James Martin's Spanish Adventure

James Martin travels from San Sebastian to Girona through ever-changing landscapes to seek out key ingredients and sample fine dining offerings, rustic eateries, and traditional recipes.

Seasons

20 Episodes • Premiered 2023

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1. San Sebastian

James' adventure begins in San Sebastian - a city with 16 Michelin stars - as he experiences pintxos, tries whole-grilled turbot, and samples local cider.

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2. La Rioja

James visits Spain's wine region of La Rioja and a mile-long cellar, eats tapas in the region's capital of Longrono, and explores a Michelin-starred restaurant.

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3. Bilbao

James visits an indoor food market in Bilbao, takes a funicular to a famous steak restaurant, heads to a winery on a seabed and learns how La Carolina is made.

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4. Asturias

James meets an off-grid family in Asturias, samples fabada stew and Urbies cheese, visits a restaurant famous for its sardines and cooks a steak sandwich.

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5. Santiago de Compostela

James visits Santiago de Compostela to meet pilgrims, explore its market, try lampreys, sample a Tarta de Santiago and take a mussel boat tour.

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6. Vigo

James visits Vigo, which is home to the biggest fish market in Europe, to try Galician octopus, see how a traditional Galician loaf is made, and visit a furancho.

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7. Castile and León

James is introduced to torrijas in Castile and Leon, is shown how to cook a traditional maragoto, and visits a cattle farm producing amazing steak.

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8. Madrid

James tries a calamari sandwich in Madrid, samples garlic prawns, tastes churros, meets a blind food critic, tastes vermouth and cooks chicken in white vermouth.

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9. Castilla-La Mancha

James is introduced to carcamusa in Castilla-La Mancha, tries local marzipan, meets an organic honey producer and sees how manchego is made.

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10. Extremadura

James is shown how migas is made in Extremadura, meets an award-winning tortilla chef, visits a local brewery, sees Iberico pigs and cooks poussin.

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11. Seville

James visits the local food market in Seville and has breakfast at a secret bar, meets rising culinary star Camilla Furraro, and stops by an orange grove.

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12. Cadiz

James is shown around Cadiz by Jose Pizarro as they visit its food market and Sherry Triangle, eat by the sea, and explore salt flats before cooking at a villa.

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13. Costa del Sol

James is shown how huge paella is made in the Costa del Sol, visits a lost village, drops by a citrus farm and sees how moscatel ice cream is made.

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14. Cordoba

James tours Cordoba on an eco tuk tuk as he visits a food market, eats oxtail at a Michelin-starred restaurant, and helps judge a salmorejo competition.

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15. Granada

James samples giant tapas in Granada, visits a restaurant with views of the Alhambra, tries pan de Alfacar, goes to an organic caviar farm and cooks steak.

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16. Murcia

James shops at the local market in Murcia and eats exceptional tapas, is shown how to make caldero, heads to an apricot farm and introduces us to paparajotes.

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17. Costa Blanca

James visits a cherry orchard in the Costa Blanca, meets a fisherman selling Denia shrimp, enjoys a denton fish dish and sees how turron is made.

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18. Valencia

James visits a rice farm in Valencia, reminisces at a favourite tapas bar of his, enjoys a fishing trip catching blue fin tuna and introduces us to horchata.

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19. Catalonia

James visits the Boqueria market in Catalonia, eats Catalan paella in Sitges, takes a tour of a cava vineyard and sees how honey sweets are made.

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20. Girona

James drops by an anchovy producer in Girona, sees how ratafia is made, meets an award-winning chocolatier, visits the Celler de Can Roca and cooks paella.

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