Results tagged “Gary Rhodes” from Birmingham Mail - Restaurant Spy

We've had so-called celebrities taking part in a showbiz version of Masterchief and now comes the prospect of Gary Rhodes strutting his stuff on Strictly Come Dancing.

He's a chef I greatly admire, not least because over the past decade or so he's done so much to champion great British cookery. He's also got good taste, great technique and writes excellent cookery books.

How disappointing, then, that he's so hungry for fame or a big fat pay cheque that he's willing to take part in a television programme that is so profoundly dumb.

Put the dancing shoes away, Gaz, and get back behind the stove.

I'll be watching with interest Gary Rhodes's new series about authentic Chinese cookery starting on the UK Food channel tonight.

I don't altogether enjoy his style of presenting, but he's always struck me as a master craftsman with a genuine love of food and his books are excellent - crammed with well-presented, interesting recipes that are sometimes challenging but never over-difficult for the competent amateur cook.

His take on Chinese cuisine will be interesting, though I doubt many of us will tempt his recipe for snake soup.