Heston's Fantastical Food facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Heston's Fantastical Food |
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Directed by | Jay Taylor |
| Presented by | Heston Blumenthal |
| Theme music composer | Ben Parsons |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jenny Byrom |
| Producer(s) | Natalie Hill |
| Production company(s) | Betty TV and Snail Porridge |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 6 November – 19 December 2012 |
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| Related shows | Heston's Feasts |
Heston's Fantastical Food is a television cookery program starring chef Heston Blumenthal which broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK during late 2012. The programme follows Blumenthal as he supersizes a variety of food for presentation to members of the public.
Description
The premise of the show was for Heston Blumenthal, chef-patron of the Michelin starred restaurants The Fat Duck, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and The Hinds Head, to supersize a variety of food on themed episodes in order to excite the public. These challenges included creating a pub out of pies which included an arch made from pastry, and a cone which would hold one tonne of ice cream. A variety of research was conducted by the research team behind the programme, which included proving that biscuits tasted better after they had been dunked in tea.
The show was produced by production company Betty TV for Channel 4, with the titles and bumpers designed by Pete&Tom, and theme music by Ben Parsons. Channel 4 were sold on the premise of a world record attempt in each episode.
Episodes
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| 1 | "Heston's Big Breakfast" | 6 November 2012 | 2.01 | |
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Heston creates an enormous Full breakfast, a giant boiled egg filled with mango and a breakfast on a steam train for commuters.
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| 2 | "The Sky High '99" | 13 November 2012 | 1.04 | |
| 3 | "Blumenthal's Big Brew" | 20 November 2012 | 1.44 | |
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Heston makes a massive packet of biscuits and tetrahedral tea bag alongside a drink containing Victoria sponge and cucumber sandwiches.
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| 4 | "Heston and the Giant Sweet Factory" | 27 November 2012 | 1.3 | |
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Inspired by Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Heston creates a giant sweet shop in Chesterfield including massive Rolos, Liquorice Allsorts and jelly babies.
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| 5 | "The Pub in a Pie" | 4 December 2012 | 1.7 | |
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Blumenthal creates a pub made of pies in the Welsh village of Minera, massive pork scratchings and a pool table made of fish and tartar sauce with pickled eggs for balls.
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| 6 | "The Massive Lunch Box" | 11 December 2012 | 2.01 | |
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Heston creates enormous Hula Hoops, giant Kit Kats, and a huge carton of Um Bongo in order to inspire the wonder in adults from a packed lunch.
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| 7 | "Heston's Fantastical Christmas" | 19 December 2012 | 1.82 | |
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Heston makes edible Christmas tree decorations from pig's head, and a Christmas pudding large enough to walk inside.
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