Heston's Italian Revolutionaries
Heston's Italian Revolutionaries
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Heston Blumenthal tells the story of Italian food in the UK, charting a culinary revolution that's transformed the way we eat
As part of the More4 Goes Italian Weekend, Heston Blumenthal tells the story of Italian food in the UK - from spag bol to pesto, pizza to River Café, and from olive oil formerly being sold in chemists to cavolo nero being stocked in Sainsbury's.
Heston believes that two amateur chefs, Rose Grey and Ruth Rogers, had a determining impact on the popularisation of simple, authentic Italian food across the land, pioneered in their restaurant the River Café and then spread through their best-selling, revolutionary cook books.
Mixing archive footage and interviews to tell the story of the rise and rise of Italian food in Britain, and featuring some of the River Café's most iconic recipes, the film also features interview with some of the restaurant's most influential alumni, from Jamie Oliver to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.