Courtesy of the Yorkshire Post, watch the video above of Raymond Blanc with  children from Manston St James Primary Academy as he tried to persuade them to try escargots - with mixed results...

I’m patron of Pedal for Yorkshire and whilst in Leeds celebrating Brasserie Blanc’s fifth birthday we took the total funds raised since 2009 to over £27,000. All the money raised so far has gone to Marie Curie Cancer Care in Yorkshire. Here I am with Marta and Vijay with Fiona Movley from Pedal for Yorkshire and Christine Hamilton-Stewart MBEfrom Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Ciaran, Clive Fretwell, Vijay Ventakesh (chef in charge, Leeds), Marta Gonzalez (GM, Leeds) & RB blow the candles out on the birthday cake at the Yorkshire Life Magazine readers lunch at Brasserie Blanc, Leeds.

Raymond being filmed at Brasserie Blanc, Leeds








The children of Manston St James Primary Academy who tried Escargots with Raymond (see video above)

The DVD of Raymond Blanc's hugely successful five part series - The Very Hungry Frenchman - broadcast on BBC2 earlier this year, is now on sale.

To purchase your copy from Amazon, please click on the link below:

www.amazon.co.uk/The-Very-Hungry-Frenchman-DVD

If you would like a signed copy of the DVD, this can be ordered via Le Manoir's website. Please click on the link below and request a signed copy in the 'special instructions' box at checkout:

www.manoir.com/gift_shop

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