Too many cooks?

So I haven't had a chance to even pick up a book this year yet - getting adjusted to doing the 9-5 work regime has taken longer than expected. And television wise there isn't much that is decent on at the moment so I am currently watching the whole of Gilmore Girls from series one to series seven.

Although there are a number of cookery shows on at the moment which I have always enjoyed watching since I was young. Now I am also watching them in the hope of finding some inspiration - which has happened with Channel 4's new series The Fabulous Baker Brothers. Although it is obviously a half hearted attempt to get men interested in cookery shows it has appealed more to women who like the idea of two men attractive men interested in cooking and would happily cook for women.

Recipe wise the two brothers have their own interests - Tom is a baker and Henry is a butcher so show off their tried and tested recipes. So I am more interested in Tom's recipes who whips up loaves of breads, pizza bases and other floury treats at the drop of the hat. His recipes are also quite easy to follow, which I have done with some success.

The two brothers are clearly passionate about what they do and then someone decided that this would be a good television show. So sometimes their 'brotherly love' does come across as awkward flirting - which raises a lot of questions.

The complete opposite of this show is How to cook like Heston - which doesn't have awkward flirting or easy to follow recipes.

It feels like we are supposed to see what Heston is like behind the mad recipe ideas and that sometimes he likes to just kick back and have scrambled egg sometimes too. But that isn't the case - he likes to get out pneumatic drills to ground his own cocoa beans or blowtorching food. This is something that obviously everyone can do.

The strange thing is I do like the show but I would never be inclined to make any of his recipes - like the potted plant Tiramisu - but just to see how 'normal' Heston's life is. I mean does he think that everyone has the time, the money or the inclination to copy his mad recipes?