Wildness, silliness and British cooks

[flying_ford_anglia]

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From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Wildness, silliness and British cooks
Date: 8/4/00 5:40 pm  (ET)

Simon said:

<<Are you trying to describe some of my wild speculations Neil...>>

Jen said:

<<I have a tendency to post silly posts (Neil can corroborate with this
statement, I believe)...>>

Neil confirms the above: Simon has speculated wildly and Jen has made
silly posts and long may they continue to do so. In fact, most of the
regular contributors here have been wildly speculative, silly or -
'slap them in irons' - analytical, by turns and no one is likely to put
a stop to that.

Re: Delia Smith. Perhaps the non-Brits here are scratching their heads
over that one, so I'll explain:

Delia is one of the richest women in Britain and a best-selling
author of cookery books, particularly aimed at teaching the basics and
standards of cooking. She's regarded as the doyenne of TV chefs and a
major authority on the subject, but I have her down as a patronising,
outmoded and simpering ninny. She talks about 'pesto sauce' as if she
just discovered it under a rock and explains the most obvious concepts
of cookery as if she's addressing imbeciles.

Jamie Oliver, who Simon mentioned, is a twenty-something trendy chef
who plays the drums in a band and declares everything to be 'pukka'. He
rustles up delicious, exciting food with the enthusiasm of a randy
retriever and his nickname is 'The Naked Chef' [a reference to his no
frills approach not his liability next to frying bacon].

If we're declaring our culinary abilities, I'm not bad in the kitchen
either, provided you don't want dead animals on the plate.

Okay, I realise this has been analytical, a bit silly and wildly
off-topic. Humble apologies.

Neil