Changed my mind about this lad

I have really changed my mind about the lad"Jamie".
He semms to have elevated his standards (which were high but all that Pukka and wot not got to me after a while).

This new series really is brilliant. Simple and mouthwatering and my wife who is never that bothered by food programmes but enjoys growing veg is totally sold on Jamie at the moment.

Really good and well worth a look. Bought the book and really enjoying the results.

Brilliant...

This series is amazing, I first watched an episode of River Cottage on Sky, was at home with a friend zapping through numerous channels and landed on this, my friend insisted it was a brilliant TV show and we should watch the episode.

My friend is not into cooking that much so it got me interested!

Anyhow the stories, the recipes and the adventure got me hooked, i had to buy them.

I have watched the two first seasons and i love it, kind of makes me dream of a house in the coutryside, although i guess a lot of aspects of self-sufficiency are not covered he looks at the food side of things with a lot of attention.

The only negative i have about his show is that he uses railway sleepers in his vegetable garden, most of those are full of chemicals and really should not be used for that purpose!

Anyway I highly recommend this DVD Boxset, watch it, love it and live it! :-)

Hugh does it again!

Hugh Fearnley whittingstall is great in many ways; his views on farming, his programme making skills, his down to earth and charming character are not to be forgotten. These, together are what makes his shows so viewable and original.
This isn't River Cottage as we'd expect, in fact RC HQ isn't hardly featured, instead he's taken the bold step of recruiting town folk and geared them towards self sufficiency towards food. The show follows these people as they face all the dilemmas, hardship, satisfaction and well-being that is to be obtained in growing food and keeping livestock. The other parts features the more traditional solo missions that Hugh partakes with his viewers (which is what I really appreciate when I watch his stuff)
This DVD makes for entertaining viewing, though has no special features and isn't what you'd expect to see from a River Cottage DVD, I feel he may have used the RC name as a marketing device because of the success from his other shows.

Gascony & Languedoc Canal & Food Odyssey

Having spent numerous holidays in the Languedoc, I really enjoyed this series. The food, the commentary, the scenery and the filming were all excellent.

There were occasional points where the sequence of places visited got slightly out of sequence, and it was a pity we kept on having to return to the same canal side kitchen, for several of the cooking shots, even though the barge had moved on to completely different areas. But this minor issue was more than offset for me, by the detour down the Canal de la Robine to Narbonne.

Hopefully looking at the food on your TV sceen will satisfy you, because eating all of the great dishes that Rick prepared, would certainly add a few inches to the waist line.

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

'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!

A thirst for knowledge quenched

I really enjoy this show, i've watched it through about 4 times. I have the first series aswell but i find this secoind series is better, more variety in the people they meet and James isnt as close minded and slightly arrogant as he is in the first series. Its actually quite educational to, giving me enough of a basic knowledge about what wines i would like aswell as why they are grown where they are and taste like they do. It has some very funny moments and one particular scene invloving garlic wine had me genuinley laughing out loud, the humour can be dry so it possibley wont be for everyone but this show about 2 English dandies travelling around California is something i am glad i found.

Very entertaining

A very funny and highly entertaining program of well known wine expert
OZ Clarke and Jmaes May known form Top Gear, who together travels on a
wine adventure. James knows nothing about wine, but have chosen the car
for the adventure (of course an English jaguar) and is like a rebel
boarder school boy taught by the slightly older and more distinguished
Oz Clarke, who continuously tries to learn James about the different
wines and the impressions they make. It all turns into a lot of very
entertaining and very funny situations, filled with humour, and there
is a lot to learn and view, both from the more experienced and newcomer
to wine tasting, on this fantastic wine adventure filled taste -and
sense impressions.

Good stuff

Well it worked for me. As well as some great ideas on how to make your xmas meal a bit more interesting there's some excellent tips on how to plan it all so you have less to do on the big day. There's also some handy inserts for you to have to hand in the kitchen.

Wonderful DVD collection

I have never really wanted to cook any of the recipes that jennifer and Clarissa have prepared over the years.....but I love them because they are so entertaining! What a great idea to bring these two larger than life ladies together!! The DVD collection is a perfect tribute to the late Jennifer Paterson, which does include a wonderful tribute programme as a DVD bonus. Also look out for the photo gallery. Marvellous!!!

Refreshingly funny take on cooking and culture.........

I watched this programme for the first time on the evening of 29th March 2007 and thought it was brilliant!!
So refreshing and humourous to watch.
Si and Dave were travelling through Southern India and tasting Indian doughnut snacks in the street areas. Then visiting the tea grown high in the lush green hills and talking about which teas they particularly liked.

They also got dressed up and very intricately made up; to have a go at Kathak dancing (they did quite well actually.)
They also went to a fish market Paradise with a huge range of all different types of amazing fish.

I love the way their spontenaity and the way take the micky out of each other. Throwing in one liners here and there.They really get right into the culture of a place and make friends with the locals and are always polite and open minded.
Obviously they cooked up of some traditional Indian dishes in a laid back easy going manner and then tuck in afterwards.
I would definately recommned watching them.

Jamie does it again...Brilliantly

Naked Chef 3 is just brilliant. Like everything Jamie does, he really inspires you to get cooking trying both his recipes and and feeling confident enough to adapt recipes or make up your own from scratch.

Until now Naked chef 3 has only been available on video and not DVD. This boxed set includes all three Naked Chef recipes. Also on Jamie's website, you can now type in one word on the recipe search and it will bring up a list of results, telling you which book and dvd that recipe can be found on. So, if like me, you suddenly decide you'd like to make one of his recipes and aren't sure which dvd you saw it on, you can search his site for say chocolate and in the results it will tell you all the chocolate recipes he has done in his books and videos and in which ones they appear.

A perfect gift for any Jamie fan

Informative, interesting, enlightening

A really very enjoyable DVD from the marvellous Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. Trips to the Channel Islands & the Scottish Isles, to catch,prepare & eat, a whole range of fishy delights, highlight the diversity of more sustainable fish options open to the consumer.
Some of the fish & fish dishes featured on this DVD are not your average cod & chips. This is a really excellent effort by Hugh to higlight the more environmentally sensitive alternatives, to the fish we normally eat.
A real must for the seafood fans amongst us & particularly those with a concern about dwindling fish stocks.If you are an angler, particularly a sea angler, then there would be something for you in this DVD too, as Hugh & his mates set off to sea to do some serious fishing.
A slightly different approach to sea food to that adopted by the magnificent Rick Stein but every bit as enjoyable.
Great recipes & marvellous presenting from Hugh - a return to form after the fairly disappointing River Cottage Road Trip DVD - highly recommended.

Not a fish lover but!!!

We love this DVD, Rick's passion for food at his best. He grabs every moment to enchant us with his easy style. My hubby and I share his love of food and watch this DVD least once a month. Not a lover of fish myself however I enjoy every moment. We wonder why more cooks/chefs do not make DVD'S especially visiting different parts of the world exploring new dishes with Ricks passion and enthusiasm. A must for foodies you won't be dissapointed.

Very entertaining

A very funny and highly entertaining program of well known wine expert
OZ Clarke and Jamas May known form Top Gear, who together travels on a
wine adventure. James knows nothing about wine, but have chosen the car
for the adventure (of course an English jaguar) and is like a rebel
boarder school boy taught by the slightly older and more distinguished
Oz Clarke, who continuously tries to learn James about the different
wines and the impressions they make. It all turns into a lot of very
entertaining and very funny situations, filled with humour, and there
is a lot to learn and view, both from the more experienced and newcomer
to wine tasting, on this fantastic wine adventure filled taste -and
sense impressions.

Still as good as always

I loved the previous shows and the boxsets and dvds, and this one is more of the same, its a fun and fresh show, even after 4 years and gordon still makes me smile :)

Food Heroes

An excellent DVD set of the original series and another helping. Ordinary, wholesome food that can be cooked by anyone. The only downside is that the BBC has decided to miss off the last 2 programmes of the 'another helping' shame on you beeb

Kitchen Nightmares!

Four (not six, as amazon have listed above!) episodes from Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Momma Cheri's Soul Food Shack, La Riviera, La Parra de Burriana (oh cripes, that barbecue in Spain...) and The Fenwick Arms (yeah! The Campaign For Real Gravy!) Don't you just love it when the people who have called on Gordon Ramsay for help and advice go on to just stand and argue with him...! And don't you just love it even more when Gordon blows his stack with them...