are all tv chefs totally obnoxious twats?

wonder if it was due to late life boredom. the only times i ever shoplifted was on really cheap items just to see if I could do it without being caught.

Not looking forward to the Ready Steady Crook headlines tomorrow then? xp

... so that's what the Ready Steady Crook headline in today's Sun was about then?

Oh well, there you go, I predicted it 18 hours after they went to print. Psychic or what?

They're quick off the mark

STATEMENT FROM ANTONY WORRALL THOMPSON

I am so sorry for all my recent stupid and irresponsible actions; I am of course devastated for my family and friends, whom I’ve let down and will seek the treatment that is clearly needed. I am not the first, and I certainly won’t be the last person to do something without rhyme or reason - what went through my head, only time will tell.

Of course, I must also apologise sincerely to Tesco, with whom I’m had a long and genuine working relationship, and to all the staff at the Henley branch, many of whom I’ve got to know over the years.

Once again, I am so sorry and hopefully in the future I can make amends.

Antony Worrall Thompson January 2012

Luckily for him he can seek 'treatment' without all that silly getting sent to prison or paying fines. I do actually feel sorry for him, clearly something's not right with the chap, but I wonder if he was inclined to take this enlightened view of petty crime before his recent difficulties?

that's some pretty tasty /addictive cheese then or some such?

amazing bit of this story; FOUR per cent of ALL Tesco cheese gets shoplifted! FOUR!! that must mean that pretty much every time you're in there someone else is on the rob. now i know why the store security bods are so damn twitchy.

still haven't ready anywhere what KIND of cheese and wine it was

i feel that information is crucial to my forming any kind of judgment or opinion here

If it's Mini Babybel they should bring back hanging.

I wonder if he was inclined to take this enlightened view of petty crime

The overrriding idea in such twats's heads runs something like this: although what I did is obviously wrong, I know I am not a criminal, so whatever it was I did, it doesn't qualify as a crime except in the most technical and trivial sense. It still makes perfect sense for us to hate criminals, but clearly that's not me, right?

Let's not be too harsh here. I mean he probably did pay up for the crackers, right?

insider fact: he's married to the daughter of the owner of the londis about 2 mins from my parents house in the north dublin suburb i grew up in.

shopkeeper father in law will be feverishly stocktaking now i'd say.

also i said this on facebook but is anyone in public life more gnome-like?

It's true. You' d have thought the security guard would have spotted what was going on when the fishing rod came in through the top window.

my brother says no one more gnome like since robin cook passed

To be fair I would much rather be trapped in a room with AWT than anyone else on this page...

http://www.ybf.org.uk/speakers-panel/

I've met a number of British TV chefs and I have to say the least twattish in person happens to be Gordon Ramsay. He always says "Hello everyone" when he comes in the room and shakes hands with a sincere "Hello, I'm Gordon", which is more than I can say for others in his profession.

nigel slater replied to a mail i sent him before, v promptly and he was incredibly polite and nice. though only barely a tv chef compared to some of the others.

I've met a number of British TV chefs and I have to say the least twattish in person happens to be Gordon Ramsay. He always says "Hello everyone" when he comes in the room and shakes hands with a sincere "Hello, I'm Gordon", which is more than I can say for others in his profession.

i can see that. he's probably terrified of how he comes across to people.

i'm amazed more celebs don't shoplift tbh, there's no downside, if you get caught you get a telling off, meaningless fine and some free publicity and none of yr fans are gonna abandon you over it. AWT shd man the fuck up imo and work out what other fun crimes carry a zero penalty if y're famous

Yeah, that worked for Wynona Ryder.

she shoplifted in a country that executes children with learning disabilities, different risk level.

OK, so UK only...

wdn't suggest anybody try it in Dubai

That's why it's called Do Buy iirc

the lesson AWT should learn from this is that if you're going to steal from Tesco you have to work out techniques such that you'll be able to weasel out of it if caught.

like saying sorry and booking some sessions with a psychotherapist

"just making a programme on the flaws in the cheese and wine supply chain"

Last night, in a rambling interview, the chef admitted on one occasion he stole bread and two pack of discounted coleslaw.

On another occasion, he paid £180 for three crates of champagne and then stole £4 of goods ...

Worrall Thompson mulled over everything that could have pushed him to steal. He spoke of the stress of moving house, the death of two close friends, giving up smoking, anaemia, long working hours, his inability to relax, his age and dementia.

Over Christmas, he said, he had personally flambeed every Christmas pudding at his restaurant, which had left him exhausted.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084067/Antony-Worrall-Thompson-sorry-shoplifting-cheese-wine-Tesco.html

(He) described the moment he was approached by security guards. He said: ‘It was like a dream or a nightmare.

‘I went back to the office with them and I’d taken a newspaper, three onions and a sandwich that time.'

I'm imagining what Tesco Value Champagne would look like.

a newspaper, three onions and a sandwich

Worst Ready Steady Cook basket ever.

... hey I'm sure those guys could whip up something with that, with Ainsley's good-natured prompting

like saying sorry and booking some sessions with a psychotherapist

.. well if it works for homeless people and single mothers on council estates and benefits scroungers

Ainsley would say "What are you like?"

(aoap)

apparently years ago Stuart Hall (hammy eccentric radio football match reporter) was nicked for shoplifting sausages and cheese and when people saw him in the street they would shout SASUAGES!! at him, to which he would reply "you forgot the CHEESE!" in his Stuart Hall voice

What did people shout at Richard Madeley?
(apart from the usual "You C***!" that is)

years ago Stuart Hall (hammy eccentric radio football match reporter) was nicked for shoplifting sausages and cheese

What was his defence because nobody would buy the "I'm so depressed" routine from Stuart Hall would they?

apparently, the police said in their statement that the joker was played too late.

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/down-with-chef-worship-1795061446

Chef's Table is the absolute worst.

it's a good idea but just really really boring

dan barber is a really interesting dude with tons of cool ideas and his episode was boring as fuck

This professional chef going off at a Donal Skehan video is great.

https://www.facebook.com/philip.thompson.14289/posts/10210021597085020

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/dining/rachael-ray-cooking.html

Still, there are surprises to discover at the compound she has carved out of the woods near Lake George. She has a zip line, and carts her 84-year-old mother around in a covered all-terrain vehicle that Guy Fieri gave her as a thank-you gift. Her favorite love poem was written by Charles Bukowski. His words, along with a Weezer set list and a painting by her friend Jacques Pépin, hang on her walls.