Gordon's Great Escape (2010–2011)
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Gordon's Great Escape is a television series presented by chef Gordon Ramsay. Series 1 follows Ramsay's first visit to India, where he explores the country's culinary traditions. Produced by One Potato Two Potato, in association with Optomen, the series aired on three consecutive nights between 18 to 20 January 2010 as part of Channel 4's 'Indian Winter' promotion. The second series aired in May 2011, where Ramsay explored the culinary traditions of Southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01North IndiaJanuary 18, 2010—Gordon's odyssey begins in the north of India, home of our curry house classics. On board an express train he's thrown in at the deep end co
- S01E02Northeast IndiaJanuary 19, 2010—Gordon heads off the tourist track into impenetrable north-east India, home of the country's best-kept culinary secrets. Leaving the 21st ce
- S01E03South IndiaJanuary 20, 2010—Gordon heads south to Kerala for the ultimate seafood curry. In Tamil Nadu he hits a meat-free zone, and faces his biggest culinary nightmar
Season02
- S02E01CambodiaMay 9, 2011—Gordon is going off the beaten track to Cambodia. After the years of Khmer Rouge rule and civil war the country was at year zero. Today the
- S02E02VietnamMay 16, 2011—Gordon touches down in Vietnam – he’s never been here before but the Vietnamese are fearless foodies; if it moves they eat it and every bit
- S02E03MalaysiaMay 23, 2011—Gordon is in Malaysia where he quickly learns it’s the women and not the chefs that rule the kitchens. Gordon’s week is spent under the wing
- S02E04ThailandMay 30, 2011—Gordon is in Thailand, home of the UK’s fastest growing favourite food. Before he’s made it out of Bangkok Thailand’s most celebrated TV che
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