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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961809493
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Running Time: 30 minutes
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
Sales Rank: 5712
MPN: ACRDAMP8094D
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"An antidote to solemn cooking shows" -- The Boston Globe
"An Anglophile’s delight" -- The Boston Globe
"Go-for-the-gusto cooking style" -- The Wall Street Journal
With an outsized passion for fun, Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright take cooking and conversation to places where ordinary food shows dare not go. These eccentric dames crisscross the British Isles on their Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and sidecar, preparing sumptuous feasts for all manner of folks, from lumberjacks to teenage lacrosse players. They shun faddish, health-conscious fare in favor of big, old-fashioned flavor -- usually enhanced by bacon, cream, and butter.
All the while, the ladies hilariously hold forth on every topic under the sun, often bursting into song as the spirit moves them. Their generous wit and lust for life remind us that fine cooking -- like fine dining -- always goes better in good company.
Join Jennifer and Clarissa on all 24 of their adventures, from a Benedictine abbey to the Brazilian embassy. As Jennifer would say, "Quelle treat!" As seen on Food Network and public television.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE bios of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright, documentary tribute to Jennifer Patterson, and a recipe booklet.
Amazon.com:
Vegetarians and the faint of heart, beware! But for everyone else, the Two Fat Ladies are back, and they are simply spectacular. In this British television series, Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright cook for lunch, cocktail party, afternoon tea, picnic, breakfast, or dinner and travel (by motorcycle and sidecar) to a different location in each episode to cook a requested meal--usually laden with cream, butter, and meats (Jennifer notes of one tartine: "Delicious, despite its vegetarian overtones"). Yes, this is a cooking show, but with Jennifer and Clarissa's patter, it has the feel of a comedy. As they whip up Loin of Pork Stuffed with Mushrooms and a pot of Clam Chowder, the Two Fat Ladies sing the praises of bacon (Clarissa hints at a risqué past when she notes that bacon is a great hangover cure; not that she gets hangovers anymore. Other allusions to falling off barstools and beer for breakfast are dotted throughout). The meals look sumptuous--salmon soaked in wine and topped with orange rings, Brazilian bean fritters, fruit tartlets, vichyssoise, and so much more--and it's terrific fun following the women as they go sightseeing (a motorcycle rally, watching a male choir, on a quest for the perfect drink at the Brazilian embassy, at a brewery, picking strawberries). Jennifer is likely to break out in song or rhyme, and Clarissa tells interesting facts and gossip from her life. They chitchat about tips for picking up men, the fact that nutmeg is a hallucinogenic, the beauty of British military boys, how you can't get crackling in Scotland or France. So, be prepared to learn how to core a kidney (and who knew kidneys needed coring?), make cracker crumbs, and laugh along at the antics of these two rather large women. The Two Fat Ladies are destined to become a cooking classic. The four-season, 24-episode DVD set includes biographies of Paterson and Wright, a documentary tribute to Paterson, and a recipe booklet. --Jenny Brown
Stills from Two Fat Ladies (click for larger image)
Beyond Two Fat Ladies 
Tribute book to Jennifer Paterson | 
Two Fat Ladies Cookbook | 
More recipes from Two Fat Ladies |
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Well, you've got to like Brits, and you've got to like upper-class Brits, and you've got to like food, and you've got to like to laugh... But if you can say YES to all four, then you're likely to find these shows very entertaining indeed. It's such a charm to spend time with people who don't take themselves too seriously, and who share their love of eating so generously.
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While I was growing up, my dad owned a restaurant. I learned early on that the most interesting place to be was in the kitchen with the cooks. Not only were there great smells and the occasional morsel of food to be had, but also the intermittent scrap of overheard adult conversation, spiced with local gossip and experiences that young ears were probably not supposed to hear. The kitchen was certainly never boring. The cooks put me to work doing all sorts of elementary tasks like peeling vegetables ... Read More
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I am so thrilled that this is finally available in the states. Jennifer(God rest her soul) and Clarissa are so entertaining. I would say the recipes are not for the American pallet, the best part is seeing all the various places in the UK that they visit and who they cook for.
They are so interesting and they tell little quips of their lives.
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This set of videos is exactly what I expected-- dry British humor, interesting food preparations and two eccentric "seasoned" chefs with a beautiful English backdrop. Clarissa and Jennifer are a hoot and I'd love to have a dinner party with them!
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Maybe I was under a false impression, but I expected better, funnier and more appetizing!
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