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TV tonight: how three rockstar chefs sparked a foodie revolution

The Guardian Culture Thursday 05 November 2026, 06:20 UTC By Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies and Priya Elan 1 min read
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A riveting documentary following the rise of Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal. Plus: the live final of Big Brother. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC Two “Gastronomy is the French Foreign Legion,” says Marco Pierre White.

A riveting documentary following the rise of Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal. Plus: the live final of Big Brother. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two
“Gastronomy is the French Foreign Legion,” says Marco Pierre White. “They don’t question you too much.” In the 1980s, the culinary desert of the UK saw the rise of three difficult, brilliant chefs (Pierre White was joined by Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal) who triggered a foodie revolution. This three-parter doesn’t quite avoid presentational, era-specific cliches, but it does capture the energy generated by the trio’s rise. Phil Harrison

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