Rick Stein's French Odyssey

Celebrity chef Rick Stein takes as meandering journey through the waterways of France, sampling the very best of the country's cuisine, as he takes the long route to a favourite Marsailles eatery.

• Ep 1

  1.Padstow to Bordeaux

  17-08-2005

  Rick Stein doesn't waste any time getting into the gourmet swing of things for his gastronomic tour of southern France. No sooner has he waved goodbye to Padstow, than he's seen tu...

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• Ep 2

  2.Bordeaux to Bazas

  24-08-2005

  Rick Stein explores the banks of the River Garonne on board a 100-year-old converted barge and savours some French provincial cooking including magret de canard and petit sale. Oth...

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• Ep 3

  3.Agen

  31-08-2005

  Rick Stein journeys along the Canal Lateral a la Garonne and is invited to a BBQ lunch after a morning on the river fishing for shad. He also visits a local market at Nerac and joi...

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• Ep 4

  4.Agen to Moissac

  07-09-2005

  Rick Stein arrives in the city of Agen and continues his barge excursion through South-West France. He tastes the first melon of the season in Quercy, and then cooks the famous Gas...

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• Ep 5

  5.Moissac to Toulouse

  14-09-2005

  Rick Stein joins a local fisherman to go pike fishing on the River Tarn, cooks the popular confit of goose with braised red cabbage and meets a fellow chef in Moissac.

• Ep 6

  6.Toulouse to Castel Naudary

  21-09-2005

  Rick continues his journey through south-west France on his way to the Mediterranean. At Toulouse he samples the sausages and further downstream he creates France's most popular re...

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• Ep 7

  7.Castel Naudary to Homps

  28-09-2005

  Rick continues his journey and fulfils a boyhood dream by visiting the canteen of The French Foreign Legion at Castelnaudary. It inspires him to cook a spicy tagine with couscous a...

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• Ep 8

  8.Homps to Agde

  05-10-2005

  Rick Stein's epic barge journey continues and he starts to smell the salty Mediterranean Sea on the warm breeze. At Narbonne he serves freshly grilled sardines with salad and cold...

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• Ep 9

  9.Beziers to Sète

  12-10-2005

  Rick arrives at Lake Thau and enjoys seafood dishes, and is inspired to make his own. He navigates through Sète on Bastille Day, with celebrations in full swing.

• Ep 10

  10.Aigues Mort to Marseille

  12-10-2005

  Rick Stein's epic barge journey comes to an end in Marseilles with the most famous seafood dish of all, bouillabaisse.