The Good Chef - Simon Hopkinson

[ermintrude]

He's doing a TV program, 6 episodes on BBC1 starting in July, looking forward to it already.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/02_february/15/goodcook.shtml

Edited June 9, 2011 by ermintrude (log)

[violetfox]

I have three of his cookbooks, and love them and use them all of the time.

[ermintrude]

Surprised there was not more comment on this series.

It was low key but every episode I watched made me want to go off and cook something.

One program he made rhubarb crumble, I really wanted a good old fashioned crumble after viewing, and a hour later was eating wonderful spiced apple crumble. Another he did a plain risotto. Again, I wanted to make it, but I discovered none of my chicken stock left in the freezer but I spotted a scrunched up bag of dried porchini and had some chestnut mushrooms handy mushroom and red wine risotto was created. And when he did Piedmont peppers, I'd eaten but was thinking about them all the next day until I made them for a late lunch and ate four as I'd forgotten just how good they are.

This review says it all http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/jul/23/the-good-cook-grace-dent-tv-od

[antdad]

A reluctant presenter that clearly has a fan base from his writing, I just found myself nodding off or switching over.