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Greg Wallace’s replacement

Whatever one’s opinions about Greg Wallace I think he will be a hard act to follow.  Any replacement needs to have an excellent palate, a wide knowledge of international food and flavours yet not upstage Marcus and Monica, the capacity to jolly along contestants and hopefully not have too many irritating habits!  Who would want the job?  Who would be good at it?I recall that when the seemingly irreplaceable Angus Deayton blotted his copybook HIGNFY made the smart move of rotating the chair.  Perhaps Masterchef could rotate their ‘diner’ not weekly but seasonally?  I hear that Andi Oliver and Grace Dent’s names have been mentioned.  Who would people like to see in the role?

Alastair Banton ● 14d67 Comments

That's a bit rich.You telling us someone else needs their head examining.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

Er, my Dad used to buy me jellied eels when I was young, when I thinkof it now yuk.  But they were lovely a pot of jellied eels with vinegar.

Janice Evans ● 10d

Totally agree, Juliet. Anyone advocating the eating of octopus, and anyone eating octopus,  needs their head examined,  especially knowing what we now now about this magnificent and gentle creature.

Steve Taylor ● 10d

Now the obnoxious Talbot tries to weasel his way out of his nasty comment about me taking starving kids seriously. Nothing to do with Jo Brand at all. What a coward. See you next Tuesday, moron.

Steve Taylor ● 10d

Fourthed

Stewart Jones ● 10d

I'm glad he's gone GW. He's a big fan of Octupus cuisine. Anyone who thinks it's OK to kill these extremely intelligent creatures is a seriously lacking in integrity and has no conscience.

Juliet Hogg ● 10d

Thirded

David Burke ● 10d

See my posting 12:41 hope this helps.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

Janice,if your neighbour has care needs and broadly vulnerable and youy are worried about their personal safety at home,you can approach their local authority for the installation of a personal alarm in case of falls or other emergencies.A landline phone is the traditional way through which the alarm calls out,but a GSM alarm that works on a SIM card,like a normal mobile phone should be available.These alarms also take incoming calls(you can dial into them if you are concerned),where as the landline one cannot take incoming calls.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

Seconded.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

When I said that you take things too seriously, Mr Taylor, it was in response to your response to my tongue-in-cheek suggestion re Jo Brand.  Janice Evans twigged that I was joshing around (and the perceptively canny Keith Iddon normally sniffs out when I'm larking about, too!).You, being a self-centred and nasty piece of work immediately jumped in with your unpleasant remarks about Jo Brand. So my reply to you of 13/12/24 11.03.00 was nothing to do what  you had to say about child poverty.If you didn't spend your every waking minute of your day obsessing about dominating this forum Mr Taylor, and telling everyone else how to live their lives, perhaps you  could find time to think about whether you should be calling other people morons as often as you do.Now f*** off.

Roger Talbot ● 10d

Janice, are you able to check if your neighbour qualifies for attendance allowance?  Many elderly people are unaware that it is available and can be used very flexibly. It really is with looking into.https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance

Stewart Jones ● 11d

GeorginaIt's not.Worth it.x

Keith Iddon ● 11d

SteveIt’s not. Don’t be childish. He didn’t say that. Just say sorry.

Georgina Flint ● 11d

Replying to you is 'like a broken pencil'.

Keith Iddon ● 11d

To reiterate. I provided facts on the millions of children going hungry in the UK every day and Talbot retorted that I take things far too seriously. Totally insensitive to the plight of others.

Steve Taylor ● 11d

Yes it is and you know it

Steve Taylor ● 11d

SteveThat isn’t what Roger says or thinks, and you know it.

Georgina Flint ● 11d

Wallace doesn’t need to answer for moron Talbot thinking starving  children in the UK isn’t a serious matter.  Moron Talbot needs to examine his conscience. Rachel Thieves has a lot to answer for though.

Steve Taylor ● 11d

Yes,Greg Wallace has a lot to answer for.

Keith Iddon ● 12d

And these are the facts which moron Talbot doesn’t take seriously. “ Food FoundationIn June 2024, 7.2 million adults and 2.7 million children experienced food insecurity. In January 2024, 20% of households with children reported experiencing food insecurity. TrussellIn October 2024, 9.3 million people in the UK were facing hunger and hardship, including one in five children. This is one million more than five years ago. FareShare11 million people in the UK are struggling to get enough to eat, which is nearly 1 in 6 of the UK's population. It’s Michael MarmotIn 2024, one in five households with children cannot meet the basic need for nutritious food. ”

Steve Taylor ● 12d

You said it moron, Talbot.  Are you senile and forget what you type?

Steve Taylor ● 12d

Luxury.We used to live, 150 of us, in shoebox middle o'road, a crust of stale bread and water drunk from a rolled up newspaper before going down mill.You try telling that to youngsters today..

Denis I. Fox ● 12d

Where have I said that child poverty isn't a serious issue for me, you buffoon, Taylor? My earliest memories were of the late 40s, living in a Nissen Hut on a disused wartime RAF bomber base, alongside displaced persons (DPs),refugee Jews and German and Italian POWs who wanted to stay where they were..

Roger Talbot ● 12d

I was listening to Farming Today this morning to a stall holder at a farmer's market who had people approaching him ask him how to cook the sausages they had just bought because they had never cooked one before. I despair.

N V Brooks ● 12d

Despite having been awarded my cub-scout cooks badge I recall being pretty useless in the kitchen when I arrived at University. This was not helped in my first year when the food that I placed in the fridge of the communal kitchen in my hall of residence simply disappeared. My student grant did not extend to being able to buy takeaways. I lost a lot of weight.In my second and third year I was lucky enough to share a house with two (male) masters students who knew how to shop economically and how to cook filling and nutritious food - lots of pulses and pasta. We shared the cooking equally so I quickly had to up my game or lose face. The key ingredient was I recall confidence! 

Sam Hearn ● 12d

“I hope that more children this year will go off to university knowing how to cook something for themselves “Totally agree with you but sadly I don’t think it will be the case because parents these days don’t take enough interest and rely on schools to do the ‘parenting’

Steve Taylor ● 12d

I hope that more children this year will go off to university knowing how to cook something for themselves than did when the cohort I knew went off.  Their lack of knowledge of cooking healthy and cheap food and how to store food was abysmal and one known to us became ill with malnutrition.  You can bet they are all very good at using a credit card but those quick and easily ordered meal choices tend not to be so healthy and will be enjoyed more as an occasional treat.

Philippa Bond ● 12d

Lots of people cannot afford the high heating costs or 3 meals a day,my neighbour has stop his midday carer which is worrying.

Janice Evans ● 12d

Yes I take child poverty seriously, Talbot, but I don’t take everything seriously. How could anyone take Wallace seriously!  I accept your opinion that child poverty isn’t a serious issue for you.

Steve Taylor ● 12d

You take everything, and yourself in particular, far too seriously Mr Taylor.

Roger Talbot ● 12d

Brilliant result 🥳

Georgina Flint ● 13d

Who Janice?

Georgina Flint ● 13d

Cold and hungry.

Janice Evans ● 13d

I’d hardly say we’re worried Steve. We’re simply chatting. How do you know that some of us don’t go hungry sometimes? That was a very sweeping statement you made.

Georgina Flint ● 13d

So people in the Chiswick Bubble are worried about the replacement of a presenter of a program on food extravagance and opulence when the following is is going on. “ Food FoundationIn June 2024, 7.2 million adults and 2.7 million children experienced food insecurity. In January 2024, 20% of households with children reported experiencing food insecurity. TrussellIn October 2024, 9.3 million people in the UK were facing hunger and hardship, including one in five children. This is one million more than five years ago. FareShare11 million people in the UK are struggling to get enough to eat, which is nearly 1 in 6 of the UK's population. It’s Michael MarmotIn 2024, one in five households with children cannot meet the basic need for nutritious food. ”

Steve Taylor ● 13d

I hope it’s Dan! He’s very humble

Georgina Flint ● 13d

Quick aside - who’s gonna win Pro Masterchef tonight?  My money’s on Shrek (Dan) but it could be anybody’s.

Alastair Banton ● 13d

Yeah right. Jo Brand with her continual sexual innuendo would fit in perfectly with the BBC’s requirements for presenters.

Steve Taylor ● 13d

There's always Miriam Margolyes :-)Actually, it might be good to see Si King back on TV.

N V Brooks ● 13d

I never know if you are kidding Roger.

Janice Evans ● 13d

What about Jo Brand? She sounds and looks like Wallace, and is a delightful personality.

Roger Talbot ● 13d

Perhaps what they need is to change the people who listen to serious complaints like those made, to people who actually do something about them before letting the situation get out of hand.

Keith Iddon ● 13d

I agree Julian.  They might consider previous Masterchef finalists, ones with a bit of rizz - but not too much - and who don’t yet have a public profile.

Alastair Banton ● 13d

They need someone new,someone fresh,not the same old faces dragged out from the same old list of names.

Julian Pavey ● 14d

Sue Perkins

Marlene Plimley ● 14d

Last one was making Poppets.

Janice Evans ● 14d

Cannot seriously say as I never watch it but have seen Gregg in the food factory, don't even know what that is called.

Janice Evans ● 14d

Si King gets my vote

Georgina Flint ● 14d

It certainly won’t be the same without Gregg, that’s for sure!

Georgina Flint ● 14d

Dent and Oliver that is.

Keith Iddon ● 14d

I don't know who those two are.

Keith Iddon ● 14d

Yep. She also has the teeth.

Steve Taylor ● 14d

Janet Street-PorterShes knows about horse burgers

Julian Pavey ● 14d

Yes that's it Peter, but it becomes the norm to them and obviously forgetit doesn't go down well in other situations.

Janice Evans ● 14d

Perhaps the other irritating barrow boy, Alan Sugar, can replace him.

Steve Taylor ● 14d

I gather that’s exactly what Wallace was, an old style greengrocer ‘barrow boy’ character who worked his way up through the wholesale trade supplying restaurants, which is how he met fellow presenter, John Torode. ‘Can’t beat a bit ‘o barrer boy banter!’

Peter Evans ● 14d

Suggestive I think describes it better.

Janice Evans ● 14d

A lot of  old type greengrocers used to be very very cheeky and a bit rude but not in a seedy way, anyhow innocent until proven otherwise.

Janice Evans ● 14d

Replacing him will be difficult, as Wallace was clearly very popular and much in demand because of his cheeky chappy, bit o’ banter, havin’ a larf, demeanour which I’m sure every production company valued and encouraged, until suddenly, and I suspect to his genuine surprise, his cheeky chappy, bit o’ banter, havin’ a larf demeanour was no longer appreciated and worse. Who would now expose themselves to such a situation, particularly with the press scouring through their life story to find ‘yet another scandal’ to throw at the BBC.

Peter Evans ● 14d

“ I think he will be a hard act to follow.”Why?  It seems our TV studios are rife with people who offer inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Steve Taylor ● 14d

Somebody with an irritating smile and bad hairstyle? Rachel Reeves??

Steve Taylor ● 14d

How about Levi Roots ?

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 14d

Not my suggestions, just names I’ve heard.  But I agree, Rae.

Alastair Banton ● 14d

Hopefully certainly not either of the two Alastair suggested.

Rae Lewis ● 14d

He only knows about crisps.

Janice Evans ● 14d

Gary Lineker is going to find something new to do.

Roger Talbot ● 14d