Raymond Blanc OBE: Michelin Star inspiration for the kitchen garden - Episode 238

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Sarah Raven

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4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Of all the inspiring chefs to show a heartfelt appreciation for the work of the gardener, Raymond Blanc OBE might be the greatest advocate. The world-renowned restaurateur lauds the ‘magic of the garden and the miracles of the kitchen’ throughout his work. We’re fortunate to dive into his illustrious past, and how it guides some of the most tantalising dishes from his latest kitchen garden cookbook, as he joins us on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ this week. In this episode, discover: Raymo...

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by sarahraven.com, which is home to everything you need for a truly
0:06.3	beautiful and productive garden. You'll also find great and essential gardening kit and stylish,
0:12.9	lovely things to have in your house to bring the outside indoors, all inspired by the garden
0:19.8	and the house being tied together. There's also plenty of
0:23.1	garden inspiration, how-to videos and specialist growing guides. So head over to sarahraven.com today
0:29.4	to discover even more. Welcome to Grow Cook Eat Arrange, the podcast of me, Sarah Raven.
0:44.7	And today I have got somebody who I've admired for 30 or even 40 years, I have to say, amazingly, Richard's Raymond Blanc.
0:52.9	And I actually did my A-Levels in Oxford when I was
0:57.1	16 to 18, and I lived in Oxford, and I then went back when I was training to be a doctor to do my
1:02.8	science A-levels in Oxford again. So I lived in Oxford, and I was very lucky to be taken to
1:08.6	Raymond's first restaurant, which was just incredible that it's so long ago.
1:12.6	And it was so quickly so successful.
1:15.7	But welcome, Raymond.
1:17.1	It's incredibly exciting to have you on the podcast to talk about your new kitchen garden cookbook.
1:23.2	Thank you, Sarah.
1:24.0	Thank you very much indeed for all the good things you said about me.
1:28.0	Yes, you're right. When I came in England, not only I couldn't, nobody could understand
1:32.9	the word of what I was talking about. And even when I did my television program, people were
1:39.0	smiling, but they were smiling, but with no understanding of what I was saying. So I hope that
1:43.9	today we'll be
1:45.1	able to communicate properly and that my English has improved a little bit. I think it has over
1:50.4	the decades. Well, it's really lovely to have you here and to celebrate your book, which is coming
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