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First Aired: March 18th, 1999
Status: Continuing
Network: Channel 4
Summary: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and campaigner on food and environmental issues, leaves London to pursue an ambition of self-sufficiency, growing his own vegetables and raising his own animals in Dorset.
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Season 17
Episode 0: Veg Heroes (13)
Air Date: May 1st, 2012
Summary: Hugh finds out if a veggie lunch can keep the garden team as full and satisfied as they usually are with their bacon sandwiches, and James makes the ultimate cheese and pumpkin pastie.
Episode 1: Veg Heroes (1) - Professional Chef David
Air Date: April 12nd, 2012
Summary: Hugh goes to London to meet professional chef David and family and to become inspired by the array of flavours that vegetables offer, from a Thai salad to a nut, cumin and orange salad. And Hugh sets out to see if bacon-loving workmen can be tempted by a meat-free midday meal.
Episode 2: Veg Heroes (2) - Jagdish Ghelani
Air Date: April 16th, 2012
Summary: Veg hero Jagdish Ghelani helps Hugh bring an extra dimension to his culinary curry efforts, introducing him to veg pakoras and dosas, and even the ultimate curry in a hurry.
Episode 3: Veg Heroes (3) - Chris Massamba and Laura Coxeter
Air Date: April 17th, 2012
Summary: Hugh takes veggie living to the extreme, discovering the world of 'raw food' with chef's Chris Massamba and Laura Coxeter, including a raw chocolate cake made with avocado!
Episode 4: Veg Heroes (4)
Air Date: April 18th, 2012
Summary: Hugh cooks up a storm for a (mostly vegetarian) wild swimming team. From the ultimate power-packing pesto, pasta and potato salad to a big hearty stew, Hugh's found his new role - club cook.
Episode 5: Veg Heroes (5) - Sachiko Saeki and Pak Keung Wan
Air Date: April 19th, 2012
Summary: Hugh discovers new cooking techniques from Sachiko Saeki and her husband Pak Keung Wan, which inspire him to turn his runner beans in to Japanese pickles and tempting tempura dishes.
Episode 6: Veg Heroes (6)
Air Date: April 20th, 2012
Summary: Hugh's summer of vegetarianism presents him with a challenge - should he serve meat at the annual River Cottage BBQ? He sticks to his guns and dishes up a spelt, potato and carrot salad.
Episode 7: Veg Heroes (7)
Air Date: April 23rd, 2012
Summary: To make the most of his summer as a vegetarian, Hugh turns to his love of foraging to provide some interestingly different edible options, from searching the rock pools for dulse seaweed to shimmying up a monkey puzzle tree for a never-before-tried taste of their nuts - which ultimately end up being perfect in a risotto.
Episode 8: Veg Heroes (8)
Air Date: April 24th, 2012
Summary: Inspired by his summer of vegetarianism, Hugh has set himself the mission to spread the word that meat-free meals can be for everyone. But the carnivorous customers at the Fox and Hound pub are proud of their meat-filled main courses... What will the locals think when Hugh puts on a veg-only night? Will his spicy pakoras and mushroom stews be enough to win them over, or will he be left with egg on his face?
Episode 9: Veg Heroes (9)
Air Date: April 25th, 2012
Summary: With the River Cottage team already making the most of all types of cheese to flavour their veg dishes - from Hugh's Easy Peasy Cheesy pasta to cheese and broad bean brochettes and cheese fritattas - Canteen Head Chef Tim faces a cook-off competition to persuade the rest of his staff to get on the meat-free bandwagon.
Episode 10: Veg Heroes (10)
Air Date: April 26th, 2012
Summary: It's the River Cottage team's turn to provide the tea for their annual cricket match against their local rivals. But Hugh has banished the pork pies, ham sandwiches and luncheon meat, requiring some creative, and high-scoring, efforts in the kitchen to win over the opposition. Hugh, Tim and Gill get together for some collaborative sandwich-making and experiment with post-match veggie cocktails.
Episode 11: Veg Heroes (11)
Air Date: April 27th, 2012
Summary: This could be Hugh's biggest challenge yet; convincing kids to eat their greens! Hugh's secret tips include wood-fired pizzas and garlic butter, and he even has something up his sleeve for getting people to eat the ultimate 'love it or hate it' veg; Christmas sprouts.
Episode 12: Veg Heroes (12)
Air Date: April 30th, 2012
Summary: Will the celebration go to plan when guests discover that instead of the traditional spit-roast, Hugh is serving a complete wedding breakfast with no meat?
Episode 13: Veg Heroes (13)
Air Date: May 1st, 2012
Summary: Hugh finds out if a veggie lunch can keep the garden team as full and satisfied as they usually are with their bacon sandwiches, and James makes the ultimate cheese and pumpkin pastie.
Episode 14: Veg Heroes (14)
Air Date: May 2nd, 2012
Summary: At the end of his summer of vegetarianism, Hugh throws a River Cottage thank you dinner before setting out to catch his first bite of fishy flesh in four months.
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