James Martin
Presenter
James Martin's Spanish Adventure (2023)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 4, 2023
Episode 47 min
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S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 4, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 5, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Sept. 6, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Sept. 7, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Sept. 8, 2023, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Sept. 11, 2023, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Sept. 12, 2023, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Sept. 13, 2023, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Sept. 14, 2023, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Sept. 15, 2023, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
Sept. 18, 2023, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
Sept. 19, 2023, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Sept. 20, 2023, midnight
S1E14 - 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.
Sept. 21, 2023, midnight
S1E15 - 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.
Sept. 22, 2023, midnight
S1E16 - 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.
Sept. 25, 2023, midnight
S1E17 - 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.
Sept. 26, 2023, midnight
S1E18 - 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.
Sept. 27, 2023, midnight
S1E19 - 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.
Sept. 28, 2023, midnight
S1E20 - 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.
Sept. 29, 2023, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 799 min.
Released: Sept. 4, 2023
Last Air Date: Sept. 29, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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