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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 7

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 7

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 7: Sean Fletcher goes in search of tips and treats as he explores the food festival at Llangollen, where local food experts reveal their passion for their produce. Farmer Jim Smith tests his tastebuds with some hot sauces in Edinburgh, chef Suzie Lee discovers the key to producing cider in Armagh, and the secrets behind making a homemade pie on a budget are revealed.     Food festivals are an excellent way to celebrate local cuisine, and the Llangollen Food Festival is no exception. This two-day event takes place in the picturesque town of […]

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 5

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 5

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 5:  Edith Bowman and Colin Murray explore the Glasgow Foodies’ Festival, where they discover the secrets to the best egg fried rice with chef Jimmy Lee and how to spot ‘fake’ vanilla. Food journalist Leyla Kazim investigates how many people it takes to make a bag of crisps, and chef Suzie Lee finds a delicious fishy surprise in Lough Neagh. Onkar Singh Purewal discovers how a food stall has provided a lifeline for a Cardiff community.     Glasgow Foodies’ Festival is a three-day celebration of food, drink, and entertainment held annually in the

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 4

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 4

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 4: Sean Fletcher and Edith Bowman explore Cockermouth’s food festival, meeting passionate food producers and getting tips on homemade pitta bread from a MasterChef winner. Cookery writer Michaela Chiappa discovers how seaweed is being harvested for food, and chef Julie Lin gets the low down on low-fat, semi-skimmed and full-fat milk. Chef Suzie Lee reveals how top chefs are getting creative as they reduce food waste.     Cockermouth, a charming market town situated in the western part of the Lake District National Park, is known for its stunning landscapes, rich history, and vibrant

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 2

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 2

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 2: Sean Fletcher explores the Abergavenny food festival and discovers the secrets of barbecuing success from passionate experts Sam and Shauna. Baker Briony May Williams is in North Yorkshire to find which potato makes the perfect chip, and chef Suzie Lee is in County Down, finding out exactly what goes into making scampi. And with lots of people now working from home, chef Julie Lin is on the hunt for healthy snacks.     The Abergavenny Food Festival began in 1999 as a small gathering of local food producers. Since then, it has grown

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 1

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 1

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 1: Edith Bowman and Colin Murray are at the Stranraer Oyster Festival, marking the start of the native oyster season. Healthy ready meals and frozen pea secrets are also on the menu.         Edith Bowman and Colin Murray explore the Stranraer Oyster Festival, sailing into Loch Ryan to Scotland’s largest wild oyster bed to discover why they’re so special. Baker Briony-May Williams reveals the effort behind every bag of frozen peas, and farmer Meinir Howells goes underground to find the secret of cheesemaking in Harlech. Ryan Hand is in Armagh on

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 40

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 40

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 40: Rick drops in on the fishing port of Boscastle and finds a fabulous seafood restaurant in a building that once housed rockets used to fire safety ropes out to sinking ships. A trip to Cornwall’s only dedicated organic mushroom farm inspires him to cook a stir-fry with lion’s mane mushrooms, which are said to regrow neurons!         After a surreal afternoon spent watching a German film crew at work in the fishing village of Mousehole, he discovers that a major reason so many Germans love Cornwall is a long-running TV series, watched

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 39

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 39

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 39: Rick’s idea of bliss is to spend an afternoon scaling and gutting a freshly caught sea bass before using it to make a simple yet delectable dish which ranks amongst his absolute favourites – steamed sea bass with garlic, ginger and spring onions.         He travels to the far west of Cornwall to meet a potter whose work captures the rugged beauty of her surroundings, before heading to the far east of the county on the trail of the poet Charles Causley, who spent his entire life in the Cornish border town

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 38

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 38

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 38: Rick delves into the stories of those who worked in Cornwall’s mines, from the men who laboured in extreme heat a full hour’s journey beneath the earth’s surface to the young women known as ‘bal maidens’, who earned their living breaking rocks with heavy sledgehammers.         In the heart of mining country, he discovers a church with some astonishing 600-year-old wall paintings, which rank amongst Britain’s greatest church treasures. And after a merry visit to a maker of botanical spirits, he adds a cheeky nip to his version of the ‘platinum pudding’

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 37

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 37

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 37: Rick boards the King Harry Ferry to enjoy a crossing voted one of the most scenic in the world. Once safely across the River Fal, he explores his passion for fresh and unusual salad leaves, with a mosey around an organic market garden called Soul Farm, and is inspired to make a radicchio tart.         He shares memories of his friendship with the famous composer Sir Malcolm Arnold, who won an Oscar for his film score for The Bridge on the River Kwai, and is joined by BBC radio broadcaster and Cornishman

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 36

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 36

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 36: Rick meets Pip and Matt Smith, with their herd of 600 red deer, on a north Cornish farm that has been in Pip’s family for over three centuries. With some very fine organic venison, Rick returns to his kitchen in Padstow to make a magnificent venison wellington.         He spends an afternoon on Porthgwarra beach with the artist Hannah Woodman, whose work is inspired by the sea-worn landscape of west Cornwall – one of the oldest of the land masses that make up the British Isles. And over a pint with the

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 35

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 35

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 35: Rick encounters a fishing method frozen in time, going under sail without engines or winches for what he considers to be the best oysters in the world. Back on dry land, he cooks a warming fish soup called Cullen skink, the perfect lunch after a morning on the water.         He discovers the surprising story behind Charles Napier Hemy’s famous painting of oystermen at work and the equally surprising story of Cornwall’s former capital, now the sleepy town of Lostwithiel but once a cosmopolitan and internationally significant port, which boasted an important

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Rick Stein's Cornwall episode 34

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 34

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 34: Rick glimpses life in Cornwall 2,000 years ago as he explores the atmospheric ruins of the ancient village of Carn Euny. He soaks up the lively ambiance of Truro cattle market, an important social hub for local farmers but one of only a few live cattle markets still operating in the UK.         He cooks his favourite Sunday lunch, a hearty steak and kidney pudding, and goes for a bracing ride on a beautiful handbuilt boat, a replica of one of the most famous and fastest vessels to sail the waters around

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