James May: Oh Cook!

James may brings his usual charm and humour to a cookery show like no other. Funny and quirky will hope for a season 2

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.

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.

Perhaps May was inspired to get in to foodtribe and this show after making a better fish pie than Ramsay while drunk. Anyway, I have always loved him as a presenter from toy stories and man lab. He has a knack for speaking while performing a task and makes his adventure in cooking very fun to watch. Especially because he is very passionate about it. The show is informative, it is funny, and it makes fun of traditional cooking shows by including the crew with more amusing banter. If you liked previous May shows you will like this.

I never enjoyed cooking shows. I don't understand their purpose. And I hate cooking. I will never even try any of the recipes. But after having known James for his series in Japan, when I saw this I knew I had to watch. And I am so glad I did. It was a great entertainment: not only James is hilarious and interesting as always, but the whole team in my opinion found the perfect recipe for a great show. I love the way they joke with each other, how they play with the editing by keeping 'behind the scenes' bits and the way they mixed all these ingredients together. I just finished this show and I am already missing it. Please, do something else on any random subject before I'll have to go watch motors and cars, because it's something I really would avoid, even if James is in it! Also, where can one get a personal Nikki?