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Semi Final Day
Semi Final Day It was a crisp, late August morning and the car was due to pick me up at 07.30. One of those mornings where it is lovely to be up early, but you know at the back of your head that actually in a few hours time excitement will be replaced with nerves and competition. I arrive at Leiths cookery school and stride in: this is an attempt to hide my nerves. I meet the production team who are immediately very friendly and make me feel instantly at ease. This is short lived as I meet two o
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Final Cook Off
The Cook OffTo start this blog with 'I woke up on the day of the final' would be a lie. That sentence itself would suggest that I had indeed slept; I hadn't. This was like the morning of the ultimate job interview; imagine if you will the hardest exam you have sat, with a million possibilities for things to go wrong, the added pressure of three judges scrutinising your every move, AND the matter of friends and family all there to see events unfolding, not able to help or lend a hand. This, toget
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Prep for the Semi Final
Prep for Semi FinalWell, in short I made it to the Semi Final! My goodness. After about 3 telephone calls which included some of the toughest questions I have ever had in my life - e.g. if you could describe yourself as one food, what would it be and why? - all I could think of answering was, 'Cornflakes'. Why? 'Because they are great to get up to in the morning!' However, then realising how that would actually come across if it was ever repeated on the show, I went for a more sedate yet more c
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ITV This Morning - Audition Tape
ITV This Morning - Audition Tape So....after a couple of weeks of deciding that the world of consulting wasn't right for me, with the general back stabbing and constant pressure, I was looking for a sign to inspire me to change. The problem was, I didn't know what to do. It sounds crazy, but I can very easily articulate what I don't want to do in my life, but actually finding the ‘dream job' is surprisingly hard. My sights are almost certainly set too high, and maybe I should just be satis
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