“Chef. Spy. Lover.” That’s how the trailer introduces the protagonist of Apple TV+’s Carême. Not exactly in line with the French term—Carême—for Lent. This is the seductive, dramatic story of Antonin Carême, the world’s first celebrity chef. He has risen from poverty in post-Revolutionary Paris to the inner circles of Napoleon’s court, where he doesn’t just cook but spies. “Were motorcycles a thing in 1803, he would have a motorcycle,” writes Margaret Lyons in The New York Times, describing the character played by Benjamin Voisin. An adaptation of Ian Kelly’s 2003 book Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef, the series is sexy, high-stakes, and just historical enough. Some have said it’s where Downton Abbey meets The Bear—an intriguing combination. —Jeanne Malle
The Arts Intel Report
Carême

Benjamin Voisin in Carême.
Where
Streaming on Apple TV+