Tom Kerridge Cooks Spain: Oranges and Figs
05:30 am - 06:00 am, Thursday, April 2 on ITV1 London (3)
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Oranges and Figs
Season 2, Episode 2
Tom is on the road in Valencia as he visits the Genesis Wonder Park to try new varieties of citrus. His journey then takes him to Elche, where figs have been produced since Roman times, and Marie's third-generation farm, where the figs are still picked as they would have been 2,000 years ago
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Tom Kerridge
(Presenter)
Jamie Hammick
(Director)
Andrew Mackenzie-Betty
(Executive producer)
Melanie Leach
(Executive producer)
Richard Bowron
(Executive producer)
Simon Arnold
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Tom Kerridge
(Presenter)
Born:
July 27, 1973
in
Salisbury
Best Known For:
Being a chef.
Early-life:
Tom was born in Salisbury on July 27, 1973. He has a younger brother. His parents divorced when he was 11. Tom began cooking for himself and his brother after school while his mother was at work. He attended a youth theatre for three weeks and this led to him being cast in a Miss Marple Christmas special. He had further roles in After Henry, The Tomorrow People and Chris Cross, but at the age of 18 he decided to pursue his love of cooking by attending catering college in Cheltenham.
Career:
Kerridge's first professional cooking job was as a commis chef at Calcot Manor in Tetbury in 1991. He worked in several other restaurants before joining Rhodes in the Square in 1999 as a sous chef under Gary Rhodes. He spent time in other restaurants before opening his own gastropub, The Hand & Flowers, in 2005. It gained a Michelin star in 2006 and again in 2012. He has since appeared on a number of TV shows in his capacity as a chef, including Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen. He has also presented his own series, Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food and Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge. In 2015, he became a co-host on Food and Drink.
Quote:
'Ninety minutes of standing in the rain with my mates watching football is one of the few times I truly get away from cooking.'
Trivia:
Kerridge supports Marlow FC.
Jamie Hammick
(Director)
Andrew Mackenzie-Betty
(Executive producer)
Melanie Leach
(Executive producer)
Richard Bowron
(Executive producer)
Simon Arnold
(Series producer)
