Oh I am sure you are completely right. 
I just don't like the sound or the look of the food and it irks me that people are paying so much money for it. Their decision I suppose, but it just seems a bit of a rip off to me,

I like Charley more than I like food poisoning

I've no doubt they make good money from it.  However the work that goes into each plate is something else.

Horses for course innit.  Plenty of folk would think paying 60 quid to see U2 or 100 squid to see the Bolshoi was bollocks.  Or 200 nicker for a frock.  Whatever floats your boat. 

Now. Batey! I know you should know about the oyster rule by now!  

Never eat them if there is no 'R' in the month name! Always ask for a date!  

Good point well made
( I have always wanted to say that)

I would never be so forward, anyway Heston is married!

True, Xochi, true.  I'm not even the worlds biggest oyster fan - depends on the mood. 

He wears very good spectacles 

I see my subversive pyjama and sock diversion didn't work.  Clearly my thread thrashing skill are rusty

I have to admit I prefer mussels. 

Damn. 

I'd rather anyone he remained a bit fuzzy sighted

Scallops ftw 

So do I *flexes arms*. Damn

lol Lax

My mate has the same ones.  Some insanely expensive French ones,  They are slick.

I don't like shellfish, they all look like bogeys or body parts.

He probably bought them on his latest truffle hunt, haha
I quite like him but I must admit my fave was the the Feast series, it was daft in a lovely way...very whimsical.

The themed ones?  I did like them just for their ambition.  A lot of it was daft but I think it's good any discipline has people prepared to do summat different, even if it goes tits up. 

I think all this food stuff would have gone down much better with a sneaky bit of charley, you know, sped things up a bit?

See how I got this thread back on topic? I should have been a schoolteacher 

Will you show me how to use a semi colon?

Yeah.  They were fun and I liked how he was dead serious in getting the technicalities out of the way but once he had it cracked he was just happy to see people having fun and enjoying it.  It made me view him in a different way, I had thought of him as a bit po faced and tweedy knickers before that.
My attempt at getting a sneaky sock thing was a no go. See why I was only in charge of pencils. Bah

semi-colon. 

Say no to both

Will you show me how to use all forms of punctuation?

Zammo?

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Not me dear! Ah Grange Hill was ace back in the day.

Fair point, lol    He is a bit of a boffin.

His driving force has always been making people happy; pleasure and indulgence though.  Just has a nerdy interest in cooking and hedonism.  I can see why it puts folk off but I think his end game has always been, "Well that was bloody nice, eh?", from his punters. 

I like the way he thinks.

Reference: Rowlaaaaaaaahnd! 

I couldn't see it so much on his old shows but I do now.  Now I just see a competitive kid who wants folks to have a good night.

I used to think he was a bit cold and elitist.  I guess at the time there was a lot of the rustic, peasant, wholesome shtick going on...and that did seem more accessible.

I'm off due to lack of popcorn talk. Night all 

Lightweight.

I bet you wouldn't even rock out for a pistachio. Night!

I think it takes all sorts.  I've warmed to Jamie Oliver over the past few years and his cooking is the polar opposite in terms of process to Hestons.

Some twat complained years ago when Heston was writing the Guardians food page that it was poncey and beyond them (read, all) and he should be sacked,  I told them they were mental.  It was like someone complaining to the Times about Picasso writing their home art page cause they didn't get this new fangled cubism.  Plus a lot of the food is not  that complicated it's just different in construction.  I still use a number of his recipes from the Guardian days.  They're piss easy and lush. 

I'd love to go on a course... any course with you Batey!

'Where Monet lost the Menu' 

I've been disinterested/love/hate/love/loathe/murderous rage/look, just die already/love with Jamie for years, right back when I was still cooking.  Rhodes is the only one I have not, will not, never, ever enjoy a column, a book, a series...nothing.  I can fly back and forth with any cook, writer or critic but not him.


Where's my futhafluppin' sock segue?

I hope she doesn't appear , she was one of only two Hms that made me switch channels when ever she appeared!

I concur.
Horrible creature with no redeeming qualities at all. I know these types exist and that's enough, without seeing them on my telly.

I still think Delia rocks - her recipes never go wrong

There would be fireworks

As much as I don't like Nadia, I also don't like Charley and could face seeing those two together.