Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
11 episodes
E01
Christmas
Featuring turkey ballotine with ham and Armagnac stuffing and a dessert of iced pear parfait, accompanied by sweet kirsch cherries.
E02
Appetisers
Gary takes a look at starters, demonstrating recipes including chicken liver pate with apple jelly, and smoked haddock Scotch eggs.
E03
Soups
Gary demonstrates the versatility of soups, including a French onion soup with an English twist, spinach soup with goats' cheese, and much more.
E04
Fish Course
Recipes include roast bass with glazed crab mashed potatoes, roast monkfish with Parma ham, and brill with peas and chicken.
E05
Main Course
Gary's culinary tour reaches the main course. He demonstrates one-pot cooking of hotchpot and a vegetarian mushroom and onion suet pudding with a truffle sauce.
E06
Savouries
Gary offers up a tasty selection of savoury courses, all of which double up as snacks and suppers.
E07
Puddings
Gary explores the grand finale to any meal with desserts ranging from the humble crumble to the glamour of a bittersweet strawberry tart.
E08
Cooking for Friends
Gary prepares some simple suppers for friends and family, including meat and two veg soup, grilled mackerel and black pudding, onion and cheese tart.
E09
Alternative Sunday Lunch
Gary makes a traditional Sunday lunch - and there's not a roast in sight. He gives a new look to the traditional meal with dishes including smoky lentil soup and hot pork pies.
E10
Cooking for Numbers
Gary presents a table of dishes ideal for entertaining a number of people. Recipes include poached ale herrings, country pate and marmalade cream tart.
E11
Five-Course Celebration
Gary concludes his culinary tour with a grand five course meal, cooked in a domestic oven. Courses include sea trout with fennel flavoured sauerkraut and much more.
Gary Rhodes
as Gary Rhodes