Market Kitchen is a British cookery television programme, made by Optomen, that premiered on the Good Food channel in 2007.[1] Presented by Rachel Allen, Amanda Lamb, Matt Tebbutt, Tom Parker Bowles and Matthew Fort, the programme concentrates on seasonal cooking and features visits to a local market to obtain seasonal produce.[1] The first series was presented from a customised kitchen in Borough Market and featured Tana Ramsay as one of its presenters.[2][3][unreliable source?]
| Market Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cookery |
| Presented by | Rachel Allen Amanda Lamb Matt Tebbutt Tom Parker Bowles Matthew Fort |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Nicola Moody Janice Gabriel Ben Adler Patricia Llewellyn |
| Producers | Leila Salim, Ceri Elms, Jayne Hibbitt Smith, Adam Webb, Alan Boyle |
| Production locations | London, England |
| Production company | Optomen |
| Original release | |
| Network | Good Food |
| Release | April 2007 – 2010 |
In 2009, the programme incorporated the Local Food Hero competition, which had previously had its own series on UKTV Food.[4][5][6] It will feature the winner of a competition to find Britain's best pudding, launched by Christopher Biggins in April 2010.[7][8][9] In 2010, spin-off, Market Kitchen's: Big Adventure, aired on Good Food.
Penny Smith and Matt Tebbutt co-presented the programme's fourth season, Market Kitchen: Big Adventure, in 2010. Beginning to air on 18 October, there were 125 episodes.[10]
Reception edit
In a negative review, the Evening Standard said, "Given that the best food programme of the decade was axed to make way for Market Kitchen, the decision so far seems disastrously misguided. The show looks hastily made (I'm told they record five in two days), the location cameras are "hot" (over-exposed), the editing is appalling, the approach is far too London-centric, the prompted questions from members of the public serve no purpose, and the scores of negative postings on UKTV Food's message boards suggest that the channel has made a very serious mistake indeed."[11] Of the programme, Western Daily Press wrote, "this is UKTV Food's crass successor to the outstandingly good Great Food Live - which it scrapped, inexplicably".[12]
In a positive review, The Australian's Graeme Blundell called the show "entertaining, informative, interactive and presented by highly literate foodies, chefs and food writers".[13] Keith Austin of The Sydney Morning Herald penned a favourable review, writing, "Certainly not the sexiest cooking show around but to my mind this is one of the most approachable and least up itself. With London's foodie central Borough Market as the backdrop, the show is a comforting mish-mash of recipes cooked up from scratch, food tastings, celebrity guest chefs and a front-of-house team who, quite literally, know their onions."[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Market Kitchen". Optomen. Retrieved 6 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Tana Ramsay serves up own TV show". BBC. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Marsden, Rhodri (22 November 2007). "Market Kitchen". Dish of the Day. Radio Times. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Market Kitchen's Local Food Heroes 2009". Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Local Food Hero 2009 regional winners and finalists". Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Local Food Hero 2009 winner - The Dinner Ladies". Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Britain's Best Pudding". BBC. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (29 April 2010). "Biggins hunts for Britain's best pudding". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Britain's Best Pud competition". Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (9 September 2010). "Penny Smith to co-present Market Kitchen". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Evening Standard: Soggy jokes and a stale format leave nasty taste". Evening Standard. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Western Daily Press: Cheers, but not for campion". Western Daily Press. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Blundell, Graeme (7 June 2008). "Retired spinner legs it to a new lifestyle career". The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Austin, Keith (3 March 2008). "Pay TV - Thursday March 6". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links edit
- Market Kitchen at UKTV at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 April 2011)
- Market Kitchen at Optomen at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 July 2011)
- Market Kitchen at IMDb
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