Nigella Joins The “Great British Bake Off” Team!
While this was officially announced last month, I am just getting around to sharing this incredibly good news – my favorite TV show has added an incredibly empathetic Chef!
Fans of the show know that Prue Leith decided to stop away from the show – she said that, having just turned 86 years old, she wanted to have time to enjoy her garden…and while she was a wonderful Judge, the Producers have done a fantastic job in replacing her:
Three Cheers To The “Kitchen Klutz!”
Nigella is an iconic TV Presenter, Chef and cookbook Author.
Often dubbed a “national treasure,” she is celebrated for her sensuous, relaxed approach to home cooking and her rejection of professional chef titles, famously calling herself a “kitchen klutz.”
She is perfect for the show!
Rebecca Shaw from The Guardian summed it up perfectly when she reported the news this way:
“One of my favourite people on the planet to watch on TV, joining a TV show I love and watch every season of. As a TV lover, nothing could be better. Bake Off is a wonderful, cosy, sweet, fun and delicious show. Unlike other reality competition shows (which I also love), the contestants on the show are there to make friends. I’ve enjoyed Prue Leith’s reign on the show, she is an experienced and polite woman, but I am filled with delighted anticipation about what the new season will look like with the addition of the eponymous Nigella.”
I agree wholeheartedly – let the new season begin!
I shared a really unique recipe from Nigella: talk about using the stuff no one else does!
This is a banana skin curry and it looks great! See what inspired her and get the recipe here:
Some of you know that I produced a cooking competition show for PBS in the US called “Cooking Under Fire” – here is the trailer:
I made one of the dishes that was featured in the cookbook we released – click here to see a really delicious “pulled pork pasta in almond cream sauce” recipe, plus more about the series!
Nigella’s use of banana skins reminded me that there are many ways to think “out of the box” when it comes to food – case in point:
These beautiful Jellyfish from the Monterey Aquarium in California are amazing to look at – but they could be the food of the future!
See why they are a plentiful and sustainable nutrition resource, and get a few jellyfish recipes as well!
We love Monterey Bay, home of the original “Cannery Row”:
We stayed in a room overlooking the bay – it’s not every day you wake up to a seagull AND an Otter frolicking outside:
Inside, you can watch those Jellyfish for hours, or perhaps become mesmerized by the giant school of fish that circled the massive enclosure:
After that, you must go to where Clint Eastwood used to eat – and made a movie there too!
Click here to go inside the iconic “Sardine Factory!”
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Oh, this is going to be good John! I can’t wait!
Fun post!! I was born in Carmel, by the way. My mother would fish at the wharf in Monterrey. Good memories. I don’t bake so I don’t watch the show, but from what I’ve seen, all of those characters are fascinating!j But I adore Nigella. She’s THE BEST!!!
I don’t bake either, but it’s a perfect competition in that no one is pitted against the other – they are there to showcase their baking ability…there is positive camaraderie and lots to learn about food!
I love her and what a great addition to the show!