Who is your favourite celebrity chef and why???

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Marco Pierre White. The others learnt it all off him. Who else likes him then?

Jean Christophe Novelli - just because he's so bloody gorgeous and has such a sexy accent and voice. He's also well fit - does triathlons.

Gary Rhodes - he knows what he's doing and seems a really genuine guy.

He's the only one tho.

Bill Granger, I love his laid back attitude

Nigel Slater.

Not strictly a chef, but aaaah, Nige, I just want to make you buttery appley puddings and tuck you up with a hot water bottle

Didn't say why - he's the best, that's why

MPW is a big baby/bully. Might be able to cook but that doesn't excuse a big black hole where the personality should be.

Heston, i love that he is so technical about his food

MPW is an arse
Anthony Bourdain is my favourite for many reasons

Gary Rhodes with his "warm gingered kumquats" etcetera etcetera is an utter ponce

Rachel Allen without a doubt... and she's lovely in person too.

Saw her the Good Food show in the morning and when I saw her again, late afternoon she remembered my dd's names and was chatting away to them, lovely lady

I really like Paul Rankin

Suzywong
just because

Clarissa Dickson Wright is pure upper class madness at its best.
According to my BIL who is a chef and has worked with Gary Rhodes, he is a great chef, but a complete and utter arse.

Agree with Snigger; Nigel Slater is sooper, I can watch is (now old) programs over and over again. They make my mouth water......sticking new potatoes into the box of camembert thats been in the oven - all squishy and dribbly. The garlic mushroom burger....oooozzzing butter .....mmmmmmmm

Nigel Slater's recipes are FAb, he is our fave chef, but tbh I don't think he cuts it as on-screen entertainment. Hasn't quite got the persona.

Gordon Effin' Ramsay wins every time for entertainment

oh yes Clarissa Dickson Wright is a proper cook
Proper
I wonder what she was like when she was on the sauce?

Donna Hay- her recipes are superb, and her books so well presented- photos are to die for.

Gary Rhodes, I have it on very good authority, is the biggest arse in the history of arsery

sorry to be the bearer of bad news captainofthemummies, but is is a very good authority and there are tales, such tales, of such heights of meanspirited wank

I love Bill Granger's food

told yer

Is Bill Grainger the nice Australian chap who has three kids and a wife yet is very clearly camp as a row of tents?

CDW was probably a bloody good laugh I should imagine.
I used to love the two fat ladies when they used to go 'you can replace the cream with yogurt if your a vegetarian or otherwise mad'

Nigella. I definitely would.

well if you watch Strictly, I think the layers of Gary Rhodes arsery are being peeled back.

But I do know she isn't technically a chef!

yes suzy I heart him

I once read a blog which said Bill Granger had had his teeth bleached to match his shelves

I don't care who he fucks in his spare time, his chocolate self saucing puddings are bloody fantastic

suzywong, that's him I love the camp man with kids routine though, it just adds to it