Leading chef and restaurateur Ming Tan delves into the mysteries of global food production chains, uncovering how events in different countries and industries affect our food.

In series 1, Tan investigates why food prices are going up, asking whether we really have to say goodbye to cheap food and taking as his personal mission to find out what we are really paying for when we buy food. In series 2, Tan travels the world investigating food mysteries, from France’s butter crisis, to disappearing fish in Indonesia. Series 3 explores the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on food production and how this global crisis has acted as a wakeup call, forcing us to re-evaluate how food gets to our table.

Packed with food insights from Tan and global food experts and producers, this series reveals food’s surprising origins, and traces its journey from source to table.