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Food Show

Sarah wrote recently about the Good Food show hosted by the BBC in Kensington Olympia which starts on Friday. It’s also on later in the month in Birmingham from the 22nd - 26th November. At present I’m in two minds as to whether to go and if so to which one.

After all of our ADSL issues we’re still down in Buckinghamshire staying with my parents (bless ‘em). When I first heard of the show I thought naively assumed that we’d have been back home in Cheshire by now, however the way things are going we’ll still be here for the week, which means just over an hour from Olympia by car and tube. Plus my Mum would be quite happy to go nosing around too! However the one idea that slightly puts me off is the let down that I won’t be able to see my favourite chef of the moment, Gordon Ramsey, at work as his shows look to have sold out and he’s only there on Sunday anyhow, and we would go up on Friday. However of course it wouldn’t be a massive let down and the show would still be worth going to. It’s quite a dilemma to be honest as we’ve spoken of just going home on Wednesday after our meeting and suffer a week of no ADSL (ie. a week off and digging up the garden in time for winter!), and considering we’ve not been home in 5 weeks the idea is very tempting, but at the same time, staying for a couple of extra days and going home on the weekend wouldn’t be so bad (you can tell I’m talking myself into this!).

Still, we’ll decide at some point over the next few days :D

3 Responses to “Food Show”

  1. Sarah, on November 6th, 2006 at 18:38 Said:

    Wohoo we’re off to the show on Friday :D Am already getting hungry thinking about all of the delights I’ll be tasting and the gadgets I’ll be buying!

  2. Sam, on November 6th, 2006 at 18:44 Said:

    Congrats :D Shame about not being able to go on the day that Gordon Ramsay is there. I have caught bits and pieces of Hell’s Kitchen Raw from time to time and can’t believe the insults he throws at people….and most of the time they take it on the chin :D

  3. Sarah, on November 6th, 2006 at 19:15 Said:

    I think his cooking is ace. His tactics are a bit harsh but he explained last week (I think) on Hells Kitchen that essentially he feels he has to scare his kitchen staff, make them scared of him so that they do their job better. I guess if it gets results and works then that’s a way to do it (not my way tho!).

    Final of Hells Kitchen is on tonight on ITV2 :D