1st Feb 2012
Perhaps a slightly irrelevant post but, as you may have seen from my previous musings, I’m somewhat of a Sir Rick Stein fan. I can’t help but smile when I turn on the television and there he is. He’s wearing customary pink Ralph Lauren polo shirt, quoting from some obscure book, such as Honey from [...]... read more
12th Jan 2012
An open letter to TV cooks (especially Rick Stein – I love you): I love The Hairy Bikers. There is something incredibly comforting about their awful jokes and their northern joviality. It’s like watching an epicurean version of The Chuckle Brothers. However, they are also very good cooks, passionate advocates of local British food and [...]... read more
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