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Jamie Oliver Programme on Ronda

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Saturday, 10 April 2010

As part of a series of programmes on cookery in various parts of Europe , Jamie Oliver  has filmed an episode based on the Ronda Area which is due to be broadcast on Channel Four TV on the 21st April at 9p.m. Under the title “Jamie Does Andalucia”, the programme looks at a number of culinary specialities of the Ronda area including the famous Pata Negra ham from the black pigs which feed on acorns in the forests of the region. The very best quality ham is more expensive than Foie Gras and many types of caviar. Cut really thin, a skill which Jamie learns, it is a real delicacy.     Jamie also gets involved in cooking a paella for a whole village when he visits Benaoján. Through a researcher of his, Jamie’s team made contact with Pauline Elkin and Andy Chapell the owners of Hotel Molino del Santo in the same village and they helped to organise Jamie’s itinerary. Jamie had wanted to stay at the Hotel but because TV schedules are often last minute there was no accommodation available by the time he came to book. Oliver had also planned to eat at Molino del Santo but the time that the paella took to arrange meant that the visit to the hotel had to be cancelled. He showed himself to be a very interesting person with a real feel for his chosen trade and a great interest in the local people and their cuisine. Journalists who have had previews of the programme describe it as a great advert for the region with some stunning photography.

 

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