Ricardo is a daily French-language cooking show that aired weekdays on Radio-Canada from 2002 to 2023, hosted by Ricardo Larrivée.Alexis Boulianne, "Après 21 ans, c’est la fin pour l’émission Ricardo". Mordu, April 3, 2023. He presents accessible recipes alone or accompanied by a guest or a member of his rotating panel of contributors: nutritionists Hélène Laurendeau and Christina Blais, gardener Pierre Gingras and sommelier François Chartier.
The show moved in 2006 from a television studio to a purpose-built kitchen in Ricardo's home in Chambly, Quebec.
Ricardo spun off Ricardo and Friends, an English-language adaptation of the series.
Larrivée announced in 2023 that he was stepping away from full-time hosting. The show was replaced in the fall with La Cuisine d'Isabelle et Ricardo, hosted primarily by Isabelle Deschamps Plante although Larrivée still makes guest appearances as a contributor.Virginie Landry, "Cuisiner du Isabelle comme on cuisine du Ricardo". Le Devoir, December 2, 2023.
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