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View Article  The Great British Menu ~ The Great British Christmas Menu + recipes

The Great British Menu ~

Now that the latest program, The Great British Christmas Menu has ended on BBC2 ~ ...   more »

View Article  Saturday Kitchen ~ James Martin 30th Dec 06

Saturday Kitchen ~ James Martin + recipe link

James Martin enjoys the company of Ben O'Donoghue and James Tanner. Saturday ...   more »

View Article  Recipe ~ Green Leaf, Avocado and Strawberry Salad with Lime and Honey Dressing

Green Leaf, Avacado and Strawberry Salad with Lime and Honey Dressing ~ Serves 4

Ingredients ~

Green leaf, avacado and strawberries ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! ~ Friday 29th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

Christmas Cooks! ~ Friday 29th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Oz ...   more »

View Article  The Cook's Book ~ Marcus Wareing

The Cook's Book

A large book at 648 pages, that has many important chefs from the world's top restaurants who ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! ~ Thursday 28th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

Christmas Cooks! ~ Thursday 28th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Keith Floyd and ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson ~ Bon Appetit Magazine ~ January 2007

Nigella Lawson ~ Bon Appetit Magazine January 2007

After her Nigella Feasts program on US tv ~ the Food Network ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! ~ Wednesday 27th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

Christmas Cooks! ~ Wednesday 27th Dec 2006 + recipe handbook

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Rachel Allen and ...   more »

View Article  New Year TV ~ Cookery Programs

New Year TV ~ Cookery Programs

Saturday 30th Dec 2006

10.00 am. ~ Saturday Kitchen Food of the Year ~ ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! ~ Christmas Day and Boxing Day + recipe handbooks

Christmas Cooks! ~ Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Recipe handbook for Christmas Day

Recipe handbook for Boxing Day

Hope you had ...   more »

View Article  Saturday Kitchen ~ James Martin 23rd Dec 06

Saturday Kitchen ~ James Martin

A surprise guest Nigella Lawson, joins Brian Turner and Gennaro Contaldo on this mornings show. ...   more »

View Article  Oz and James’s big Wine Adventure BBC2 Programs 4 and 5

Episode 4: The concept of Terroir?

Starts in Alsace, important for Reislings. Now on the road for a month. No ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! Friday 22nd Dec 2006

Christmas Cooks! Friday 22nd Dec 2006

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Oz Clarke, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Linda Barker. 

Link ...   more »

View Article  Gordon Ramsay ~ The Christmas F Word

Gordon Ramsay ~ The Christmas F Word

Gordon begins with oysters, how to open and cook rock oysters from Devon. ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! Wednesday 20th Dec + Thursday 21st 2006

Christmas Cooks! Wednesday 20th Dec 2006 Inc Recipes.

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Oz Clarke, Mary Berry, Linda ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson - Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen (3 of 3 inc recipes) - Wed 20th BBC2

Tonight: 3 of 3

Life in the Old Bird Yet? Yes it is the turn of the Christmas Turkey to ...   more »

View Article  Christmas TV - Cookery Programs
26th December 2006 Christmas Cooks! 10.30 am ITV1 (7/10) 27th December 2006 Christmas Cooks! 10.30 am ITV1 (8/10) Aldo Zill and Rachel Allen   more »
View Article  Christmas Cooks!- Monday 18th Dec and Tuesday 19th Dec

Christmas Cooks! Tuesday 19th Dec 2006

The Christmas Cooks! team today: Antony Worrall Thompson, Oz Clarke, Brian Turner, Linda Barker....   more »

View Article  James Martin - Saturday Kitchen + Recipes 16 Dec 2006
Saturday Kitchen ~ 16 December 2006 With James Martin saturday was chef Bill Granger and Stuart Gillies and his guest Chris Evans adding quite a bit of fun attempted some cooking as well. I remember meeting James some years ago at the Good Food Show, in Olympia London and he was a real gentleman and spent time with everyone.    more »
View Article  Rachel Allen - Rachel’s Favourite Food

Rachel Allen is an Irish lass,  35  , has a number of cookbooks in print and two television shows. Her ...   more »

View Article  The Observer - Food Monthly Dec 06

As I noted in an earlier blog, there have been a number of very interesting food articles this weekend and ...   more »

View Article  The Market Kitchen - New UKTV TV Series based around one of London’s markets

Clarissa Dickson Wright is to host a new tv series with Tom Parker Bowles and Tana Ramsay. I understand the ...   more »

View Article  Sunday Telegraph - Best Recipe Books (Oliver, Gyngell, Dekmak, Leith, Locatelli)

I have been reading through the Sunday papers and noticed the best recipe book list in the Sunday Telegraph:

  • Cook ...   more »
View Article  Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador - BBC2 at 8.00 pm Tuesday 19th Dec 2006

Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador - BBC2 at 8.00 pm Tuesday 19th Dec 2006

A one hour program telling the story ...   more »

View Article  Nigella, Gordon and Jamie - Cook Book Shop

A very busy week or two leading up to Christmas and the number of high quality television programs on cooking ...   more »

View Article  Christmas Cooks! - Antony Worrall Thompson+Oz Clarke ITV1 + Recipe Handbooks
Antony Worrall Thompson and Oz Clarke, interior designer Linda Barker, confectioner Jane Asher and celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo join in to enjoy food and drink for the festive season. Including many useful tips and seasonal recipes.    more »
View Article  Nigella Lawson - Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen (2 of 3 inc recipes) - Wed 13th BBC2

Episode Two:

Nigella’s Kitchen nightmare? What can we do to make life easier on ourselves at Christmas and yet ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson - Jan 07 Food Magazine

I hear Nigella will have an article in Good Food Magazine Jan 07, when I get more I will report ...   more »

View Article  Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares Ch4 Tuesday 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Another series in the turn-around of failing restaurants. This is the fourth series of the award winning show.  

Momma ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson - Nigella Feasts - TV in the US

Nigella Lawson is back on US TV, with her series Nigella Feasts.  Her Nigella Bites Christmas special has just aired ...   more »

View Article  The Great British Christmas Menu + Recipes + Result (BBC2 11 - 15th Dec)

The new series of The Great British Menu has now concluded (after the five programs on BBC2 at 6.00 pm). This time ...   more »

View Article  Tana Ramsay - Tana Ramsay's Family Kitchen

Tana Ramsay, is the beautiful and hard working wife of famous UK chef Gordon Ramsay. In this new book Tana ...   more »

View Article  Rachael Ray - US Cook and her Cookbooks

Rachel Ray is a well known chef in the US, where her books and tv programs are changing the way ...   more »

View Article  Hello Magazine - Winter Entertaining (Tana Ramsay, Oz Clarke)

An addition to a recent edition of Hello magazine, is a beautifully photographed cooking guide. There are articles by Tana ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson - FEAST - Food that Celebrates Life.

After a very successful first program in her new series Christmas Kitchen, I thought I should review the latest book ...   more »

View Article  Richard + Judy’s Christmas Party Books (Gordon Ramsay Interview) - Ch 4 Sat 9th Dec at 6.45pm

Richard and Judy interviewed a number of celebrities in this Christmas Book special. Interesting because of the interview with Gordon ...   more »

View Article  Bestsellers - Sunday Times - Wine books Dec 2006

A list of bestselling wine books:

1. Hugh Johnston’s Pocket Wine Book: Hugh Johnston

2. Richard and Judy’s Wine Guide: ...   more »

View Article  Bestsellers - Sunday Times - cookbooks Dec 06

Bestseller cook books-

1. Cook with Jamie: Jamie Oliver

2. Gordon Ramsay’s Sunday Lunch: Gordon Ramsay

3. Jamie’s Italy: Jamie Oliver...   more »

View Article  Music while cooking - Apple ipod, mp3, mobile - radio or tv?

Do you listen to music while you cook? What sort of music do you like to listen to while you ...   more »

View Article  Nigella Lawson - Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen (1 of 3) + Recipe Links

Well Nigella is always fun to watch and this year she has a new series on BBC2 (UK) at 8.00 ...   more »

View Article  French Women don’t get fat - French Women for all seasons - Mireille Guiliano

Bonjour mes amis! I have never been that good a la Français! Anyway, Mireille Guiliano has a well known book,...   more »