A brand new world TV collection which incorporates an episode spotlighting Verbier in Switzerland as a food and drinks vacation spot has launched on Amazon Prime.
Fronted by The Lord of the Rings stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, who play hobbits Merry and Pippin within the Lord of the Rings movie franchise, the Verbier episode of ‘Billy and Dom Eat the World’ see the pair discover Verbier’s vibrant meals scene together with quirky native traditions, the effervescent cheese path and regional merchandise.
Filming passed off over 4 days in December 2023, exploring the perfect of Verbier’s alpine appeal. Because it’s launch the present has proved extremely standard and at the moment has a really excessive 9.2 score on IMDB.
“Verbier was chilly however the welcome and the meals have been warming. Such a improbable expertise to be chilly outdoors and be capable to eat melted cheese and drink sizzling chocolate. Every little thing was so recent and nourishing even the air felt good for you. I’ll always remember making croissants in Cabane Mont Fort and ingesting champagne and consuming fondue on prime of the mountain,” Dominic Monaghan, whose lengthy checklist of credit additionally embody Flashforward and Charlie in hit TV present Misplaced commented.
Highlights for the pair included a go to to the snow-covered peaks of Mont Fort at 3,330m, the place the pair indulged in champagne fondue on the Igloo, Europe’s highest fondue restaurant. Additionally they rolled up their sleeves to bake bread by the normal technique on the 4 Banal in Volleges while changing into a part of the Brotherhood of Bread with a time-honoured flour ceremony. A nicely wanted break was taken to style domestically brewed beer on the artisan brewery Amicale des Brasseurs de Vollèges after sensational crêpes have been flipped at Verbier Milk Bar.
No go to to the Val de Bagnes area can be full with out cheese. Raclette AOP du Valais is a practice and nearly a faith within the space. They hung out with Marc Dubosson, the place they crafted Bagnes cheese at Laterie de Verbier and met Roboclette, the primary machine on this planet able to scraping melted cheese, half robotic half raclette maestro.
“What an unimaginable time we had in Verbier. We wished this present to be a solution to get to see a rustic and its folks by way of meals. Switzerland didn’t disappoint, such a lovely nation, superb meals and great folks. Thanks to your great hospitality,” Billy Boyd commented.
The pair additionally stayed in a single day at Cabane Mont Fort, perched excessive above Verbier at 2,457 metres, with views that stretch throughout glaciers and jagged peaks. Verbier 4 Valleys is the biggest ski space in Switzerland and Cabane Mont Fort is extra than simply an in a single day mountain refuge, it’s a bit of Swiss alpine heritage and is celebrating its a hundredth anniversary this yr. They tried their hand at cooking Swiss Rosti and getting ready croissants at 04.00, for the hungry skiers that will be stopping all through the day.
In a departure from the meals theme, the pair additionally cosied as much as skiers in gondolas and cable vehicles to achieve the highest of the mountain, climaxing with a snowball contest.
The 50-minute episode is one among an eight-part collection that includes locations akin to Costa Rica, Japan, Manchester, California, and Texas. The present has already aired on platforms together with Flavour Community Canada, Now TV Hong Kong, and SBS Australia, and has premiered within the UK on Virgin UHD TV and on Amazon Prime within the UK and USA.
The manufacturing was secured by Heaven Publicity, the promotional company for Verbier Tourisme within the UK, and produced by Sprint Footage, an Emmy award-nominated TV manufacturing company with a world distribution community.
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