Nigel Slater is proud to be a cook – he clearly states he is no chef. This appears to be his ultimate branding and is the consistent offering in his TV shows, cookbooks and food novels. Even the title of his autobiography avoids much pretense and does not sound like the proclamations of a Chef: [...]
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Another UK Cooking Show Review: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
Posted in Television Shows on December 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The best TV show I`ve ever seen about local food…
Posted in Television Shows on November 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
…isn`t about local food. But it really has taught me a massive amount about local food. The show is sort of a documentary, part reality (in truly the best sense) and part educational. I haven`t seen the entire thing but I can`t reccomend it highly enough. Turn Back Time: The High Street is a six [...]
(Local) Food on Television… in the UK
Posted in Television Shows on November 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The combination of 9 days in a hotel room and the complications of a 5-hour time difference which makes me feel I should be sleeping when I am working and awake when I am lying in bed tend to lead to higher than normal consumption of television. As a creature of habit, I tend to [...]
Why Are Thin People Not Fat? I love the BBC
Posted in Television Shows, tagged BBC, calories, health, healthy, healthy eating, Law of Thermodynamics, losing weight, Thermodynamics, weight loss, Why are Thin People Not Fat on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ahhhh, the British. I love them. I thought they took the cake on weight loss shows when they came out with the bizarre concept called, Fat Teens Can’t Hunt. I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Why are Thin People Not Fat? I thought it was because they are less calories or perhaps were more [...]
Cadbury UK
Posted in Television Shows, tagged a glass and a half productions, advertising, cadbury, cadburys, chocolate, commercials, dairy milk, dairymilk, English chocolate, funny commercials, marketing on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure Dana will post on the virtues of Cadbury in the UK compared to what we receive in North America. Good Chocolate is a passion of hers – I love a bit in my chili! Cadbury has a series of commericals that I’ve seen on my visit to the UK that have to [...]
The Great British Food Fight
Posted in Television Shows on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THIS series looks like fun, “The Great British Food Fight” is a series of programs where some of Britains best known chef’s “will be celebrating the best of British food and exploring issues around animal welfare in a number of hard-hitting films.” (from the website). Obviously I haven’t seen the show, but I read about [...]
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