Travels with Keith Floyd

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"Celebrating the life and work of one of the pioneers of TV cookery programmes, Keith Floyd. Includes three of Floyd s most popular television series: Floyd Around The Med: Lubricated with olive oil and liberally washed down with wine, Floyd, with frying pan in hand, embarks on a magical journey through the rich and varied cultures of the Mediterranean. Floyd explores the cultures and lifestyles of the local people, meets with celebrities and discovers the history, architecture and gastronomy of the Mediterranean. Floyd Uncorked: Keith Floyd made himself a household name with TV audiences throughout the world by intuitive cooking in odd locations, interspersed with entertaining comments and conversations. Floyd branded himself a gastronaut to explain his style and approach, and his series consist mainly of travelogues in the realm of food. In this series Floyd takes a rest from his kitchen and dedicates some time to his favourite hobby as he sets off to explore the wine regions of France. Keith is interested in seeing the local beauty spots, learning the history, meeting the people, eating the local produce, and above all, tasting the local wine Far Flung Floyd: Set in unusual locations, Far Flung Floyd is a gastronomic voyage exploring the diversity of Asian cuisines, cultures, languages and landscapes. Far Flung Floyd is a seven part exploration of Asian food and lifestyles filmed in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. With a special esoteric flamboyance, Floyd makes a gastronomic voyage to discover the diversity of Asian cuisines, as well as the distinct differences in language, culture, geography and tradition in South East Asia. His entertaining demonstrations of food preparation take Floyd to locations as diverse as fishing boats, mobile food kitchens and beaches to the most famous restaurants in the Far East, his guests ranging from local families to national celebrities. "