'Twas the BBC Summer Good Food Show today at the NEC here in sunny Birmingham. And not only did I have a ticket, but I had a booking to the Miele Cookery Experience, hosted by none other than The Hairy Bikers. Me? Pass up such an opportunity? Nay. And so at ten o'clock this morning, I was stood in front of a hob along with seven other people who had also paid £5 for the privelege of cooking with Their Handsome Hairinesses. At one horrible moment, I was frying off my curry paste and managed to burn the curry leaves, much to the amusement of Si. Fortunately, the end result - South Indian King Prawns and Keralan Paratha - came out quite well, if I say so myself.

However, the chef was somewhat frazzled...

Later on, there was a presentation by The Hairies in which:-

Dave got some Sole...

... and Si fondled the fridge. You had to be there.