In Rick Stein’s French Odyssey, award-winning chef Rick Stein embarked on a gastronomic odyssey to find all the glorious food and wine that France can offer. Starting at the mouth of the mighty Girdone River in Bordeux, he traveled along the rivers of Southern France on an eighty-year-old, hundred foot long barge which had been doing the trip for the best part of thirty years. This one-hour special takes a behind-the-scenes look at Rick Stein’s enviable journey from Bordeaux to Marseille during the making of the series, including his favourite dishes along the route.