Viewers can continue to enjoy Smith’s trademark down-to-earth and entertaining style in this new series. Each week, Smith invites viewers into his home kitchen to show them how to create simple, flavourful meals for family and friends.

“This show is particularly exciting for me because I get to do what I enjoy the most – cooking for my family and friends,” says Smith. “I have a family now and it’s extremely important to me that I create an environment of fun and simplicity that results in simple healthy, flavourful meals.”

In each episode, Smith improvises a meal from what he finds in his own fridge and pantry. He shows aspiring home cooks how to confidently choose flavours and ingredients that taste great together, while revealing the secrets behind his simple cooking techniques.

Smith’s big secret? - Letting your instincts and appetite be your guide by closing the cookbook and choosing ingredients that fire the imagination.

Directed by Trevor Grant and produced by some of the industry’s top professionals, Chef at Home airs its first of 26 episodes on October 5th at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Smith is an award-winning television host. His current credits include Chef at Large, now entering its fourth season, on Food Network Canada and The Inn Chef, which debuted in 1998 and currently airs on Prime. In 2002, Smith’s one-hour special, Saturday Night, won the James Beard Award for Best Cooking Show or Special.

Cellar Door Productions is a creative and diverse film and television company based in Charlottetown, PEI, specializing in the development, financing and co-production of animated and live-action productions.

Ocean Entertainment is an emerging television production company based In Halifax, Nova Scotia. Incorporated in 1995, Ocean specializes in television production, primarily series and documentaries.

Chef at Home is produced in association with Food Network Canada, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, and Technology PEI.