Ready, Steady - David and Tricia get set to Cook!

 

On 11th January, St. Andrew's members David and Tricia Anderson went to London to record an edition of 'Ready, Steady, Cook'.

 

At Paddington, they were taken by car to the studio in Wandsworth. There they were taken to a Green Room to leave their clothes, before going to the canteen for lunch. Then it was makeup and wardrobe, before being taken to the studio and shown round the working areas and finding the location of equipment and ingredients.

 

They met Ainsley Harriott and the chefs before entering the studio for the recording, which began at 4 p.m. Tricia cooked with Tony Tobin and her bag contained smoked haddock, mature Cheddar cheese and streaky bacon. David cooked with James Tanner and they had Gloucester Old Spot pork fillet, egg noodles, cabbage and apple. (Watch the programme to discover the other contents.) The chefs do not know the contents of the bags beforehand, though it may be that Ainsley does, or he is given some indication of what to ask the chefs before the ingredients are disclosed.      

 

The 20 minute cooking time is exactly that. Inevitably there are some retakes - especially if some bright spark thinks that Taunton is in Devon! - but there are no retakes of any of the cooking period. After tasting the dishes the contestants, together with the chefs, leave the studio whilst the audience cast their votes. The votes are then counted. There were significantly more cards of one colour, but David and Tricia say there were no winners or losers as they brought home both the money and the lovely hamper.

 

After the result, it was down to the canteen to continue tasting the various dishes and then back to the studio where the aprons were signed by Ainsley, James and Tony and photos were taken. Finally, after changing back into travelling clothes, it was back to Paddington by car and the train home.

 

The recording is scheduled to be shown on 16th March at 4.30 p.m. on BBC2, subject to confirmation.

 

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