Chefs you can't stand

[Wrong-Direction]

Nigel Slater

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Nigel Slater

Your mother

 

[Uncle C]

Everyone on TV. Fodder for frustrated mums.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Many people in the golden triangle (the roads around Fiveways, BN1) say that the chef in the (unnamed Fiveways cafe) is a bit of a 'difficult character.' Great grub though.

 

[banjo]

Lenny Henry.

 

[Notters]

Anthony Worrall Thompson wins this award by a mile. Slimey, creepy, odd fellow who can't actually seem to cook very well.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Can't instantly think of one I like.

Well, apart from Nigella obviously!

 

[Acker79]

I used to quite like Ainsley Harriott, but watching his street food show, he really comes across as a whiny person you wouldn't enjoy a holiday with.

 

[BensGrandad]

I used to quite like Ainsley Harriott, but watching his street food show, he really comes across as a whiny person you wouldn't enjoy a holiday with.

One of my ex bosses sacked him when he was a chef at Lords said he was absolutely useless at making a profit. He was appaenly good using prime cuts of meat but had no idea on using cheaper cuts so that the whole piece of meat brought about a profit.

I likd the old Cant Cook Wont cook, wish they would bring it back.

 

[Machiavelli]

Anthony Worrall Thompson wins this award by a mile. Slimey, creepy, odd fellow who can't actually seem to cook very well.

This.
Can't stand Nigella either, who is just so transparently hamming it up that it's revolting. The food she champions isn't up to much either and is ... how shall this be put? ... fattening.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Nigel Slater

Ha Ha! Have to agree. Got his silly programme on in the background right now, how can someone be so enthusiastic about fxxk all? 'Ooh, I am so excited by this Ghanain classic version of an historic desert recipe', sign of a great salesman/presenter I guess.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

This.
Can't stand Nigella either, who is just so transparently hamming it up that it's revolting. The food she champions isn't up to much either and is ... how shall this be put? ... fattening.

She just takes things out of packets and eats them, nice rack though!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Ha Ha! Have to agree. Got his silly programme on in the background right now, how can someone be so enthusiastic about fxxk all? 'Ooh, I am so excited by this Ghanain classic version of an historic desert recipe', sign of a great salesman/presenter I guess.

His mid-week recipes are good though.

 

[lawros left foot]

All cookery programmes have one basic flaw, you can't taste the food. It's like watching a music programme with the sound turned off

 

[Stat Brother]

Ha Ha! Have to agree. Got his silly programme on in the background right now, how can someone be so enthusiastic about fxxk all? 'Ooh, I am so excited by this Ghanain classic version of an historic desert recipe', sign of a great salesman/presenter I guess.

The only problem with this premise is the fact that Slates isn't a chef.
He's a food writer, and IMO a fookin good one.

His recipe books are spot on and are far superior to the Gordon & Jamie's of this world.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Kevin Wooodford.

The glare he produced when we were on the practice putting green in Spain a few years back whereupon my colleague ejaculated 'Can't Putt, Won't Putt'.

 

[Motogull]

They're all smug know-it-all show offs so I can't single one out. Oh yes I can, Gordon Ramsay.

 

[HalifaxSeagull]

Jamie Oliver annoys me with his constant 'good old this, good old that (insert any food, it's all good old)... Also, he's obsessed with sprinkling / dropping things from a height & serving things on giant boards etc.

That said his food is generally good to look at, tasty to eat & easy to cook (for a novice like me anyway!) his fantastic fish pie from one of his early books is a firm favourite of mine (and family!)

 

[Notters]

This.
Can't stand Nigella either, who is just so transparently hamming it up that it's revolting. The food she champions isn't up to much either and is ... how shall this be put? ... fattening.

Indeed. Look carefully (without being distracted by her breasts!) And you'll see she can't even use a knife!

 

[vegster]

Nigel Slater

Gone right off Slater now he looks like a tramp.