Posts by: Barshedale

I'm with Karen and after all this time and series 3 due in Sept. why don't the moaners just stop complaining, accept that a lot of viewers like the format now and if they don't. Stop watching it.

Rick is my Food Hero/God/Jedi Knight. Have nine of his books, one autographed. Been to The Seafood Restaurant and Bistro and love all his TV programmes. In fact as far as I'm concerned, he can walk on water.

Trouble is, I could act in every programme without having to read a script. Talk about overkill and when you get a weekend of four hour loops, I'd sooner watch The World Needlepoint Championships on BBC 4

"Go back to TV shows a decade ago and you never heard this inane comment."


On those shows and in many recipes the term "Season to Taste" was much more common than specific amounts. Apart from Baking of course where the amount is critical.
If I have any criticism at all on the subject, it is those diners that immediately grab the condiments and smother the food without, first tasting and what about those on Low/No Salt Diets?

If it is ending I am never, never going watch the replacement. It will be rubbish, as will the presenter, who I think should be executed at dawn by slapping to death with a wet kipper.
In fact I am no longer going to watch UKTV Food ever, ever, ever again.
Well apart from Rhodes Over India, probally China too. Rick Stein, Inher Garden. Mustn't leave Deliah out or all AWT's stuff. Tamasins not too bad either. Nearly forgot James Martin & Heston
We must start a petition to keep MK on air for the next 50.75yrs. I will so miss that bunch of Coriander and the view of the Pub outside the market.
or That's up to you to guess. Think it sounds familiar?

I can never understand when on MCGL the comment about "Needs more Seasoning" comes up.
I was always told to under season because you can always add but you can't take away and let's be honest, it's a very personal thing and Chef's idea may not be the same as mine.

Ermmmmmmmmmm.
No matter how good you are, you can't cook a presentable Omlette in 30secs. or less.
J.M. thinks to himself. I wish this were a commercial channel, this could be a break.
That no matter if you use value or golden goose eggs they still get wasted at a rate of 24 a month.
Some clot in planning thought it's a good idea. He is the producers son by the way.

Chill out a bit DB!

Visualise this:
Edwina doing the Omlette Challenge.
Well Edwina, a record time of 5hrs.29mins.37.5secs.

I've found out from a reliable source that this is how it works.
To get to stage two you must, at the end of the voting, be in the top twenty.
You are then interviewed for selection to the Regional Televised Stages.
So there is, a post vote selection process.
Only one problem here. Let us say the top five are hundreds of votes clear of the rest of the field. If they are all Bakers or do not fit in with what the Interviewers want it's "Goodnight Vienna". Votes cast is only the pre-selection, not the finished result!!!!
It's manufactured to keep a televised balance of "Hero's".
Also only one entrant has managed to get through twice.

Twas Edwina Curry of Dippy Egg fame.

With a genuine vote you could end up with, all Pig Farmers or Jam Makers in the final.
There must be either a pre or post vote, selection process.

Exactly the point dusty.
Talking about her, not the show. Get to be I'm bigger than the programme = kiss of death.
Sorry but that's the way it works. Angus Deighton on Have I Got News for You for example.

Morning/Arvo OM

China starts here this month. So we'll all have to wait a bit.

"Makes one want to tune into Market Kitchen!! Just kidding"

Jack. At the end of the day, it's her direct boss and what he says goes. A clue to her demise on yet another Channel in her Bridge Burning Career perhaps? Before anyone starts, read her blog. Had the sack more times than a coalman.

Spicee. That JB was such a clever girl eh?
Nother to do with a producer shouting instructions down her earpiece.

Strangely enough, no. It has just been left to us and supposition.
Even I advocated and would enjoy watching a Best of Compilation.
From the decision and announcement to drop it, to date, there has not been anything from the powers that be in way of an answer to the many questions posed on here.
So it's left to us to guess. Gagging clauses in contracts perhaps. No repeat rights issued or even, such an acrimonious parting from those involved that it's a clandestine battle going on.

"although I don't undertsnad why they need so many?"

Could it be to stop any one presenter taking over and it becoming "Their" show?
Do agree about about TPB's and still think MF should stick to what he's good at. Stay out of the kitchen but still talk food.
Seem to recall MF's mishap on one of Rick's Series with a green, furry terrine.
Where yer bin Baz? TR's been gone ages.

I've just been deleted for telling it as it is.
GR may as well save UKTV Food money and just come on during a break and tell us who he's picked.

It's from his book of the series. Seafood Lovers Guide.
You may find it on the BBC Site. Due to ,I believe copyright issues, a lot of Sir Rick of Padstows recipes cannot be posted elsewhere. I could not, for instance get my book and copy the recipe on here for you. It would be deleted as infringing Copyright.
It's a great book to have at home or try the Library and just write it down.

Now that does sound like a good idea.
Perhaps because, unlike the "young guns", they have nothing to prove.

TVFoodie wrote
"What a great idea Barsh! I love blooper shows of almost any kind"

Re-runs of Rhode Over India must appeal then?
Inher Garden or whatever her name is chucks stuff in the sink only for the waste disposal to be in reverse.
Top left off the liquidiser.
Etc. etc.
It must have happened.
I remember that on one of St. Deliah's series they showed a couple of out takes and the end of each programme.

Very enlightening and constuctive first post Mellerina.
Really gives food for thought and the only answer I can come up with is: A conversation/debate about a food subject.

Agree 200% with Babsky but as it's recorded I don't think unbiased opinions would get past the Butchers Block.
I know that some of the dishes would be a no no for me as I hate one or more of the ingredients. The food could be first class but if I tasted it, I would give it a big time yuk but that's just as a personal taste eg. There is nothing on this earth that could make me like Spinach or "Dark" Cabbage. The latter would probally make me .
So it must be selectively televising the positive answers because there is no way everybody likes everything.
Come on MK, let's have a weekly spot of out takes.

Any Rick Stein that has been produced in the last couple of years. ie. haven't seen more times than I've had pints!

Hairy Bikers

Early Rhodes. Pre Ego.

Here, here. that segment and the result was dire.

Just making a general point that it's nothing new that presenters begin to think the shows about them and not the subject matter of the programme.