Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen Secrets is a cookery program which premiered February 15 2010 and airs on BBC2 in the UK. The show features Michelin Starred chef Raymond Blanc showing off some of his favorite recipes relating to the episode’s given theme.
The premiere episode, Chocolate, featured four tantalizing recipes: simple mousse, chocolate delice, chocolate and caramel fondant, and a really neat cafe creme in an edible chocolate cup and saucer.
Now, I must say the show was quite ‘cheffy’. This isn’t Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. Raymond Blanc doesn’t talk down to his viewers, expecting a certain level of ability to listen to instructions and repeat them. The show was also filmed in his Oxfordshire restaurant kitchen, not a studio, which is a nice change for a food program.
If you watch carefully, and appreciate kitchen torment, you’ll get a few laughs as chef Blanc scolds his sous chef (or commis?) Adam.
This show is definitely worth watching if you’re interested in professional cooking tips – there is a lot to learn from this program, and I’ll definitely be following it.
Update: Raymond Blanc’s website RaymondBlanc.com has the recipes for the show in PDF format. Currently up are: Chocolate Mousse , Délice de Chocolat, Chocolate Fondant with Salty Caramel, Café Creme, Fillet of Mackerel with Fennel & Rocket Salad and a Soy & Lime Dressing, Fillet of Pollock Grenobloise with Pommes Purées
, and Braised Fillet of Turbot with Scallops and Cucumber . Fish Soup, and Braised Fillet of Turbot with Scallops and Cucumber.
