Grace Dent to host Masterchef!

[Sidebeforeself]

Yay! Think she’ll be really good

I dont know but she has written extensively about her working class upbringing

And teach Marcus to say celeriac rather than celery-ac

The 'Everyman' needs some time to catch up with how the world doesn't revolve around him anymore

@TheDowagerCountessofPembroke "I’m afraid I don’t agree. I think the presenter to replace Wallace should have been more of an ‘Everyman’. "

I agree. And for all his many faults, Wallace was brilliant at that.

I love Grace Dent too. But I do worry about her. I'm sure her mental health is not good, and I'm not sure it'll be good for her.

Not a fan. Find her annoying.

She went to school in Carlisle, didn't she?

Are you sure you’ve got the right person there? She grew up and went to school in Carlisle I think.

I'm not mad on her but can't readily think of another female it could be. Andi Oliver maybe?Matt Tebutt (sp?) could replace John Torode but doubt he'd want to give up Saturday Kitchen. James Martin could do it.

What's an ED?

Eating disorder.

I read her book and still never really worked out how she ended up as a food critic. But then, how does anyone, I suppose?

Yay! Love her 🩷

You do understand that ‘Everyman’ doesn’t literally mean man, right?

What I mean is that they need an ordinary person who might not be familiar with, or at least can pretend not to be familiar with, some of the terms or techniques used by chefs. It’s why Doctor Who has a companion for example, someone to explain things to or to ask questions that the people sat at home want to ask.

Pretty sure Grace Dent didn't go to a posh school in Edinburgh. Not quite the "gotcha" the poster intended.

I find her quite affected and ‘try hard’. I’d like Jay Rayner on there and a female chef like Lisa Goodwin Allen perhaps.

Best news. Glad it's not a Mr & Mrs T show. Nothing against her personally but not a fan of couples hosting stuff together - a bit twee.

It is yes, and there is something quite insipid about Lisa, I prefer her as an actress, think she’s great, but she’s no presenting chef. and John becomes even more insipid when presenting with her. It is a veritable cornucopia of insipidness when they are together, like the dull woke couple at parents night.

Their cooking show is an utter yawn fest.

This!
Although she'd probably argue with you about the MC bit.

Maybe that's why they're not friends?

GOD yes.

I think if you witness a colleague sexually harassing juniors then "not being friends" with them is probably below the base line of behaviour I'd expect.