Rising from the fires of the French Revolution, one young man reached the top of European politics – not through seizing power, but through his cooking. Jonny Wilkes explores the life and lasting legacy of the ‘king of chefs,

The origin story of legendary chef Marie-Antoine Carême, now a flirty and fun series on Apple TV+ starring Benjamin Voisin, is incredibly French.

Carême takes place during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte after the French Revolution. The chef, played by Benjamin Voisin, is hired by a French foreign minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (Jérémie Renier) to make creative pastries that will impress the people with whom he’s negotiating.