Mary Berry's Simple Comforts: River Thames
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm, Thursday, August 27 on Food Network (43)
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River Thames
Season 1, Episode 2
Mary Berry explores the world of simple comfort food, demonstrating how to make heartwarming, fuss-free dishes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits. In the second episode, Mary takes a journey along the Thames in London to discover culinary hidden gems that inspire her to make some deliciously comforting dishes. Her journey starts with the Henley Rowing Club, where she rustles up mixed bean and butternut squash wraps for the team, before heading to The Waterside Inn, the world famous three Michelin Star restaurant run by the Roux family. Later, Mary discovers an oasis floating on the Thames, when she meets an established river community who have turned their barges into gardens teaming with fruit and vegetables
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16x9
Cooking
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Mary Berry
(Presenter)
Karen Ross
(Executive producer)
Alice Binks
(Series producer)
David Crerar
(Director)
Sarah Myland
(Director)
Michelle Bromham
(Editor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Mary Berry
(Presenter)
Born:
March 24, 1935
in
Bath
Best Known For:
The Great British Bake Off.
Early-life:
Born Mary-Rosa Alleyne Berry in Bath on March 24, 1935. She has two brothers - one older, one younger. They are the offspring of Alleyne WS Berry, a surveyor who was Mayor of Bath in 1952; their mother was a housewife. At 13, Mary spent three months in hospital with polio, which affected the left side of her body. She hated school, but enjoyed domestic science lessons. She took a course at Bath College of Domestic Science which led to a job demonstrating electric cookers.
Career:
Berry moved to London aged 21 and landed a job at the Dutch Dairy Bureau; she later persuaded her boss to pay for her course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She went on to work for various companies, including a PR firm and magazines such as Housewife and Ideal Home. She published her first cookbook in 1970; she's since written more than 70 titles. In 1994, Berry launched her own product range with her daughter Annabel. Among the programmes she's appeared on are Good Afternoon! (1973), Cooking the Books (2007) and, of course, The Great British Bake off (2007 onwards), which introduced her to a new generation of food-lovers.
Quote:
'Follow a good recipe, weigh accurately and keep it simple if you are new to baking. Remember all ovens vary, and most of all enjoy it.'
Trivia:
Berry published her autobiography, Recipe for Life, in 2013.
Karen Ross
(Executive producer)
Alice Binks
(Series producer)
David Crerar
(Director)
Sarah Myland
(Director)
Michelle Bromham
(Editor)
