Escapade Media has acquired global rights to "Food Diary" (4x60’), a new visually rich factual program created and produced by Robert Roworth, starring renowned chef Colin Fassnidge and culinary specialist James White.
Food Diary, set to debut to buyers at MIPCOM, is far from a standard travel show. It offers an immersive exploration of nations seldom found on tourist itineraries, where cuisine, politics, heritage, and human experience intersect in ways that feel both strikingly unfamiliar and surprisingly relatable.
From the vast plains of Mongolia, through the unfiltered energy of Cambodia, and culminating in the soulful cadence of Okinawa, Colin and James immerse themselves in lives far removed from their own, led by curiosity, bravery, and the conviction that food is the truest entry point into our collective human narrative.
Colin Fassnidge comments, “I’ve been cooking nearly 40 of my 50 years, yet I know there’s so much more to learn – new ingredients, new stories, new tables to sit at. Cooking has always been a way to connect, to cut through politics and differences. Around the table, everyone has a voice. This journey strips away the scripts and rules, leaving me to react to life as it comes – new cultures, new foods, and my honest take on it. 'Food Diary' is a show that is raw, real, sometimes confronting but always full of heart.”
“This cinematic series embraces elements from Gordon Ramsay’s Uncharted to the thrills of Indiana Jones,” says Natalie Lawley of Escapade Media. “It’s about adventure, about human connection and becoming part of each place you step into. Colin and James don’t just observe, they immerse, and Robert turns those moments into unforgettable cinema. We are thrilled to be working with them and building 'Food Diary' into many seasons to come.”
Robert Roworth: “In creating food diary I started with the fundamental principle that there is more in this world that unites us than divides us; we live similar lives but with nuance and it is that nuance that makes us interesting to one another.”
