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Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

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In Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3: the bikers’ Corsican adventure begins in Bonifacio in the south of the island. They head straight for one of the best delis in town to scope out the local cuisine, including the legendary sausage figatelli. Tony, the owner, tells them that there is a holy trinity of ingredients that makes up the basics of Corsican food – meat, cheese and chestnuts. He suggests that the best way for the bikers to understand what makes Corsicans tick is to meet the producers.     This gives them a clear mission for their trip across the […]

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Turkish cuisine

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.7

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Rick’s road trip reaches a conclusion as he arrives in Istanbul, just in time for the bluefish season, which allows him the chance to enjoy a fishing expedition on the Bosphorus, one of the world’s most strategic waterways, which divides the city into two continents.     Rick also cooks two much-loved local dishes – lavish kofte kebabs with pistachios, and kapuska, a hearty traditional Turkish cuisine stew from the Black Sea region, whose name is derived from the Russian word for cabbage. Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of

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moussaka

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.5

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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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gastronomic road trip

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.2

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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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Guantanamo Bay 

Extreme Railway Journeys – Guantanamo Bay ep.4

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Part 4: Guantanamo Bay     Documentary series in which Chris Tarrant explores the world’s most extreme railway lines. Chris attempts to cross the length of Cuba, the only island in the Caribbean to boast an extensive railway network, from Havana in the west to the far east of the island. Part 3 : Ticket to Siberia Chris continues his exploration of the world’s most extreme railway lines. Chris sets out to reach the northernmost railway station on Earth in an epic 2000-mile adventure from Moscow into Arctic Siberia. TV and radio presenter Chris Tarrant journeys by rail through some

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