We can look back and knock fanny Cradock for how she was but she filled the Albert Hall! Even in this day and age it would be a hard sell to fill that place just to see someone cook!
You're a legend! Yes! I remember watching these shows on either BBC One or UKTV Food a while back. Fear of Fanny the dramatisation is fantastic, thanks so much. xxx "......ketchup?" ;)
I roasted (not steamed) a chicken with mushrooms under the skin. The mushrooms tasted off and made the breast meat appeared gray. I don't see that this technique was an improvement on anything. Hardly a signature dish.
My parents roared with laughter when Johnny said his famous line "may all your doughnuts turn out like Fanny's". Ah, the black and white days of innocent childhood...
Graham Kerr never really made it in the US. He came across as an alcoholic (although I understand he wasn't a heavy drinker) and too far over the top to wear well. His food was also way too much: way too rich, way too expensive. His recipes remind me of Vincent Price's cookbook. I think my family tried ONE of Price's recipes. Despite what Brits might think, the majority of Americans are far more likely to watch someone like Delia Smith to learn about cooking than Cradock or Kerr. I'm surprised she didn't try to crack the US market. She probably came on the scene too late for that. Cooking shows weren't very big with baby boomers at that time.
