S1 Ep1 Notes

00:00:00 Food Group introduction

00:01:00 James tells the background to the battle of Marengo. Marengo lies on the border of Italy and France.

00:02:00 Chef Dunand – little is known about Napoleons travelling chef and records actually indicate he may have served in the French army after the Battle of Marengo but others disagree.

00:02:30 Daniel Galmiche puts himself into the mind of chef Dunand and tried to imagine what a chef would do on a battle field when tasked with preparing a meal.

00:03:50 Daniel gives the recipe for chicken Marengo that Dunand would have made for the troops

00:05:00 Napoleon suffered heavily from digestive problems throughout his life. He undertook regular enemas and his eventual death has been linked to stomach perforation possibly from some kind of cancer.

00:06:02 Olly Smith picks a wine style you may not have tried – Tokaji

00:06:47 Tokaji is a Hungarian sweet wine which is widely available from most suppliers and supermarkets.

00:07:50 Sunburst are the children sweet formerly known as Opal Fruits

00:08:00 Moria is an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth that features heavily in the first part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It lies beneath the Misty Mountains. Its name means abyss in the dwarven language.

00:08:40 Puttonyos is an indicator of sweetness in the Tokaji wine

00:09:12 Introduction to the wine rack of the gods

00:09:28 Olly names Cheval Blanc 1947 – one of Bordeaux’s finest ever wines

00:10:59 In 1885 Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France’s best Bordeaux wines that were to be on display for visitors from around the world. Brokers from the wine industry ranked the wines according to a château’s reputation and trading price, which at that time was directly related to quality.

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00:11:44 James introduces the story behind Crepe Suzette

00:11:52 Edward Prince of Wales – Edward habitually smoked twenty cigarettes and twelve cigars a day. Edward received criticism for his apparent pursuit of self- indulgent pleasure, but he received great praise for his affable and kind good manners, and his diplomatic tact