简介：RaymondBlanc'sBBC2SeriesKitchenSecretssawtheself-taughtMichelin-starredchefandstarofTheRestaurantreturntohisfirstlove…cooking. Raymondisbothacookandachef.HeservedhisapprenticeshipinMamanBlanc’skitchen,sohereallydoesknowhowtocooksimpleandwholesomefood.HeisalsotheinspirationbehindLeManoirauxQuat’Saisons,whichisoneoftheworld’sbestkitchens. Airingovereightweeks,RaymondBlancdemystifiedthetricksofhautecuisine,revealingthesecrettechniquesneededtocreateshow-stoppingfood,usinghispassionforcookingandenthusiasticapproachtoencourageviewerstocastofftheirinhibitionsandbecreative. RaymondBlanc–KitchenSecretswasfilmedagainstthedynamicbackdropofRaymond’sworkingkitchenatLeManoirauxQuat’Saisons.ThisuniqueandnaturalsettingallowedviewerstoexperiencethereallifeenvironmentofaMichelinstarredkitchen;asdeliveriesarrived,Raymondshowedhowtopickthebestproduceandshareshisknowledgewithyoungchefs. Howeverthiswasnotaseriesaboutcomplicatedfinediningandtimeconsumingchemistry.AsRaymondputsit,“somethingthatappearsdifficultisjustacombinationofsimpleelements.ThisseriesisaboutusingsomeofthetechniquesIuseinmyprofessionallifetomakesimplefoodthebestitcanbe.MostofthesedishesarethekindofcookingIdowhenI’mathome.” Withineachprogramme,Raymondsharedhispassionandknowledgeinordertoselectthebestproduceandhewillfocusonadifferentingredient,fromtomatoesandeggstogameandfish,anddemonstratefourdifferentdisheseachweekincorporatingthisingredient,fromaquickmealtoprepareafterwork,toweekenddinnerparties.ThefinaleofeachepisodewasbeasignaturerecipefromRaymond’srestaurant,suchastheCaféCrème.AsRaymondsays,“ittookmesixmonthstoperfectthisdessertandIwillsharethisrecipewithyou.Youcanmakeitassimpleasyouwantto,aseachtechniquecancreatedozensofsimpledesserts…