Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 Feeling bored so thought I would start a thread on celebrity chefs, to see who we think will be the next flamboyant gourmet to follow Floyd and be flambeed.In fact, celebrity chefs don't always have a good record: besides Floyd, Jennifer Patterson (Two Fat Ladies), Joseph Cerniglia, Robbie Millar, Jean-francois Poinard, Bernard King (King's Kitchen), Fanny Craddock (desitute after scandal) and Bernard Loiseau (suicide after thinking he would lose a Michelin Star) all met fairly young or tragic ends. Also, Mietta O'Donnell, who was not a chef but an Aussie celebrity food critic went down in a car crash a few years ago.Some candidates:****Antonio Carluccio - Italian, born in 1935, has history of depression including the notorious "self-stabbing" incident a few years ago:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carluccio#Self-stabbing****Jeanne Rankin - Canadian, born 1961, had all sorts of problems for years due to morphine addictionhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/149...o-morphine.htmlhttp://www.bighospitality.co.uk/People/Jea...-in-the-Kitchen****Margaret Fulton - Aussie, born in 1924:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_FultonDespite her age, she's still very active and, in fact, the cheeky old devil has just been playing the major supermarket chains off against each other as she advertises for both of them at once:http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opin...0-1225965741074****Iain Hewitson - New Zealander, born in 1948 but very overweight:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Hewitson****Peter Russell-Clarke - Australian, born in 1935. No health information and still very active but I thought I would just use this as an excuse to share the infamous blooper reel... (Not safe for work):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDYxGB8V88k ****Graham Kerr - English, born 1937. Still seems very active with his own blog and public speaking activities. Focuses almost fanatically on healthy eating these days after his Missus had a stroke and heart attack after eating too much of his old "Galloping Gourmet" food!http://www.grahamkerr.com/?cat=1****Lorenza de Medici - Italian. She must be fairly ancient now but I can't find any age or health info online which is a surprise since her shows were fairly prominent here in Australia back in the 1990s. Anyone know how she is going?*****Can't think of any others who are even remotely candidates unless Heston poisons himself or Nigella drives someone to murder with her uber-contrived "sexiness."PS. I'll wager that a large number of the good citizens of Huntington, West Virginia die well before one Mr Jamie Oliver....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...od-crusade.htmlPity no celebs live there! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 The things you learn about when researching for DeathList: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/gay-chef-...3145342687.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 A certain Mr Juan-Carlos Cruz is a naughty boy, too: http://breakingnewsdir.com/former-food-net...lot-129124.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 More mad chefs: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65338G20100604 "killed his wife with a griddle pan and hid her body in a freezer for three years..." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/cri...esco-knife.html "A pub chef stabbed a teaching assistant to death as she walked her dog with a £2 kitchen knife he had bought from Tesco..." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...ld-support.html http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2051900...d_to_avoid_debt http://www.medindia.net/news/Chef-Admits-t...ing-33175-1.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 Some interesting old ones: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/20/1029114105353.html "A gourmet chef in Vietnam has died after being bitten by a venomous sea snake that he was to cook as the nightly special." http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensl...f-1225786429331 "Top chef killed in freak truck accident." http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news13057.html "French chef Reynald Duchene, 38, killed at The UK Royal Philharmonic Concert" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 US celebrity chef Ken Hom has prostate cancer: http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2010/09/...tate-cancer.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,627 Posted January 6, 2011 My mother's a massive Carluccio fan, and he's definitely a little... dodderier after his "accident". Thread would probably be amiss without a mention of Marguerite Patten, who turns 96 this year but was still well enough to give us this form guide to her health in the Daily Mail a few months back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 Norma Shirley, "Jamaica's Most Famous Chef", died a few weeks back: http://rjrnewsonline.com/entertainment/jam...ma-shirley-dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted January 6, 2011 Curtis Stone has been in PETA's sights for a while: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/...x-1225704144785 He might be expecting a visit from their hit squads! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,801 Posted January 7, 2011 WTF has Gordon Ramsay done to himself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 7, 2011 WTF has Gordon Ramsay done to himself? I think it's called spaghetti carbonara. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falkekopf 50 Posted January 10, 2011 I've just thought of an alternative title for this thread.....Celebrity Chefs - One foot in the gravy! I'll get m'coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted February 16, 2011 Santi Santamaria, a Spanish chef who criticised the molecular gastronomy movement for poisoning people and instead prefered the wholesome, natural meals of the Slow Food Movement, , has dropped dead suddenly in the kitchen of one of his own restaurants in Singapore: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1021602775.html http://www.france24.com/en/20110216-top-sp...-dies-singapore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,627 Posted July 26, 2011 US celebrity chef Ken Hom has prostate cancer: http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2010/09/...tate-cancer.htm Ken Hom, who was really big in the UK in the late 90s and nobody seems to remember shit about him these days, has apparently got the all-clear from his cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 607 Posted July 26, 2011 US celebrity chef Ken Hom has prostate cancer: http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2010/09/...tate-cancer.htm Ken Hom, who was really big in the UK in the late 90s and nobody seems to remember shit about him these days, has apparently got the all-clear from his cancer. Good news. The late night repeats of Ken Hom’s Chinese Cookery was cult viewing for a few of us at school during our GCSEs in 1989 (though I could have sworn it was from around 1978 rather than the 1984 that Wikipedia states as it looked really dated). "Hmm, it smells really brown" became a bit of a catchphrase for a while. Smelling brown was actually a good thing in Hom parlance by the way, rather than smelling like shit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted July 26, 2011 US celebrity chef Ken Hom has prostate cancer: http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2010/09/...tate-cancer.htm Ken Hom, who was really big in the UK in the late 90s and nobody seems to remember shit about him these days, has apparently got the all-clear from his cancer. Good news. The late night repeats of Ken Hom’s Chinese Cookery was cult viewing for a few of us at school during our GCSEs in 1989 (though I could have sworn it was from around 1978 rather than the 1984 that Wikipedia states as it looked really dated). "Hmm, it smells really brown" became a bit of a catchphrase for a while. Smelling brown was actually a good thing in Hom parlance by the way, rather than smelling like shit... LOL - I've never seen this bloke but I have got to watch him now. Sounds like the celebrity chef version of "all your base are belong to us." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,627 Posted August 6, 2011 Radio executive Michael Bukht, better (only) known to the general public as Michael Barry back when he was the big cheese on Food and Drink in the early 90s, has had a fork stuck in him aged 69. He was also the first controller of Classic FM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 6, 2011 Radio executive Michael Bukht, better (only) known to the general public as Michael Barry back when he was the big cheese on Food and Drink in the early 90s, has had a fork stuck in him aged 69. He was also the first controller of Classic FM. This is all very low key, he was quite famous in his day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted August 6, 2011 has anyone heard of the chef Michael Buhkt? well anyway he's dead .He was a regular presenter of Food and Drink on BBC2 apparantely.I've never seen the show so wouldnt know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted August 6, 2011 Radio executive Michael Bukht, better (only) known to the general public as Michael Barry back when he was the big cheese on Food and Drink in the early 90s, has had a fork stuck in him aged 69. He was also the first controller of Classic FM. as reported by me in another thread a few minutes ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted August 6, 2011 Radio executive Michael Bukht, better (only) known to the general public as Michael Barry back when he was the big cheese on Food and Drink in the early 90s, has had a fork stuck in him aged 69. He was also the first controller of Classic FM. as reported by me in another thread a few minutes ago That's nice. It was posted here six hours ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted August 6, 2011 has anyone heard of the chef Michael Buhkt? well anyway he's dead .He was a regular presenter of Food and Drink on BBC2 apparantely.I've never seen the show so wouldnt know Remember the show but don't think I remember him, would help perhaps if there was a pic of him. Food and Drink was from an era before TV and the UK generally became completely obsessed with celebrity chefs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted August 6, 2011 has anyone heard of the chef Michael Buhkt? well anyway he's dead .He was a regular presenter of Food and Drink on BBC2 apparantely.I've never seen the show so wouldnt know Remember the show but don't think I remember him, would help perhaps if there was a pic of him. Food and Drink was from an era before TV and the UK generally became completely obsessed with celebrity chefs heres a pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 6, 2011 has anyone heard of the chef Michael Buhkt? well anyway he's dead .He was a regular presenter of Food and Drink on BBC2 apparantely.I've never seen the show so wouldnt know Remember the show but don't think I remember him, would help perhaps if there was a pic of him. Food and Drink was from an era before TV and the UK generally became completely obsessed with celebrity chefs heres a pic I certainly remember that every time we'd tune into BBC2 on a Thursday night to watch "Alas Smith and Jones", there would be the inevitable sight of Michael Barry and Chris Kelly on "Food and Drink"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted August 6, 2011 Here's an earlier pic from the Food and Drink era. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
