Food & drink takeaways – 28 September
“The single most important person” in the development of a key French wine region, real-life kitchen training for a TV comedy cast and what drink gave a sex symbol her zest.
Just some of food & drink delights for which we give thanks to 28 September.
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A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
Food & drink birthdays
1924
Alsation wine producer, described by wine expert Tom Stevenson as “the single most important person in the development of Alsace wine industry throughout the 20th century”
1981
Welsh chef and TV personality
1982
Thai-Australian cook and food entrepreneur, TV presenter, cookbook author and food journalist
1985
Indian chef known for his expertise in South Indian Cuisine and his country style food preparation
Food on screen
2006
Comedy movie Nina’s Heavenly Delights starring Laura Fraser, Shelley Con and Art Malik premieres at the Bite the Mango Film Festival in Bradford. It follows the story of a feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her late father's curry house
2010
Chef comedy series Whites starring Alan Davies - the executive chef at a country house hotel - debuts on BBC TV.
"If there's an authentic flavour to the kitchen work . . . it’s thanks in no small part to the time the cast spent perfecting their chops under the watchful gaze of the chefs at Jamie Oliver’s London restaurant, Fifteen."
Food quotes
French former actress, sex symbol, singer, and model – as well as an animal rights activist – Brigitte Bardot was born on this day in 1934.
