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

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,

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.