tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post5274103429311402260..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: How do you like your food? Dressed to thrill or nude?allison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-42596554169007045702010-07-18T22:12:24.653+10:002010-07-18T22:12:24.653+10:00I love the idea of Heston's food - as long as ...I love the idea of Heston's food - as long as someone else is doing the tricksy business and all I have to do is take an exotic tastebud holiday, I'm there with my passport.<br /><br />I like experiencing the weird and wonderful and have been known to chow down on the odd fried bug or larvae.<br /><br />But dinner tonight? Cheese and tuna toasties!Crazy Garden Ladyhttp://www.crazygardenlady.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-7723848749736752442010-06-22T21:08:41.090+10:002010-06-22T21:08:41.090+10:00Even Jamie Oliver is a stretch in this kitchen. H...Even Jamie Oliver is a stretch in this kitchen. Heston - well that is just a whole 'nother planet!Christie - Childhood 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633554293833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-60957014848861303582010-06-22T19:20:42.761+10:002010-06-22T19:20:42.761+10:00I am clearly missing out by not being a Masterchef...I am clearly missing out by not being a Masterchef watcher? You know me though, I'm a no-frills kind of gal. I'm at my best in the kitchen when I have to whip up a meal from nothing. Yep. Definitely nude cooking for me.MultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-4238999012792842522010-06-22T19:14:10.955+10:002010-06-22T19:14:10.955+10:00Oh gosh, yes, my family loves to watch Heston. I&#...Oh gosh, yes, my family loves to watch Heston. I'd love to go to The Fat Duck, his restaurant. Last week I had a dream about Giles Coren, who is a food critic for the Times. I tried to get him to read my blog, even though it's not a food blog. That's kind of weird, isn't it? But when it comes to cooking for my family, Jamie's cookbooks are the ones I use most and I love what he did for the school lunches.Nappy Valley Housewifehttp://nappyvalleyhousewife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-7902240705406991672010-06-22T13:08:29.601+10:002010-06-22T13:08:29.601+10:00I think I prefer a cook to a chef. Maggie Beer, St...I think I prefer a cook to a chef. Maggie Beer, Stephanie Alexander, even Jamie Oliver... simple, fresh ingredients done well sorta stuff. I might go out for Heston frills... maybe.Maxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-22872750475044519652010-06-22T10:53:31.629+10:002010-06-22T10:53:31.629+10:00I am so totally with you on this. I'm also onl...I am so totally with you on this. I'm also only coming in to the whole MasterChef thing now. And even on occasion. But I agree - everyone is a MasterChef this series. How do these people find the time to master their craft?! Beats me. <br /><br />I'll be honest. I've NEVER heard of Heston. And Hubby finds Jamie Oliver annoying, so we won't be watching him either.<br /><br />Hubby and I have made some pretty good meals, but nothing in the same spectrum as these contestants. Good luck to them. May the best foodie win!Jodie Anstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300961546795965857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-26275344009444169532010-06-22T10:02:59.937+10:002010-06-22T10:02:59.937+10:00I love watching Heston perform his magic with diff...I love watching Heston perform his magic with different ingredients, but would I eat it, probably not. Jamie I think was the first "celebrity" chef..... not counting Peter Russell Clark or Hewy. Whilst he may be a bit naff at times he is passionate about cooking with fresh seasonal produce... and hey if he can get my son to eat vege's he's my hero!!! JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-27161212164370720832010-06-22T09:23:28.043+10:002010-06-22T09:23:28.043+10:00The sea foam one nearly made me cry it was so spec...The sea foam one nearly made me cry it was so spectacular but the meaty fruit grossed me out! I think Heston's a spunk...Jamie's a bit of a wanker!!! There, that about sums up my view...oh and I wish I could be reincarnated as Marion...she's so cool looking and I love her specs.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422169384250471413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-84055417891986749932010-06-22T08:01:30.056+10:002010-06-22T08:01:30.056+10:00Makes me think of the cake decorated to look a ham...Makes me think of the cake decorated to look a hamburger in the Women's Weekly Birthday Cakes book. It's either a cake or it's a hamburger, people!The NDMhttp://notdrowning.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-14045072070467525512010-06-22T07:40:59.335+10:002010-06-22T07:40:59.335+10:00@In My House - agree that Heston's food is art...@In My House - agree that Heston's food is art and that London Week has been great TV so far. I also agree with @Deer Baby that he is strangely crush-worthy. Might be those handsome specs. <br /><br />@Lucy - there's always one eye on the bottom line. I think all the contestants this year seemed to be chosen for how they'd look on a cookbook cover, not in a kitchen. I find myself even trying to decide if I should get my hair cut like Claire's. <br /><br />As for the botox, I'm not getting involved in scurrilous rumour... but if anyone has updates, please share. :-)allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-65109064442619163822010-06-22T07:33:14.821+10:002010-06-22T07:33:14.821+10:00I think I have a little bit of a crush on Heston. ...I think I have a little bit of a crush on Heston. Is that weird? Not so much his food. He just does something for me!!!! I can say that safely here right???<br /><br />Jamie is our national hero. if it wasn't for him, my son would still be eating turkey twizzlers at school. I much prefer his style of food. Bish bash bosh. Please tell me he hasn't had Botox??alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-91694067029295773972010-06-22T07:27:55.409+10:002010-06-22T07:27:55.409+10:00Yes Yes Yes I totally agree with you here. I love...Yes Yes Yes I totally agree with you here. I love the way Jamie O cooks - fresh simple ingredients. I hate the way food is deconstructed and reconstructed into something else - I just love natural and fresh. If I want a mandarine I want it to taste like fruit - NOT MEAT! - Great blog post. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-36407399810014998352010-06-22T06:23:22.376+10:002010-06-22T06:23:22.376+10:00Totally agree! Give me a fancy steak n' chips ...Totally agree! Give me a fancy steak n' chips over braised pig's trotter with asparagus mousse any day.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526632640608597064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-23507825202713596622010-06-22T06:12:07.443+10:002010-06-22T06:12:07.443+10:00I didn't watch Masterchef last year, but I wis...I didn't watch Masterchef last year, but I wish I had. I was only wondering out loud about the difference in "vibe" that I felt between seeing Julie in this series, in comparison to the current contestants.<br /><br />Heston is a hero of mine from way back, in as much as he is self taught & a great bloke. (And seeing him again last night reminded me of his utterly natural charm.) BUT his food, whilst I find it fascinating, doesn't do it for me.....<br /><br />But I hate to say it, Jamie doesn't do it for me either. (I love his recipe books, but his puckerness (and his recent botox?!) icks me out. But again, he is a marketers dream........<br /><br />Which makes me realise that so many of these chefs that have risen to stardom and riches as a result of celebrity chefness are a commodity.<br /><br />Which brings me back to Masterchef and begs the question: will it be the best cook that wins, or the contestant who is the most marketable? (Or possibly both?)Diminishing Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072304081006798910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-79558448039691817342010-06-22T06:02:56.870+10:002010-06-22T06:02:56.870+10:00Heston's food is pure performance art, not to ...Heston's food is pure performance art, not to be tried at home. I must say though, this London Masterchef jaunt has really been good television and a great culinary education for the average Aussie viewer.catherine shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535824774062036043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-91315607241499969562010-06-22T04:03:39.652+10:002010-06-22T04:03:39.652+10:00I'm so glad I read this. I went to bed feeling...I'm so glad I read this. I went to bed feeling quite out of sorts after watching the tail end of this episode. You articulated why perfectly. And I have Jamie Oliver's cookbooks nestling on my shelf. I think I'll drag one out later today (it's 2am here and I've been up with a sick child) and make some good old home food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-36404529247466438802010-06-22T00:50:40.221+10:002010-06-22T00:50:40.221+10:00Am totally with you. There is a place for foam, an...Am totally with you. There is a place for foam, and that is in my bath, not on my plate.Kylie Lhttp://www.kylieladd.com.aunoreply@blogger.com