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From: The Northern Echo
Date: 20021230
Author:Steve Pratt

Secrets Of The Royal Kitchen (five) P G Wodehouse - Lost Overseas (BBC2) Peter Cook - At A Slight Angle To The Universe (BBC2) I WAS expecting more in the way of revelations than Secrets Of The Royal Kitchen served up. Instead of what the butler-saw-type secrets, we got recipes from former royal chef Graham Newbold. The only saucy secrets concerned the liquid poured on the meat.

Those who love statistics would have been ecstatic to learn of the 1,500 canapes prepared by 20 chefs for a drinks reception. These nibbles took three days to make and just two hours to be consumed by guests. We also ...

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