Heston Blumenthal is back to find out if the restaurant he transformed is still up to scratch, whether profits are up, and if Little Chef is planning to roll out his concept as a model for other restaurants. Things get off to a bad start when Heston is denied access to the kitchen by the regional manager. And when he finally gets in he sees first hand that some of his dishes have been modified using cheaper ingredients. How will Little Chef’s chief executive Ian Pegler explain? And, against all odds, has Heston changed Little Chef at Popham to the extent that it can win entry to The Good Food Guide?

Wednesday 28 October 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4

Did you know that you could use your dishwasher to poach pears? Or use an ordinary kitchen mixer to make fresh ice-cream? You’d be surprised how inventive you can be in the kitchen. World-leading chef and culinary innovator Heston Blumenthal is on hand to show you just how imaginative you can be.

Heston is also spearheading a nationwide search for the culinary British innovator of the future. He is heading up an expert judging panel and is inviting the nation to get behind their passion for kitchen perfection and innovative design.

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Ancient Roman cuisine meant theatrical, devious and orgasmic food. The Romans had few boundaries and unusual appetites, eating everything from flamingos to parrot tongues and jellyfish. Heston creates a Roman feast for a group of celebrity diners, with dishes including pig nipple scratchings, calf’s brain custard, and a slow-cooked hog filled with edible intestines made from chicken and a cocoa mixture. And for pudding, Heston rolls out the ultimate naughty Roman dessert: an unusual ejaculating cake featuring white chocolate mousse, space dust and dry ice.

Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant fat Duck is said to have been hit by the vomiting bug Norovirus.

The restaurant was closed recently as many diners came down with what looked like food poisoning after eating there, but after a thorough investigation The Health Protection Agency have said that the outbreak was caused by staff at the restaurant continuing to work whilst suffering from Norovirus.

A HPA statement read: “The in-depth investigation into what has caused 529 people to date to report being ill after eating at the restaurant is continuing and so far, the HPA has detected norovirus infection in six staff and eight diners and weaknesses in how staff sickness was identified and dealt with. Based on staff interviews, sickness records and samples taken, it is clear that staff worked while still infectious with norovirus.”

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Heston Blumenthal is on a mission to use myth, science and history to create the greatest feasts ever known. The royal court of Henry VIII revelled in the most spectacular and sumptuous feasting British shores had ever known. Heston creates an extravagant, flamboyant and spectacular Tudor feast for a group of celebrity diners, including frog blancmange, a mythical beast and bone marrow rice pudding. He also creates the “daddy of all meat monsters” using the head of a pig, the body of a lamb and the wings and back end of a goose.

Tuesday 17 March 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4

This four-part series follows renowned chef Heston Blumenthal on a gastronomic adventure as he attempts to create the greatest feasts from history. In the Middle Ages, food was used as a source of entertainment and escape from the harsh realities of everyday life. Chefs dazzled and delighted privileged guests with incredible feats of dinner magic. In this episode, Heston creates a magical feast for celebrity diners. Look out for his astounding ‘meat fruit’; a surfeit of lampreys; a mind-boggling pie based on a nursery rhyme; and a dessert of edible tableware!

Tuesday 10 March 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4

Environmental health inspectors have been testing celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant this week after a reported food poisoning outbreak, however they have now ruled out sabotage as a cause of customers illnesses.

A spokesman for Blumenthal’s restaurant, Fat Duck told the BBC: “We are waiting for the final test results to come back but all results so far have been completely negative. It is highly unlikely that someone would be able to sabotage the food.

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Heston Blumenthal is on a mission to use myth, science and history to create the greatest feasts ever known. The Victorian age was filled to the brim with invention, madness and imagination, and food was often grandiose, naughty and surreal. In this first episode of the four-part series, Heston takes his inspiration from Alice in Wonderland , the quintessential Victorian novel, to create his version of the Mad Hatter’s tea party for celebrity diners including journalist Rageh Omaar, actress Gemma Redgrave, TV journalist Dawn Porter, food critic Toby Young and radio presenter Richard Bacon.

Tuesday 3 March 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s famous Fat Duck restaurant has been forced to close after dozens of customers got ill after eating there.

Heston’s restaurant costs approximately £130 per head and is famous for serving dishes such as bacon-and-egg ice cream and snail porridge.

However around three weeks ago restaurant diners began to fall ill and suffer from the runs.

Blumenthal, 42, whose Channel 4 show Feast starts on Tuesday, decided to close the restaurant until he finds the cause of the bug. He told The Sun last night: “It’s very strange.

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Part of The Great British Food Fight . Britain’s most innovative chef, Heston Blumenthal, takes on the challenge of turning around the fortunes of the troubled but iconic roadside restaurant chain Little Chef. He is tasked with redesigning the menu and interior and training staff at Popham Little Chef in Hampshire.

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