Venice
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2019
Chef Angela Hartnett takes Fred Sirieix to Venice to enjoy the simple but stunning food at her favourite restaurant and experience unforgettable service at Italy's oldest cafe.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2019
Chef Angela Hartnett takes Fred Sirieix to Venice to enjoy the simple but stunning food at her favourite restaurant and experience unforgettable service at Italy's oldest cafe.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 24, 2019
Chef Tom Kerridge takes Fred to Edinburgh to enjoy stunning local produce at one of the city's most famous fine-dining restaurants and to sample Scotland's best fish and chips.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2019
This time, Chef Michel Roux Jr takes Fred Sirieix to some of his favourite restaurants in Paris. First, the pair visit one of the most famous restaurants in the city, La Tour D'Argent, where they experience a signature dish that as been on the menu since 1890. Moving away from restaurants that offer expensive indulgence, Michel takes Fred to a place reviving one of the simplest and cheapest French classics - the ham baguette. For the final stop of their Parisian trip, the pair visit Brasserie La Couple, which boats the biggest dining room in Paris.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2019
Nisha Katona takes Fred to San Sebastian for a mind-blowing meal at one of the world's top restaurants and to visit a tiny sports bar to learn the secrets of the perfect tortilla.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2020
The return of the programme in which leading food experts take Fred Sirieix to their favourite restaurants to explore what makes them so special. Here, Fred heads to Marrakesh in the company of TV chef Andi Oliver, whose love of soul food has led to an obsession with the city's rich culinary heritage. The maitre d' reveals he has been to Marrakesh before but has yet to have a truly memorable meal. Can Andi change his mind as they are served lamb and couscous at a legendary family restaurant, chicken tagine for under £10, and breakfast on a spectacular roof terrace?
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2020
Fred Sirieix travels to Austria's capital Vienna in the company of food writer Rachel Khoo. The duo begin in the city's first district, the epicentre of coffee house culture, a crucial part of the Viennese social scene. Here, Rachel takes Fred to the iconic Café Demel, known for its exquisite cakes. Moving on, they learn how to make a spinach, cream and bread dumpling, before meeting a trailblazing chef taking the city by storm. Fred in particular is wowed by his schnitzel, reworked into a haute cuisine masterpiece. Finally the duo end their evening with a visit to one of the city's many sausage stands.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Dec 24, 2020
Michel Roux Jr takes Fred Sirieix for a Christmas treat in his favourite British city, Bristol. First up is a French bistro where they enjoy a stunning cote de boeuf and Michel makes aligot, known as the best mashed potato in the world. The duo then enjoy a swim in one of Britain's oldest lidos, which has an award-winning restaurant serving up a delicious breakfast. Escaping to the countryside, they visit a countryside hotel and restaurant when Fred makes buffalo mozzarella while Michel samples the hotel's own cider, before a return to the city and the multicultural neighbourhood of St Pauls, where they learn to cook Caribbean jerk turkey.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2021
Nadiya Hussain takes Fred on a delicious road trip around Yorkshire. From fabulous bakes at Betty's Tea Room, to the finest Wensleydale cheese, to spicy samosas for just 60p.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2021
Chris Bavin takes Fred to the New Forest, where fresh local produce is king. Featuring wood-fired cooking, pork pies and a country pub serving the perfect Ploughman's.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2023
In the first episode, Fred and Dermot O'Leary explore Puglia's food culture, visiting restaurants that celebrate Puglia's fabled cucina povera, or poor man's cooking.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2023
Food writer and Junior Bake Off judge Ravneet Gill takes Fred Sirieix to Mallorca, visiting a beach bar that is fast becoming one of the island's most exciting culinary hotspots and meeting a couple from the sleepy village of Caimari in the island's agricultural heart who are credited as being at the forefront of a movement to revive Mallorcan cuisine.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2023
Fred Sirieix takes a culinary tour of Rome with Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli. They head for the Vatican City in search of one of the most unusual cheap eats money can buy, courtesy of legendary pizza maker Gabrielle Bonci. Giorgio takes Fred out of the city centre to one of Rome's finest trattorias, and discovers how much the city's food scene owes to keeping old traditions alive.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2023
Fred Sirieix explores south Devon with chef Angela Hartnett, visiting a restaurant in Dartmouth with a reputation for serving some of the UK's finest seafood. They also board a boat to the River Exe Café, a floating restaurant in the middle of the River Exe, and visit an independent restaurant in Totnes.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2023
Fred Sirieix explores Burgundy with chef Michael Caines, visiting a a rustic restaurant deep in the wooded countryside of the Ouche Valley with a phenomenal farm-to-fork experience. Michael also returns to the restaurant where he was tutored as a young chef, while in Beaune, they sample some of the finest pastry available anywhere in France.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2023
Fred Sirieix and restaurateur Thomasina Miers explore south Wales, visiting a Cardiff restaurant inspired by the grill houses of northern Spain where everything from incredible meats to seasonal veg is cooked over fire. Tommi also takes Fred to Monmouthshire, a county on the English border that has been at the forefront of the Welsh dining scene for 20 years and hosts one of the UK's largest food and drink festivals.