Following the success of the first series, BBC’s campaigning food series the Great British Food Revival returns to BBC TWO from Wednesday 26th October at 8.00pm with eight brand new episodes. The series, which really touched a nerve with the British public, aims to highlight the plight of British produce that is in danger of disappearing from our dinner tables forever. Some of BBC’s best loved chefs and cooks will champion the qualities of our traditional produce and encourage us to re think our cooking and shopping habits.
Many of the chefs involved in the first campaign like Michel Roux Jr, Gregg Wallace and Clarissa Dickson Wright are returning but this time they are putting their weight behind the revival of pears, rhubarb and British garlic respectively. They will be joined by other well known food faces including Raymond Blanc who is championing British plums, John Torode who flies the flag for rare breed beef and Mary Berry who is committed to the use of traditional fresh herbs. Each chef is passionate about reviving British ingredients and they embark on a journey to investigate and re-invigorate our great heritage foods.
Michel Roux Jr who previously campaigned for the return of real bread said: "Making this series opened my eyes to just how important it is that some of Britain’s best produce isn’t forgotten. We need to put it back on our shopping lists and back on our plates." Valentine Warner who will be championing the delights of British shellfish in the new series echoes this view and said: "As a nation we’ve become increasingly boring with our food choices. Britain has a wonderful array of produce and it would such a shame if some of these were to disappear from our tables."
To accompany the new series, Weidenfeld & Nicolson will be publishing the second volume of the popular tie-in cookery book. The Great British Food Revival II features sixteen of the nation's favourite cooks creating recipes that combine our exceptional local produce with modern flair and creative genius.
