Ooh la la! Raymond Blanc doesn't disappoint as a stereotypical Frenchman. He shrugs, he hugs, he says all the things the French are supposed to say – like the aforementioned "ooh la la" and he loves his food.

In fact, he adores his food with a passion beyond measure. Food is his wife, mistress, soulmate, mother, family, everything.

Never mind A Very Hungry Frenchman, Raymond is a Very Happy Frenchman.

That's not to say he isn't feeling the pressure in this culinary tour of his homeland.

He arrived in Britain in 1972 as a 22-year-old unemployed waiter. Ten years later he was a chef with two Michelin stars, stars he's kept ever since.

But Raymond has never forgotten the wine and food of France. However, this trip will be the first time he's ever cooked as a chef on home territory. Although, while he thinks it's home territory the locals see him as an upstart English cook.

He's certainly in the right place for delicious French food – Burgundy. "The food is created by peasants and eaten by aristocrats," he says.

We have a fascinating tour of local producers – wine, meat, poultry, cheese and the famous Dijon mustard factory. Raymond is charming, interested and entertaining.

His menu for his hard-to-please French guests is all things Burgundian.

For canapes he serves gougeres – little balls of choux pastry stuffed with a cream cheese mixture. It's followed by frogs' legs, as an homage to French Michelin chef the late Bernard Loiseau, goujons of local fish with a home-made tartare sauce, the main course of (what else?) beef bourguignon, followed by a delicious dessert of meringues, cream and fresh fruit.

And as if this wasn't enough, Raymond serves up a massive plate of delicious local cheeses.

The verdict of the French diners? Not bad for a chef from England!