Carlton Food Network

As a poor student, you'd think that £5 a month would be a lot to spend on a food and drink channel. Au contraire, people. From Alan Coxon's Kitchen College (a perfectly acceptable alternative to university lectures in my opinion) to Superchefs, from Classic Dishes (one of the most useful shows for those of us who are less than culinary-minded) to the show (sorry I can't remember the name) where some sour old woman goes into a primary school and makes 6 or 7 little children chop parsley with a blunt safety knife). This channel is such quality - the only real drawback is the fact that it metamorphoses into crappy Carlton Cinema at 6pm or some such ...  Read the complete review

I bought an Ondigital integrated TV set a couple of months ago and, as there was an offer on, decided to subscribe to all the available channels so that I can decide which ones to keep in the future. One of the more specialised channels is The Carlton Food Network. As the name implies this channel concentrates mainly on cooking, but not just your everyday type of recipes which are common on the terrestrial stations now. The CFN shows a wide range of types of cookery, usually in 30 minute slots, including programmes which concentrate on certain foods like Fish or styles such as American or Indian cuisine. They also try to present cooking in different ways, such ...  Read the complete review

I have the luxury of CFN at home but not enough time to watch it. Why then whenever I switch on CFN am I faced with Coxon's Kitchen College (aka CKC). Don't get me wrong, I quite like this chef, but I do find him abrubt and self-riteous in cookery terms. I think CKC sums up Carlton Food Network. It has changed from a new channel with exciting and different programmes to a channel of repeats and exotic excuses. To "cocktail the scenario" :- 1. Take one Celebrity Chef 2. Add an exotic location eg. Bali 3. Add a little ice and spice 4. Top up the tan and top up the bank balance. Yes I'm, sceptical, yes ...  Read the complete review

Everyone who knows me knows that my hobby/fetish/love/lust/desire/passion is food and cooking. I am no lardy bloater, healthy nutritious tasty food does not have to be fattening at all. Food is the most fantastic thing on this planet. The variety of cuisines from different cultures is absolutely amazing. If you don't eat properly or the right food then I am sorry but you are not as happy! or healthy as you should be Carlton Food Network is not the best food channel around but it does have some good variety with some extremely good chefs. There are also some very good theme programs as well like barbecue season, christmas, easter and so on. If you want ...  Read the complete review