Synopsis
Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Is cooking a science or an art?
- Programme: Chef v Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2016
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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