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Made In Spain |  | Director: Bruce Franchini;Dominik Ciardiello;Paul Swensen
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Studio: PBS (DIRECT)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 12522
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 390 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PBSDMADS600D
UPC: 841887009294
EAN: 0841887009294
ASIN: B001690X4M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/06/2009 Run time: 390 minutes
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 wonderful series ruined by distracting music February 5, 2010
saltwater (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
José Andrés is an amazing chef and a tremendous personality. There is nobody doing lifestyle television in America who's better qualified to talk about Spain or more fun to watch. The episodes are well thought out and beautifully shot.
But none of that matters due to the loud, mediocre, pseudo-indie music layered over 70% of the action. It's distracting to the point of being completely unbearable -- like sitting down to a beautiful meal at a 3-star restaurant and then finding that the people next to you can't stop farting.
5% actual cooking, about 10% useful food info, and 85% travelogue August 10, 2009
APC Reviews (USA)
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Potential buyers of "Made In Spain" should understand going in that this DVD is part of an overall foodie business drive to make Spain into the next Italy. That seems unlikely. However, having milked squeezed and boiled every last drop of profit from the brand name and lore of Italian food, there is a burning need to find new food business possibilities.
Also, buyers should be aware that the content of these discs break down to roughly 5% actual cooking, about 10% useful food info, and 85% travelogue and tourism. These are not really cooking videos, in the sense that Jacques Pépin's videos are. With Jacques, you get about 95% cooking and food info, all presented by the ever charming and congenial Chef Pepin, and maybe a small dash of filler.
Try as I might, and I have tried, I cannot get excited about Spain or Spanish cooking. It seems like some sort of step child, in all ways, to France and Italy, and if the tours on these disc are any example the culture is decidedly low wattage as well. Nevertheless, that may appeal to many Americans, eager for some new twist and happy to have something closer to home and the Hispanic cultural influences that are so common in America.
It's a very nicely and handsomely produced video series, with a host chef, Jose Andres, who is so ebullient and enthusiastic that you may have to stand back from the TV to dull the impact. No doubt this is great Spanish scenery, great Spanish restaurants, and great Spanish cuisine. But is that all that great? That's for each viewer to decide.
 Mini Spain vacation! August 3, 2009
S. Garcia
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Whether or not my Spaniard husband and I ever do finally travel to see Spain and the distant cousins who still live there, we are enjoying each episode of this DVD as if we are there for the moment at least! Lovely and exciting: the food, people, places, and things all come to life with the excellent narration of our tour guide/chef, quite the character himself.
Spanish land, Spanish food March 10, 2009
Fernando Melendez (San Diego, California USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Jose Andres is a Spanish chef who owns a couple of restaurants, one outside Washington DC, the JALEO, and another (the BAZAAR) in Beverly Hills."Made in Spain" is a PBS production in which chef Andres alternates between the kitchen of his home in DC and different regions and restaurants of Spain, usually replicating at home what he sampled in Spain; for instance, after eating a magnificent dish of fried monk fish in Spain, he transports the viewer to the US and prepares a similar repast in his kitchen. The monk fish can be substituted by any other firm-fleshed fish, and the results will be excellent. I know this because Mr. Andres prepares his fried fish the way I prepare mine, which is unfailingly good, and requires only the simplest of treatments with flour, egg and hot oil.
Mr. Andres is a delightful host who knows his stuff. He is also funny, speaks with an appealing accent, and spreads good cheer all over the place. He has a deep knowledge of Spain and what is raised, or fished, or consumed there. He is from the Asturias region of Northern Spain, where he takes the viewer to partake of, among other things, the Sunday cheese market in Cangas de Onis. After his visit he returns home to create a tomato salad with Afuega'l Pitu, a cheese that is available in this country. From Galicia he shows the fishing, preparing, and eating of octopus; in Madrid he samples churros with chocolate; and from a small town in the Basque country he raves about the local black beans (alubias de Tolosa) and consumes a rare steak prepared on a grill fired by home made charcoal. The piquillo peppers are explained in the Navarre section, and from Catalunya he offers a mushroom picking expedition and a dissertation on the delights of the local, bubbly, Cava wine. In Andalucia he drinks some fresh gazpacho, eats fritters made from tiny shrimp, and explains the solera system for aging Sherry wines. There are essays on the saffron from La Mancha and on the wines of La Rioja. He ends the second volume of this 2 DVD set with a tapa of Golden Delicious apple balls in a reduced Rioja wine and brandy sauce with vanilla ice cream balls that looks absolutely scrumptious.
There is nothing phony about the stuff found in this work. The photography, menu selection, regions of Spain, and feel of these DVD's all ring true; and the charming Mr. Andres is a wonderful companion to travel with. Highly recommended for foodies, the curious, and those who are just plain travelers.
Great for cooks and teachers! January 7, 2009
Dulcinea (Chicago area)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I LOVE this video. The book that goes with it is also great but I would skip the cd of the music, it sounds more fun as the background music. I like the dvd for personal use and classroom use. It will inspire you to cook but get the book for the recipes.
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