On Mar 4, 4:35*pm, Mort > wrote:
> Christine Dabney wrote:
> > And she is highly respected in the food world in those parts. *I just
> > recently read an article by Nigel Slater, the British food writer who
> > is highly respected and he said that Nigella is one of the 3
> > cooks/writers/cookbook authors that someone should have in their
> > library. * Especally her book, How To Eat. * * Nigel supposedly plays
> > for "the other team" so to speak so I know he wasn't basing this on
> > her appearance or demeanor. *
>
> > Personally, I like Nigella a lot. I like her food, and her approach to
> > eating and cooking. *I have several of her cookbooks and they really
> > are very good.
>
> > I wish a lot of folks could get beyond what they see on TV, and see
> > that she is a fine cook. *Her recipes work, and *they are good.
>
> This is the problem with tv. It tends to emphasize the superficial.
>
> You're the first one to mention anything of substance about
> Nigella. She is indeed a highly respected food writer, and I'm
> not talking about just cookbooks. That's how she got her start
> long before she did television.
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That's fine - I have nothing against her culinary skill and might even
enjoy her writing, if I felt I had a need for any more food-oriented
writing ... which I don't. I learn things all the time from other TV
shows - and I have had so many cookbooks in my life that I've sold
about half of them just so I have space. If I thought I needed
Nigella's books, I'd have no problem reading them.

What's the name of that other female British TV culinary personality
who used to have shows on PBS now and then? The one with a "country"
type house and kitchen, and beautiful photography? I can't remember
her name, but I really liked watching (and learning from) her
programs. (She's also got cookery books in several volumes, I
believe.)

N.