Nigella Lawson's The Great British Bake Off

This was for many, the first time they had ever been allowed to do any baking by themselves. I remember quite vividly how independent I felt as I pulled my first half baked cake out of my purple and pink easy-bake oven. It was a proud moment for me, even though the food was inedible; I could not help but smile. I think the reason I felt so unconstrained at that instant was because at that age it was still considered dangerous to use an oven without an adult. This had been my first real taste of freedom. I know this is not the case for all women, but in that moment I could not wait to grow up and have my own family to feed. I do not contribute that urge to my easy-bake oven because it did not condition me to want that. I wanted that before I received my easy-bake oven for Christmas; the miniature oven just brought my feelings to life for the first time. I feel strongly that a woman can be a great homemaker as well as a professional in the

Whilst Lawson is cooking and presenting, she uses received pronunciation, for example she pronounces ‘off’ as ‘orf’, she does not use any t-glottaling and uses L’s at the end of words and before conjanant’s. Upper class viewers will admire her as she is setting a good example by speaking the Queen’s English and will also see her as a well educated woman. On the other hand lower class viewers may see her as an extremely posh, annoying and condescending woman because they may feel as though she is showing off her wealthy background. In comparison, Oliver does not use received pronunciation, instead he demonstrates informal language by the use of slang and uses t-glottaling, ‘ wa’er’ instead of ‘water’ and also avoids pronouncing his “h”, ‘orrible’. Additionally he often uses the phrase ‘lodge it’ which is a colloquial and not a word we expect to hear by a professional chef on a cooking programme. Evidently, we are usually associated to words from the cooking semantic field that Lawson often expresses, ‘whisk’. Lower class viewers may satisfy to Oliver’s style as he always uses inclusive pronouns such as ‘we’ which makes the audience feel more equal and included, making him more approachable. Whereas Lawson seems egotistical as she mainly uses first person pronoun ‘i want’.

The Kardashians are known for their hit reality TV show Keeping up with the Kardashians. The show features a family that deals with what they consider as everyday problems and lead ostensibly normal lives, hence the name Reality TV. The family gained its fame originally when Robert Kardashian defended O.J. Simpson in court in 1995. O.J. Simpson was accused of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her ex-boyfriend, Ronald Goldman (Linder). Many politicians have started out their careers as lawyers, and sometimes become famous because they either defended or prosecuted important cases. Julius Caesar also gained his fame in the court system. Caesar was prosecuting two men that were followers of Sulla, who was an influential leader. This is not the only connection that can be distinguished between the Kardashians and Julius Caesar. Kim Kardashian, although she was already well known at the time, increased her fame even more by marrying Kanye West in May of 2014 (Stephens). Julius Caesar, similarly, married Cornelia, who was the daughter of a noble. This helped him to gain fame and support in the political world of Rome. Another similarity between Caesar and the Kardashians is their ability to self-advertise. Kim Kardashian has always been known for her ability to get the attention of the public through social media. Whether it be because of a scandalous photo, or an outrageous rumor that she wants to expose as untrue, she always manages to advertise something about

There are certain guidelines that a writer has to follow in order to have a complete and successful product The baking equivalent to this, would be following a recipe. If I disregard the recipe, my creation may not be very appealing

The competition is getting extreme. Anthony Bourdain has shown the public that, If people really strive and aim high in life, one must be willing to suffer the pain if all fails. But the best chefs, they are the men and women that get up again, lick their wounds, find another way, but most importantly, the best know why they are willing to stand back up. From a Bike messenger to a chef who graduates at the Culinary Institute of America, from being rejected by the Food Network to having one of the most popular shows on a travel channel. Anthony Bourdain has distinguished himself multiple times in his life, regardless all the obstacles that kept pulling him down, Chef Anthony Bourdain has always found his way back to the

I was hurt and humiliated by my failure on the show and, for a while, considered never venturing back into the kitchen again. But something inside of me wouldn’t allow me to quit. Somehow I knew that, despite the disappointing outcome on MasterChef, I still had a talent inside worth believing in, worth not giving up on. I began building back my confidence slowly, by preparing dishes for my family like I used to. Each holiday that came around after the show, I insisted on baking some dish to share with others, so that I could regain the passion I’d felt before things had gone wrong. Slowly, bit by bit, I became the chef I’d once been before, simply because I refused to believe that any setback, even one as humiliating as the one I’d suffered, had the power to discourage me from the thing that I love. If anything, I feel as though I’ve become a better, more innovative chef since my television setback, because I know what it’s like now to fail and it doesn’t scare me

I am very experienced in many media platforms having worked as a Senior Researcher on the Jeremy Kyle show, which has involved building a strong positive relationship with the contributors that I have cast, enough for them to trust me and contribute to the show. I have constantly displayed a consistency in my work ethic and my ability to pass on my knowledge of research practices onto others, which is why I was promoted from junior to senior researcher. As well as casting contributors for the show I was able to suggest the order of appearance for each guest as well as coming up with show ideas and part titles dependant on the focal point of the story.

“After a while I was going to ask him to be the chef. If he said yes and he was working there for a while… I just do not know.”

I am currently about half way into the program at Le Cordon Bleu and I feel as if I can take the challenges that the kitchen I known to throw at you.At school I sometimes stay after to

“Becoming a chef was never my dream. I had to feed myself however, so I ended up working in a restaurant. My first job was as a dishwasher,

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It certainly may give you a leg up in the industry, but it does not contribute as a major factor to what makes you an efficacious chef. Your triumphant as a chef is an assemblage of bits and pieces of your passion for culinary and dedication to be on pins and needles to create delectable dish despite the catastrophe along the journey. Moreover, your desire to accentuate the preponderance of being a humble life-long learner and hence, the willingness to sacrifice your time to the gazillion experiments spent in the kitchen just to create one sans pareil dish and polishing the potential beneath you. Believing that all that goes around comes around, it is rest assured that your venture is the reason behind what led you to the top and if you believe that you got what it takes to be a chef and decided to hitch your wagon to star, it is prophesied that you deliver the food to the best of your ability. Ultimately, as many have said, nothing worth having comes easy but anything worth having is worth the fight and the strength of your fight is the measure of your result. All in all, it is you and only you who owns the power to make your dream comes to life and the effort you put in, will eventually come into

Bethenny Frankel, who rose to stardom through her newly established business, Bethenny Bakes. However. It was not the business that made her prosper, but the reality shows she starred on after she became a notable chef. Although cooking was not her original forte, it led her to the career she wanted since she first started school at New York University.

Jeremy, your thorough discussion of the research process, as well as the examples of sample questions to ask to gain data to the popularity of each The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is an exemplary plan. Also, the use of charts and graphs as you mentioned is a strategic visual introduction of the data collected. As a matter of fact, those two shows have been televised for an extended amount of years. Namely, Oprah Winfrey has hit almost 25 years of existence on network television (Oles, 2010, para. 1). Furthermore, Oprah Winfrey has gained paramount success, as well as influence over her fans (Oles, 2010, para. 2). As a result, “her personal image affects her company’s image” (Oles, 2010, para. 4).

I can’t cook. In fact, I hate it. Everything isn’t for everybody, or should I say cooking isn’t for every woman. Being raised by my mother and five aunts there were so many principles that were instilled onto me from an early age on how to be a woman. “Keep to yourself!” “You can’t play with boys!” “You have to learn how to cook!” “How are you going to feed your family?” “You are going to marry a guy one day and have children.” I strongly believe that culture and societal norms are always changing and evolving.