BBC - Kew on a Plate (2015) Part 4 Winter

Kew on a Plate

Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc, together with Kate Humble, has been given the unique opportunity to spend a year at the most famous botanical gardens at Kew to re-establish the long-lost kitchen gardens that once provided produce for the royal table from George II to Queen Victoria.

Part 4: Winter

Winter is setting in and Kate Humble visits Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to discover the secret to the survival of winter greens, while Raymond Blanc cooks a nutrient-rich kale dish with sweet and sour pork. Kate learns how chicory coffee was once a popular British drink, while Raymond tries out the forced variety grown at Kew in a warming gratin. As the pair's year at the Royal Botanic Gardens draws to an end, Kew is prepared for its next cycle and they reflect on their earlier successes and failures.

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