Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted August 6, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2018 Joël Robuchon, the most Michelin-starred chef in history, has died aged 73. He's not exactly TV-famous, but in France he's a household name. Whether you hold stock in Michelin stars in one thing, but he's unquestionably the most decorated in the quality standard that top restaurants hold themselves to. He even won the chef of the century award from the rival guide. He was a mentor to Gordon Ramsay too. His style was surprisingly simple: never more than three flavours on a plate. His most famous dish? Mashed potato. Losing him and Paul Bocuse in the same year is a massive blow to French cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 6, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 6, 2018 That is an insane amount of butter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted August 6, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: Joël Robuchon, the most Michelin-starred chef in history, has died aged 73. He's not exactly TV-famous, but in France he's a household name. Whether you hold stock in Michelin stars in one thing, but he's unquestionably the most decorated in the quality standard that top restaurants hold themselves to. He even won the chef of the century award from the rival guide. He was a mentor to Gordon Ramsay too. His style was surprisingly simple: never more than three flavours on a plate. His most famous dish? Mashed potato. Losing him and Paul Bocuse in the same year is a massive blow to French cuisine. Amen to this. I loved the relative simplicity of his work and how he never really deviated from what cooking, particularly French cooking, is supposed to be about in my view. Bold and robust flavours done correctly. Obviously the level of refinement from that point on is immense, but his style is the style which has always chimed most with what I liked to cook before becoming a filthy vegetarian. If I'm going to restaurant or even cooking something at home with love and care; let's add the extra bloody butter if it improves the dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted August 6, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: That is an insane amount of butter! Who would've thought that potato : butter in a 2 : 1 ratio could taste so good. Rentachef Jean Christophe-Novelli was very dismissive of this when I asked him about it* - "well of course it tastes great with all that butter in it! The challenge is to make great mash without adding anything." And to be fair his was pretty good (just bake in the skins, scoop out flesh and mash with creme fraiche. It's really nice). *CLANG! Did you hear that name drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted August 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Onyx2 said: *CLANG! Did you hear that name drop? Sounds like you mixed all the air out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted August 6, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Sergio Mendacious said: Sounds like you mixed all the air out of it OOF! Right in the meringues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 At the Rotherham game today, this is lovely.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I was at the Rotherham game, felt like a real privilege to be there for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I saw Treguard from Knightmare at a gaming expo yesterday and Barry Chuckle got a brief mention at one point. Treguard appeared in an episode of Chucklevision as a vampire, and apparently "poor Barry wouldn't come anywhere near me when I was in costume. He was terrified! God rest his soul, he was such a lovely man". One childhood hero paying tribute to another. Almost brought a tear to the eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted August 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 16, 2018 Reports coming in that Aretha Franklin has died.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-45169609  Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul" who became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music. Known for hits like Respect and Think, she had more than 20 US number ones over a career spanning seven decades. She gave her final performance last November at a gala in New York held in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation. Born in Memphis to a gospel singer/pianist and a celebrated Baptist preacher, Franklin was tutored from an early age by such gospel stars as Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. She struggled to find fame in the early years, with record label Columbia unsure how to frame her impressively powerful voice. A move to Atlantic Records in 1966 saw her paired with the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, prompting some of her most soulful and fieriest performances. By 1968 she was renowned throughout America and Europe as "Lady Soul" - a symbol of black pride who appeared on the cover of Time and was given an award by Martin Luther King. After an eye-catching cameo in cult comedy The Blues Brothers, she scored a number of big hits in the 1980s including Who's Zooming Who? and the George Michael duet I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W Bush in 2005, when she was saluted for "capturing the hearts of millions of Americans". Ten years later she reduced President Barack Obama to tears when she sang (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman at a Kennedy Center Honours ceremony, having previously performed at his inauguration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 It had been reported that she was “seriously ill” for the last few days, so unfortunately it seemed to just be a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 26, 2018 Neil Simon has died. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45316069 Absolutely love his work and looking through his career, there's so much of it that I still haven't seen. The Sunshine Boys, The Odd Couple, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Barefoot in the Park, The Goodbye Girl - among others, they're all stunning pieces of work. Oh, and John McCain died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted August 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 26, 2018 Kyle Pavone from the band We Came As Romans died yesterday, he was 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Conway Savage of The Bad Seeds has died from a brain tumour.  The band released this statement  Our beloved Conway passed away on Sunday evening. A member of Bad Seeds for nearly thirty years, Conway was the anarchic thread that ran through the band’s live performances. He was much loved by everyone, band members and fans alike. Irascible, funny, terrifying, sentimental, warm-hearted, gentle, acerbic, honest, genuine – he was all of these things and quite literally “had the gift of a golden voice,” high and sweet and drenched in soul. On a drunken night, at four in the morning, in a hotel bar in Cologne, Conway sat at the piano and sang Streets of Laredo to us, in his sweet, melancholy style and stopped the world for a moment. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Goodbye Conway, there isn’t a dry eye in the house. Love, Nick and the Bad Seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted September 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2018 Blake's 7 baddie and the one responsible for my childhood fear of women with short black hair (Ruth Madoc, Liza Minelli, etc.) Jacqueline Pearce has died. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45406498 I'll admit I don't know of any other of her roles, but in the early years at school she was as well known as any Doctor Who baddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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