Why a Ready Steady Cook revival couldn’t be more timely
almost 6 years in The guardian
In the age of food waste anxiety and simple cooking, this potentially dated daytime classic is ripe for revival
So will it be green peppers or green tomatoes? Almost a decade after the hobs went out on Ready Steady Cook, the frenetic daytime cookery contest is back. The BBC has announced the show’s return next year with Celebrity MasterChef finalist Rylan Clark-Neal in place of Ainsley Harriott.
Nostalgic fans will no doubt mourn Harriott’s energy, implacable bonhomie and cutesy names for bog-standard condiments (Susie salt and Percy pepper, anyone?). But the seemingly dated BBC cookery challenge, in which two chefs made meals against the clock using a shopping bag of basic ingredients worth just £5, could not be more relevant in 2019. Continue reading...
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