News Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey is back & yummier than ever!

Tune in for the new season of Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey, airing Sundays at 9am on Channel 10. Follow VegKit for all the latest recipes.

Veg foodies, rejoice! Starting this Sunday (February 9th) at 9am on Channel 10, Simon Toohey is officially back in the Freshly Picked kitchen – serving up more delicious recipes, with more incredible guest chefs, and even more reasons to fall deeper in love with plant-based cooking.

Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey is returning with a fresh batch of vegan meal inspiration

And we’re so here for the brand-new Sunday morning time slot! What better way to kick-start the day than with a hot cup of coffee, all-new Simon Toohey recipes, and a visual feast of veggie goodness to inspire your meal plan for the week? 

As always, you’ll find all the latest recipes on VegKit as each new episode airs 🤤

Check out a sneak peek of what this season of Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey has in store:

Who’s joining Simon in the kitchen this season?

Over the years on Freshly Picked, Simon’s been joined by a truly stellar line-up of guest chefs, authors, and foodies, all bringing their own unique flair to plant-based cuisine – and this season is no exception! Get ready for some utterly mouthwatering recipes from: 

🍝 Nadia Fragnito – the beloved cookbook author and chef behind The Vegan Italian Kitchen, here to deliver all the cosy Italian goodness you could ever dream of.

🌿 Jack Brown – a masterful Indigenous chef who’s passionate about incorporating more native Australian ingredients into everyday cooking.

🍓 Georgia Irwin – the plant-based baking extraordinaire behind The Kindness Echoes and The Vegan Home Baker cookbook.

🥟 Liz Miu – a Sydney-based chef, foodie, and content creator who loves connecting to her heritage by sharing plant-based takes on iconic Asian dishes.

🎥 Bert La Bonté – an acclaimed Aussie actor (who you may recognise from Colin From Accounts) who’s just as skilled in the kitchen as he is on screen.

Expect bold new flavours and ingredients, creative twists on comforting favourites, and plenty of ‘yep, I’m 100% making that’ moments to get you excitedly writing your next grocery list.

Here’s just a taste of what Simon and his guest chefs will be cooking up:

🥬 Spanakopita with leek and smashed edamame 

🧆 Saltbush falafel with romesco sauce 

🍆 Baked eggplant with tomato ezme & native garnishes 

🧅 Onion bhaji with spiced slaw 

🥒 Aquafaba mayo with pickles & capers 

🥜 Hasselback celeriac with chili peanuts 

🍦 Biscoff soft serve with peanut & raspberry 

🍋 Vegan lemon tart with strawberries

Hungry for more Simon Toohey recipes? VegKit has you covered

You’ll be able to find all the latest Freshly Picked recipes right here on VegKit – along with handy tips from the head chef Simon Toohey himself, and plenty of easy vegan meal ideas from our previous seasons to add to your repertoire.

Mark Sunday mornings in your calendar – or catch up anytime on 10play!

Tune in to Channel 10 for the new season of Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey, airing Sundays at 9am, starting February 9th. 

Prefer to devour the show in your own time? No worries! You can stream all the new episodes for free on 10play whenever the craving strikes.

And if you can’t get enough of the series, or you simply find comfort in binging a good cooking show, you can catch up on all the previous seasons of Freshly Picked for free on SBS On Demand. (A whopping 80 episodes in that collection for you!) 

Get ready to feast your eyes on some next-level plant-based deliciousness!