Best of British

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 21 – Food Festivals: Here, the duo look at the history of food festivals and the food with which the British celebrate them. We certainly love any excuse to put on a spread. Thankfully there are plenty of food festivals in our calendar that allow us to indulge.     The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. The Hairy Bikers, aka Dave Myers and Si King, are riding high again and on a mission to prove that British food is the best in the world. It’s a travelling […]

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 20 – Sweet Tooth: The duo explore how the British love affair with sugar has evolved over centuries. They then try their hand at making their favourite childhood sweets, create their own sweet and sour dish, and make a truly sumptuous cheesecake.     The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food.   Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 20 – Sweet Tooth   David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are British television chefs. They have presented a range of television shows that combine

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 19 – Takeaways: The duo explore how Britain’s love affair with takeaway food has evolved and cook some of their favourites.     The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are British television chefs. They have presented a range of television shows that combine cooking with the travelogue format, mostly for the BBC but also for the now-defunct Good Food channel. They have also produced a range of cookery books published to accompany their various television series.

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 17 – Beer and Cider: The duo explore how our love affair with beer and cider has evolved over centuries – at one time it was safer to drink beer than water. Plus, they visit a cider festival, where they press their own.     The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are British television chefs. They have presented a range of television shows that combine cooking with the travelogue format, mostly for the BBC but also

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 18 – Pies: The hairy duo find out who ate all the pies on the football pitch and discover the history behind some of the nation’s most iconic pies.     The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are British television chefs. They have presented a range of television shows that combine cooking with the travelogue format, mostly for the BBC but also for the now-defunct Good Food channel. They have also produced a range of cookery

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 14 – Preserving: The British weather and seasonal change have meant that through time we have had to find ingenious ways to store food for the hungry winter months. The bikers explore how some of our tastiest treats have evolved from a need to preserve.     Stunning food and fascinating stories told by the popular culinary duo. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food.   Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 14 – Preserving   David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 13 – Pub Grub: Stunning food and fascinating stories told by the nation’s favourite culinary duo.     There was a time when the British pub was pretty much a male-only establishment and food, at best, was a bowl of nuts and some pork scratchings. Today most British pubs depend on the income from food and some dishes have become pub classics. The bikers explore the history behind the boom in pub food and snacks and recreate mouthwatering dishes that would make any publican proud. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 12 – Island Life: As an island, Britain is blessed with a plentiful and diverse supply of produce from the sea. The bikers celebrate our love of fish and shellfish and find out the history of Billingsgate Market.     Stunning food and fascinating stories told by the popular culinary duo. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food.   Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 12 – Island Life   David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy Bikers, are British television chefs. They have presented

Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 10 – Cookbooks: Cookery books are a huge business but they are more than just collections of recipes, they are social documents that reveal a great deal about who we are and what we eat. In this programme, the bikers cook dishes from their favourite cookbooks and also meet food historian Ivan Day, who has one of the world’s most extensive historical cookbook collections in the UK. They also tell the story of some of Britain’s most iconic food writers, such as Elizabeth David and Isabella Beeton.     Stunning food and fascinating stories