BBC GOOD FOOD SHOW

Yesterday Dianne (my mother-in-law) and I went to the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham. It was the summer festival of 3 shows (Good Food, Good Homes and Good Gardens) all under one roof, so absolutely masses to see. We had a fantastic time. We set off at 7am from a very wet Sheffield, plenty of time to do the 1 hour 20 min journey, to get there nice and early as we had tickets to see Gordon Ramsay at 9:30. Well thanks to crappy weather and motorway jams we sat down in our seats with just 5 mins to spare (we even ran from the shuttle bus to the supertheatre)!
Dianne really fancies Gordon and would eat him if she got the chance! I personally don't, but I like his cooking and he does actually seem like a really nice bloke. Incidentally, Dianne had bought a new red top to wear, I said it was so Gordon would notice her in the crowd (she disagreed - pure coincidence apparently), but every other 50 something woman had the same idea and the audience was a sea of red! V funny I thought!! He was on for about 30 mins, and cooked a lovely yet really easy 3 course meal:
Tomato & Pesto Tart.
Peppered Lamb Steaks (they smelled gorgeous) with Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad.
Summer Berries with Basil & Muscat.

After Gordon we had a quick look round the food hall (eating loads of free samples) then had a good walk around the home and garden shows. At 1:30 we went for a much needed sit down and enjoyed our Great British Menu lunch (see separate post). Then came the spending part, and we went back to the food hall to buy the best bits from our earlier sampling. The best buy of the day was our balsamic vinegar, it's a 12 year old and as thick as syrup and tastes oh my God! I also bought a load of curry sauces, they are cholesterol free and fat free - it's healthy curry! Eat curry and loose weight and it tastes gorgeous - heaven! We also saw Lesley Waters and Ben O'Donoghue. It was a fantastic but knackering day, and I must go again next year.