Rick Stein's Secret France
Rick Stein's Secret France
Rick Stein travels to France to prove how the nation's gastronomic pull has never been stronger. He embarks on a personal road trip off the beaten track to talk to chefs, vineyard owners – and even those who came to visit and decided to stay.
Episode 1
Rick Stein embarks on a new journey through the byways of France, from the Channel to the Mediterranean, always on the look out for things where we, the British, could learn from the French to enhance our lives.
Episode 2
Rick Stein's 'journey without maps' takes him through France's eastern border regions of Alsace and Jura home to his favourite French dish, choucroute garni and favourite French cheese, comté.
Episode 3
Rick Stein reaches the mid-point of his meander through France as he continues exploring Burgundy and practises a little entente cordiale with a chateau owner who cooks him sorrel soup straight out of the garden.
Episode 4
Rick Stein arrives in the region of Perigord, famous for decadent dishes. He discovers his favorite market in the city of Perigueux and learns about the region's historical relationship with England as the former kingdom of Aquitaine.
Episode 5
Rick Stein's journey of discovery brings him to the sunnier climes of the Mediterranean, where he explores the French-Catalan legacy of Roussilon on the foothills of the Pyrenees next to the Spanish border.
Episode 6
Rick Stein approaches the end of his meander through France with a final glance at the culinary delights of the Languedoc before crossing over to Provence and the Mediterranean coastline that reveals new insights into southern French cuisine.