It may be old for some, but I have just discovered the BEST cooking show in the history of cooking shows: BBC’s Two Fat Ladies, starring Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright. It ran from 1994 to 1996 in the UK, so it’s quite old, but I had never heard of it until now. Unfortunately, the show ended because of Jennifer’s death.
In every episode, the two ladies drive across the UK with their old sidecar and cook lavish and mostly traditional English meals on location. They cook two dishes each, visit locals to get their ingredients fresh from the garden/sea/farm/whatever, and use LOTS of butter. Their small talk in between is hilarious and they often burst out singing while cooking. Especially Jennifer makes me laugh every time, with her rolling r. Oh, and the theme song is brilliant. I’m a fan!
RRRRRavishing!
It’s probably not a very good sign that a cooking show ended due to the death of one of the cooks. I guess too much butter will do that!
Wikipedia tells me it was lung cancer that killed Jennifer, so bring on the butter!