TV chefs

[MissGull]

Do you ever use any of their recipes, enjoy watching their programmes, and who do you consider to be the best?

For me, Rick Stein is my favourite. I love watching any of his programmes, and having visited his various eateries in Cornwall it's cool to see some of those places again. Plus I love fish.




Anything Jamie Oliver does annoys the crap out of me. Never been to his Brighton restaurant, and it doesn't particularly appeal.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Do you ever use any of their recipes, enjoy watching their programmes, and who do you consider to be the best?

For me, Rick Stein is my favourite. I love watching any of his programmes, and having visited his various eateries in Cornwall it's cool to see some of those places again. Plus I love fish.
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Anything Jamie Oliver does annoys the crap out of me. Never been to his Brighton restaurant, and it doesn't particularly appeal.

ALWAYS THOUGHT WELL OF FANNY TBH

 

[Rugrat]

Mrs Rat reckons Simon Hopkinson or Nigel Slater but Rick Stein is in the mix (pun)

 

[jakarta]

He's not fashionable any more and many recipes are a bit fussy to prepare but Gary Rhodes is top banana in my book.

Mrs Jakarta has recently been doing some Nigel Slater stuff which has also been lovely.

Have to agree that Rick Stein is your man for fish but if you can remember far back enough Sophie Grigson was your woman!

I do love my food.

 

[grummitts gloves]

Nigel Slater for me. Easy to follow recipes.

 

[jevs]

I watch lots of cookery stuff. if i use their recipes, i'll often tweak them to suit my taste.

Enjoy Jamie Oliver to be honest

 

[supaseagull]

Tom kerridge is good but Raymond Blanc is the best...

Ask any professional chef and they all slate Jamie Oliver for nicking other peoples ideas.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

yeah go along with you there Rick Stein is head & shoulders above all the current crop

but Keith Floyd was KING

 

[MissGull]

Kerridge is good, he's got the energy and passion of Jamie Oliver without jizzing all over his food with excitement just because he's grown some dill in his garden and sprinkled it over his potato salad.

 

[Norman Potting]

What about this blast from the past

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Kerr

Until I read this I never realised there is a Brighton and Sussex connection, I always assumed he was Antipodean.

 

[El Sid]

Nigel Slater for me. Easy to follow recipes.

Very easy..... his guide to a bacon sandwich is a masterpiece.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Yotam Ottolenghi deserves a shout.

 

[Acker79]

I've used a couple of Gary Rhodes recipes, a couple of Ching-He Huang recipes, and a couple of matt Preston's cheats recipes (banana ice cream, baked bean soup)

I've also copied techniques, such as triple cooked chips that are absolutely delicious.

But I'm not sure I have a particular favourite tv chef. Tend to like most of them. Even those that are often ridiculed, such as Jamie or guy fieri.

 

[vegster]

They all have their pro's and con's but Rick Stein seems a genuinely nice bloke with good recipes.

 

[Beach Hut]

Stein must be the Daddy for fish but I find his style of presentation rather like being lectured to.

Slater presents very well, Oliver is a **** and over-exposed, one of my favourites is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for factual content and good presenting.

 

[vegster]

Stein must be the Daddy for fish but I find his style of presentation rather like being lectured to.

Slater presents very well, Oliver is a **** and over-exposed, one of my favourites is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for factual content and good presenting.

Yes, forgot Hugh, he does care about using good ingredients and not wasting anything, plus his Beetroot Brownies are a staple during summer in my house.

 

[Goldstone1976]

I'll chuck in Marcus Wareing and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Quite like Jamie Oliver's food, but can't stand him as a presenter. And the pretentious way he presents his food annoys me. He is solely responsible for half the restaurants in this country serving food on planks of wood instead of plates.

Massive twunt, but tasty food.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Have used a very of Tom Kerridge's recipes recently that are very good but easy to follow. Although not a big name, Simon Rimmer also has some really good recipes to follow.

 

[vegster]

Quite like Jamie Oliver's food, but can't stand him as a presenter. And the pretentious way he presents his food annoys me. He is solely responsible for half the restaurants in this country serving food on planks of wood instead of plates.

Massive twunt, but tasty food.

My eccentric mad mother laughs like a drain when she see's people on Come Dine With Me serve food on square plates, it's all relative.