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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2005.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 May 2021 02:30
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