Oasis Frontman Slags Gordon Ramsay’s Cooking–On Ramsay’s Show
Liam Gallagher, the Oasis frontman, appeared on a recent episode of The F Word, one of Gordon Ramsay’s ubiquitous (and usually very good) British TV shows.
Ramsay, as you know, can curse with the best of them. And Liam, frankly, is the best of them–a randy Mancunian who’s about as salt of the fookin’ earth as they come.
The basic premise of The F Word, for those not blessed with BBC America, is that it has too many premises. You have Ramsay challenging a few everyday Joe guest cooks (i.e., firemen) to make dinners for Ramsay diners; a celebrity cook whose engages in (usually) a dessert challenge against Ramsay (who always loses); a celebrity diner, who keeps things lively; and a guest expert (usually the bawdy Janet Street Porter) who teaches viewers about some Ramsay-fetish food issue like sustainable fish or home pig farming.
It’s totally disjointed, hectic, and, while not as good as the often-awesome Kitchen Nightmares by half, it’s certainly better than his abominable old show Beyond Boiling Point.
Anyways, back to Liam, who played the part of celebrity diner while his wife–All Saints “singer” Nicole Appleton–engaged in a cookoff against Ramsay.
What did Liam think about his chow? He didn’t think much of Ramsay’s dishes, and wasn’t afraid to say so. From NME:
“Me missus is a better effing cook than you!”
Gallagher then later told Ramsay: “Your cooking is bobbins.”
According to the Daily Star the word “bobbins” is slang for lousy.
Appleton took on Ramsay with a starter of pasta and clams, a main course of spiced pork chops and sweet potatoes and a desert of apple tart.
After tucking into his wife’s meal Gallagher told Ramsay: “Me missus does a better sweet potato than you do.”
The F Word site here. Various show clips here. “Celebrity food thoughts” from Girls Aloud lasses here.
Thanks to my friend Dude for the tip.
