To be really irritated by chefs over praising their own food?

I hate the close ups of chefs eating - some of them have awful table manners. The worst thing for me is when they put ingredients right up to their noses to sniff them, it’s so unhygienic. You’d think after Covid they’d be a bit more circumspect. I love Nigel Slater’s recipes but watching him handling, sniffing and slurping in his kitchen would put me off eating any of his cooking (not that I’m ever likely to be invited!).

I love James Martin too.

There was a Capital Radio DJ on Saturday Kitchen yesterday who held her nose while trying a kipper recipe (I think) - that was taking things too far the other way, I thought!

GIvy, me too. To my late DH’s amusement, I call it my “Gastroporn” 😂

I do find Mary Berry a bit irritating but do use her recipes. My favourites were the Hairy Bikers and so sad Dave no longer with us. James Martin amuses me. I love watching the cooking programmes and DH lives in hope my skills in the kitchen will improve 😂😂

The only person I have heard praise their home economist is Delia Smith and she praised her testers who she tries new recipes on.
I haven't bothered to watch bake off this year or strictly. As it's always the same . On bake off why do they need 2 presenters . I liked it better on the BBC with Mary Berry and Mel and Sue. They weren't over the top like the channel 4 lot are .

What I liked about Keith Floyd was if he made a mistake he admitted it . And then did it again how it should be .

We all have disasters in the kitchen why don't professionals admit they do .

shysal

I always think Mary Berry looks uncomfortable when tasting her food. I expect the production team insist as it is 'the thing' these days. She often puts out her tongue to meat the food, which is not a great look!

I reckon these celebrity chefs should own up and profusely give tons of credit to the support team, literally behind the scenes, who do the majority of prepping.
Anyone can turn out a banquet in "just 20 minutes" if they have a regiment of trainee chefs tucked away in a corner of the kitchen doing all the donkey work.

When cooking is featured on Daytime tv and the presenter swans in to taste-test the celebrity chefs offering they ALWAYS trot out the worn-out clichés: "that is soooooo deeeelicious!" "Mmmmmmm, sooooperrrr!" "fantastic!"

I half-hope that one day someone will say "well, I suppose it's OK..." or better still just throw up!

They all do it. I keep waiting for one of them to say something like “that’s not bad” or “that needs some more salt”. Also presenters visiting some commercial enterprise and being asked to taste the product. It’s always a very positive response.

I use quite a lot of her recipes

I do like Mary, though!

I always think Mary Berry looks uncomfortable when tasting her food. I expect the production team insist as it is 'the thing' these days. She often puts out her tongue to meat the food, which is not a great look!

I find it quite hilarious when anybody over praises themselves, I think there are ways of doing it without being a complete big head recognising a strength or attribute but there are those who massively big themselves up, quite oblivious to how that might sound. I knew a mother down at the school gates, who was an aromatherapist, prone to saying something along these lines, "I have clients who beg, literally beg me to give them tips on clothes and make up because they are so envious of how I look" often to suppressed snorts of laughter from anyone in earshot as she boasted away without a flicker of embarrassment

Back to Mary Berry, I haven't seen her lately I do have one of her books, I suppose it could be a thing with tv chefs to stand back and admire their work, maybe we all do it to an extent. One of my sons sends me pics of some of his efforts with a "yes! before you say it, your son is amazing in the culinary department" said very much tongue in cheek.

I’m guilty of this😳.

Me too , Merlot. I enjoy Nigella and find that her recipes work .
Sadly, I don't look quite so glamorous raiding the fridge in the middle of the night.

kittylester

Just watched Mary Berry (whose recipes I use a lot) savouring her own cooking with exaggerated enjoyment.

It drove me bonkers.

DH was heard to comment that it's different if it's Nigella!

Oh absolutely! 😂

I need you back on my telly, Nigella. I do love a touch of glam!

I did wonder if that's all she eats as she is so slim.

I hope her Christmas cake recipe is good as I've just used it to make mine !