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Season 18, Episode 1
Jimmy Doherty heads to Paris to find out why baguettes go stale so much faster than sliced loaves of bread. Matt Tebbutt is in Italy to investigate why buffalo mozzarella is much more expensive than that from cows and Briony May Williams discovers the surprising secret to the making of mushy peas
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Jimmy Doherty
(Presenter)
Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Briony May Williams
(Presenter)
Nicola Ollivere
(Director)
Kirsty Seager
(Director)
Rebecca Whitefoot
(Director)
George Harris
(Series producer)
Sandy Watson
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Jimmy Doherty
(Presenter)
Born:
May 24, 1975
in
Essex
Best Known For:
Jimmy's Farm.
Early-life:
Born on May 24, 1975, in Ilford, Essex. After leaving school he studied animal biology at the University of East London and entomology at Coventry University's zoology department. Jimmy proved he had TV presence while appearing briefly in Jamie's Kitchen and Oliver's Twist alongside his childhood friend Jamie Oliver. Harbouring dreams of being self-sufficient and to grow all his own produce, he attempted to turn his vision of living the 'good life' into reality.
Career:
At 28, Doherty quit his life as a city-dwelling academic and threw himself into the back-breaking task of transforming a dilapidated old dairy farm into a flourishing organic pig business. His efforts, documented in BBC series Jimmy's Farm, turned him into a household name. The success of that show spawned the follow-up BBC projects Jimmy's Farm Diaries, Crisis on Jimmy's Farm, Jimmy's Farming Heroes, Jimmy's Food Factory, and A Farmer's Life for Me. More recently, he has presented Channel 4 shows Jimmy and the Giant Supermarket, Jimmy and the Whale Whisperer, Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club and Food Unwrapped.
Quote:
On the importance of farming: "It's the most important thing, without a shadow of a doubt. Because without organised agriculture, you just wouldn't have anything else."
Trivia:
In August 2014, Doherty was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum vote.
Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Being a celebrity chef.
Early-life:
Matt was born in High Wycombe in 1973 and raised in South Wales. After gaining a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, he went on to work for some of London's most prestigious restaurants, including the Oak Room and Criterion.
Career:
Between 2009 and 2011, Tebbutt presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One when regular host James Martin was away. He has also had presenting roles on the Great British Menu, Drop Down Menu, Market Kitchen: Big Adventure and Food Unwrapped. He used to own and run the Foxhunter restaurant in Nant-y-derry near Usk in South Wales.
Quote:
"Being thrown in the deep-end in a top kitchen is daunting, but its brilliant experience."
Trivia:
In 2008, Tebbutt published the book Cooks Country: Modern British Rural Cooking.
Briony May Williams
(Presenter)
Nicola Ollivere
(Director)
Kirsty Seager
(Director)
Rebecca Whitefoot
(Director)
George Harris
(Series producer)
Sandy Watson
(Executive producer)
