Season 1

Episodes • 2014

Jonathan Phang
Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London

1. Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London

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Jonathan boards this historic train at Venice train station and travels via Innsbruck to Paris and then on to London. On board he meets other guests and gets ready for a black tie dinner. After a night spent on the train, he enjoys a lobster lunch whilst travelling from Paris to London.

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Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Bucharest To Istanbul

2. Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Bucharest To Istanbul

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Jonathan retraces Queen of crime Agatha Christie’s footsteps in a journey which inspired her most famous novel - Murder on the Orient Express.

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British Pulllman & Northern Belle - The English Journeys

3. British Pulllman & Northern Belle - The English Journeys

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Jonathan takes the British Pullman to Whitstable in Kent where he faces his phobia for oysters. He goes foraging on the beach with ‘fine food forager’ Lucia Jackson and cooks a gourmet dinner with his finds.

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Eastern and Oriental - Singapore To Penang

4. Eastern and Oriental - Singapore To Penang

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In Singapore Jonathan meets executive chef Christopher Christie who is in charge of 30 restaurants at the 8billion dollar ‘wonder of the world’ that is the Marina Bay Sands.

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Eastern and Oriental - Penang To Bangkok

5. Eastern and Oriental - Penang To Bangkok

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In George Town, the historic capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, Jonathan explores a Sunday morning market and sends up buying a 100 year-old egg which he eats back on the train with chef Yannis Martineau.

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Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Budapest to Vienna

6. Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Budapest to Vienna

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Jonathan’s journey starts in Budapest, where he tackles an ancient dish inspired by blood sucking leeches at the influential Bock Bizstro. He meets TV chef Zsofia Mautner who’s pioneering a fresh approach to traditional Hungarian food and gets behind the scenes at one of the city’s most famous coffee houses - Gerbaud.

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