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We went to The Pheasant at Keyston for my mrs 50th birthday. It was the restaurant that came 2nd in Britains best restaurant on Gordans Ramseys F Word.
Can honestly say it was the best meal out I have ever had. Amazing food.
Can honestly say it was the best meal out I have ever had. Amazing food.
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Oh don't get me wrong. I like nice food, and I think great chefs deserve to make a good living etc etc.
It's just that they seem to have become celebrities for just doing their jobs.
I can do really nice chart corrections and navigate by the stars. I earn a year less than a premier league footballer does a week and I don't have my own TV show!
It is the utter banality of the celebrity chef making bacon sandwiches or a roast dinner or whatever and instead of it being instructional it is dubbed entertainment and we are all meant to be wowed by their prowess. :roll:
Chefs watch out, someday another arcane branch of former domestic servants will rise up and steal your lofty perch!
It's just that they seem to have become celebrities for just doing their jobs.
I can do really nice chart corrections and navigate by the stars. I earn a year less than a premier league footballer does a week and I don't have my own TV show!
It is the utter banality of the celebrity chef making bacon sandwiches or a roast dinner or whatever and instead of it being instructional it is dubbed entertainment and we are all meant to be wowed by their prowess. :roll:
Chefs watch out, someday another arcane branch of former domestic servants will rise up and steal your lofty perch!
'Celebrity' is a much abused word these days. .
That little rat that shagged the old codger from the Rolling Stones is, allegedly, a celebrity..
The crumpet off Britains Got Talent.. Amanda Holden.. she became a 'celebrity' for feck all didn't she??
Jade Goody.. ultimate trailer trash.. famous for being too thick for words on a reality show..
The list goes on... actually, it doesn't... bored now
At least the chefs have some real talent (apart from Delia Smith and Womble Thompson)..
That little rat that shagged the old codger from the Rolling Stones is, allegedly, a celebrity..
The crumpet off Britains Got Talent.. Amanda Holden.. she became a 'celebrity' for feck all didn't she??
Jade Goody.. ultimate trailer trash.. famous for being too thick for words on a reality show..
The list goes on... actually, it doesn't... bored now
At least the chefs have some real talent (apart from Delia Smith and Womble Thompson)..
I agree with the overplaced importance on them and the whole TV / celebrity culture some seem immersed in. But I guess they're products of their time.
Most of them I think are complete jerks. Personally, I like simple food, and I'm not particularly adventurous in my culinary pursuits.
Ramsey's arrogance, whether affected for pay, or truly his way, is repugnant - and yes, I've heard all the tedious arguments about high pressure environments, search for perfection, and all that other nonsense. I suspect brain surgeons and rocket scientists manage without losing their cool. I have some hope for him on a personal level that he tries his nonsense on somebody who's up for it, as I believe a lesson in humility and pain may well serve him - and the rest of society for that matter.
Have to say, though, and the only "celeb" chef that doesn't make me want to hurl an UN72 through the telly is Heston. Wouldn't dream of ever wanting to eat one of his creations, mind, but at least his personality doesn't make me picture him in crosshairs.
Most of them I think are complete jerks. Personally, I like simple food, and I'm not particularly adventurous in my culinary pursuits.
Ramsey's arrogance, whether affected for pay, or truly his way, is repugnant - and yes, I've heard all the tedious arguments about high pressure environments, search for perfection, and all that other nonsense. I suspect brain surgeons and rocket scientists manage without losing their cool. I have some hope for him on a personal level that he tries his nonsense on somebody who's up for it, as I believe a lesson in humility and pain may well serve him - and the rest of society for that matter.
Have to say, though, and the only "celeb" chef that doesn't make me want to hurl an UN72 through the telly is Heston. Wouldn't dream of ever wanting to eat one of his creations, mind, but at least his personality doesn't make me picture him in crosshairs.
I have to say, I used to work for Anthony Worrall Thompson and he is one of a tiny group (no more than 10) of people I really, really disliked from the moment I met him. Normally I can find something to like about anyone, but he was horrible.
My favourite cookery book is "Cooking in a bedsitter" by Katherine Whitehorn. A work of genius. How many cookbooks have a chapter on seduction when you live in a bedsit? And out of them, how many contain advice that works?
My favourite cookery book is "Cooking in a bedsitter" by Katherine Whitehorn. A work of genius. How many cookbooks have a chapter on seduction when you live in a bedsit? And out of them, how many contain advice that works?
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