchy fusion of food and soapie fiction.