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Last broadcast on Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 03:05 on BBC One (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Chef and culinary explorer Valentine Warner takes us on a mouth-watering adventure through the very best of autumn food. Combining his two great loves - nature and food - Valentine travels the length and breadth of Britain unearthing the finest autumn ingredients. Each week he'll be showing us the food we should be eating as the nights draw in, how it grows and mouth-watering ways to cook it.
Valentine visits an archaeological dig in Northumberland and turns the tables on the rabbits who are wreaking havoc with the ruins. The rabbits end up on the menu in a deliciously simple stew with peas, cider and lettuce. Then Valentine heads to the hills of North Wales to source perfect autumn lamb for his melting dish of slow roast lamb with bitter herbs and honey; and he visits Derbyshire in search of the black gold of the food world: truffles.
Clip: Welsh lamb
Chef and seasonal food explorer Valentine Warner heads to the hills of North Wales in search of perfect autumn lamb.
More about Valentine Warner
Valentine Warner grew up on a farm in Dorset. After studying at the Byam Shaw School of Art, he enjoyed a 'reasonably successful' career as a painter, but couldn't resist the call of the kitchen. He has worked alongside various chefs including Alastair Little, and has cooked private dinners for clients including Yves Saint-Laurent and Gucci. Inspired by a year of fishing in Mexico and Central America, he went on to co-launch Taqueria, a Mexican-style restaurant in Notting Hill.
Cook it yourself
Rough puff pastry
Roast shoulder of lamb with herbs and honey
Rabbit with petits pois, cider and lettuce
Venison pie
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- Presenter
- Valentine Warner
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