Jamie Twit?

**zazen999** · 15-04-2010, 04:29 PM

If you mean Jamie Oliver; I think it's good to see people who are still enthusiastic and gushing about the simple things in life.

[He can't be THAT much of a 'twit' if he is still raking it in after quite a few years on TV, can he?]

**PAULW** · 15-04-2010, 04:46 PM

Brengirl I totally agree with you IMO his arty farty chef style cooking does not translate into anything normal people can cook, he had a recipes in the news of the world suppliment that worked out costing more for a home cooked meal than taking the family out to the ritz

**ginger ninger** · 15-04-2010, 04:52 PM

The only gripe I really have with him is the way he try's to build a skyscraper on the plate with food...WHY Jamie...WHY?? Did he not have Lego as a child ???

**zazen999** · 15-04-2010, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by PAULW View Post

Brengirl I totally agree with you IMO his arty farty chef style cooking does not translate into anything normal people can cook, he had a recipes in the news of the world suppliment that worked out costing more for a home cooked meal than taking the family out to the ritz

I find his recipes incredibly easy...I don't read NOTW but his pizza and pasta dishes are fabulous.

**Jeanied** · 15-04-2010, 05:03 PM

Define 'sell by date', Brengirl!! Cos if he's past it, I dunno what the others are...

**OllieMartin** · 15-04-2010, 05:11 PM

I have a couple of his recipe books, but don't find very much of it appeals to me I have to admit.
I like the fact that his programmes fuse cooking with trying to do some good in the country, but not all problems can be solved with good cooking and I do find him a little annoying.

I wouldn't say he was past it (that's the right kind of "past" right?), but I do find all of his stuff very hit and miss.

**organic** · 15-04-2010, 05:28 PM

Err - is the OP definitely about Jamie Oliver?

I've made a fair for things from his recipes (I usually just wing it when I'm cooking) and have found that most of them are decently priced and dead easy. Of course - if you've not got any of the herbs and spices in for some of them and buy them in especially it does get pricey - but spread over the lifetime of using those herbs it's cheap.

As for sell by date... most people seemed to think he'd met it when he first became known. I didn't see it myself and though I don't watch much of his shows or buy any of his books I figure he's passed the sell-by when people stop buying his stuff.

For the record - the burger recipe from his "Elvis Extravaganza" on Oliver's Twist makes probably the tastiest burger I've ever eaten - especially with the organic mustard I get from Unicorn grocery in Chorlton. Dead easy to make a massive batch up and freeze most of them in parchment paper... just like I do with the pizza dough recipe I got from his website. The chips he made to go with it were damn fine too.

**Rhona** · 15-04-2010, 05:42 PM

I find him the opposite of 'arty' cooking - very straightforward and fairly basic, in a good way.

I have a couple of his books, but don't use them much to be honest - if I'm going to open a cookery book, it's because I want something challenging - though his ideas for fresh pasta and salads are worth a look.

We caught a bit of his Marrakech thing last night - both thought it was a bit badly edited, but agreed that he's actually way more likeable now he's settled down a bit! I think he's a decent chap, genuinely trying to do some good things with his skills.

**northepaul** · 15-04-2010, 05:46 PM

Like his 'Jamie At Home' book very much.
Dont like the way he swans off to other countries and tries to show them how to cook their food - in my opinion its rather conceited.

Still his stuff is simple and easy...even my eldest daughter can cook his recipes!!

**lizzylemon** · 15-04-2010, 06:14 PM

Have to agree - his food is pretty easy and yummy too but I find him a bit annoying these days tbh. Probably says more about me being a bit jaded than it does about him!

**Glutton4...** · 15-04-2010, 06:27 PM

I like JO too. I have a leaning toward Italian food, so his books and his 'chuck it all in' style of cooking, appeal to me. I find Gary Rhodes' 'building the dish' incredibly annoying.

But that's just my opinion!

**northepaul** · 15-04-2010, 06:31 PM

Cant stand Gary Rhodes.....(mumbles some insults under breath...)

I made Jamie's 'poppy & Daisys Pancakes' at christmas - so easy and yummy!!

**Hermit** · 15-04-2010, 06:56 PM

I also am not a fan of jamies. I like heston, gordon, hugh, marco and delia but never liked jamie.

**ginger ninger** · 15-04-2010, 07:20 PM

I'm not a big Delia fan, but her that was on BBC2 last night, I cant remember her name...now she is annoying, she seems as if she want's to be Nigella and in my OH's books, there's only one Nigella.

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