It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part … - Toby Young

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In the U. S. , ironically, people work longer hours in the U. S. than they do in Europe or in any other industrialized country. They seem utterly oblivious to May Day, don't really know what it is - our own history.

Toby Young

It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called 'Eating With the Enemy. ' The budget for all 20 episodes was probably the budget for a single episode of 'Top Chef. ' It's the difference between making a home movie in your backyard and going to Hollywood.

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