Chain Reaction #4: Georgiana and the food that makes men cry
Georgiana Viou is a chef who infuses Mediterranean cooking with the flavours of her native Benin. She has a Michelin star and is the final story in the Chain Reaction series.
The colliding lives of four strangers and the encounters that bind them together.
Our Chain Reaction series ends with Paris-based surgeon Dr. Sarah Abramowicz describing how her love of gastronomy, and her friendship with her food journalist neighbour L茅o Pajon, led her to the chef Georgiana Viou.
Georgiana grew up in a matriarchal household in Benin, immersed in the mouth-watering flavours of West Africa. Food was an important part of everyday life but Georgiana dreamed of becoming an interpreter. When she was 22 she moved to Paris to study, but after she became unexpectedly pregnant she quit university and began working in kitchens instead. She had a new dream - to open her own kitchen. After taking part in the cooking television show MasterChef, Georgiana's career went from strength to strength. She鈥檚 since been awarded a Michelin star for her restaurant in Nimes and she's also been a judge on MasterChef.
Georgiana's autobiography is called Oui, Cheffe!
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Jo Impey and May Cameron
Has your life ever been touched by a stranger? If you have a story please get in touch! Email outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Georgiana Viou. Credit: Maki-Manoukian)
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