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Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.5

Continuing his journey from Venice to Istanbul, Rick Stein arrives in the Greek Peloponnese and samples some memorable dishes and the best home-made moussaka he’s ever had. Back in his Symi island kitchen he cooks Galaktoboureko, Greece’s all-time favourite dessert.     Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a melting pot of East and West.

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Nigel Slater’s Middle East – Turkey ep.2

Nigel Slater continues his Middle Eastern culinary adventure by visiting Turkey, home to one of the world’s grandest cuisines. Travelling from the bustling megacity of Istanbul to the rural heartlands of central Anatolia, and through the mountains of the Black Sea, Nigel discovers a vast and varied landscape, rich with tradition and local flavour.     Nigel starts in Istanbul, previously Constantinople, the capital which at its height was the epicentre of some of the most exciting food in the world. Here Nigel gets a taste of the exuberant dishes of the sultans, but Istanbul also ignites his curiosity to

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traditional dishes

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.4

Rick’s gastronomic road trip brings him to northern Greece where he enjoys traditional dishes including veal stiffado and kotopita – which Rick declares to be the best chicken pie he has ever tasted. In the coastal city of Preveza he goes out prawn fishing and follows in the footsteps of poet Lord Byron visiting Messolonghi, a city where seafood is a highly regarded commodity.     Rick also rolls up his own sleeves to cook his favourite Greek dishes of stuffed peppers and tomatoes and souvlaki.

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local dishes

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.3

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.3: Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a melting pot of east and west.     The chef continues his journey through Croatia and savours the native oysters of Ston, before crossing the border into Albania, where he is joined by his son Jack and the pair sample local dishes such as chicken jufka and kokoretsi. In his own kitchen on the Greek island of Symi, Rick cooks traditional Albanian dishes, including Lepur Comlek and Tave Kosi.  

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gastronomic road trip

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.2

Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a melting pot of east and west.     The chef continues his gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul taking in the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a renowned melting pot of East and West. This instalment finds the gastronome in the city of Ravenna, where he discovers Piadinas, a thin Italian flatbread street food dating back to Roman times. He then crosses the Adriatic Sea to Croatia – a first for Rick – and

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Rick Stein

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.1

Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire – a melting pot of east and west.     His journey begins in the city of Venice, and on the idyllic Greek island of Symi he cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes including seafood risotto, tiramisu and gnocchi with spider crab.

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Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater’s Middle East – Lebanon ep.1

Nigel Slater explores the Middle East, cooking and eating with the people of Lebanon, Turkey and Iran, as he discovers the secrets of the world’s oldest cuisines.     Nigel Slater embarks on a Middle Eastern food adventure to explore some of the oldest and grandest cuisines in the world. His first stop, Lebanon, exemplifies Levantine cuisine but is also influenced by its position on the Mediterranean. The flavours, colours and fragrances of the region have travelled the globe but Nigel sets out to eat and cook with the people who make the dishes every day – home cooks. Nigel

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Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.6

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.6 – Lush Lunches

Tom believes that everyone deserves a proper lunch and he’s not talking about soggy sandwiches and a packet of crisps. In this episode, Tom shows some great recipes for livening up lunches. First up it’s tomato soup done properly – made with fresh tomatoes and thickened with bread. There’s his twist on a classic ham and mushroom pie and then he makes a crispy duck salad with an Asian-style dressing.     He also visits a steelworks in York to cook up the ultimate steak sandwich. The Pittsburgh black and blue steak was so named because the steelworkers would apparently

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Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.5 – Old Skool Favourites

Chef Tom Kerridge shows how to cook the best versions of the kind of food we all love to eat.      In this episode, he cooks dishes based on some of his favourites from his childhood. These dishes bring back many happy memories, full of flavours that he loves, with a few improvements over the years. He brings chicken kiev up to date with a fantastic homemade version that’s almost as easy to make as it is to get out of a packet. There’s a corn on the cob dish with a burnt onion sauce to liven up

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Tom Kerridges Best Ever Dishes ep.4

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.4 – Tasty Dinners

In Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.4: Tom believes that we should cook and eat good food no matter what day of the week it is, so he’s got some incredible fuss-free dishes that are quick to make without compromising on flavour, like lemon pepper chicken – a whole meal in one pan that saves on the washing up.      He shows us how to spice up traditional lamb chops by giving the Barnsley chop a north African twist and serving it with a courgette and feta salad with an unusual dressing, before demonstrating his take on the

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Tom Kerridges Best Ever Dishes ep.3

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.3 – Weekend Specials

In Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.3 is all about dishes for the weekend, when there is a bit more time to enjoy being in the kitchen and cook something extra special to share with family and friends.     Tom turns an ordinary leg of lamb into an extraordinary dish by roasting it wrapped in branches of bay leaves to pack in extra flavour. He wants to shake up Sunday sides so is salt-baking garlic and lemon before stirring it through some wilted greens – much better than boring boiled broccoli. He visits a Malaysian supper club to find

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Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes ep 2

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.2 – Takeaways

In Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes ep.2: he creates dishes inspired by some of his favourite takeaway foods. This is the kind of casual grab-and-go food that puts a smile on people’s faces. He starts with a puff pastry pizza that saves on making pizza dough and is topped with delicious crispy beef. Next he cooks an upmarket version of the classic post-pub takeaway – the doner kebab. He swaps the usual lamb for duck, marinates it in Asian flavours and threads it on to lemongrass skewers for maximum flavour.     Tom’s favourite takeaway treats from his childhood were

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