Jamie Oliver on food escapes across Europe & North Africa
MANILA, Philippines - Forget the usual tourist traps and well-trodden paths when on holiday. Jamie Oliver reckons that you can learn a lot more about a place from how its locals cook and eat. In TLC’s new series Jamie’s Food Escapes, Jamie meets local families, cooks and farmers, tastes delicious indigenous dishes and gets inspired to cook up his own. From truffle and boar hunting in the French Pyrenees to spear fishing off an island near Athens, Jamie attempts to uncover the freshest, most authentic dishes. Join the intrepid chef as he discovers the treasured individuality of world cuisines on Jamie’s Food Escapes every Thursday at 9 p.m., starting Sept. 22. Encores are onTuesdays at 10 a.m., Thursdays at 3 p.m. and on Sundays at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.
After an American road trip and great Italian escape, Jamie Oliver is back on the road for a culinary expedition across Europe and North Africa. On this brand new series, Jamie visits six places — Marrakech, Athens, Andalucia, Stockholm, Venice and the Midi Pyrenees in France — and discovers outlets that would soon become his regular weekend break favorites. As always, with Jamie, expect the unexpected as this unconventional chef ventures off the main tourist track to get to the heart of each place through its food. In each episode, Jamie also immerses himself in the unique cultures of each destination, explores markets, and learns traditional cooking practices from the locals.
From dodging snake charmers in Morocco in search of its famed street food, to training with bullfighters and making paella to feed a whole village in Spain, to sampling reindeer heart and fermented herring in Sweden, Jamie’s Food Escapes will introduce you to fantastic new recipes and flavors — with a healthy dose of adventure! You might even rediscover some of the amazing cuisine you enjoyed on your own holidays but just never knew how to make.
