Gordon's Great Escape

Gordon's Great Escape
Genre Food
Starring Gordon Ramsay
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 7
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run 18 January 2010 (2010-01-18) – present
External links
Website

Gordon's Great Escape is a television series presented by chef Gordon Ramsay.

Series 1 follows Ramsay's first visit to India, where he explores the country's culinary traditions.[1] Produced by Optomen[2], the series aired on three consecutive nights between 18 to 20 January 2010 as part of Channel 4's 'Indian Winter' promotion.[1][3].

The second series aired in May 2011, where Ramsay explored the culinary traditions of Southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.[4]

Contents

Background

Ramsay had taken an interest in Indian cuisine since his mother took him out for curry as a child.[3] His mother also learned curry recipes from their Indian landlord in Birmingham.[5] In 2009, he filmed the series in the midst of financial and personal problems back home. Ramsay stated, "It was me and a rucksack and a month of being on the road going back to what I love doing best — cooking...One minute I was all over the newspapers, the next I was on a continent where no one really knew who I was."[3]

Episodes

Episode Number Air Date Notes
1 18 January 2010 Ramsay cooks curry onboard the Mangala Express train between New Delhi and Lucknow for 400 diners.[3][6]
2 19 January 2010 Ramsay travels to north-east India, stops include hunting at Shiyong Village, Majuli Island and Guwahati; attends chili eating show and samples cooking from Nagaland to Assam, and then on to Kolkata, where he sets up shop among the street food stalls hoping to tempt the local foodies into buying his curry.
3 20 January 2010 Ramsay visits an Ashram and learns to enjoy vegetarian food, later he travels to Kerala and takes part in a local race, and finally he heads back to Mumbai to put everything he has learned to the test as he cooks for a gathering of India's rich and glamorous.

References

  1. ^ a b "Channel 4 to hold 'Indian Winter' season". BizAsia. 2009-12-29. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/channel_4_to_ho_1.php. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  2. ^ "Gordon's Great Escape". Optomen. http://www.optomen.com/international/show.aspx?program=798. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  3. ^ a b c d Cavendish, Lucy (2010-01-16). "Gordon Ramsay’s escape to India — with a TV crew". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6988042.ece. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  4. ^ "Gordon's Great Escape". Optomen. http://optomen.com/onepotatotwopotato/show.aspx?program=798. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  5. ^ Pelley, Rich (2010-01-16). "One last Thing... Gordon Ramsay". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jan/16/gordon-ramsay-one-last-thing. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
  6. ^ Cavendish, Lucy. "Gordon Ramsay escapes to India". The Press Association. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5heMu2NhcBmic4IV6ETxrqFrRL9GA. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 

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