Jam Club: Brad Pitt flies across the globe to find the maker of his favourite fruity preserve

The first rule of Jam Club is... fly halfway across the world to find your favourite preserve-maker.

That is, according to Brad Pitt.

The Hollywood star was so taken by the fruity delights of one French delicacy that he jumped on a plane to the town in which the £12 pots are made.

What a jam: Brad Pitt tracks down the maker of his favourite fruity preserve and takes home £1,200 worth of product

What's your flavour? Christine Ferber's artisan jams are found in swanky hotels and cost £12 a pot

And with his eldest son Maddox, 11, in tow Brad, 49, flew to Alsace and found the mysterious 'Jam Fairy' aka Christine Ferber.

Christine - considered the Heston Blumenthal of jam-making - and her team prepare these confitures in the village of Niedermorschwihr, located in the heart of the Alsatian vineyards.



From classic recipes such as blueberry jam to original concoctions of raspberry jam with star anise it's no wonder Brad tracked down the bespoke jam-maker.

But he didn't just pick up a mammoth order, but stayed with Christine, 53, to learn more about the art of preserve-making with his adopted son.



A source told the Mirror: 'Brad is very particular about what he eats but fell in lust with this jam.

'He turned detective and discovered Christine has a little shop in the Alsace region, where she makes the artisan jams. It is very well known among the jam-making fraternity.'

Father-son trip: The actor took Maddox with him on his jammy adventure

'They had a brilliant time, tasting loads of jams and Christine’s other homemade delicacies. They came away with dozens of pots.'

The source also said that Brad and Angelina have designated a room in their Brignoles villa to house the £1,200 worth of preserves.

And the actor may well be looking to bring out his own range soon, with the insider claiming he is 'beginning to experiment with recipes of his own.'

Maybe then his preserves will stand on the breakfast trays of the George V hotel in Paris and London’s five-star Connaught hotel in Mayfair, just like Christine's artisan creations do.