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Searching for Italy episode 3 - Bologna

Searching for Italy episode 3 – Bologna

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Searching for Italy episode 3 – Bologna: Bologna is the capital of Emilia-Romagna, home to the highest number of protected food products in the whole of Italy, known as DOP’s. These products are globally renowned, strictly regulated and of exceptional quality – parmigiano, proscuitto de parma and traditional balsamic vinegar to name but a few.     Alternative stream   Massimo Bottura, one of the world’s best chefs, hails from the region. He drives Stanley to a premium parmigiano producer where they break open a fresh wheel – it smells heavenly and sends the taste buds singing. Stanley meets Mattia […]

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Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden episode 3

Marcus Wareing’s Tales from a Kitchen Garden episode 3

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Marcus Wareing’s Tales from a Kitchen Garden episode 3: Marcus, with a vision of diversifying his livestock and broadening the variety of produce he offers, has set his sights on the smallholding’s once-abandoned chicken coop. His quest isn’t just about any chicken; he’s on a mission to discover the most succulent and flavorful varieties. For this, he journeys to the heart of Leicestershire, where he hopes to glean wisdom from seasoned farmers Nick and Jacob on the art of poultry rearing.     Upon his return to the smallholding, Marcus delves into another exciting venture: mastering the technique of cultivating

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Searching for Italy episode 2 - Rome

Searching for Italy episode 2 – Rome

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Searching for Italy episode 2 – Rome: Situated in Lazio, the ancient city of Rome is often overlooked in the gastronomic department. Stanley Tucci meets up with an old friend Claudia della Frattina, and they head to a little restaurant to order rigatoni all’amatriciana, one of the famous four Roman pastas. His guide is chef, DJ and food historian Daniele De Michele, also known as Don Pasta, and together they sample carbonara in the working class neighbourhood of San Lorenzo.     Alternative stream   Stanley tries a selection of beautiful cheeses and pork sausages made from the sheep and

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Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 5

Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 5

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Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 5: In Homegrown Week, our remaining amateur bakers celebrate traditional First Nations ingredients, baking open galettes, a layered trifle, and creating a bread sculpture based on Aussie nature.     Alternative stream   Each week the bakers start with the Signature challenge, where the bakers put their personal spin on a familiar recipe. The tricky Technical bake is next where the bakers must tackle a previously unseen recipe set by either Maggie Beer or Matt Moran. Once complete, the bakes are blind-tasted and ranked in order of their success. Finally, the all-important Showstopper, where

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Searching for Italy episode 1 - Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Searching for Italy episode 1 – Naples and the Amalfi Coast

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Searching for Italy episode 1 – Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. Tucci comes prepared with a bottomless appetite for it all, showing us how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which you can glimpse Italy’s history and culture.     Alternative stream   Naples is the third-largest city in Italy, but its history and beauty has been tainted with underdog status from close association with Vesuvius – the world’s most dangerous volcano, the Camorra – a notorious branch of the local mafia –

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Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 4

Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 4

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Great Australian Bake Off 2022 episode 4: the remaining bakers deep dive into their memories to tackle a number of Aussie classics! In Nostalgia Week, our remaining amateur bakers deep dive into their memories to tackle a number of Aussie classics of yesteryear and invent one of their own! In signature, they’ll create their own layered pavlovas, in technical will tackle a classic Maggie Beer steamed pudding, and for showstopper, will create a mashup of nostalgic Aussie flavours to invent something entirely new.     Alternative stream   Each week the bakers start with the Signature challenge, where the bakers

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Hairy Bikers Go North

Hairy Bikers Go North – Christmas

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The Hairy Bikers Go North – Christmas: The Hairy Bikers are back on the road, and this time they have got their sights set on creating a northern festive feast for their families.     Dave and Si both feel it has been far too long since their families have been together around one table for a proper celebration. So, over a bacon butty and cup of tea at one of their favourite haunts, the Hartside Cafe in Cumbria, they hatch a plan. The Bikers find a local base to cook and host the party, and then ride the backbone

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Hairy Bikers Go North episode 8

Hairy Bikers Go North episode 8 – Tyne and Wear/Newcastle

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The Hairy Bikers Go North episode 8 – Tyne and Wear/Newcastle: The Hairy Bikers explore a region close to Si’s heart: Tyne and Wear and its great city of Newcastle, where he spent most of his life.      After weeks travelling across the stunning northern countryside, the bikers are having an urban adventure. Si takes Dave around his beloved home turf to introduce him to some of the best local food, chefs and artisan producers that he knows. They start with a trip down memory lane as they visit the street where Si grew up. After checking out

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Hairy Bikers Go North episode 7

Hairy Bikers Go North episode 7 – The Peak District

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The Hairy Bikers Go North episode 7 – The Peak District: The Hairy Bikers are riding through the amazing scenery of the Peak District. Created in 1951, it was the UK’s first national park and is visited by 13 million people every year. But this place isn’t just for tourists – the fields, farms and fine folk of the Peaks produce some of the country’s best food.     Starting in the world-famous Chatsworth House, the pair head through the village of Heage, home to one of Britain’s last windmills still in use, before setting up base in the manor

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Hairy Bikers Go North episode 6

Hairy Bikers Go North episode 6 – Northumberland

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The Hairy Bikers Go North episode 6 – Northumberland: The Hairy Bikers continue their northern odyssey in the county of Northumberland. It’s an area that Si knows well, having holidayed there many times throughout his childhood, and he is keen to introduce Dave to some of the producers and chefs he has got to know over the years.     Starting in the seaside town of Amble, where they eat fresh seafood from the North Sea, they head to a potato farm at the foot of the Cheviot Hills that grows nine different varieties of potato. The next day, after

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