Despite being a relatively regular Masterchef
viewer I must admit that it irks me that almost everyone’s food dream revolves
around opening their own restaurants.
Look, it’s admirable that they have these goals, but can we please leave
the restaurant game to suitably qualified professionals?
I do, however, appreciate the obvious love and
zeal that the contestants have for food and cooking (which to some extent I
share). Some of the feats they undertake
in the kitchen successfully frequently make me think, if they can do it, and
they’re regular Joes, so can I!
Until recently, our home only paid host to
Masterchef when on TV. I did not own any
of their cookbooks (because if I could choose anyone’s cook book, why would I
choose one of theirs?). That was until
recently, when I became the owner of one their cookbooks only by virtue of the
fact it was in the $5 throw out bin at my local supermarket.
Marion Grasby is probably better known for not
winning Masterchef, defecting television networks to appear on The Celebrity
Apprentice and not winning that either and finally returning to Ten as a Masterchef All Star.
Her cook book, simply titled ‘Marion' has been produced with a keen eye
and attention to detail. It looks simply
gorgeous with its matte pages, beautiful photography, heart warming stories, interesting styling and
simple illustrations. From my
recollections of her from TV the book seems very ‘Marion’.
