Food & Drink - Episode Guide

Culinary legend Michel Roux Jnr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge as they set out to create the perfect roast.

Restaurateur Oliver Peyton proclaims that we Brits need to celebrate our distinctive produce much more than we do and 'food adventurer' Stefan Gates tries to convince us to eat grubs.

Culinary legend Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by the doyenne of British baking, Mary Berry, as together they create the perfect afternoon tea.

Food writer William Sitwell takes on artisan evangelicals to defend white sliced bread, and author Rachel Khoo heads to Paris to celebrate patisserie perfection.

Food & Drink is back! Culinary legend Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by chef and street food entrepreneur Jun Tunaka as they create the perfect burger.

Chef and author Monica Galetti shares her secret to getting kids to eat healthily and food writer William Sitwell fears he is missing out on the street food phenomenon. He doesn't have an issue with the quality of the food - it is just the street bit he has a problem with.

Culinary legend Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by chef and author Monica Galetti as they set out to create Michel's perfect comfort food - his mum's shepherd's pie.

Food writer William Sitwell thinks the world's gone mad with its obsession for nostalgic food and journalist Matthew Fort celebrates the return of stodgy British puddings to some of this country's most sophisticated menus.

Michel Roux Jnr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by Welsh Italian chef Angela Hartnett as they create the perfect Italian ragu and pasta.

Journalist and Italophile Matthew Fort bemoans the inauthenticity of his favourite food outside of its mother country, and Antonio Carluccio celebrates the qualities that make the real thing so good.

Culinary legend Michel Roux Jnr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by cook and food writer Rachel Khoo as they create the perfect luxury dish to impress your friends.

Restaurateur Oliver Peyton tries a new food experience that leaves him cold and food blogger and supper club entrepreneur Kerstin Rodgers shares her secrets for a successful dinner party.

Chef Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman return for another series. This looks at how to cook up food that will help everyone's bottom line. We throw £640 million worth of bread in the bin every year, so guest Mary Berry surprises Michel with an ingenious use for stale bread to create fish pie topping which he admits he'd never have thought of himself. Mary is full of tips to reduce waste, including sharing stories of her days as 'freezer correspondent' for a weekly magazine when this bit of kitchen kit was introduced to the UK in the 60s.

Kate does a tasting of the ultimate in 'waste not, want not' drinks: grappa - made from the waste product of wine making. It's also known as a 'face changer' and Mary's face is indeed a picture when she tries it! And there is lively debate about whether our food is too cheap.

Tom Kerridge joins Michel in the kitchen for Cheap Feasts and creates a mouth-watering meal for just £2 a head. The cost of our food is going up - rising more than three times faster than the average worker's wage. Tom and Michel are determined to demonstrate that you can spend less and eat well without sacrificing flavour.

Kate reveals the hidden costs in bargain basement bottles of booze and there's lively debate about whether it's possible to eat well if you're poor.

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How we eat and drink changes to reflect the way we live. Half of British families struggle to share a meal more than three times a week and yet we crave the sense of togetherness sharing food gives us.

Richard Corrigan joins Michel in the kitchen to cook up the ultimate sharing food, a hearty chicken and crayfish pie. Kate comes up with some fantastic ale matches and there is lively debate about the future of family dining.

If you had to trace the origins of the food you have eaten today, could you? Knowing what is in our food is more important than ever before. Chef Genarro Contaldo joins Michel Roux Jr in the kitchen to create an authentically Italian dish from scratch - a sumptuous lasagne with focaccia. Kate Goodman's guide to choosing the right Italian red helps make the perfect match and there is lively debate about whether we should care where our food comes from.

Scottish chef Tony Singh joins Michel Roux Jr in the studio to prove that, even in winter, it's possible to eat well using seasonally available ingredients. He creates a seasonal feast of venison with haggis ravioli and argues that eating with the seasons is all about picking the best of the month's home-grown ingredients and cooking creatively! Kate Goodman's guide to choosing the right whisky with food helps make the perfect match and there's a lively debate about whether we've got it wrong about food miles.

Gregg Wallace joins Michel in the kitchen and helps him create a mouth-watering meal in which meat is just the garnish - demonstrating that we can eat less meat without sacrificing flavour. Kate finds some fantastic white wine matches from Portugal and chef Florence Knight shows how to cook a by-product of garlic you may never have heard of.

Ken Hom joins Michel in the kitchen and shows him how to create a delicious citrus-flavoured chicken dish in minutes. Kate picks three different semillon wines from Australia to compliment Ken's stir-fry and Michel creates a fruity pancake dessert that has everyone's mouths watering.

Angela Hartnett joins Michel Roux Jr in the kitchen and shows him how to create a pizza bianco using rich and creamy taleggio cheese. Kate Goodman picks three Italian reds that perfectly complement Angela's pizza, while Rachel Khoo argues the case for full-fat food, and Michel creates an indulgent chocolate and salted caramel dessert.

Monica Galetti joins Michel Roux Jr in the kitchen and shows him how to create a low-fat, low-carb, flavour-packed meal while Kate Goodman surprises them both with some tasty, healthy drinks using bitters. Journalist William Sitwell asks whether food intolerances are all in our mind and Michel makes a refreshing and mouthwatering tuna tartare.

Sat Bains joins Michel in the kitchen to demonstrate his take on a traditional bread and butter pudding. He uses cutting-edge culinary equipment to create a modern twist on this classic dish.

Kate finds some fantastic dessert wines to go with Sat's unusual dish and Stefan Gates asks whether we should be eating meat that has been grown in a laboratory.

Chef and pub landlord Tom Kerridge plays host to Britain's best cooks and chefs in a series highlighting all that is excellent in food and drink.

Tom challenges the Hairy Bikers to come up with a speedy meal to rival his hearty and wholesome sausage and bean casserole. Their baked salmon and posh eggy bread gives Tom a run for his money, and drinks expert Joe Wadsack surprises them all with his wine matches. Sandwiches are the ultimate fast food and a staple of the British diet. In afternoon tea, they're elevated to an art form. Arabella Weir goes behind the scenes at one of London's poshest hotels to discover the secret to making the perfect sandwich and taste-tests the ultimate £200 sarnie.

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge is joined in the kitchen by MasterChef judge Monica Galetti - a chef who knows how to get maximum flavour with minimal fuss. They go head to head to come up with the best simple but spectacular recipe.

Monica's perfectly tender, honey-glazed chicken versus Tom's simple but sophisticated celery soup with poached egg and soda bread. Drinks expert Joe Wadsack taste tests the big daddy of booze-free drinks before we find out who has made the simplest but most delicious dish.

Forget your pilaffs and paellas - this edition is all about the best of British food. Tom is joined by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall - a passionate champion of British dishes. He cooks a classic roast chicken to go up against Tom's stew and dumplings. Oliver Peyton puts cured meats from Blighty under the spotlight, and drinks expert Joe Wadsack tastes a wine made in London, before we find out whether Tom's stew or Hugh's chicken is the best British dish.

Michelin-starred pub landlord Tom Kerridge is joined by Irish chef Richard Corrigan to go head to head and produce the best dish made from the unsung heroes of the British larder. Richard is a big fan of one of our least loved ingredients - offal. He has a job to do to persuade Tom that kidneys are ever worth the effort, while Tom cooks with one of our most ignored fish - hake - which he pairs with a button mushroom sauce. Drinks expert Joe Wadsack brings a German red wine to the table, and Arabella Weir gets the inside track on how a good kitchen knife should last a lifetime.

Michelin-starred chef and pub landlord Tom Kerridge is joined by Italian chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett in an episode about how to make delicious, top-notch food on a budget. Angela brings along her dog Alfie for moral support in her cook-off with Tom to create the best value-for-money dish - her vanilla custard tart versus his beef and blue cheese risotto. Oliver Peyton discovers how to spice up his life on the cheap, Kimberley Wilson lifts the lid on how to make great grub out of waste food and drinks expert Joe Wadsack blows Tom away with his budget-busting wine matches.

Michelin-starred chef and pub landlord Tom Kerridge reveals how to reach the heady heights of happiness through healthy food. Award-winning Indian chef and one half of the Incredible Spice Men, Cyrus Todiwala joins Tom in the kitchen and is challenged to come up with an alternative take on a gut-busting curry to rival Tom's macho spice-crusted tuna salad. Self-confessed salad-dodger Arabella Weir tries her hardest to fall in love with lettuce, and drinks expert Joe Wadsack plays a blinder with his tips for healthy red wine before we discover which dish delivers the most health and happiness on a plate.

Michelin-starred chef and pub landlord Tom Kerridge challenges celebrated cook Ching He Huang to rustle up the perfect party food. Ching's chicken and mushroom pies and spicy salmon rice balls compete with Tom's chicken nuggets and carrot and pistachio baklava.

Drinks expert Joe Wadsack has some unusual drinks suggestions that would be a hit at any party, Oliver Peyton dons a lab coat to taste the ice cream of the future and Kimberley Wilson seeks out the meatheads at Europe's biggest barbeque festival.

Tom Kerridge is joined by fellow two-Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford in a head-to-head challenge to come up with their take on a luxury dish. Tom's toffee-coffee choux bun is a classic luxury desert, and Daniel makes a simple but sophisticated smoked haddock with Iberico ham and beurre blanc.

Drinks expert Joe Wadsack brings a white Rioja and an Australian dessert wine to the table, and Arabella Weir is taught how to make an upmarket chocolate treat by a British master patissier and chocolatier at the top of his game.

Tom Kerridge is joined by fellow Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc to cook two dishes using ingredients that have fallen out of flavour. Raymond recreates a favourite souffle from his childhood using semolina and heritage apples to rival Tom's old-fashioned mutton chops with cabbage and turnip gratin. Oliver Peyton gets the inside track on a distilling revival that's happening right under our noses, and drinks expert Joe Wadsack is pipped to the post when Raymond brings his own drinks match to the table!

Double Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge challenges fellow chef Glynn Purnell to create a brand new recipe from scratch to go up against his own new creation. Each chef has a set of rules to work by and from recipe slaves to those who make it up as they go along, by the end of the show everyone will know the secrets to cooking spectacular food from scratch.

Drinks expert Joe Wadsack persuades Tom and Glynn to be open-minded and try some wine from a surprising source and Arabella Weir meets a man who puts chefs to shame when it comes to experimenting with flavour.

Culinary legend Michel Roux Jr and award winning drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by Mary Berry, the doyenne of British baking, and Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell, to create the perfect Yuletide feast.

Dishes include the ultimate roast goose with festive stuffing, easy speedy canapes, a spectacular sausage roll and a sensational quick chocolate torte - all accompanied by a foolproof guide to the best Christmas drinks. With hints and tips for a stress free day from the country's favourite foodies, as well as visit to London's Ritz Hotel to see how the fanciest Christmas lunch is prepared, this is the Food & Drink guide to the perfect Christmas.