The Early Music Show - Handel the Gourmand

Lucie Skeaping talks to chef Clarissa Dickson Wright about Handel's love of food. Contemporary pictures and biographers depicted the composer as being over-interested in food, and having a 'great appetite'. From the famous London chop houses and al fresco picnics along the Thames to new spices and curries, Lucie and Clarissa explore eating and drinking habits in Handel's day.