BBC - World's Greatest Food Markets (2014) Part 1 New-York
World’s Greatest Food Markets
This three-part series World’s Greatest Food Markets will see presenter and market trader Roger Barton (known as the Bastard of Billingsgate Market) visit the planet's best foodie bargaining spots. Barton will travel to New Fulton Fish Market in New York, where traders rack up a staggering billion dollars-worth of trade each year, plus the Mercado Central del Abasto market in Mexico City and the hustle and bustle of Azadpur Market in Delhi – the biggest fruit and veg market in Asia. Barton will see if he has what it takes to sell glorious grub in each place, and will meet some of the vibrant characters and personalities that make these spots come alive.
Part 1: New York Roger Barton visits food markets across the globe and pits himself against some of the sharpest traders, examining the competition, culture and personalities that keep these places thriving and the residents of Earth's great metropolises fed. He begins by spending three weeks at the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx, New York City, where a billion dollars of business is done each year. Can he compete with its ruthless traders and the worst winter storms in decades to make a profit?
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