Remarkable Places to Eat

About this Broadcast

Season 4, Episode 1

Revival of the series in which celebrities take Fred Sirieix to experience dining at their favourite restaurants. In the first episode, Fred and Dermot O'Leary explore Puglia's food culture, visiting restaurants that celebrate Puglia's fabled cucina povera, or poor man's cooking

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Cast & Crew

Fred Sirieix (Presenter)

Dermot O'Leary (Guest)

Laura Mansfield (Executive producer)

Helen Veale (Executive producer)

Katy Fryer (Executive producer)

Jamie Hammick (Director)

Flora Fenton (Director)

Al Edirisinghe (Director)

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Did You Know..

Fred Sirieix (Presenter)

Dermot O'Leary (Guest)

Born: May 24, 1973 in Colchester

Best Known For: Presenting The X Factor and his show on Radio 2.

Early-life: Sean Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr was born in Colchester, Essex, on May 24, 1973. While at school, he became a keen supporter of the Catholic aid agency Cafod. He wanted to work in TV from an early age, but his builder dad warned him there was no money in it. Despite this, Dermot went on to study media and politics at Middlesex University. After graduation, he distributed approximately 200 CVs to production companies and received mostly rejection letters, which he has kept.

Career: O'Leary got his big break as a DJ on BBC Radio Essex. He gave that up to be a TV runner working on the series Century Road, about a street in Walthamstow. He later landed a presenting slot on Sunday show Fully Booked. Following a move to Channel 4, he hosted T4 before fronting Big Brother's Little Brother in 2001. He has his own production company called Murphia and has helped to launch Cafod's youth-fundraising scheme, Fast Track. His other TV credits include SAS: Are You Tough Enough?, UK Music Hall of Fame, Shattered and the National Lottery quiz 1 vs 100. He also presents his own show on Radio 2 and, of course, ITV's The X Factor.

Quote: On being a Catholic: "I'm not interested in preaching from the rooftops. I was brought up with it and I still practise, but I don't think that my God is any more worthy than that of a friend of mine who happens to follow Allah."

Trivia: O'Leary has hosted a number of spin-off editions of Question Time aimed at first-time voters. He co-owns a restaurant in Brighton.