Re: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
I usually go the annual Malton Food Lovers Festival - which is brilliant - and have met one or two 'celebrity' chefs there. Oddly enough even the ones who seem patronising on TV are quite nice to talk to in person.Re: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
Tabs says: " Don't like Heston Blumental - some of his stuff is just weird, and the loathsome Gordon Ramsay has all the charm of a dead slug."Re: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
Many chefs are just showmen and have lots of people to help them and prepare foodRe: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
Can't 'quote' Ray's post 11 for some reason,Re: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
I agree with Fender. You cook your food as you like it, nobody else has the right to tell you how to cook just because they are on TV. Sure, they have probably worked their way up a la Masterchef type nonsense (and Greg Wallace is a typical patronising chef btw) but just because you don't have the qualification on a certificate doesn't mean your cooking is rubbish or it tastes horrible.Re: Do you find celebrity chefs patronising?
Celebrity chefs patronising? What can I say. All of them are sometimes..Some of them are all the time..you know the rest. As far as the ones on television go, I don't actively watch them but if they're on and they have something useful to share, I'll listen. No matter how they say it. Of course there are a few who are beyond the pale. Like that oxygen thief Gordon Ramsay. But hey..if people are silly enough to give him air time..Or worse still , work for him, they deserve him. I'm only interested in the food. I live in a city where food is original and a "fair dinkum" art form. The "celebrity" chefs are stars in their own establishments and people go to see ( and taste them) perform on their own live stage. Their restaurants. They are welcoming and fun and seldom patronising. It is not a culture of snobbery and you don't have to be filthy rich or a VIP to enjoy some of the best and most culturally diverse food on the planet. As far as cooking goes, have the attitude that you can learn something from everybody. Regardless of their attitude. After all you don't have to have them around for dinner innit!Thread Tools | |
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