Thread: RIP Keith Floyd

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y wrote:

> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.

Never heard of him.

-sw

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:00:02 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Steve Y wrote:
>
>> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>
>Never heard of him.
>
>
Steve, how long have you been comatose?

Keith Floyd was one if the few foodtv personalities that was
entertaining and could actually cook real food without a
recipe/instructions... I enjoyed the travelogue aspect of his shows.

Hoist a glass of red for his journey:
http://www.floydonline.co.uk/index.php

Most of my life

brooklyn1 wrote:

> Steve, how long have you been comatose?

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y wrote:
>
>> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>
> Never heard of him.
>
> -sw

Presumably, you didn't watch FoodTV in the 90s.
Graham

brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>
> Keith Floyd was one if the few foodtv personalities that was
> entertaining and could actually cook real food without a
> recipe/instructions... I enjoyed the travelogue aspect of his shows.

He had some good shows. I remember watching them way back when with my
Mom - sometimes we would laugh out loud at his antics.

>
> Hoist a glass of red for his journey:
> http://www.floydonline.co.uk/index.php


Yep, he liked a glass of red (or three)...

<Cathy hoists a glass>

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Steve Y wrote:

>> Steve, how long have you been comatose?

> Most of my life

LOL, he was referring to Sqwertz, aka Steve Wertz
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"ChattyCathy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>
>> Keith Floyd was one if the few foodtv personalities that was
>> entertaining and could actually cook real food without a
>> recipe/instructions... I enjoyed the travelogue aspect of his shows.
>
> He had some good shows. I remember watching them way back when with my
> Mom - sometimes we would laugh out loud at his antics.
>
>>
>> Hoist a glass of red for his journey:
>> http://www.floydonline.co.uk/index.php
>
>
> Yep, he liked a glass of red (or three)...
>
> <Cathy hoists a glass>


He loved his "little slurps." I loved his shows. By the end of them he was
totally wasted. He did seem to really have fun. He could be really
obnoxious, though. Never missed an episode if I could help it.

Paul

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:13:37 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:00:02 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Steve Y wrote:
>>
>>> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>>
>>Never heard of him.
>>
>>
> Steve, how long have you been comatose?
>
> Keith Floyd was one if the few foodtv personalities that was
> entertaining and could actually cook real food without a
> recipe/instructions... I enjoyed the travelogue aspect of his shows.

I have honestly never seen or heard of him.

-sw

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:56:05 -0600, graham wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:89ux4lrc143$.[email protected]..
>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y wrote:
>>
>>> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>>
>> Never heard of him.
>
> Presumably, you didn't watch FoodTV in the 90s.

I was watching food TV since... '98 or so.

-sw

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:31:35 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:56:05 -0600, graham wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:89ux4lrc143$.[email protected]..
>>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y wrote:
>>>
>>>> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>>>
>>> Never heard of him.
>>
>> Presumably, you didn't watch FoodTV in the 90s.
>
>I was watching food TV since... '98 or so.
>
>-sw

I first saw him in the early 90s on Public TV in Pittsburgh. We moved
to Cow Hill in 93, so it was very early in the 90s that I saw him. He
was very funny and always seemed to get pretty blasted on red wine by
the time dinner was done. There was a series called "Floyd on OZ" I
saw, and I also remember several episodes from other series, as well.
I recall him making dinner on the kitchen of a fishing boat in the
North Sea, for example.

He was funny, clever, often silly, held his wine reasonably well, and
cooked with local ingredients and techniques with apparent skill and
obvious enthusiasm.

Maybe some of his videos are available via Netflix. I know there are
clips on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evm30HTbD0 &
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx8tFccxY74
--

modom

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "ChattyCathy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:Np7sm.10109$[email protected]..
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> Keith Floyd was one if the few foodtv personalities that was
>>> entertaining and could actually cook real food without a
>>> recipe/instructions... I enjoyed the travelogue aspect of his shows.
>> He had some good shows. I remember watching them way back when with my
>> Mom - sometimes we would laugh out loud at his antics.
>>
>>> Hoist a glass of red for his journey:
>>> http://www.floydonline.co.uk/index.php
>>
>> Yep, he liked a glass of red (or three)...
>>
>> <Cathy hoists a glass>
>
>
> He loved his "little slurps." I loved his shows. By the end of them he was
> totally wasted. He did seem to really have fun. He could be really
> obnoxious, though. Never missed an episode if I could help it.

Ahhh rats. I really liked him too, what a character. I have 3 or so of
his cookbooks. He did like his tipple, didn't he? He made the
Galloping Gourmet look like a Quaker.

TammyM

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y <[email protected]>
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>
>Seems like he went after having had a enjoyable day, probably the best
>way to go. One of my favourite clips of his was the time in France when
>he got put in his place when trying to make a regional omelette
>speciality in a French lady's kitchen (piperade ?).
>
>Telegraph obit < http://tinyurl.com/qrwqam
>
>Steve
>www.lovelycolour.com

His show and Hudson & Halls were my early favourites. Probably because
all of them loved their vino and became more and more sloshed as the
show progressed.

Like Keith Floyd, Peter Hudson and David Halls could be acerbic and a
tad nasty, but easily forgiven.


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In article <386sm.41453$[email protected]>,
"graham" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:89ux4lrc143$.[email protected]..
> > On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y wrote:
> >
> >> The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
> >
> > Never heard of him.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Presumably, you didn't watch FoodTV in the 90s.

Although I have noted that the cooks on Canadian FoodTV aren't all the
same as the US FoodTV. I think that Dave Smith has a favorite cook on
FoodTV. I couldn't find her. She's only on the Canadian FoodTV. Dave
sees her because he lives in Canada.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:09:19 +1200, bob in nz
<[email protected]> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>
>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:48 +0200, Steve Y <[email protected]>
>shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>The guy that first brought entertainment to TV cooking in the UK.
>>
>>Seems like he went after having had a enjoyable day, probably the best
>>way to go. One of my favourite clips of his was the time in France when
>>he got put in his place when trying to make a regional omelette
>>speciality in a French lady's kitchen (piperade ?).
>>
>>Telegraph obit < http://tinyurl.com/qrwqam
>>
>>Steve
>>www.lovelycolour.com
>
>His show and Hudson & Halls were my early favourites. Probably because
>all of them loved their vino and became more and more sloshed as the
>show progressed.
>
>Like Keith Floyd, Peter Hudson and David Halls could be acerbic and a
>tad nasty, but easily forgiven.

Just in case you weren't around for Hudson & Halls:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLataDaKRA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_and_Halls

The food in their restaurant on Jervois Road in inner-city Auckland's
Herne Bay was superb and their antics legendary.


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una cerveza mas por favor ...

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:34:15 -0500, modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> I first saw him in the early 90s on Public TV in Pittsburgh.

And I never saw in the 17 years I lived in Pittsburgh, either :-)

-sw