Tom Kerridge

Yep same here. Raymond is very sexy. Tom Kerridge seems like a nice bloke, and I have one of his books, but sexy? No way.

Tom keep women and fat people out of the kitchen Kerridge, no, he doesn’t appeal at all, he also either isn’t very bright, or he thinks people will magically forget the things he has said.

I’m not sure I’ve ever found a chef attractive.

😂 I love you for posting that!

Jean Christophe is lovely. Many years ago he judged Wilf and Bumbledog in a dog show and put them second. He spent a good deal of time with Wilf and gave him a cook book and an apron. Wilf wrote him a thankyou letter and he wrote back to Wilf. Recently he sent Wilf a signed copy of his latest book.
I'm not a fan of Kerridge.

@Letsummercommence

"I think our observations re looks come from experience of the whole person"

that is so true, I agree with you, yes, @Letsummercommence

It just, REALLY, irritates me that women are salivating over those guys such as Kerridge, FGS 😂

Tom Kerridge!!! seriously smh.

What an ugly comment.

As to whether he's attractive, I can't say, but you can't blame the guy for running a successful business! He charges what the market will accept, so good for him. And friends who have eaten at the Hand and Flowers say his food is really good.

I wouldn't chuck out Marcus Wareing tho......

I agree!

Is it the same though?
I think our observations re looks come from experience of the whole person.
Mens observations of woman seem to focus on which body parts turn them on.

I can't imagine many men discussing the merits of a middle aged, hair past it's best, slight gone to seed woman and saying how lovely she is 😬

Good Lord.

Omar Allibhoy is the only one who I can stomach, but I always get the impression that most celebrity chefs are just mean.

I'm a bit wary of fancying celebrities in general now as I'm worried something unpleasant about them will come out that will put me right off!

A few of you have mentioned James Martin.

I didn’t know until relatively recently that James Martin had a long term relationship with Barbara Brocolli (owns the 007 franchise and is a billionaire I think). One of the Bond films he was quite involved in choosing the colour for the featured Austin Martin. Barbara actually bought James one but he didn’t accept delivery; James said this was the defining moment that led to their split. He couldn’t cope with the financial imbalances.

She also bought him a Picasso painting. Yes really.

He still states to this day Barbara was the love of his life.

I may be wrong here but I believe he did a lot for his community in Marlow and the surrounding areas in ‘Covid ‘ times . With meals and help. Mans gotta make a living eh ? Seems sort of kind and dealing with his demons . There is always some one who is prepared to pay £37.90 or whatever for a baked potato. That is their choice .

Jean-Christophe Novelli gets my vote.

I ate at one of his restaurants twice, & both times he was there cooking, supervising & checking with his customers.

Excellent food, & he has a way of looking at you as if you're the only person in the room. That makes your knickers melt.

Very unassuming & I've never heard any scandal about him.

James Martin every day.
But I'm only after his chicken, 😋(with maderia sauce and parsnip puree.

He likes the booze and is bloody rude apparently but everything he cooks makes me drool.
I asked my DC to write to him because due to a bout of illness I can't eat much. I want to sit and scoff after the cameras are off. Anything but eels.

I’m absolutely obsessed with food programmes in particular Great British Menu, and have travelled around trying out a few, but I can’t think of a single chef that’s ever made me think anything other than “delicious looking food”.

Not Paul Hollywood either. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was next on the Me Too list.

Ouch, but also, yes.

PLEASE, DO NOT, even if you are being lighthearted

It is not about looks surely, elevate yourselves.

This is exactly the same sort of rubbish that "men" propound.

We, us women, need to hold each other to higher standards than the BS that that men project and think is acceptable?

Maybe I'm being too intense though?

I know him. (Well knew him a while back !). He really is a sweetheart

Not for me - but I do like Simon Rimmer

I’m confident you would suffer a change of heart if you saw him with his kit off….

Ewww no. Not for me.

It’s a no from me and that’s from personal experience.

We had booked out a venue for an event for approximately 20 people (old smallish shabby chic country house hotel which we used previous years), deposits paid, invites sent out etc. TK & company bought out the venue and agreed to honour the booking … but only if we agreed to an approximately 400% supplement per person £££££. Hasten to add we politely declined and the event for that year ended up cancelled as we were unable to secure another venue.

Funnily enough he has since sold the venue as he wasn’t securing enough bookings to keep it viable.

He gives me the shudders and not in a nice way. I find him greedy, over priced and a touch smug.

I think Hugh fernley whatever got into cancel territory for something or other. I can’t remember what. Possibly a Greg Wallace!

Really? Oh no 🙈 classic mistake

I feel like he's got big dick energy though