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Mercurio's Menu 
Mercurio's Menu logoFormat Lifestyle/Travel Presented by Paul Mercurio Country of origin Australia No. of seasons 4 No. of episodes 52 Production Running time Approx 30 minutes (including commercials) Broadcast Original channel Seven Network Picture format 1080i (HDTV) Original run 23 February 2008 – current External links Website Mercurio's Menu is an Australian television cooking show hosted by Paul Mercurio. The series follows Paul as he travels to different regions of Australia and highlights the region's local cuisines, as well as talk to local chefs. It is produced by WTFN and airs on Channel Seven and a number of other stations in Australia and New Zealand. It is also shown on the Australian Network which beams out to more than 44 countries across Asia, the Pacific and Indian subcontinent. It has also been sold to various countries including Isreal, Spain and others.
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History
The program first premiered at in February 2008, and aired in most regions of Australia at 5:30 pm on Sundays. The second season premiered on 14 February 2009 at 5:30 pm on Channel Seven. The third season began on 11 April 2010. The fourth series started in NSW in May 2011. A special one hour episode filmed in Kenya and featuring the Koricho Tea fields was screened nationally on Saturday 28th May 2011.
Availability
Mercurio's Menu can be seen on various television stations. In Australia, it airs at 5.30 pm every Sunday on Channel Seven and most of its regional affiliate stations, such as Prime and Southern Cross. Some stations air the show at a different times due to sports coverage commitments - for instance the show is aired in Victoria at 5.30pm on a Saturday. The show also airs on 7Two every Saturday at 9pm
In New Zealand, the show airs on weekday afternoons on subscription channel Food Television.
Series one, two and three will soon be seen on Foxtel in Australia commencing in August 2011.
References
Mercurio's Menu the cook book was released in November 2009 and is still available to purchase through bookshops and on line. It is published by Murdoch Books. The book features the recipes from series one and two.
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