The Hemsley sisters

[Crackle]

Who the hell are they?

I caught them on TV the other day re-hashing some classic recipes but with bright clean lighting and a faddy and fussy style with the camera lingering on them rather than the food. Their wooden stereotypical delivery was nicely nicely shown up by the straight talking bloke in the farmers market.

How do these style over substance cooks like them and Oliver and Pascale and Lawson get on the friggin telly. A triumph of marketing, it seems. Give me Floyd, Delia and The Hairy Bikers anyday.

 

[rich p]

Who the hell are they?

I caught them on TV the other day re-hashing some classic recipes but with bright clean lighting and a faddy and fussy style with the camera lingering on them rather than the food. Their wooden stereotypical delivery was nicely nicely shown up by the straight talking bloke in the farmers market.

How do these style over substance cooks like them and Oliver and Pascale and Lawson get on the friggin telly. A triumph of marketing, it seems. Give me Floyd, Delia and The Hairy Bikers anyday.

Agreed apart from Jamie...
Oh and those hairy bikers are style over substance too, surely?

 

[Crackle]

Oh and those hairy bikers are style over substance too, surely?

They're more my style though.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I had the same thoughts when i saw the trailer.

Delia,Floyd and Stein for me.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

They're more my style though.

Hence "lifestyle" programming

 

[Hitchington]

I like Jamie Oliver, his recipes are v tasty. Hairy Bikers are funny and comforting. Yes, cookery programs are more about lifestyle (even Rick Stein and his travel/cookery shows) these days.

 

[BrumJim]

I'm all up for a bit of substance over style. Bring back Keith Floyd, I say.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

http://www.independent.ie/life/food...gue-jasmine-and-melissa-hemsley-30454472.html

Groan

 

[rich p]

One wonders if they'd have got the gig if they hadn't been so easy on the eye...
...or am I being unfair?

 

[Crackle]

http://www.independent.ie/life/food...gue-jasmine-and-melissa-hemsley-30454472.html

Groan

Oh that's just such a beautiful article isn't it.......

 

[Crackle]

One wonders if they'd have got the gig if they hadn't been so easy on the eye...
...or am I being unfair?

You're being unfair. Imagine the benefits to be had from their advice, such as.....

The brand is about lifestyle, so Jasmine and I go to yoga retreats or dinners together, and recently went to Cambodia for three weeks, where we did underwater meditation

Underwater meditation. I may try it in the bath later.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I had the same thoughts when i saw the trailer.

Delia,Floyd and Stein for me.

Ronald McDonald, Colonel Saunders and the Pilsbury Dougboy for me ....

 

[rich p]

You're being unfair. Imagine the benefits to be had from their advice, such as.....

The brand is about lifestyle, so Jasmine and I go to yoga retreats or dinners together, and recently went to Cambodia for three weeks, where we did underwater meditation

Underwater meditation. I may try it in the bath later.

Perhaps a cold shower would be more appropriate, you filthy minded Wirraler...

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Underwater meditation. I may try it in the bath later.

It may or may not work, but do(n't) hold your breath.

 

[Markymark]

Yes we have only a small number of channels so we must limit who presents on them.....

There's loads of tv cooks. Watch the ones you like, ignore the ones you don't. And enjoy the fact there's airtime enough for all of them as people have different tastes.