Yesterday evening I was watching "talk with Noeleen" which I normally never watch anyway but I saw herself and another lady in the kitchen which interested me so I continued to watch.
The more I watched the more shocking the food became that they presented, now dont get me wrong there is definitely a place for relaxed, comfort food BUT when presenting it live on TV to a huge audience that will think that because its made by Sharon Glass it must be acceptable, THAT is what is going to make us struggle to ever reach the standard of international cooking.
Firstly I didnt even recognise Sharon Glass as a chef because all she was worried about was looking good on camera, she wasnt wearing a chefs jacket or even an apron and her nails were so long that they have to be unhygienic when working with food.
But I think the worst thing about the whole show was the food, the presentation was terrible and unattentive, the salad that was just CHUCKED over the plate was disasterous, the granadilla curd she made looked like it had split and SHOCKER...she didnt even make her own meringues, which as a chef you know is the easiest recipe in the world.
It was at 18:30pm-19:00pm when majority of people are sitting down to start relaxing so I can guarantee that a vast majority of people watched that show and thought well if its on TV then its good to try and make,,,,NO NO NO that food would make any true chef cry and wonder why he or she studied and worked themselves to the bone for, if people would be satisfied to be served a dish like that.
Come on South African TV, if you are going to put chefs on the TV, make sure they are presenting something we can be proud of, because there is no shortage of highly talented chefs out there willing to produce top class food.
