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| Luvcorfu helps with Rick Stein's Corfu Escape |
Several associates of Luvcorfu Properties were involved with the Corfu episode of Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes, which was broadcast on 16 August 2007 to wide acclaim.
Luvcorfu co-Director Hilary Paipeti assisted with research for the show, and accompanied the crew as local guide and troubleshooter on their two visits to the island. She was recommended to the producers by the Greek National Tourism Organization.
The 'family lunch' which Rick attended was laid on at the home of Papaspiros and Eleni Tsoukalas, parents of Luvcorfu's other director, Harry Tsoukalas (who was in Malta on business at the time of shooting). His brother Perry spoke on the programme to Rick about relocating to Corfu from the UK, where he ran a pub for some years. Perry works for Petra Traditional Constructions as supervisor for its new-build projects, and acts as agent for Luvcorfu in the north west. His wife Joanne, who manages the Luvcorfu and Petra office near Afionas in North West Corfu, was also spotted in shot, as was Sally Buckley, who is Luvcorfu's agent on the North East Coast and in the north.
Another star of the show was Luvcorfu's North East Coast Office Manager, Angela Daykin, who was sitting beside Rick while he spoke to camera during the meal. Seemingly unconscious of the camera pointing straight at her, she coolly continued munching through the entire shoot!
Rick and the crew had to visit Corfu twice for the show. The first shoot took place in September 2006, and the crew returned to the UK very happy with the 'wrap'. Unfortunately, the camera was subsequently discovered to be faulty (it recorded on playback but not on the tape), necessitating a second visit in April 2007. This shoot was shorter than the first, as only the subject matter that worked editorially needed to be re-recorded. The people and places featured were Rouvas Restaurant near the market, a souvlaki shop in the 'Piazza' (both in Corfu Town), Foros Restaurant in Old Perithia, The River Taverna in Lefkimmi, Karidis Restaurant in Boukari, market stallholder Effie Michala, and of course the Tsoukalas family, and colleagues of Luvcorfu and Petra.
Rick Stein (centre) with Perry, Joanne and family |
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