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The Man Who Made Mock Turtle Soup
The life of Alexis Poyet - the first Victorian celebrity chef. With Michel Roux and AN Wilson. From 2005.
Alexis Soyer was Britain's first celebrity chef, 150 years before Jamie Oliver.
He opened England first public restaurant, wrote bestselling cookery books and created relishes that his friends, Mssrs Crosse and Blackwell, marketed. He invented the soup kitchen as a means of alleviating the Irish Potato Famine and revolutionised army catering.
Michel Roux tries out one of Alexis Soyer's most famous recipes while Ruth Brandon, Martin Jarvis and AN Wilson tell his remarkable story.
Producer: Bill Lloyd
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in January 2005.
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Thu 20 May 2021
02:30
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