Two Fat Ladies

I loved this show when it was on the Food Network. They stopped airing them when Jennifer passed away and haven't played them anywhere since, that I could find. I was very happy to see their shows put on dvd, there are episodes I've never seen before. These ladies are a lot of fun to watch. And of course all of the beautiful places they would go to cook made it even better.

It's like having your two eccentric aunts come over, and cook. They show you the techniques, but not so much the exact amounts. They show you the techniques, while bantering with each other, and still having a good time, regardless of how tedious the task at hand may be. Throughout the series, you could feel the warmth that Clarissa and Jennifer felt for each other, overlaid with respect for the other's ways. And, at the end of the day, after the toils are done, the two relax with their respective drinks (Jennifer with a cocktail, Clarissa with water and lemon), and recap the day. You almost imagine the two frozen in time on those shows. Definitely a forerunner in cooking shows.

I was so glad to see that I could purchase Clarissa and Jennifer's Dvd collection. Many happy times with these two**. This will be my first winter in Michigan, looking forward to The Two Fat Ladies to keep me company** Great receipes and wonderful scenery of their adventures**

This was and will always be a great series. It was suppose to be about the cooking show, but it turned out to be about the ladies and their outstanding wit and charm. I sorry for Jennifer's untimely passing because it would have been a wonderful series to watch for many many years.

I have been waiting for this for quite some time and it's only now that I own it do I realize how much Food Network butchered this show and most of it for the sake of politcal correctness. It's great to finally have the whole episodes with all dishes and jokes included. The nice thing about Two Fat Ladies is that they do not hit you with a wall of "talk" like the TVFN cooks. They talk when they have something to say unlike the talking machine Rachel Ray for example who will wear you slap out. The tribute to Jennifer Patterson I did not much care for since it seemed to paint her as an annoying freak who cooked mediocre dishes. Otherwise, the episodes themselves shine like diamonds. Sorry, like chopped aspic!