Sacre Cordon Bleu

Five episodes. First broadcast from 20080225 to 20080229.

Alex Lowe reads from Michael Booth's account of his French culinary education, abridged by Libby Spurrier.

 
 
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0120080225Michael enrols at Le Cordon Bleu, the most famous cookery school in Paris.
0220080226Autumn has arrived and the students of Le Cordon Bleu pay an educational visit to the vineyards outside Paris. But the pursuit of knowledge is soon abandoned in favour of binge drinking.
0320080227The Basic Cuisine exam takes place in late autumn. But will Michael remember the dishes, let alone the ingredients, without a recipe book in sight?
0420080228The students of Le Cordon Bleu make their professional catering debut at the Musee d'Orsay. Crossing a room with a tray full of canapes proves rather more challenging than they thought.
05 LAST20080229Michael's nine months at Le Cordon Bleu are nearly over. But he still faces the Superior Cuisine exam, his toughest test yet. Can he trust the appointed kitchen assistant, his nemesis Paul?