The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
- 2009
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~45m / ep
- 1 season
- 8.0/10
Brand new series which follows the Hairy Bikers as they visit a different county across Britain in every episode. Simon King and Dave Myers get on their bikes to find the best of each county's larder and meet the local producers who are keeping traditional recipes alive.
Latest: Series 1 · 2009
View all seasonsE1. Suffolk
Aug 24, 2009 · 45m
Si and Dave explore Suffolk, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Snape Maltings, collect flour from a working water mill, and then pit their new-found knowledge against top local chef Chris Lee in a cook-off. Restaurant diners decide who has created the dish that best defines Suffolk.
E2. Anglesey
Aug 25, 2009 · 45m
Si and Dave explore Anglesey, where they cook an ancient local favourite in Beaumaris, harvest mussels from the Menai Strait and sample some very special sea salt. Finally, armed with the finest of the area's ingredients, they go head-to-head in a cook-off with top local chef Stephen Duffy. Restaurant diners decide who has best defined the taste of Anglesey in a blind tasting.
E3. Fermanagh
Aug 26, 2009 · 45m
Si and Dave explore Fermanagh, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Crom Castle and fish for brown trout. Finally, armed with the finest local ingredients, they go head to head in a cook-off with top local chef Noel McMeel. Restaurant diners decide who has created the dish that best defines Fermanagh.
E4. Cheshire
Aug 27, 2009 · 45m
Si and Dave explore Cheshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite at Chester Zoo, visit a smokehouse and tuck into some of Cheshire's famous cheese. Finally, they pit their new-found knowledge against top local chef David Mooney in a cook-off. Restaurant diners decide who has created the dish that best defines Cheshire.
E5. Shropshire
Aug 28, 2009 · 45m
In Shropshire, Si and Dave visit Shrewsbury, where they collect game from a pheasant shoot and pick hedgerow berries. Finally, they use some of the best of the area's ingredients to go head-to-head in a cook-off with Michelin-starred local chef Will Holland. Restaurant diners decide who has created the dish that best defines Shropshire in a blind tasting.
E6. Lincolnshire
Aug 31, 2009 · 45m
Si and Dave explore Lincolnshire, where they cook a traditional county favourite in Lincoln, taste free-range beef and lamb and get their hands dirty on a cauliflower farm. Finally, they go head to head in a cook-off against top chef Colin McGurran. Restaurant diners decide in a blind tasting who has delivered the best of Lincolnshire on a plate.
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