Cookery programmes

I agree with you, paddyann, DH and I went to the Jamie's Italian in York a few years ago now, and although we didn't have the long wait, the food was not that great, and no garlic bread available, only breadsticks! (Maybe that was a one off, but honestly, an Italian restaurant and no garlic bread available)! ?

The night we were in Jamies Oxford restaurant Gennaro Contaldo was in the kitchen ..we did think we might have had a decent meal but alas not .Despite the full camera coverage of everything going on IN the kitchen the food was still inedible GreydusterLike I mentioned my complaint was ignored by staff and the letter I sent .

We love the cookery programmes, watch lots of them and we get a lot of inspiration from them. I’ve definì gone off Nigella though, way too much lip licking and sultry looks to camera.

I had no issues with the food at Jamie’s in Oxford; the problem was with the waitress who came and gave us chapter and verse on just about every dish on the menu until we all thought we would just expire from starvation before she got to the end!!

In dry January, I would loved to have seen one cookery programme that didn't slosh alcohol into dishes and also offered recommendations for some interesting, non-alcoholic drinks to accompany the food.

DH and I went to Jamie's in Harrogate last time we were there. We waited ages, and it was rather noisy. The pizza was good though.

I doubt it Paddyann, unless they don't use green veg, onions, peppers, cheese , wheat ,

sorry to hear about your experience with Jamie's in Oxford paddyann, DD and I go there whenever we want a nice meal, and although therre is a bit of a wait, we've always been very pleased with the food.

Our wine never seems to smell of petrol or trainers on hot tarmac though.

Just as well, Jalima or you'd be entitled to a refund, I think!
Eating food is much more fun than watching programmes about it (but I do listen to R4 The Food Programme occasionally)

I don't watch them very much nowadays (DH always groans) so I don't mind watching the occasional one if he's busy doing something else.
I quite like Rick Stein's travel programmes, though, spiced up with a bit of food.

Jilly Gooden was on the tv recently on Pointless. Our wine never seems to smell of petrol or trainers on hot tarmac though.

Anniebach you should give them a go..might find ways to put some of that weight back on ,or something that will tempt you to eat

Still love watching Keith Ffloyd on SMK

didn't like Jamies in Oxford ,in fact the food and service was appalling and when I complained I got a shrug from the staff.I complained in writing about waiting 45 minutes for a startere that arrived overcooked an dry an dstuck to the dish...no reply from that either.I like our local Carluccio's brilliant staff and service and the food is consistent.not brilliant but good for a chain restaurant.I'll watch any food programme thats on TV when I turn it on and find some good ones. I like Rachel ,the Irish girl from Ballymalooe and theres a very good wee Irish guy who is really young and has a great recipe for chilli .I tend to give the big "celeb" chefs a miss as its more about them than the food .

Cannot think of anything more boring than a cookery programme sorry.

I did watch Floyd though ?

The hairy bikers don't look very wholesome to me. It puts me off.

And children!

Chris Kelly - also presented wish you were here - according to Google.

I love Jamie's restaurants. Great atmosphere, food and staff.

I also love Carluccio's for the same reasons.

And, they both get GF.

The galloping gourmet, my mum used to watch. I quite like Jamie Oliver. None of that fiddling around. Bosh!

I chanced to see Rick S on Saturday Kitchen once. The format had changed and he was'Cook'

He could not string 2 words together, or work in a 'live' scenario.

Its a travel prog with him, and doesent he do it well.

The old wife runs the Cornwall enterprise, Son is in the kitchen.
Talk about an empire, he has it all,

Sadly Jamie is going the same way, with the pier food.

His restaurants are closing so fast, overpriced, bad service, but Jamie will end up smelling of roses.

Michael Barry (aka The Crafty Cook) was in it with Oz Clark and Jilly Goolden according to Google. I'm on a mission to find out the name of the other bloke.

Michael Barry helped found Classic FM not Jazz FM- oops!!

Oh yes, I remember the original food and
and drink, I thought back then was a bit snobby and couldn't stand gilly goodman or Goldman, forgot surname....but then I was a lot younger and had a different opinion then lol....

I like the baking programmes. My favourite is Anna Olsen .
She has also done series on savoury cooking, but I find she uses too many ingredients there. As does Jamie Oliver.
I feel like asking Jamie to do a series on planning for recipes - shopping lists, ingredients always to hand from your store cupboard etc.

There was a food magazine programme years ago - maybe called 'food and Drink' - which was very good. Oz Clarke might have been the wine expert and, while I can picture the other two, I can't remember their name's! I think one was called Chris and might have gone on to do something with Jazz FM.

I'm a mine of partial information!!

It was revived a while ago fronted by Michel Roux Junior - it didn't last!!

I used to love Saturday kitchen with James Martin - well, I love James Martin!! I don't enjoy the ITV version though.

Yawn, yawn - cookery programmes; no thank you!!

I am intrigued by the popularity of these programmes when so many more people now eat ready-meals, takeaways or eat out. Very odd.

I have never watched cookery programmes, Since Delia Smith (and I didn't watch her much). Cookery programmes now are all about cookery as Art, rather than food that feeds and nourish. I suspect these days many people are put off cooking because cookery programmes make it look so difficult or require so many arcane ingredients.

Much prefer The Food Programme on Radio 4, which investigates individual foods, markets, developments and is so informative.