Heston Blumenthal Recipes ~New Series ~ In Search of Perfection II BBC2 8.30 Tuesday 23rd October 07
Episode Two ~ The Perfect Burger
Heston visits the USA and back home prepares the perfect patty. So it is off to the wonderful USA to New Haven in Connecticut and the Louis lunch for hamburgers and Heston tries a big Mac in New York city.
Visits to other eateries including the well known American chef Thomas Keller's café, the Bouchon Bakery guide Heston to the best in this wonderfully satisfying food.
Heston should have visited Webers outside of Barrie just past Orillia on HWY 11 out of Toronto. But then there are so many good burger joints in the US and Canada.
Heston is a three star Michelin chef who runs the Fat Duck, in Bray.
Behind the scenes InSearch of Perfection videos.
If you are interested in taking a new approach to cooking, you can study Heston's guides to ~
New book due 19th November, Further Adventures in the Search for Perfection, commnets from Amazon below ~
Heston Blumenthal's TV series, "In Search of Perfection", shown on BBC2 in autumn 2006, was so popular and successful that he has been commissioned for a second series this autumn. This book will accompany the series in the same way that Heston's first book, "In Search of Perfection", complemented the original programme. It will examine a further eight classic dishes to find out how to cook them to perfection, as well as exploring the culture and history behind the food we eat. The list of dishes to be featured is: Trifle, Baked Alaska, Fish Pie, Hamburger, Peking Duck, Chicken Tikka Masala, Risotto and Chilli Con Carne. This will be another fascinating, original and inspiring look at kitchen classics.