James May: Oh Cook!

Most people unfamilar with James May could regard this show as too laid back and possibly lacking all the flair of other cooking shows. That's kind-of the point of this show, however, because James isn't a professional cook. Instead, we're seeing his learning process. All the while he's including history and interesting facts with all of the very practical advice that most other cooking shows skim over. I watch alot of cooking shows and this is the best of them. Each episode has a specific theme. It does a great job of focusing on the points that make you a better cook, leaving the bunch of cooking fluff of other shows aside.

I have watch travel cooking shows.

I have watched in your kitchen cooking shows.

All do what it says on the tin and the delivery is I suppose faultless but it is made for cooks.

James May is just delightful. Like the rest of us is not a cook nor spending a ton of time in the kitchen cooking.

But like the rest of us enjoys good food and good wine!

This is so good. So funny. Not pretentious like most cooking shows. Honest. And James May - Captain Slow and precise at his best proves that cooking is about following well written instructions in receipes to the letter to produce good food. Really good fun. Keep it coming.

Season 3 please.

Perhaps what has been the most fun is how laid back the attitude of the show is. The crew are regularly included in some way and the process of how these kinds of shows are made becomes a part of the show itself. It's taken the cooking show format and made it something fun and actually human/real (i.e no fake chemistry between hosts or attempts to hide mistakes with the cooking).

I've no idea if he made these recipes himself but his completely easy to understand way of explaining how to cook these dishes is fantastic for novices. It's also surprising that he's managed to keep a lot of these processes simple and not overly complicated, as that is his usual style.

I utterly love this show. I hope season 2 will mean a second cookbook and that we HOPEFULLY get a season 3 at some point too.

I like the show, because i can identify a bit with James. He is not an experienced cook, so he learns as he goes and teaches us some fundamentals at the same time. He does have the advantage of a good kitchen and professional help. But in the end he is stumbling through instructions, like most of us.

I think i learned more about cooking then any other show and I especially like him trying out dumb cooking tools, to make life as an amateur cook easier. He should do that more in the next season. Because most tools do not work, or work very briefly. A sharp knife has to date been the best advise. However, some tools do actually work and i would love to know about them.

Really hope there is going to be another season!

This series is so funny if you are bored and want to watch something to pass time I would highly recommend this it's quite funny and definitely should be a second season.