Saturday Kitchen BBC Books in July 2007. "Christmas Kitchen" is a weekday, daytime spin-off of "Saturday Kitchen". Series 1 (2013):<br> Each show, James Martin was joined by guest chefs, including Gennaro Contaldo, Daniel Galmiche, Ching-He Huang, Nathan Outlaw, Theo Randall, Vivek Singh, and Bryn Williams. In addition to this, Martin was joined by a different star each show. These included James Blunt, Tom Chambers, Anthony Head, Ben Miller, and Sharleen Spiteri. Series 2 (2014):<br> James Martin returned for another 10-episode run of "Christmas Kitchen" in December 2014. Over the 10 episodes, he was joined by several respected chefs, including Jason Atherton, Galton
Saturday Kitchen series went out live. After the success of the first two series, the programme was relaunched with established celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson as the host, initially guest hosting from May before taking over on 13 September. The format was tweaked, moving away from the educational remit and simple meals to more aspirational food with an increase in chefs, a number of whom had Michelin stars, and celebrity guests. The BBC archive was retained for the revamped format, with Worrall Thompson and the guest chefs preparing dishes, with the clips used to allow clean-up and "resetting" of the studio kitchen.