rick 13
Posted 12.37PM
Wed 18 Apr 2007
Not posted a lot but encouraged to do so as Amanda posted so someone may be listening
I've watched GFL/GFbites/food uncut for years. I used to sky plus it every day
I was very open minded initially about Market Kitchen and didn't want to let my resentment about cancelling GFL influence my view of the show
BUT - It has really surprised and disappointed me. It seems very clearly a poor man's F Word. Instead of Gordon (who is a world famous chef) we get Tana (who is an average cook - probably worse than a lot of us on here)
Instead of the celebrity crowd in the F Word cafe we get a few embarressed looking people. And an extended advert for all things Ramsay. The long feature on Gordon Ramsay at claridges last night was just the end for me
Ultimately if like me you enjoy food and cooking and are a competent cook you don't want to learn how to make a fish pie or watercress soup in a step by step way
You can get this from a recipe book
You watch for entertainment and to see proper chefs cooking things you wouldn't normally see
GFL for me worked because it was live and therefore never had the sanitised, boring feel of Market Kitchen / Daily Cooks / Taste etc
Also it had really interesting chefs like Maria Elia and Nick Watts preparing genuinely individual and unusual dishes
Sorry about the long rant everyone but I think they've got rid of the only cookery programme that was different to the 1001 others around, and replaced it with a cheap and cliched show which I won't be watching
(And it's sponsored by a supermarket which makes it completely under the influence of the Ramsay and Waitrose empires)
