Delicious UK – (01)January 2021

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TheTripAmazonPrime,

torentorbuy

Picka season,anyseason...Rob

BrydonandSteveCoogan’s

food-themedtravelshow(or

possiblytravel-themedfoodshow)

willstimulatetheappetiteand

thefunnybone,giveyouendless

holidayideasand,potentially,

leavethebottomlipquivering

a littletoo.Thetwoplayslightly

fictionalisedversionsof

themselvesona seriesoffood

tours– inthenorthofEngland,

Italy,SpainandGreece– where

theirmostlyfriendlyrivalry

frequentlythreatenstoboilover.

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50 WaystoKillYour

MammySky/NowTV

If you’veignoredthisshow

becauseit soundsa littleextreme,

youhavea treatinstore.IrishTV

presenterBazAshmawaytakes

his70-yearoldmotherNancy

aroundtheworld,exploringgreat

destinations,tickingoffbucket-list

itemsandthrowingallsortsof

challengesherway.Somearea

littleedgyandadrenalinefuelled,

othersconsiderablylessso,but

Nancytypicallythrowsherselfinto

themwithgusto– fromdancing

withprisonersina Philippinesjail

tospray-paintinggraffitiinMexico

CityorplayingScrabblewiththe

yakuzainTokyo– allthewhile

keepinga watchfuleyeonBaz’s

swearing(andoccasionally

shootinghimwitha taser).

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SeinfeldAmazonPrime

30 RockSky/NowTV

NewYorkmaybeofftheagenda

atthemomentbutit’salways

availablevirtuallyviathesetwo

classiccomedies.WhileSeinfeldis

famously‘a showaboutnothing’,

it endsupbeinga hymntoNew

York,fromitscharactersand,

particularly,itsfoodandattitudes

(“Nosoupforyou!”).Asfor 30

Rock, TinaFey’ssatiricalsitcom

abouta fictionalsketchshow,it’s

namedafter 30 RockefellerPlaza,

thelocationofNBC’sstudios,and

simplywouldn’tworkinanyother

setting.Expectbiglaughsand

a frequentdesiretogeta hotdog

froma streetvendor.→

THREE TV SHOWS

FOR BELLY LAUGHS

WILD THING

Samin Nosrat

heads to Liguria,

Italy, to learn

more about olive

oil for the ‘Fat’

episode of Salt,

Fat, Acid, Heat

of a poker face when it comes
to what she’s eating.
Compared to Phil Rosenthal,
however, she looks like a
hardened gambler. Phil
created the sitcom Everybody
Loves Raymond, but appears to
have got these foodie shows
based on the fact that he’s a
very nice man who likes
people and touring interesting
places and LOVES food. You
want a good life? Find
someone who looks at you the
way Phil looks at a sandwich.

JOY RIDE

They don’t

always see

eye to eye, but

Rob Brydon

(left) and Steve

Coogan make

excellent

company for

The Trip: Spain

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