The great British baking show.....

[mark111757 Profile]

Or that is how it is known here in the States. Not sure who sold out quicker...PBS or the BBC. I saw the opening of the show and that was used as part of the graphics I threw up.

This was on the front page of today's Daily express.

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The article.......

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So he maybe a little or alot brisk...he like simon cowell does offer criticism. As mum said before she died, some people are way too sensitive. Gordon used to screams at staff till he throat would bleed. But there was a reason for it. If you cant take criticism , find something else to do.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Mark, that man's voice is too squeaky to be scary.

Sorry to hear about your mum, if I'm right, she's passed fairly recently has she?
If not, I'm still sorry.

[Sakkarin Profile]

I would love to see a deliberately cruel edit of an episode with all their nastiest jibes!!! But then I suppose it is Reality TV, which of course has no actual bearing on reality.

[mark111757 Profile]

Gil

Thank you. Could not remember if I posted this or not. Dad died in 2008 an d mum died in 2013. She had seen simon do his thing. In front of a camera of course.

[Alexandria Profile]

Mark,

All my belated condolences ..

Sorry to hear ..

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Sorry - I know a lot of folk like Hollywood - especially women - can't see it myself - I've always thought he was a little slime-ball who thought far too much of himself ….

[Pampy Profile]

Me too! He seems to believe all the hype about himself.

[strictlysalsaclare Profile]

Sorry - I know a lot of folk like Hollywood - especially women - can't see it myself - I've always thought he was a little slime-ball who thought far too much of himself ….

I am one of those women who does like Mr Hollywood .....an awful lot! In fact I have a major crush on him (sorry LL!).

[Lusciouslush Profile]

You're not on your own Strictly - one of the women I do a physio class with has a big crush on him too - apparently it's his eyes ( as in come to bed!).


She called me subversive when I offered my thoughts on the man (??)

[Stokey Sue Profile]

There was a very old baking show they showed on Good Food that featured a young James Martin, and a young Paul Hollywood

Whatever you think of the personalities you couldn’t ‘alf see why someone thought them worth photographing!

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Down Girl...………………..!!

[karadekoolaid Profile]

It seems that ALL reality TV shows have a good guy and a bad guy. Ramsay is no where near as vicious as he often appears on TV - according to real friends who have actually worked with him. A perfectionist? Yes. Totally obsessed with the perfect dish - not the slap, bang, wallop of JO´s Swedish Chef impersonations.
On Spanish Masterchef, there´s a young guy called Jordi Cruz. Some of his comments reduce the participants to tears; and I think they might do the same to me if I were there.
On Argentine Masterchef, there´s a French born chef whose put-downs are withering. Make you want to crawl into a hole and die.
But I suppose that´s what " Reality TV" is all about.
I read in the paper this morning that Gordon Ramsay has offered a free apprenticeship to a young bloke who suffers from dwarfism - he´s only 3ft 1" tall. He applied to a culinary programme in Gloucester, to become a trained cook, and they refused him on the grounds of being a liability in the kitchen. Ramsay said: "I utterly despise discrimination of this kind; any discrimination, in fact. So he can come and work for me, free of charge. If he´s motivated, that´s enough".
( Well something like that!)

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

That's a local story, Clive.
I was listening on the radio, and the mother was truly miffed at the constant put downs her son was getting through his life.
The college backtracked, and said he was never told he would get under others feet, and he still has a place.
The little liars!

I'm so please to hear Rambo has stepped up to help the young man.

My "be still my beating heart" was always for Michael Barry.
He was like a ballet dancer when cooking on the TV. Effortless viewing.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

My "be still my beating heart" was always for Michael Barry.

I still have his cookbook somewhere - can't think what it's called right now - bit it was BIG & lots of pics of his jolly face - he was a very calm cook - very laid back - whatever happened to him?

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Michael Bukht (Michael Barry) died in 2011 at the age of 69

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/aug/07/michael-bukht-obituary

[Sakkarin Profile]

I refused to be drawn on this, but I will say that she's welcome to visit my Little English Kitchen any time...

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

RIP Michael. You were a good un.

It's either Rachel Koo, or Delia.

[Sakkarin Profile]

I'll leave that to you to work out!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bop4rr6sUQo

[Renee Profile]

It's got to be Delia!!!!! Just kidding, honest!

Now I love James Martin and apart from his looks, I like the fact that he's down-to-earth and I love his humour. I'm still sad that he left Saturday Kitchen, but I can understand his reasons why.

[Sakkarin Profile]

It's got to be Delia!!!!!

Indeed, such spirit! The spirit being gin...