Season 1
In Search of Perfection is a British cooking television series produced by the BBC in which world-renowned chef Heston Blumenthal examines some of the UK's everyday foods in an extraordinary way.
The series premiered in the UK on BBC Two on 31 October, 2006. There are 15 half-hour episodes in two seasons.
The first season of In Search of Perfection originally aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Food (now BBC Lifestyle) channel in 2007.
A rebroadcast of the first season aired on BBC Food from 18 August to 29 September, 2008, on Mondays at 19h00.
Repeats
Tuesdays: 07h00, 13h00
Sundays: 19h00
Mondays: 07h00, 13h00
Synopsis
Regarded as one of the greatest living chefs on the planet, Heston Blumenthal examines some of the UK's everyday foods in an extraordinary way.
Bacon and egg ice-cream. Snail porridge. Chips cooked using a desiccator. Heston's approach to food is as unconventional as it is original.
At his restaurant The Fat Duck, voted the Best Restaurant in the World 2005 and the Michelin Restaurant of the Year 2001, Blumenthal has had great success with his scientific culinary menus and methods which challenge traditional perceptions of flavours.
In this seven-part series he turns his attention to eight of the UK's favourite dishes. From shepherd's pie to fish and chips, each meal is given the signature Blumenthal scientific grilling in an effort to create the most perfect version ever experienced.
In his bid to source the best ingredients, he introduces viewers to food growers and providers from across the globe and like-minded passionate researchers, chefs and members of his team.
The series also features radical new ways to film the cooking process with innovative cameras and techniques: infrared, ultraviolet, heat sensitive, micro-cams and graphics to illustrate molecular animation.
Follow Blumenthal's scientific expertise, his obsession and his overwhelming desire to create an incredible taste sensation and memory link through the palate.