Tuesday 1 May 2007

Boring Celebrity Chefs

There are some things that I just cannot stand. Today, it is boring celebrity chefs. I am looking at you Iain Hewitson.

I do not want to watch you turn each of your 18 sausages.
I do not want to see you make 4 of each of your oil soaked veal schnitzels.
I do not want to listen to an in depth discussion of the advangtages and disadvantages of seasoning your dish, and exactly how many turns of the grinder is appropriate.
And I cannot stand having to wait for you to unroll half a km of paper towel to wipe that single dot of sauce from the side of the plate. Surely, a man who has been cooking for as long as he has, has learnt how not to spill a ladleful of soup.

A half hour segment can be used to show how to make more than just one dish. I am bored..

A good celebrity chef should be insiring and energetic. They should encourage us to use our senses and our instinct when we are cooking. They should make shopping an exciting experience. People like Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Ainsley Harriot (whether you love them, hate them, or are just plain freaked out by them) make me want to get in the kitchen and use ingredients with names I have never heard of.

Jamie Oliver makes me want to cook for my friends.
Gordon Ramsay makes me want to be a chef.
Iain Hewitson puts me to sleep.

Cooking is for the love of food. It is not the art of perfecting a chore.

1 comment:

K said...

I'm looking forward to your future entries! I really enjoyed this one. <3