Raymond Blanc has said he hopes that his programme Kew On A Plate will encourage viewers to eat more healthily.
The TV chef is one of the presenters on the BBC Two series which sees him growing produce in the grounds of the famous botanical gardens.
He said: “This programme doesn’t try to educate, it wants to share knowledge.
“I wish we could tell the whole world about the importance of eating well, and fresh food. The fresher your food is, the more nutrients it has.”
Raymond admitted he still loved to indulge in treats: “You can eat really well. I want my beautiful creme fraiche with my strawberries and sugar, but don’t have it every day.
“And don’t have your bacon and egg and tomato deep-fried every day; that’s a treat.”
The chef describes himself as a French republican and said he enjoyed working on the site of what was once Queen Victoria’s kitchen garden at Kew: “I loved that and I sang La Marseillaise [the French national anthem] on it.”
Kew On A Plate With Raymond Blanc: Recipes, Horticulture And Heritage is published in hardback by Headline Books, priced £25. Available now. Catch the final episode of Kew On A Plate on BBC Two on Monday, April 6.
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