They might call Rome the eternal city, but surely few would dispute that Paris is the city of love.
French cookery writer Trish Deseine takes a look at the influence of mothers on French cuisine with a selection of recipes and that any French woman would be proud to teach her daughter.
French cookery writer Trish Deseine explores the French gastronomic love affair with decadence and sample the delights of foie gras, truffles and lobster.
The bistro is at the heart of any French town and in Paris there are hundreds, some well-known, others just quite anonymous. In this programme, Trish Deseine takes a look at the bistro today.
There lots of beautiful apartment blocks in the centre of Paris and Trish Deseine feels lucky to have found one she loves near enough to all the action, the restaurants, the shops, the markets and all the attractions of her adopted city.
Nobody throws a chic dinner party like the French and in this episode French cookery writer Trish Deseine shares a few of their secrets.
Like painters and sculptors pushing the boundaries, exploring new materials and ways of putting them together, the creative artists of the Parisien food scene are constantly constructing and deconstructing fabulous concoctions for their discerning clientele.
When Trish first moved to Paris it struck her that as French children grow up, they absorb a tremendous amount about the importance of food and its preparation. Now, with children of her own, she loves passing on the virtues of good food.
Trish Deseine describes her friend Anne Charlotte as just such a person, an archetypal and perfect Parisienne who loves her food, but says her rule is ‘never too thin and never too rich.’
French cookery writer Trish Deseine, visits France's most famous baker before heading home to prepare a classic French bread dish.
Making wine, drinking wine and teaming wine with food is something the French are famous for. Trish shows you how to have fun cooking with wine, which gives great depth and intensity of flavour to all manner of sauces.
French cookery writer Trish Deseine explores the numerous establishments serving a particular Parisien version of fast food. Back in her kitchen she creates her own version of French fast food.
They might call Rome the eternal city, but surely few would dispute that Paris is the city of love.
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