Fat Man in a White Hat

New Yorker magazine writer Bill Buford dons a white hat and works in a series of French kitchens to investigate whether French food is all it's cracked up to be.

Fat Man in a White Hat - Episode 1

Bill Buford works in the kitchens to investigate whether French food is all it's cracked up to be. In Lyon, he enrols in a cookery school and works for tough chef Matthieu Viannay.

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Fat Man in a White Hat - Episode 2

Bill Buford finds out if French cuisine is still the best in the world. In the Alps he works in a bakery, kills a pig, makes cheese and cooks in a small family restaurant.

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