halfaperson
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TV ChefsOne of the few advantages of getting old is the development of a palate and an appreciation of quality tucker. Must admit to watching a lot of TV Cooking. Favorite chefs are Antony Worrel Thompson who I think is very funny and the brilliant Rick Stein (Don’t you dare diss those two cheffy    ). Two others who need their heads deep frying are Gordon f^%&*$*(^%#ing Ramsay who is so far up his own arse he’s practically inside out and Gary Rhodes who if he gets any more pretentious could be a Hollywood actor.
The thing that gets me though is how unhealthy they can make the freshest and leanest of ingredient. Take nlags mate loveable James Martin yesterday. What could be healthier and nicer than Mullet and cabbage and how can anyone make that unhealthy. Well he fried the Mullet (fair enough )and boiled the cabbage for a few minutes just nicely. He then made a sauce with about ¾ pound of butter in it AND double cream AND a fistful of salt. He then fried the cabbage with a rake of pancetta AND Three Knobs of butter and another mountain of salt. Fuck me you could make toilet roll taste nice like that. Am I just rambling here any one else take any interest in them.
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raveydavey
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Spot on Halfa.
Can't say I care much for Mr Oliver either, along with his seemingly endless marketing opportunities.
Rick Stein is a legend, but someone who you don't hear much of is Simon Rimmer.
He's the resident Chef on BBC2's Sunday morning show "Something for the weekend" and he doesn't half rustle up some tasty snap and seems a decent bloke.
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nlag
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I used to like Ramsay, but he is sooooo up himself these days. What really annoys me is the way that the "F" word has become like a catch phrase, and he uses it like a comma, full stop and bracket, in places when you wouldn't normally insert a swear word. The other thing is, it is rare to see Ramsay cooking these days, and the focus is all about him telling people what rubbish business people they are, and how he can save them.
I can take or leave AWT. Rick Stein is a legend. His programs are always interesting, and the way he cooks simple, fresh, local food, with no fuss is what cooking is about for me. Whether he is on a boat in off Cornwall, a river bank in France, or in a fish market in Thailand, I always feel I want to be there using those ingredients and cooking those dishes.
I liked Rhodes when he first hit the scene back in the late 80's. His trademark back then was classic British dishes. He hadn't started banging on about Scumchester United back then either. These days he is so far up himself it is painful to watch.
Not seen or heard Rimmer. Will keep a look out. Never been a fan of Oliver, although the food he produces is quite simple and unpretentious, which I like......It's him I don't warm to.
Cabbage braised in brown stock with belly of pork is one of my favourite side dishes, and I would dress it with butter and crispy pancetta without worrying about me ticker. Fat is flavour.....No getting away from it.....Rich sauces, high fat and salt is OK in my book, but I wouldn't eat it everyday....You could make toilet roll taste nice with some decent stock, fat, some duck, goose or animal fat, cream seasoning etc. , and that is maybe the reason the French came up with a lot of these ideas and techniques, in that they eat bits of animals that animals wont eat.
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Cockney White
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Of the out-and-out TV brigade, I find Worral-Thompson far more to my liking than twats like Gary Rhodes, Ainsley Harriot, etc. I must admit to having a lot of time for Gordon Ramsay. Love him or hate him, he's a damn fine chef and has a brilliant head for business. OK, so he swears a lot but, if I'm honest, he probably swears no more than I do or many of my peers. One things for sure, you don't get Michelin stars by swearing and this guy collects them for fun.
If I have to make a choice as to my number one chef, however, then it's Rick Stein all the way for me.
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raveydavey
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I was fairly impressed with Marco Pierre White on the telly the other month.
No screaming histrionics, he just got on with it.
BTW, Simon Rimmer also appears on Food Poker on BBC2 in an afternoon.
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Cockney White
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| raveydavey wrote: | | BTW, Simon Rimmer also appears on Food Poker on BBC2 in an afternoon. |
The whole series in an afternoon..that's impressive..
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