SC - Re: Modern Chefs (OOP)

[HICKS, MELISSA]

Drake,

> Umm, are you talking about the Seafood Chef, Rick Stein?
> He's very popular in Lochac (Australia) and my and I are 

Your what dear?  I hope the term was going be "dearest darling" <g>

> hoping to attend a
> light supper and lecture he is giving in July.  His TV shows 
> (more than 1
> season worth) is currently showing on the ABC on Wednesday nights.
> 
> Why is it that here in OZ I watch a heap of cooking shows 
> with famous chefs
> (Gordon Ramsay, Rick Stein, Delia Smith, Nick Nairn, Jamie 
> Oliver, Jennifer
> Patterson & Clarissa ???) and they are all bloody English.  
> Are there any
> American cooks doing good things / writing books / doing shows?

I think you will find it is more likely that ABC (Aust Broadcasting Corp -
government funded television station) imports many more British programs
than American ones....  by quite a large amount across the entire spectrum
of programming.

> While I'm on it, what celebrity chefs are your heroes and why?
> Delia Smith   - Total Babe. Great bod, well spoken, great 
> cook. Nuff said.

The things you learn about your husband on an open newsgroup ...

> Nick Nairn    - Dig the accent, great fresh scottish cooking.

And he is a klutz in the kitchen - remember the chilli oil incident ...

> Jamie Oliver  - Left me with "Pukka" as a permanent part of 

Yup - the "naked Chef" is popular amongst my friends because it shows that
food can be simple but still edible.  i.e. you don't need to spend 4 hours
in the kitchen to produce a meal you would be happy to serve at a dinner
party.

Mel.

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