Too many celebrity chefs

If there's anything England has a surplus of, it's celebrity chefs. Here, they're a dime a dozen. For starters, there's the infamous Gordon Ramsay. To be honest, I was a big fan of Gordo back home. I watched Kitchen Nightmares every week, rushing home from doing the groceries to get back in time to catch the start. But here, he is so over-exposed, I'm not at all fussed if I miss an episode or three. And the whole cheating on his wife thing didn't help either.

Then there's Jamie Oliver, possibly the MOST annoying celebrity chef on TV, constantly popping up in ads for Sainsbury's. At least shows are on only once or twice a week, but ad breaks are around every 15 minutes - not so lovely jubbly.

For a while, I found Hugh Fernley Whittingstall quite entertaining with his River Cottage program. It was really refreshing to see a chef who was doing something for the environment and making the most of seasonal fruit and veg. And some of the dishes were so unusual, I just had to keep watching to find out what he would cook next: squirrel offal skewers, manish water made with the head of a goat and goat offal...hmm...detecting a pattern here?

And then there's Heston Blumenthal, the chef famous for making ridiculous things such as hot ice cream. I find his strangely clinical approach to cooking a bit off putting, but I did enjoy his take on historical feasts. The things people ate in Victorian England, Tudor England, etc. were weird enough, seeing Heston's take on it was even more interesting. Still, I'm not about to rush off to his restaurant.

But wait, there's more...Ainsley Harriott, Lloyd Grossman (I cannot stand this guy, he is sooooooooooooo annoying), that guy on Masterchef, etc etc. There are just so many cooking shows, celebrity chefs are multiplying faster than rabbits. Somebody stop them before they take over the world!