Photo: Photo from Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens - Pictured: Raymond Blanc
Five minutes with… French chef Raymond Blanc on his new ITV show By Prudence Wade, PA
The chef and author has travelled across the UK, visiting five of the most incredible kitchen gardens in the nation – at the Castle of Mey and Dumfries House in Scotland, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, and Highgrove House and Hampton Court Palace in England. This gave him a look at Charles’ passion for sustainability in action – meeting the knowledgeable gardeners and experts who work on the royal estates. As this is Blanc – a man who has two Michelin stars under his belt – there’s also a lot of cooking involved. Using either produce from the gardens or taking inspiration from what he experienced there,the chef demonstrates some fresh and tasty dishes on the show including a quick-cook ratatouille, baked peaches and the French dish poule au pot – chicken in a pot. Ahead of his latest show launching, we sat down with Blanc to hear about his experience going behind the scenes at the royal estates.
At first glance, you might not think the King and French chef Raymond Blanc have much in common.
They’re from different countries and have very different professions, but one major thing unites them: a love of kitchen gardens. Blanc, 74, has an impressive kitchen garden at the hotel- restaurant he is chef-patron of – Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire – while Charles is also known to be a keen gardener, tending to plants grown across the royal estates.
That’s exactly what Blanc is taking a look at in his latest ITV series, Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens.
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