I'm with Spindthrift on Nigella. Her wobbly mouth puts me in mind of death. She's a confection - nothing, but nothing is real - other than the fat that will course through your veins if you're ever daft enough to cook the way she does. As for her 'larder under the stairs' stuffed with olives and sweetmeats....that's just not nice.
But, then again, I'm not a fan of telly cooks. Messrs Ramsey and White are rude, and some of the others don't pay their bills. And the reality (I confess to having been to a couple, nay a few, telly chef restaurants) may not match the pictures. I for one didn't mourn the demise of Novelli's.
Jamie Oliver's sweet, though, and Fergus Henderson is a necromancer of the first order.
I accept you'll need to run a good chance of further personal injury, but you know it's worth it.
