Disappointed

Nigel Slaters Simple Suppers book not available, will probably starve to death now! The one star rate was a lie, no option for ZERO star

wonderful

Great DVD for anyone who loves cooking or gardening...so inspirational. Jamie hasn't always been my favourite but this series is packed with great tips on both subjects and is so relaxing to watch!

'Down-to-Earth' Cooking at it's best!!

I thoroughly enjoy Jamie's candid style, and above all, his desire to create awesome meals from the highest quality ingredients, mostly from his own gardens. My wife and I aren't really `cooking show' fans, but we find ourselves really succumbed by Jamie's personality and atmosphere. If anyone wants to learn how to make healthy and delicious food in an agrarian way, this is my number-one recommendation. Without sounding too much like a fan-boy, I would like to see more of his farm and meet Brian, Jamie's gardener, some day. It'll probably never happen, but I believe he would be a real joy to meet and speak with. I love the way he uses raised beds for most of the vegetables grown. In other words, there is more to learn from this series than just the food being prepared. I was born and raised on a farm where we grew and raised about 98 percent of everything we ate, and I can totally relate to many of the techniques at work on his property. This series, I believe, is in a totally different class of `cooking shows' all by itself. What a treat. Love It!
Also, if you haven't noticed, I'm from the U.S., but I can still play these DVDs even though they are PAL formatted. If you would like to order his DVDs, but don't have a PAL compatible player, you can get a really good one for around 60 dollars off a certain famous Internet auction site. I bought a Pioneer DV-300 that's been configured to play any region DVD in both PAL and NTSC formats. It works beautifully! Just read the instructions on how to set up your player for both formats. It may appear that it's not going to play the disc right, but if you read the directions, it'll tell you how to use a button combination to select the right mode you need. I hope this helps someone! I love being able to play any DVD from anywhere in the world.
Jamie and Brian, if your reading this, Job Well Done!

Not worth it...

... if you've already got the first DVD of this series, as it already has the recipes shown in this DVD! Amazon should specify this in the description of the product, and not have customers buy in effect the same DVD twice

So Good!

Just a brilliant cooking experience! Have been to many of the places Rick visits and it brings back super memories.

cookbook

This is a very good book written by two very good chaps ( I can say that as I have met them)with humour.

These are two very down to earth guys with a passion for food and are not pretensious at all and this comes through in all of the books that they have had published.

They remind me very much of the two fat ladies which is not a bad thing. I would recomend you purchase any book written by the Hairy Bikers as they show you how to cook good food and have a good laugh at the same time.

The French Dream

The fact that this voyage through the canals of central France is hosted by Rick Stein is bound to have an emphasis on food and associated culinary subjects is no surprise. This is not a cookery programme but a wonderful travelogue which gives a gastronomic flavour of the regions. The characters with whom Rick engages and learns from are the very essence of France and enable the viewer to be transported to that wonderful country which is still far from the 21st century in it's rural areas. The scenery is magnificient, the food mouthwatering and so simple, the markets are full of the the freshest and best produce of the country, the wine . . . well the wine! As you watch it is impossible not to be transported and saviour the whole culture of that wonderful country. A superb antidote to an English winter.

Oz and James on the road

The pairing of Oz Clark and James May is fantastic and required viewing. These two series are not only informative, but fun to watch for those of us who are not wine connoisseurs.

Coocking DVD

I have followed cooking books before and have sometimes messed things up as the instructions have not been very good. Watching someone cook on DVD makes it a whole lot easier to follow. If you are short of time, this is a very good way of trying out new cookery ideas.

A great present for the River Cottage enthusiast

Considering the number of DVDs squeezed into this pack, its great value for money and makes a fantastic gift for the River Cottage fan. I got it for my Mum for Xmas and she was delighted - it was hard to keep her from watching them all at once! A great variety from the River Cottage Treatment to the Autumn and Spring series, Hugh F-W and his enthusiastic, sincere approach to self sufficiency is always a pleasure.

Brilliant food and entertainment

I'd only seen the first series before buying this DVD and was so pleased to find the standard maintained throughout the other three. Lovely, hearty, delicious no-nonsense recipes prepared with obvious delight by Jennifer and Clarissa, something missing with so many TV chefs, all enhanced by super locations, characters and funny anecdotes. There are many dishes I will DEFINITELY be cooking myself.

Delight at River Cottage

This collection is a delight. My wife and I were lucky enough to see episodes of the series on a vacation to Scotland and fell in love with Hugh. I finally bought a DVD player that will play all formats and this was the first purchase I made to play on that machine. We watch an episode or so once a week and are magically transported back to our wonderful vacation.

oz and james the legends

A highly entertaining and informative sequel to the Big Wine Adventure. Oz and James investigate Britains favourite drinks like beer and cider and get to the 'nuts and bolts' of it all. They even try some British wine.

Fantastic experience

This series really took me by surprise.

I should start off by pointing out that I have never really been a fan of Gordon Ramsey - although I like his food, his on screen personality has always been too abrasive for my tastes.

This series is unlike anything I have seen Ramsey do before. This show reveals a whole other side to the man that I didn't even know existed. And better than that it does it with a vibrant, colourful and exciting taste of india. This is not a tourists giude to india but more of a sample of life there. You can practically smell the food as it's cooked. The combination of a very likeable, excitable and personable Gordon Ramsey, mouthwatering food and culture makes this a fantastic series. I am deffinitely getting this!

Escape the rat race for a while......

I bought this double dvd due to a long interest in Italian cookery but never enough nerve to try it properly. I had really enjoyed the Keith Floyd dvd trail across Italy and then Amazon suggested this series from the late 1990s. Thank you Amazon! This is the most gentle paced journey around southern Italy where nothing is too important, othing is to be rushed and everything is there to be loved and appreciated, from the scenery to the people and of course the food. Antonio is the most laid back of hosts, imagine the opposite of the odious Gordon Ramsay or clinical Gary Rhodes. Here, cooking is a way of wrapping your arms around people and caring about who they are, their cultural background, and eventually what ends up on the plate for everybody to devour.

I've watched this entire series a couple of times now and it is a very nice way to end a stressful day. Oh to be seated at just ONE of those many tables and share the company of these warm people in warm southern Italy!

A very entertaining Box Set of DVD's

I hadn't seen this series on television as it is from a satellite channel so I didn't know what to expect, I needn't have worried though as it is a high quality and very entertaining box set of DVD's. James Martin is joined by fellow celebrity chefs as he travels through the beautiful french countryside, whilst stopping off at towns and villages to shop at the local markets for ingredients to cook his favourite recipes from that particular region. All the recipes featured are included within the box set on recipe cards. If you are a fan of cookery shows or just enjoy the french countryside I can highly recommend this DVD Box Set.

The art of sugar craft

I would recommend this dvd to anyone wanting to learn the basics of sugarcraft its like you are there with the tutors having one to one tuition.

Re Grow your own drugs by James Wong

What a fantastic dvd! James makes it fun as well as being informative. Wish i could meet him and learn all he knows! So nice to have alternatives to chemical medicines. Such a shame that most of us have lost the know how to heal ourselves. Go James!!
The only thing I was disappointed in was the number of recipes. Wish there had been more for the cost of it... but thats also because i enjoyed it so much that it left me wanting for more!

best ever

This is one of the best DVD Gordon Ramsay has produced along with the British version