Baines' previous shows have included his first TV series
Lunch with Ed Baines, which aired on
Carlton Food Network and had him cooking for and then lunching with his famous friends at Randall & Aubin. In 1999, he presented a six-part television series on
ITV called
Ed Baines Entertains, filmed at Randall & Aubin. He recorded two further series, which were broadcast during 2000 and 2001. He has also appeared as one of the chefs for the BBC daytime lifestyle show Housecall. Baines filmed Cupid's Dinners for broadcast on
UKTV Food and was one of the resident chefs on
Great Food Live. He has regularly appeared on programmes for Granada Livetime, Central Television and Carlton Food Network and has featured on Superchefs. In December 2002 he was seen every weekday on
Channel 5 from 2–20 December presenting
Countdown to Christmas. He had his own series,
Chefs at Sea for
UKTV Food and appeared on the
Terry & Gaby. In 2005 he has also appeared on the
BBC's
Ready Steady Cook and
Taste on the Sky network. 2006 saw Baines co-present the
ITV Food programme
Sunday Feast, returning to the BBC with
Paul Rankin for an appearance on
Pointless Celebrities. ==Restaurants==