Comments on: Cooking and Acting, compatible ? - Bill and Lea http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/ (c) delicious:days Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nicky http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-6656 Nicky Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:48:34 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-6656 Hi Robin, I hear you, the bad news is, we don't want him either ;)) Hi Robin, I hear you, the bad news is, we don't want him either ;))

]]> By: Robin Kranich http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-6320 Robin Kranich Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:38:07 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-6320 I am from Sydney and I find Bill Granger a complete tosser. His constant smiling and love of all things pastel grates on me like when the neighbour starts mowing their lawn on Sunday morning after a big night out. He has hijacked the 'Good Living' section of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in Sydney with his saccharine expressions, and dolphin smiles. I half expect the sounds of Flipper to be heard when he talks. Get him out of here... I am from Sydney and I find Bill Granger a complete tosser. His constant smiling and love of all things pastel grates on me like when the neighbour starts mowing their lawn on Sunday morning after a big night out. He has hijacked the 'Good Living' section of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in Sydney with his saccharine expressions, and dolphin smiles. I half expect the sounds of Flipper to be heard when he talks. Get him out of here...

]]> By: Oliver http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-643 Oliver Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:14:47 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-643 Hi Angelika, What a question, of course I know Martina Meuth and her husband :) Just some weeks ago N. stumbled on a documentary about their cooking lessons (held on their estate). The funniest part was the moderator continuously (throughout the weekend) asking her husband how many bottles of wine they had emptied already. After #48, he got the numbers and amounts all wrong and was corrected by his wife a few times :)) Very hearty and down to earth people. Looking forward to your blog, when is it going to be online? Hello Amy, How did it turn out? Did it live up to the auspicious images in his books? Hi Sabin, Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll have to sample his books (at least the ones that are readily available) at our local bookstore. I’m sure, no I’m positive, I’ll find something ;) Hi me, I agree with you on Jamie, unfortunately his inapt German voice takes so much away. And thanks for your positive words. I would think we’re still miles away from being food-stylists, but it’s fun to try to combine taste & looks. Sometimes we succeed, a lot of times we don’t. Perhaps we should include a new category called <em>Outtakes & Mistakes</em>… :) Hi Niki, thanks for an Australian’s point of view and the perspectives on Sydney – I didn’t have the slightest clue :) Especially the comparison with the blond school-girl, made me laugh out loud! Hi Angelika,
What a question, of course I know Martina Meuth and her husband :) Just some weeks ago N. stumbled on a documentary about their cooking lessons (held on their estate). The funniest part was the moderator continuously (throughout the weekend) asking her husband how many bottles of wine they had emptied already. After #48, he got the numbers and amounts all wrong and was corrected by his wife a few times :)) Very hearty and down to earth people. Looking forward to your blog, when is it going to be online?

Hello Amy,
How did it turn out? Did it live up to the auspicious images in his books?

Hi Sabin,
Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll have to sample his books (at least the ones that are readily available) at our local bookstore. I’m sure, no I’m positive, I’ll find something ;)

Hi me,
I agree with you on Jamie, unfortunately his inapt German voice takes so much away. And thanks for your positive words. I would think we’re still miles away from being food-stylists, but it’s fun to try to combine taste & looks. Sometimes we succeed, a lot of times we don’t. Perhaps we should include a new category called Outtakes & Mistakes… :)

Hi Niki,
thanks for an Australian’s point of view and the perspectives on Sydney – I didn’t have the slightest clue :) Especially the comparison with the blond school-girl, made me laugh out loud!

]]> By: Niki http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-624 Niki Tue, 19 Jul 2005 05:53:14 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-624 I'm Australian, but I just can't get myself excited about Bill Granger. I know it feels un-Australian of me, but I find him a little too cariacatured. I think it's also the Sydney thing too. Sydney food/design/culture is so different to what happens around the rest of Australia, particularly Melbourne where I am, which is a more elegant, European city. To put it in perspective, Bills show would never have been made in Melbourne, but a show featuring chefs in all black clothing, funky glasses and the latest kitchen appliances would. :-) (It's also a personal Sydney thing. There aren't so many people in Australia who would openly say they admire Sydney. Too brash and smug for many of us, like that blond girl at school who had everything, and liked to show it ;-) ) I'm Australian, but I just can't get myself excited about Bill Granger. I know it feels un-Australian of me, but I find him a little too cariacatured. I think it's also the Sydney thing too. Sydney food/design/culture is so different to what happens around the rest of Australia, particularly Melbourne where I am, which is a more elegant, European city. To put it in perspective, Bills show would never have been made in Melbourne, but a show featuring chefs in all black clothing, funky glasses and the latest kitchen appliances would. :-)
(It's also a personal Sydney thing. There aren't so many people in Australia who would openly say they admire Sydney. Too brash and smug for many of us, like that blond girl at school who had everything, and liked to show it ;-) )

]]> By: me http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-622 me Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:15:02 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-622 I think Bill's books seem really good, but I agree: he is almost too "happy" in TV appearances, it just doesn't seem like the real thing to me and you almost get annoyed by the automatic smiling after a while. Regarding Jamie Oliver, he might be over-hyped and all that but I still think he feels truly genuine and in contrast to Bill manage to be charming without overdoing it. A natural so to say. Anyway, I just wanted to say that what impresses me the most about this site is not actually the design, nor the photography (cause it is possible to be a good photographer or web designer without working with food). But what amazes me absolutely the most is how you get your food so good looking! Whenever I cook it might be tasty as but always end up an ugly mess. Do you work as food stylists or is it just a natural talent? I think Bill's books seem really good, but I agree: he is almost too "happy" in TV appearances, it just doesn't seem like the real thing to me and you almost get annoyed by the automatic smiling after a while. Regarding Jamie Oliver, he might be over-hyped and all that but I still think he feels truly genuine and in contrast to Bill manage to be charming without overdoing it. A natural so to say.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that what impresses me the most about this site is not actually the design, nor the photography (cause it is possible to be a good photographer or web designer without working with food). But what amazes me absolutely the most is how you get your food so good looking! Whenever I cook it might be tasty as but always end up an ugly mess. Do you work as food stylists or is it just a natural talent?

]]> By: Sabin http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2005/07/17/cooking-and-acting-compatible-bill-and-lea/#comment-621 Sabin Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:33:27 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/?p=65#comment-621 This was a fun read! I like Bill Granger's books (I own "Sydney Food")and shows and you are so right about him smiling all the time! As you consider buying one of his book, I can recommend Sydney Food, but probably all of his books are worth a closer look. This was a fun read! I like Bill Granger's books (I own "Sydney Food")and shows and you are so right about him smiling all the time! As you consider buying one of his book, I can recommend Sydney Food, but probably all of his books are worth a closer look.

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