Who is your favourite TV cook - the one who you would always tune into?Has anyone heard of Philip Harbin?
Gerry Tan ● 4672d24 Comments
You can't beat a bit of Fanny (Craddock)
David P Archer ● 4672d
Mine is good old Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. I've watched his shows since his first series - cook on the wild side. He drove around the UK in an old converted, beat up Land Rover. Then he settled down for River Cottage. I still watch him now and like his cooking. His portion size is a little mean though :-)
Steven Diver ● 4672d
Nigel Slater and, from the old school, Graeme Kerr.
Nigel Brooks ● 4672d
There are far too many on tv imo, almost to the point of obsession.
Keith Iddon ● 4672d
Obsession maybe Keith, but we all have to eat, some of us five times a day, so we can't help but get the TV chefs shoved down our throats ad nauseum and ad infinitem.
Gerry Tan ● 4672d
Like you David, I'm partial to Fanny occasionally - I rather warm to assertive women - they have so much more to offer, like Janet Street-Portaloo and Edwina Currie as well. But poor old Mr. Craddock - he led a dog's life.
We have always had to eat and I wonder how we all used to manage before the almost endless stream of cookery programmes on TV. There were far fewer of us who were obese in those days.
Rachel Khoo, but it took me a full series of The Little Paris Kitchen to notice she cooks/bakes.
John Bodman ● 4672d
It was the same for me with her and Lorraine Pasquale John..
I may have spelt the name incorrectly..Pascal?
She cooks? :-)
I never watch cookery programmes for I believe that cookery like sex is not a spectator sport. For other reasons I do not watch reality TV, soaps, medical, DIY or property programmes either.
Graham Weeks ● 4672d
whats left?
Downton, Doc Martin (breaking my no medical rule), period dramas, news, documentaries especially historical, police and crime dramas, Gareth Malone's choirs, Antiques Roadshow, several quizzes and Have I Got News For You.
Simon Hopkinson - a proper cook.
Sam Salisbury ● 4672d
Anyone remember the TV goof made by Johnny Craddock when Fanny made doughnuts..:-0
Answering my own question, I like Nigel Slater best, with Rick Stein and the lovely Ms Nigella Lawson coming a close second and third. Any others?
Gerry Tan ● 4669d
I ah to re-read your reply Gerry as I thought that you had Nigella second and third for two good reasons.Slinks off for a cold shower..............
Nigel Brooks ● 4669d
Nigel!....'nuff said.
For me it has to be Delia
Fred Hunt ● 4669d
Me too, Delia is the best.
Pat Kingham ● 4668d
Her book The Complete Cookery Course is very good. My copy has been well thumbed over the years.
Keith Iddon ● 4668d
Another interesting cook from the past - Michael Bukht - the crafty cook on Capital Radio, TV chef known to Food and Drink viewers as Michael Barry, the 'crafty cook', and a co-founder of the radio station Classic FM
Fred Hunt ● 4667d
Sadly missed.
Nigel Brooks ● 4667d