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Status: Returning Series
First Aired: February 11, 2014
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12
Networks: Travel Channel United Kingdom
Genres: Documentary

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Jonathan Phang's Gourmet Trains(2014)

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Overview

The mere mention of the Orient Express brings to mind evocative images of opulent carriages, stylish passengers and thrilling destinations all wrapped up in the romance of train travel. Jonathan Phang, a self-confessed bon viveur with a passion for gastronomy, feels the allure of old world glamour and sets off on a gourmet journey crossing continents aboard some of the world’s most elegant trains. Along the way he stops off in extraordinary culinary destinations, such as Venice, Paris and Istanbul to explore some modern fine dining. However, it is aboard the fabulous trains that Jonathan truly tests the old adage that sometimes it can be better to travel than to arrive.

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Season 1

6 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Venice to London	Feb 11, 2014
2	Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Bucharest To Istanbul	Feb 18, 2014
3	British Pulllman & Northern Belle - The English Journeys	Feb 25, 2014
4	Eastern and Oriental - Singapore To Penang	Mar 4, 2014
5	Eastern and Oriental - Penang To Bangkok	Mar 11, 2014
6	Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Budapest to Vienna	Mar 18, 2014

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Season 2

6 episodes • 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Royal Scotsman – The Highlands	Apr 11, 2015
2	The Canadian – Vancouver to Jasper	Apr 18, 2015
3	The Canadian – Edmonton to Winnipeg	Apr 25, 2015
4	The Indian Pacific – Perth to Sydney	May 2, 2015
5	The Spirit of Queensland – Cairns to Brisbane	May 9, 2015
6	The Hiram Bingham – Cusco to Machu Picchu	May 16, 2015

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