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Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

10 Episodes 2009 - 0

Episode 1

Blackberry Farm

Sat, Oct 17, 2009 27 mins

This cooking-travel series hosted by Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl opens in Tennesee, where Frances McDormand joins Reichi for a visit to Blackberry Farm, a culinary resort that produces its own vegetables, honey, eggs, preserves and artisan cheeses.

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Episode 2

John Rowley's Seattle

Sat, Oct 24, 2009 27 mins

Fish expert Jon Rowley leads a Copper River, Alaska, fishing excursion for salmon, then demonstrates how to fillet a 40-lb. fish. Also: foraging for clams and wild greens with Tom Skerritt; complementing the flavor of fish with chef Greg Atkinson (Canlis Restaurant).

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Episode 3

The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath

Sat, Oct 31, 2009 27 mins

How to make bread and add a French accent to local recipes, featuring baker Richard Bertinet and Dianne Wiest.

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Episode 4

Enrica Rocca's Venice

Sat, Nov 7, 2009 27 mins

A visit to Venice with Dianne Wiest featurs a lesson on cooking and eating like a Venetian from Italian countess Enrica Rocca. Included: a traditional Venetian Prosecco spritz break; a chocolate-tasting adventure.

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Episode 5

Cocinar Mexicano

Sat, Nov 14, 2009 27 mins

A visit to Tepoztlán, Mexico, features traditional recipes and local specialties at Cocinar Mexicano, a cooking school run by area women. Included: Gourmet food editor Ian Knauer helps mill corn, stuff squash-blossom tamales and make tortillas.

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Episode 6

Peggy Markel's Morocco

Sat, Nov 21, 2009 27 mins

A tour of Marrakech, Morocco, with Lorraine Bracco. Also: making couscous from scratch; preparing tagines.

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Episode 7

Yara Roberts' Brazil

Sat, Nov 28, 2009 27 mins

A visit to the preserved colonial village Paraty, Brazil, with food journalist John "Doc" Willoughby. Also: cookbook author Yara Roberts explains how the country's food style blends the traditions of native Brazilians, Africans and Portuguese.

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Episode 8

The Tamarind School, Laos

Sat, Dec 5, 2009 27 mins

Laotian is tasted at the Tamarind Cooking School, where dishes include a salad with live red ants and their eggs. Also: why Laotian cuisine is spicy.

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Episode 9

The Yangshuo School, China

Sat, Dec 12, 2009 27 mins

Chinese cooking is experienced in the southern Chinese province of Yangshuo, which borders Vietnam and features a mix of Canton, Hunan and Vietnamese culinary traditions.

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Episode 10

Julie Sahni's New York

Sat, Dec 19, 2009 27 mins

A tour of an Indian enclave in Queens, N.Y., with actor Jeffrey Wright and Indian cooking expert Julie Sahni.

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