Jamie Cooks Summer

[Florence Fennel]

Did anyone see it last night? I loved it. That boy is so good with children, I love to see him cooking with them.

[Shadylane]

I did enjoy it but there were occasions when I was chuntering at the TV - for example those upper middle class women in their floaty dresses and flowers in their hair - camping? Yeah right. I'm going camping this weekend and I won't be taking no floaty dresses.

It was fun to watch, but I found it a little frustrating that some of the stuff he did just doesn't sit right in the real world. Like finding a field, digging a big hole and putting a fire in it. How many of us have access to a field where you can (legally) do that? Most camp sites don't let you have fires and if they do it's usually (with a few exceptions) in a fire pit/BBQ. I was expecting to hear about loads of complaints about Jamie encouraging people to light open fires in the country side. I mean he didn't even surround it with stones tut tut.

I do love how crazy, giddy, passionate he gets when he's made something 'delish', though. It's quite endearing and that pancake cake looked awesome.

[cardiffsteve]

That boy is so good with children, I love to see him cooking with them.

How did he cook them? Sliced and boiled or fried?

[Shadylane]

They're better roasted, with a bit of seasoning.

[HeyWayne]

He is an inspiration.

Ok, so a lot of it is out of reach - but hey, what harm in a bit of fun?

[Alison]

Watched a few minutes of it and then it started getting me annoyed so turned off quickly before I started screaming - think we've discussed it before, he's a bit of a marmite person. You either find him great or really annoying and I find I want to throttle him very quickly even though some of the stuff he's cooking is nice I can't put up with him.

[Florence Fennel]

I knew you were going to say that Alison, but it'd be a bit of a bore if we all liked the same people chuck! I really like his enthusiasm, bit of a Carol Klein in the cookery world.
How very dare you lot suggest that children should be cooked? Behave yourselves!

[northepaul]

Whats with the hat??

[cardiffsteve]

How very dare you lot suggest that children should be cooked? Behave yourselves!

I love kids got lots of nephews and nieces, great nephews and nieces, lots of cousins and I'm godfather to 2 kids.
Just couldn't eat a whole one thats all

[Piggle]

I can't bear him - he annoyed me the way he jumped on the "grow your own" bandwagon and launched a range of soils and tools. I mean he's got a gardener for one thing and you don't see him using overpriced small bags of compost do you.

Give me the loverly Hugh -FW any day of the week.

[Florence Fennel]

I like Hugh too. As well. Also.

[Shadylane]

I like them both but I don't think I could put up with either of them for more than a couple of hours Hugh's a bit of a dork and Jamie is like a hyperactive puppy who would soon make you weary and longing for a lie down. You get the impression that Hugh's mates see him as a bit of a village idiot and boozemonster who throws great parties and they look at him with a kind of fond amusement. With Jamie I reckon they just turn up and eat his grub, at least that's what always seems to happen on his shows