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Season 1, Episode 1
Andi Oliver and Matt Tebbutt journey through the islands of Barbados, Saint Lucia and Dominica to unearth the secrets of Caribbean food. In Barbados, they learn about rum production at Mount Gay, before finding out why hunting and eating lionfish could be good for the local ecosystem. In Saint Lucia the pair discover red bananas at a local market and head to Hotel Chocolat's Rabot Estate to find out why chocolate's flavour depends on where it is grown. They take a ferry to Dominica and discover a bread made by the Kalinago people with only the cassava root. Then, the duo meet a passion fruit farmer and discover why the fruit has such an evocative name
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Andi Oliver
(Presenter)
Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Tim Dowse
(Series producer)
Jon Willers
(Executive producer)
Glenn Swift
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Andi Oliver
(Presenter)
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.
Tim Dowse
(Series producer)
Jon Willers
(Executive producer)
Glenn Swift
(Executive producer)
