Barbie Master UK

Having been glued to the Great British Bake Off ....until Pru blew it, and then binge watching Masterchef Australia, which, incidentally for any of you who have'nt seen it, is streets ahead of the UK version......we are now suffering a massive competitive culinary comedown!

Jamie Olivers' Five Ingredients is all very pukka, but Nigellas' At My Table (her table is apparently in a warehouse five miles away from her kitchen) is just nauseating ....unless you metabolism allows you to consume 10 000 calories a day!. But they both lack that competitive edge that we enjoy.

AND..... thats where my new idea comes in!

The Big British BBQ Bake Off or BBBBQBO ...on BBC of course. Contestants struggle against the vagaries of the British weather to produce a plate of hopefully edible food before the guests get too drunk to notice!

Episode One - The contestants have to light a fire in a roaring gale, using only one match and a copy of the Daily Mail

Episode Two - (the Cremation Round) - Contestants have to burn various foodstuffs beyond recognition while the guests guess what they were.

'Judges Houses' - where the contestants turn up unannouced at a Celebrity Chefs' house and start a fire....

The Rottisserie Round - Contestants sit on rotating chairs while roasting chickens...

But who would judge it....I can't imagine Paul Hollywood wanting to get his hair all smokey, and Mary and Nigella just are'nt mucky enough for BBQ, Gordon Ramsay might add a bit of edge, (especially after a few beers)....The Hairy Bikers perhaps, they seem like fun, and its about the only thing they have'nt done

Anyway I think its a good idea, and will be pitching it to the Beeb in time for a Christmas Special...... Barbecueing a 16lb Turkey in the snow?

PS: I've just re-read the blog title...may have to change it ....but in the meantime please don't Google it!

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