Plot

The Robshaw family sets out to discover the way people of their social standing, the aspiring middle class, lived and ate during the first half of the 20th century.

First stop is 1900 to 1909, where the Robshaws find themselves in their middle class home. They have a 'maid of all works', Debbie, to do all their cooking and cleaning. One of her first tasks is to cook a meat heavy 3 course evening meal; however the next morning's breakfast of lamb chops leaves the Robshaws feeling overfed. In a later visit to The Savoy, Mr and Mrs Robshaw are introduced to a lighter French haute cuisine, which is more to their taste. Debbie has to prepare an 8 course menu for a dinner party for 8 people and Mr Robshaw's reputation and place in society rests on the its success. Later, Mum Rochelle and daughters organise a tea party for the local ladies in order to further cement the family's social standing. At the end of this decade the family celebrate the success of the UK/French 'Entente Cordiale' by serving sandwiches and chocolate eclairs to their friends.—EdinaJambo