Nigella Kitchen offers mouthwatering recipes and a dash of parody

September 30, 2010, 12:15 pm

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TV review: It’s lucky the recipes in Nigella Lawson’s new series looked delicious and simple because the pretence that she loves to knock up a roast seafood dinner immediately after work was a little harder to stomach.

The first episode of the domestic goddess’ new series saw her preparing salami pasta and a peanut butter cheesecake, among other dishes, but it’s best to check the website for the recipes – you may have missed them while Nigella was purring seductively for the umpteenth time.

There was a hint of a Dead Ringers sketch about the whole thing as smooth jazz tinkled away in the background and the curvaceous cook told us ‘I need to… Read the full story

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Big bums are a sign of good health, say scientists

October 5, 2010, 8:08 am

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Curves like those showcased by the bootylicious Beyoncé, kitchen queen Nigella Lawson and
‘ultimate celebrity bum’ owner Jennifer Lopez could be a sign a lady will live longer than her skinny mates, according to researchers.

Previous studies have indicated that fat around the stomach area heightens the risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes, while weight around the thighs and bottom appears to cut the risk.

For the latest research, volunteers were persuaded to gorge themselves on ice cream and sweets over a period of eight weeks, with their body fat and fat-cell size measured before and after the regime.

Scientists concluded that fat cells around the stomach and heart had grown in size but not in number, while the reverse was true for… Read the full story

Nigella Kitchen was naughty, but nice – as always

October 14, 2010, 12:09 pm

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TV review: Nigella Lawson continued on her crusade to sneak as much mischief as possible onto pre-watershed BBC.

Nigella continued on her crusade to sneak as much naughtiness as possible onto pre-watershed BBC2.

There hardly seems any point in passing comment or judgement on Nigella’s penchant for salacious sound-bites and coquettish body language, so I’ll glide quickly over her mention of ‘sweet juices’ and ‘gleaming cream’, and even her admission that, ‘I like to get my hands dirty,’ in this latest episode.

But one segment of the programme was surprising, even by her usual standards. After she cooked an Oriental fusion meal, she invited a young Asian man into her kitchen to share it with her, without introducing him to her… Read the full story

Nigella Lawson’s job is to be sexy, not a laughable and pointless everywoman

October 21, 2010, 1:51 pm

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The latest episode of Nigella Kitchen was titled “Rags To Riches”, but failed to convince that Nigella was one of us, writes
Rachel Harris.

It was probably just a coincidence, but the ‘cost-cutting’ episode of Nigella Kitchen seemed appropriate and reassuring in the light of this week’s spending cuts announcements.

The message was this: even Nigella feels the pinch and she’s here to show us how to prepare great food at a low cost.

So, the domestic goddess took ingredients apparently lying around her kitchen and made fabulous meals without having to go to the shops.

It sort of worked: the meals were indeed fabulous and I’m sure she did find her ingredients lying around, but only because she’d been down to… Read the full story

Nadine Coyle: I’ll ditch music to be the next Nigella Lawson

November 2, 2010, 9:12 am

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Nadine Coyle’s debut solo single Insatiable hit the charts this week but already she’s thinking of a career change – becoming the next Nigella Lawson.

The Irish singer’s solo career is believed to be one of the reasons the Girls Aloud reunion has been delayed but it seems that even after she’s worked on her own music, she fancies trying her hand at a different profession.

The 25-year-old moved across the pond in 2007 and already dabbles in the food industry as she owns her own… Read the full story

Cheryl Cole to give Nigella Lawson a run for her money?

November 25, 2010, 9:35 am

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Cheryl Cole is already an
X Factor judge, a solo artist and a model but it seems the ambitious lady is now trying her hand at stealing Nigella Lawson’s crown and trying her hand at baking.

Posing in a black and white dress with gold button detailing Cheryl looked as proud as punch of her baking efforts as she held a tray of warm scones out in front of her looking every inch the excited schoolgirl.

It turns out she had been hard at work in the kitchen for her publicity team who took a snap of her holding the fresh tray with the caption: ‘Hot scones straight out of the oven.’

With Chezza’s long brunette hair,… Read the full story

Nigella Lawson serves up an Italian feast in new show Nigellissima

September 24, 2012, 8:18 am

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TV chef Nigella Lawson has taken inspiration from her time living in Italy for her new cookery series Nigellissima, which begins on BBC2 on Monday night.

The show takes Nigella back to the hotel in Florence where she worked as a chambermaid when she was a student – and honed her love of both the country and its food.

And viewers can expect her to dish up a feast of Mediterranean delights, including, in the first show, Sicilian pasta, Tagliata – thinly sliced steak – with Tuscan fries and ‘eggs in purgatory’ – a dish which she claims is ideal for late night parties.

Nigella also gets to work on a delectable chocolate and… Read the full story

Little Crackers, Bad Santas and Nigellissima Christmas special: TV picks

December 16, 2012, 11:00 pm

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TV preview: Alison Steadman heads the cast of the latest Little Crackers episode, would-be Father Christmases are put through their paces in Bad Santas and Nigella Lawson gives festive fare a Mediterranean flavour in Nigellissima: An Italian Inspired Christmas.

Little Crackers, Sky1, 9pm

This cornucopia of delightful mini dramas continues with a double helping of cockle-warmers. First up, actress Alison Steadman plays her own mother in a cool episode from her teenage years in Liverpool. It’s 1962 and the young Steadman has to pull the wool over her mum’s eyes if she’s to see the young Beatles at the legendary… Read the full story

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TV chefs ‘adding to obesity crisis by encouraging us to eat fatty dishes’

April 23, 2013, 4:01 pm

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Their liberal dollops of cream and endless squirts of truffle oil may get the tastebuds tingling.

But while celebrity chefs are inspiring people to shun TV dinners and get back in the kitchen, they’re also accused of adding to the obesity crisis by encouraging us to eat fatty dishes.

Nearly 90 per cent of 900 recipes by 26 TV cooks failed to comply with healthy eating guidelines, a study claims.

Many contained ‘undesirable levels’ of saturated fat, including one found to have five times the daily recommended amount. It is a worry because people tend to assume that recipes made by star names are good for them, said Dr Ricardo Costa of Coventry university.

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Nigella Lawson ‘attacked’ by husband Charles Saatchi in public

June 16, 2013, 4:18 am

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Shocking pictures have emerged apparently showing Nigella Lawson being strangled in public by her husband of ten years Charles Saatchi.

Images of TV chef Nigella, 53, being ‘throttled’ by 70-year-old Charles outside celeb haunt Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair on Saturday have surfaced today.

The advertising chief was caught on camera grabbing his glamorous wife by the throat four times in a furious outburst, with the images appearing on the front page of the Read the full story

Police consider investigation after Nigella Lawson allegedly attacked by husband Charles Saatchi

June 16, 2013, 8:42 am

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Police say they are aware of reports that Nigella Lawson was assaulted in public by her husband Charles Saatchi.

Scotland Yard said there had been no arrests and ‘inquiries are in hand to establish the facts in order to assess whether an investigation is necessary’ after pictures emerged of the TV chef apparently being throttled by her 70-year-old partner in the street.

The advertising chief was caught on camera grabbing his 53-year-old wife by the… Read the full story

Nigella Lawson ‘moves out over Charles Saatchi attack’

June 16, 2013, 1:36 pm

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TV cook Nigella Lawson appeared to move out of her home after photos seemed to show her multi-millionaire husband grabbing her around the throat.

The self-styled domestic goddess was seen clutching a suitcase as she left the £12million Chelsea flat she shares with advertising tycoon Charles Saatchi.

She was then driven away in a blue taxi alongside her son Bruno, 17.

The 53-year-old and her husband were saying nothing about the incident but police confirmed they were looking into it.

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It was a playful tiff: Charles Saatchi breaks silence over pictures showing him grabbing wife Nigella Lawson by the throat

June 17, 2013, 4:26 am

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Charles Saatchi has dismissed as a ‘playful tiff’ photographs that appear to show him seizing his wife Nigella Lawson by the throat.

In photographs the celebrity cook appears to be grimacing and was reportedly seen weeping following the incident.

The pictures, taken outside Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair in central London, emerged yesterday and Lawson appeared to move out of their home in Chelsea, west London.

Police are still deciding whether to begin an investigation into the reports.

But Saatchi told the Evening Standard: ‘There was no grip, it was a playful tiff. The pictures… Read the full story

Why did nobody help Nigella Lawson during her confrontation with husband Charles Saatchi?

June 17, 2013, 4:41 am

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Charles Saatchi has today insisted it was a ‘playful tiff’, but the question remains why did no one step in to stop him grabbing his wife Nigella Lawson by the throat at a busy London restaurant.

The advertising magnate has insisted the pictures looked ‘far more drastic and violent’ than reality but still surely the none-the-wiser diners and passers-by in that moment would not be aware of his detailed reasoning.

The alleged altercation took place in the middle of the day in one of Mayfair’s most exclusive restaurants with sources stating that Nigella was ‘upset’ and with ‘a real look of fear’… Read the full story

Nick Griffin provokes fury with Nigella Lawson ‘throat squeeze’ tweet

June 17, 2013, 6:23 am

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Nick Griffin has sparked further disgust online with a tweet severely denigrating Nigella Lawson in the week photos emerged of her husband with his hands around her throat.

The British National Party leader provoked fury by wading into an incident that Charles Saatchi has attempted to dismiss as a ‘playful tiff’.

He tweeted to his 25,000 followers: ‘If I had the opportunity to squeeze Nigella Lawson,… Read the full story

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Charles Saatchi: Taking caution for assaulting Nigella was ‘better than it hanging over all of us’

June 17, 2013, 11:52 pm

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Charles Saatchi has said he admitted assaulting his wife Nigella Lawson to stop the incident ‘hanging over’ the couple.

Art collector Saatchi seized the celebrity cook’s throat during a row outside a restaurant and accepted a caution for assault after going to a police station in London yesterday afternoon.

He told the Evening Standard: ‘Although Nigella made no complaint I volunteered to go to Charing Cross station and take a police caution after a discussion with my lawyer because I thought it was better than the alternative of this hanging over all of us for… Read the full story

Charles Saatchi’s ex Kay: He never laid a finger on me

June 19, 2013, 1:38 pm

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Charles Saatchi’s ex-wife has spoken out in his defence claiming he was never ‘physically abusive’ towards her.

Kay Saatchi, a US-born art collector, made her comments after her ex accepted a police caution for assaulting his wife, Nigella Lawson, in a very public row.

‘Whilst Charles has always had his faults, I never experienced him to be physically abusive,’ Ms Saatchi said. ‘He may be hard work but I feel he is being treated unfairly. This should not be part of his legacy.’

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Nigella Lawson is back – and she’s dropping her sexy image for something more ‘pared-down’

April 22, 2015, 9:38 am

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Nigella Lawson is set to return to TV screens for her first new BBC show since 2012 – but this time she’s taking a very different approach to her kitchen antics.

Simply Nigella, which is due to air on BBC Two later this year, will do away with the indulgent meals cooked up by Lawson in previous shows, in favour of something altogether simpler.

Or as she put it the show, which also coincides with her new recipe book, will aim ‘to find a true sense of balance between lightness and lushness’.

So does that mean no more long, lingering shots of Lawson tucking in to her… Read the full story

Eurovision 2015: Nigella Lawson will be dishing out the scores for the UK

May 18, 2015, 5:03 am

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Nigella Lawson will be reading the UK’s scores at Eurovision 2015.

Part of the fun of Eurovision is seeing which famous British face will pop up during the voting process to hand out those all-important 12 points.

DJs Scott Mills and Fearne Cotton have done it. Duncan James from Blue has done it. So have Alex Jones, Cheryl Baker and Lorrain Kelly.

And this year it will be telly cook Nigella Lawson’s turn to be spokesperson.

Nigella confirmed the news herself on Twitter (in three different languages) when asked by a follower.

She tweeted: ‘Yes, it’s true. Oui, c’est vrai. Ja, das ist wahr.’

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Eurovision 2015: Was Nigella Lawson more impressive than Electro Velvet?

May 23, 2015, 4:11 pm

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Ok, so we may have done terribly at Eurovision once again, but wasn’t Nigella Lawson fab?

While poor Electro Velvet only managed five points, everyone at home still seemed to be pleased as punch thanks to the TV chef’s multilingual delivery of the points from the UK.

Who knew she could speak so many languages?

She even received praise from Scott Mills, who Nigella was brought in to replace as the DJ was too busy to take part this year.

‘Nigella was AMAZING,’ he tweeted.

The 55-year-old, who is a big Eurovision fan, had previously said she’d spent most of the day preparing for her big moment.

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