Valentine Warner (a rant)

I had a surprisingly similar rant last night actually. he did work in a restaurant once, for a bit. so yes i think you are a racing driver, may i have your autograph please?

Piester, if you weren't married I'd be offering you my body. You're so right, he really is a tosser of the highest order.

Just goes to show there's shite-all else on telly atm.

Sophie, your generosity is truly legendary ! And yes, TV really is woeful at the moment.

Having looked further, I will clarify point 1.

Having failed to establish himself in countless restaurants, the Art School drop-out finally ended up managing an "events" catering company.

Posh arty type ending up in "events" ? Who'd have thought it ! ?

I would like to shag Valentine Warner. That is all I have to say.

You cannot possibly come across this person by accident - based on the fact I have no idea who you're on about. Therefore, I really think you only have yourself to blame.

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It's true Lois. I'm addicted to the anger, it's like a drug.

I didn't know who he was, so I googled. He has a very short Wikipedia entry which starts:

Valentine Warner (born 1972) is a chef. He started his television career on the BBC in Autumn 2008 with What to Eat Now, a cookery programme based on his book of the same name.

Surely that would make him a TV presenter then?

Do you have to work in a restaurant to be a chef though? He did have a quite successful catering company cooking for some rather large and prestigious events - agree that he is an annoying twunt.

now, now, Soapy, down that road lies glass bowls & car keys ?

Anyhoo, Can I just add the only thing slightly more repulsive than Mr Warner's comping noises, is the piesters impression of the chomping noises, done in anger.

I get the mastication in stereo.

He is rather my type too, but his annoyingness is compounded by the fact that he is too much of a twunt to fancy.

IMHO yes, and I do acknowledge it's a minor point.

Without wanting to get bogged down in Escoffier's Brigade de cuisine definitions, I believe that in the common parlance Chef is understood to mean the head of a kitchen in a restaurant or hotel, where people may come and purchase food.

Delia and Nigella have certainly never claimed to be chef's despite also having successful careers in food writing, presenting and marketing.

IMHO yes, and I do acknowledge it's a minor point.

Without wanting to get bogged down in Escoffier's Brigade de cuisine definitions, I believe that in the common parlance Chef is understood to mean the head of a kitchen in a restaurant or hotel, where people may come and purchase food.

Delia and Nigella have certainly never claimed to be chef's despite also having successful careers in food writing, presenting and marketing.

He is 100% my type, I could even put up with the annoyingness for a temporary fling (in fact, I kind of like it, although it would grate eventually). He is by all accounts a complete shagger though, so not a long term prospect.

I like all the food he does too. Mmmh, I wonder if he would make you snacks after he'd shagged you. I bet he would.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/17/chefs.foodanddrink

According to this he's worked at Halcyon and Alastair Little.

My BIL (who is a head chef) reckons people who have been trained to cook are regarded as chefs but that training doesn't have to be in a restaurant. I don't think Nigella or Delia were trained as such so they are regarded as cooks but admit it does seem rather a vague definition.

I do have Valentine's latest book and it is actually quite good and definitely better than having to watch him on screen.

Ha ha, thats exactly why he isn't my type.......my parents would love him! In fact I'll put money on it that my Dad has already brought his latest book!

Chef or no chef it's the eating that makes me mad. I gave up last night and watched University Challenge on new fangled equivalent of video (can't persuade MrH not to watch Eastenders)