Warts & All - Ginette McDonald à la Carte

Now did you know we spend 10 percent of our food budget in restaurants? In fact, these days, most of us eat out more often than we go to church. But when you think about it, food is sort of the new religion...

– Presenter Ginette McDonald introduces this documentary

That's not a hat! That's a tennis skirt for Anna Kournikova!

– Presenter Ginette Mcdonald comments on her new chef's hat (toque)

I spent a week in the Bay of Islands, cooking for the manager of the Spice Girls and Annie Lenox on this boat, which was a lot of fun.

– Chef Simon Gault discusses his job as a chef on luxury yacht Pacific Mermaid

Yum cha is the same as dim sum which means to touch the heart. It was devised a thousand years ago by a Chinese Emperor so that dozens of tastes could be enjoyed in a single meal.

– Present Ginette McDonald working in a Chinese restaurant