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Whistle Stopper - Two Fat Ladies

Two Fat Ladies
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Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Starring: Jennifer Paterson, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Two Fat Ladies
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961809493
Format: Box set
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: 2008-07-29
Running Time: 721
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1996

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Spotlight customer reviews:

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Summary: Great Memories of The Two Fat Ladies
Comment: I always loved their TV cooking shows, and was saddened when Jennifer passed away. I've been hoping there would be re-runs, but I think Clarissa would probably have been against it as a result of her friend's death. So this is a great way to remember them and the show, the incredible dishes they prepared, and great tours of parts of the UK. Enjoy!!

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Summary: Truly Goes Down A Treat
Comment: The best word I could use to describe this show is, "delightful". I adore Clarissa and Jennifer, and look forward to enjoying this set for many many years.

I'm annoyed that the price of the set went down $11 the day after they shipped mine. The prices on Amazon fluctuate like the stock market. Regardless, even at full list price it is worth every penny.

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Summary: Two Fat Ladies
Comment: Just received my DVD's of Two Fat Ladies. I was heartbroken when their show went off the air, and mostly so when Jennifer Patterson died of lung cancer. A sad ending to an incredibly delightful duo of chefs. You can't find a cooking show that comes close to the antics of these two "fat" ladies, and the fact that they could make fun of themselves and vegetarians. They cooked the way my grandmother Belle did on the family farm in Vermont in the early 1900's. Lots of lard, butter, fresh cream (from the cows), bacon, and meat. Jennifer and Clarissa would have loved Belle's breakfasts....homemade pie, bacon,blood sausage, fried eggs, toast laden with lots of fresh butter, homemade molasses cookies, salt pork and gravy. Watch these two ladies cook up sumptious meals in castles with huge kitchens full of copper pans hanging from the ceilings and stoves they don't make anymore, to cooking in a hole in the ground; and feel your mouth water when they serve up the meals to Benedictine nuns in Ireland to a hunting party in Scotland or an embassy in London. You will be mesmerized by their unending jocularity and humorous intelligence on world affairs. This is not your typical cooking show-they outshine them all.

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Summary: These ladies are awesome!!
Comment: I loved this show when it was on the Food Network. They stopped airing them when Jennifer passed away and haven't played them anywhere since, that I could find. I was very happy to see their shows put on dvd, there are episodes I've never seen before. These ladies are a lot of fun to watch. And of course all of the beautiful places they would go to cook made it even better.

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Summary: Warmth at the hearth and in the heart.
Comment: It's like having your two eccentric aunts come over, and cook. They show you the techniques, but not so much the exact amounts. They show you the techniques, while bantering with each other, and still having a good time, regardless of how tedious the task at hand may be. Throughout the series, you could feel the warmth that Clarissa and Jennifer felt for each other, overlaid with respect for the other's ways. And, at the end of the day, after the toils are done, the two relax with their respective drinks (Jennifer with a cocktail, Clarissa with water and lemon), and recap the day. You almost imagine the two frozen in time on those shows. Definitely a forerunner in cooking shows.


Editorial Reviews:


"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.


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