In Tom’s pub, retro dishes get a new lease of life. On the dessert menu is strawberry jam roly poly, a far cry from the school dinners of our childhood. More blasts from the past include chicken Kiev and deep-fried whitebait with Marie Rose sauce.
Tom welcomes us back to his pub for a brand new series. He gives us an exclusive look at how a rotisserie roast beef dish is created and there are three more pub recipes to enjoy in his test kitchen; mackerel pate, beef stew and a luxurious rice pudding.
Tom and his team of chefs on a trip down memory lane. There are fond memories of winning a Michelin star, there's a dish on the menu inspired by Tom's childhood, and three wonderfully nostalgic recipes we can cook at home.
In this all-American episode, it's pancakes for breakfast for Tom and the team, before they make an incredible lemon meringue pie. Tom also cooks up a super-dirty mac and cheese, a Caesar salad, and his take on another US classic, key lime pie.
The pub secrets revealed this time include what it takes to get a 5-star hygiene rating and how to make venison chilli with toasted rice cream and chocolate. Tom also cooks a delicious duck salad, a guinea fowl schnitzel, and a mint chocolate cheesecake.
Tom fillets and skins a freshly caught turbot which will be served at lunchtime with hollandaise sauce. There are more flavour double acts in his test kitchen, including cheese and onion scones, lamb rump with mint salsa, and toffee apple crumble cake.
In the pub today, Tom and his brigade of chefs are joking about all the French words and phrases they use in the kitchen. Clafouti is on the menu and dishes to cook at home include a French onion soup, a cassoulet stew and a frangipane tart. Bon appétit!