James Martin's French Adventure

2017 • ITV
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Season 1 episodes (20)

1 St Emilion
1/30/17
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James arrives in Saint-Emilion where he holidayed with his family as a child and started his love affair with food and wine. James visits the hotel and kitchen in Saint-Emilion where he first worked and trained to be chef and also samples and prepares the foods so prominent to the area, including the perfect steak and original macaroons invented in 1620 - always accompanied by his favourite Saint-Emilion wine!
2 Canal Du Midi
1/31/17
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James arrives in Canal Du Midi. Starting in historic Carcassonne, James cooks up a delicious fish stew on the banks of the canal and hops aboard a boat for a trip towards the coast. In exchange for a little work, he is treated to a traditional cuttlefish lunch cooked in the boat's tiny kitchen before disembarking at L'Étang de Thau. There he treats the crew to a classic French dish, Moules Mariniere.
3 Languedoc
2/1/17
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James visits Languedoc, famous for its wine and the hearty meaty dish, cassoulet. Here James stays at an 18th century coach house where hosts Mike and Val cook the team a feast using local ingredients. James also treats himself to a wander around a museum dedicated to Citroën 2CVs and turns up the heat with a steak cooked on a barbecue in the blazing sunshine.
4 Charente
2/2/17
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James Martin's French Adventures takes him to picturesque Charente. He starts his journey in the heart of the Cognac region and inspired by a visit to a local distillery, James uses Cognac for his first al fresco cook. He also follows in the footsteps of the Queen Mother to pay a visit to Chateau Venteuil, home of the De La Rochefoucald family.
5 Dordogne
2/3/17
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Continuing his travels around France, James visits a region known for its traditional hearty cuisine, buried treasures and a love of all things duck.
6 Lyon
2/6/17
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James Martin's travels around France continue in the city of Lyon, known as the gastronomic capital of France, where he explores the two sides of the culinary scene.
7 Annecy
2/7/17
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James's travels lead him to the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy, where he wanders around the market and cooks dishes using delicious local tomatoes, red mullet and lobster.
8 Jura
2/8/17
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Heading east, James travels to the region of Jura. Local famer Matthew Tissot shows James around his orchard and teaches him about the region's remarkable apples and pears.
9 Bresse
2/9/17
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On this leg of his trip, James is in Bresse, home of one France's most famous ingredients - the Bresse chicken and uses the revered fowl in his splendid chicken blanquette.
10 Burgundy
2/10/17
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James is in Burgundy, a region famous for its wines and mustard fields. Retracing Keith Floyd's visit 30 years ago, James stops at the same vineyard for a personal tour.
11 St Tropez
2/13/17
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James's journey continues in St Tropez. On board a yacht, James makes the most of the local seafood, serving it en papillotte, before visiting old friend Michel Roux.
12 Marseille
2/14/17
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James's journey takes him to Marseille, where he starts the day in the old port where the fishermen are selling fresh seafood, before searching for the best bouillabaisse.
13 Camargue
2/15/17
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James's culinary tour takes him to the Camargue, where he learns all about the Camargue bull and the delicate hand-harvested salty crust fleur de sel.
14 Arles
2/16/17
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James is in the city of Arles, famous for its Roman architecture and home to the largest market in Provence. James cooks a dish of John Dory using produce from the market.
15 Isle Sur La Sorgue
2/17/17
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James's journey brings him to the adopted home of his hero Keith Floyd - the pretty riverside town of L'Isle sur la Sorgue, where Floyd once had a restaurant.
16 Normandy
2/20/17
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James's journey takes him to Pegasus Bridge - famous for the D-Day landings. In one of Normandy's many apple orchards, James prepares a dish of artichokes with hollandaise.
17 Giverny
2/21/17
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James arrives in the misty gardens of Claude Monet's house in Giverny and walks across the iconic Japanese bridge to gaze at the water lilies made famous by the artist.
18 Paris
3/22/17
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James arrives in one of his favourite cities in the world. It is an early start for him, because he is off to Rungis - one of the largest wholesale food markets in Europe.
19 Versailles
2/23/17
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James arrives at the palace of Versailles. As well as beautiful grounds, it boasts an incredible market where James shops for ingredients for his sole Veronique.
20 Bois de Boulogne
2/24/17
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James arrives at the Bois de Boulogne. It is race day at the Auteuil Hippodrome and James cooks leeks vinaigrette with salmon, and lamb cutlets with ratatouille.

About this show

James Martin journeys through France to the locations that inspired his career and pays homage to his culinary hero Keith Floyd. At the wheel of Floyd's very own Citroen 2CV, James travels the length and breadth of the country, sampling the very best food that France has to offer. Along the way he cooks seafood in Marseille, shops the colourful Provencal markets and cooks with legendary chefs including Michel Roux and Pierre Gagnaire. James explores the vineyards of Burgundy and samples 'one or two' glasses of wine along the way.

Ratings and reviews

3.7
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