Chefs and cookbooks (WAS pukka)

[milztoday]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
> Catherine wrote (re Jamie Oliver):
> 
> > He is a very popular TV Chef over here, 
> 
> I bought his book "The Naked Chef," hoping it would give me some 
new 
> main dishes to cook.  I was kind of disappointed, and I plan to 
> return the book to the store.  The dishes struck me as too weird.  
> Lots of lamb recipes, instructions on how to make your own ravioli 
> (uh, no, I don't think so).  Maybe I'll have a look at his second 
> book.
> 

The only books I've bought by British chefs/cooks have been Rick 
Stein's Fruits of the Sea (fish cookery), The Fat Ladies last book, 
and Gary Rhodes' Rhodes around Britain. I've been happy with them so 
far: the recipes I've tried work. Some of them have rather elaborate 
recipes though. 

Milz (who thinks Scottish chef Nick Nairn is a cutie)