Have to agree with you about the the quantity of cooking programmes but I'm afraid gthat you will find the same on almost all morning programmes on TV in very many countries. In the UK the other week there were five straight hours on one of the BBC's channels. The vast majority of them are pretentious crap. In particular I cannot stand Michele Roux. I haven't forgiven him when he tried to bake what he described as a basic loaf of bread and then went on to pile in ingredients that had nothing to do with "basic". I can't remember the ingredients but I think he added milk and butter.
It's inevitable that these pretentious idiots will try to modify food from other cultures since they have so little imagination to be able to work out something original for themselves. Just about the only chef I can abide is Rick Stein. Although as a vegan I can't follow many of his recipes, he does seem to retain a respect for other cultures.
I think that you're too young to remember the age of Graham Kerr, the "Galloping Gourmet" who was on NZ TV in the 60s but he was funny and creative.
Did you get any response to your letter to the NZ Herald Lilitu?
It's inevitable that these pretentious idiots will try to modify food from other cultures since they have so little imagination to be able to work out something original for themselves. Just about the only chef I can abide is Rick Stein. Although as a vegan I can't follow many of his recipes, he does seem to retain a respect for other cultures.
I think that you're too young to remember the age of Graham Kerr, the "Galloping Gourmet" who was on NZ TV in the 60s but he was funny and creative.
Did you get any response to your letter to the NZ Herald Lilitu?
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Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams