2012
29 January
Sunday Lunch with Adam at the Black Boy
24 January
A sustainable future for fish?
17 January
A first review of Oli Dabbous' new restaurant
15 January
The Shallow End - a play directed by my son Seb Blanc
04 January
A Second London Cocktail Club
02 January
A meal to remember
2011
29 December
Breakfast in Goa
28 December
A perfect moment: sunset in Goa
14 December
A young chef to watch!
07 December
A visit to the John Radcliffe Children's Hospital
25 November
A special day in The Raymond Blanc Cookery School
21 November
Celebrating Maman and Papa Blanc's Birthdays
29 October
Celebrating and reflecting on the year so far
25 October
The Sunday Times Food Awards 2011 - congratulations to all at Le Manoir
19 October
Live DIning in the Window of Harrods with Martell
14 October
Welcoming Clarins to Le Manoir
12 October
BBC Gardening Blog - Le Manoir Orchards
19 September
Doing a "Raymond Blanc"
31 August
Lunch with Paul Smith
15 July
The Garden Organic Garden Party at Highgrove House, hosted by HRH Prince Charles
09 July
Filming and Service in Franche-Comté
07 July
Back at home in Franche Comté
01 July
Cooking at La Ruchotte
28 June
The Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year Award
21 June
Lunch with Heston
07 June
A taste of Burgundy
02 June
A successful service in Lyon
30 May
Filming in Lyon with Katie & Kush
17 May
Dinner at Galvin at Windows
11 May
Service at La P'tite Cour
04 May
Pour nos amis en Provence
03 May
A new challenge in Provence
25 April
Le Manoir's Easter Egg Hunt
23 April
Good Friday - and a much needed night off
20 April
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
18 April
UNESCO honours French gastronomy
18 April
A fond farewell to Kitchen Secrets
08 April
Congratulations to Tina, Paul and Stefan
04 April
A fundraising dinner for Hospitality Action
28 March
A huge honour
18 March
A very early start...
08 March
A journey to the Lake District on Virgin Trains
28 February
Love is in the air at Le Manoir
14 February
The busy life of a Chef Patron
05 February
A Hospitality Challenge at Le Manoir
04 February
Opening of the London Cocktail Club
25 January
La Coupe du Monde 2011 - an update
24 January
Benoit Blin leads UK team at Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie
21 January
Talking Michelin Stars
06 January
Le Manoir Managers' Awayday to Paris
2010
09 December
With a little help from my friends
30 November
A surprise from Sophie Grigson
16 November
A fundraising lunch at Brasserie Blanc for Pedal Yorkshire/Marie Curie Cancer Care
09 November
A new trophy for Le Manoir: Relais & Chateaux Innovation Award 2011
03 November
Opening the London Cocktail Club with JJ and James
30 October
A Saturday blog about Arsenal FC
29 October
Filming Kitchen Secrets in London & Paris
22 October
A visit to Naomi House Hospice
19 October
The war of the rice puddings
07 October
A Day's Filming at Le Manoir
04 October
Hampshire Harvest Festival at Winchester Cathedral
01 October
Love and Compassion: RB and Natalia working together
28 September
RB welcomes back Emma Thompson to Le Manoir
24 September
RB and Bruno Loubet to cook together for London Restaurant Festival 10-10-10
16 September
A fishing trip to Scotland
26 August
A tribute to M Alain Desenclos on his retirement
16 August
Physiotherapy: the pains and the gains
19 July
Natalia saves the day!
06 July
The Hampshire Food Festival 2010
15 June
A creative session with JJ & Adam
10 June
A pre-World Cup Irish Story
25 May
Happiness is sharing food with a friend
25 May
A Day at the Chelsea Flower Show
14 May
RB and Arsenal FC
03 May
The Restaurant Winners - an Update
24 April
Travelling in Style
12 April
Kitchen Secrets - the final episode
11 April
Au revoir to a coffee icon
08 April
Le Manoir Easter Egg Hunt
05 April
An Audience with Bruno Loubet & RB
08 March
La condition humaine
01 March
In hospital with a broken leg
16 February
Kitchen Secrets Episode One
18 January
A happy family at Brasserie Blanc
11 January
A trip to my beloved Arsenal FC
2009
31 December
Bonne Année
18 December
The Restaurant Series 3: Winners & Losers
09 December
A Room to Seduce...
23 November
The Happiest Return of the Day
17 November
A precious night off
12 November
Not a Stern Vegetarian
02 November
Lady Taverners' fundraising dinner with Bill Clinton
30 October
A busy day in the life...
26 October
Shooting in Scotland
19 October
Small Print and Sustainability
12 October
Bad news, good news
29 September
The Good Earth
21 September
Julie & Julia: which one ate at Le Manoir?
14 September
Awards are the by-product!
18 August
The Knives are Out!
10 August
Organic Food is better for lots of reasons
21 July
The White House Veg Garden
13 July
The best award imaginable
01 July
The Fattening Salad (Dressing)
30 June
Children's Food Festival 2009
29 June
Making sense of sell by dates
22 June
Coming to the end of the line?
04 June
Talking tomatoes
14 May
RB on pumpkins
05 May
RB blogs on peas
26 March
Know your spuds
18 March
Seeds part one
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