Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
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Who cares, he has done a lot to put wild food on the radar of the folk who eat crap meat wrapped in cling film and championed small producers
Sometimes it can be mildly irritating when you pick up on words being pronounced incorrectly, especially by someone on the TV.
Listen to George Russell of the Mercedes F1 team……We need to improve “ver” car, perhaps we can “ven” start challenging for “ver” championship.
Listen to George Russell of the Mercedes F1 team……We need to improve “ver” car, perhaps we can “ven” start challenging for “ver” championship.
Humph.
It was a good programme, good for us, so good on him...but I can't see or hear the name without a grump.
His mum is/was a garden/landscape designer who persuaded me to make up a Gazebo and gate for her stand at the Chelsea Flower Show one year which went okay....I sold the Gazebo to someone in Wimbledon and the gate went in a fund raising auction at Sotheby's. Next year, "Could you make a few forged birds as a brick wall decoration?" Not my cup of tea, but okay here you go...never saw them again, no birds returned, no money, no question of "sorry they were nicked how much do you want?"
Humph. Reckon that family owe me a few meals.
Alan
It was a good programme, good for us, so good on him...but I can't see or hear the name without a grump.
His mum is/was a garden/landscape designer who persuaded me to make up a Gazebo and gate for her stand at the Chelsea Flower Show one year which went okay....I sold the Gazebo to someone in Wimbledon and the gate went in a fund raising auction at Sotheby's. Next year, "Could you make a few forged birds as a brick wall decoration?" Not my cup of tea, but okay here you go...never saw them again, no birds returned, no money, no question of "sorry they were nicked how much do you want?"
Humph. Reckon that family owe me a few meals.
Alan
Woodsmoke
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I'm the same. Fine, so he's done a wee bit to raise awareness about decent food and meat welfare? That's great. Many of us have being doing exactly that for a lot of years without all the fanfare. Part of me me thinks his heart's in the right place, another part of me thinks he's a savvy businessman exploiting a niche, and (possibly the biggest) part of me thinks he's a city-bred cockwomble trying to be everyone's best mate now he's out in the sticks. Having said all that, he does get stuck in, doesn't mind making a dick of himself, and throws some pretty good parties from what I've seen. Bit like me, I reckon
He also put the west country on the map for Londoners and townies in general which should be a crime against culture. His passion, I accept, is genuine, and he has been a tireless campaigner for all that is good in food production. But this old Etonian who grew up in a family pile, made his name and his fortune owning a TV production company (which also owns the River Cottage brand - it's a film set, he doesn't live there) which peddled a fantasy of make-believe self-sufficiency at a time when there were still people living nearby who were having to do it for real.I'm the same. Fine, so he's done a wee bit to raise awareness about decent food and meat welfare? That's great. Many of us have being doing exactly that for a lot of years without all the fanfare. Part of me me thinks his heart's in the right place, another part of me thinks he's a savvy businessman exploiting a niche, and (possibly the biggest) part of me thinks he's a city-bred cockwomble trying to be everyone's best mate now he's out in the sticks. Having said all that, he does get stuck in, doesn't mind making a dick of himself, and throws some pretty good parties from what I've seen. Bit like me, I reckon
I respect him and this thread wasn't intended as a general dig at him; but since we've started, I have to say I rather more time for Rick Stein. He may be a bit of a wet lettuce but is passion is equally genuine and but his shows aren't based around a rural fairy tale. He is a real restaurateur, doesn't hide his privileged background, or deny that he runs a very successful (and very expensive) brand that has made him very rich, and he did grow up in Cornwall.
Hugh's a good guy, I've always liked his shows. Just saying there's a lot of artificiality about them. But that's OK too. It's not the point of the thread. Which is, WHY CAN'T HE SAY VENISON PROPERLY...
Crack on.
Woodsmoke
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Well, he obviously only eats the posh variety, which of course needs to be differentiated from the common or garden variety that we mere plebeians are relegated to . . . .
Ferretlurcher70
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Didn't he go bust owing a lot of little suppliers? After 3 years of the business running at a loss?
River Cottage chef’s TV production company sold off after going bust
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will still work with KEO Films under new owner, which is trying to repay some debts
www.theguardian.com
Bo Diddley
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I quite like the chap, and his earlier programs especially, even though I've never had the pleasure of a face-to-face with him. If everyone did a little bit of what he's trying to get across on TV the country would be a happier place, of that I'm sure. As for his pronunciation maybe he's correct and I'm wrong..............
I have always understood that the posh way to pronounce the word is "venson" with the "i" not sounded. I have heard this both in England and among expats abroad several generations removed from here. I have a vague idea that it was referred to thus in "The Sloane Ranger's Handbook" back in the day.
Floyd was great
, good TV as is Hugh ,
enfieldspares
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Like Oliver then who also left his creditors in the lurch.
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