The Best Episodes of Jonathan Phang's Gourmet Trains
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The mere mention of the Orient Express brings to mind evocative images of opulent carriages, stylish passengers and thrilling destinations all wrapped up in the romance of train travel. Jonathan Phang, a self-confessed bon viveur with a passion for gastronomy, feels the allure of old world glamour and sets off on a gourmet journey crossing continents aboard some of the world’s most elegant trains. Along the way he stops off in extraordinary culinary destinations, such as Venice, Paris and Istanbul to explore some modern fine dining. However, it is aboard the fabulous trains that Jonathan truly tests the old adage that sometimes it can be better to travel than to arrive.
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The best episode of "Jonathan Phang's Gourmet Trains" is "Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London" aired on 2/11/2014 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Bucharest To Istanbul".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2014
Jonathan boards this historic train at Venice train station and travels via Innsbruck to Paris and then on to London. On board he meets other guests and gets ready for a black tie dinner. After a night spent on the train, he enjoys a lobster lunch whilst travelling from Paris to London.
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#2 - Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Bucharest To Istanbul
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2014
Jonathan retraces Queen of crime Agatha Christie’s footsteps in a journey which inspired her most famous novel - Murder on the Orient Express.
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#3 - British Pulllman & Northern Belle - The English Journeys
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2014
Jonathan takes the British Pullman to Whitstable in Kent where he faces his phobia for oysters. He goes foraging on the beach with ‘fine food forager’ Lucia Jackson and cooks a gourmet dinner with his finds.
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#4 - Eastern and Oriental - Singapore To Penang
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2014
In Singapore Jonathan meets executive chef Christopher Christie who is in charge of 30 restaurants at the 8billion dollar ‘wonder of the world’ that is the Marina Bay Sands.
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#5 - Eastern and Oriental - Penang To Bangkok
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2014
In George Town, the historic capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, Jonathan explores a Sunday morning market and sends up buying a 100 year-old egg which he eats back on the train with chef Yannis Martineau.
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#6 - Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Budapest to Vienna
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/18/2014
Jonathan’s journey starts in Budapest, where he tackles an ancient dish inspired by blood sucking leeches at the influential Bock Bizstro. He meets TV chef Zsofia Mautner who’s pioneering a fresh approach to traditional Hungarian food and gets behind the scenes at one of the city’s most famous coffee houses - Gerbaud.
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#7 - The Royal Scotsman – The Highlands
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2015
Jonathan travels the beautiful highlands of Scotland on the iconic Belmont Royal Scotsman.
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#8 - The Canadian – Vancouver to Jasper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2015
Jonathan takes the trip of a lifetime from the beautiful coastal city of Vancouver across the spectacular Rocky Mountains to Jasper, an idyllic Canadian town set in a stunning national park.
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#9 - The Canadian – Edmonton to Winnipeg
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2015
In the second part of Jonathan’s North American adventure aboard the glamourous and retro The Canadian he leaves behind the Rockies and heads to the vast expanses of the prairies. But not before taking a walk on the wild side as a biker in bear country and making hemp crepes with fire cooked salmon in the holiday home of Royalty at the Outlook Cabin.
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#10 - The Indian Pacific – Perth to Sydney
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2015
Starting in Australia’s thriving cosmopolitan west coast city of Perth Jonathan lives like a true Aussie when he cooks prawns on the barbie with Chef Russell Blaikie, gets a little pick-me-up when he samples an expresso martini and pays homage to the area’s printing press history with Chef Shane Watson’s black and white menu.
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#11 - The Spirit of Queensland – Cairns to Brisbane
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2015
In Sydney Jonathan takes to the skies for a flying visit to picturesque Palm Springs in a sea plane where he samples the laid back beach life and delicious Patagonian tooth fish at word famous Jonah’s.
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#12 - The Hiram Bingham – Cusco to Machu Picchu
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2015
Jonathan fulfils a dream of a lifetime when he visits Peru’s Machu Picchu. But first he visits Lima, the gastronomic capital of South America and tries a range of traditional dishes and local foods with a modern twist.
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