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| Tributes to TV chef Keith Floyd | Tributes to TV chef Keith Floyd |
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| The biggest names in TV cooking have paid tribute to the pioneer of the modern show, Keith Floyd, who has died after a heart attack at the age of 65. | The biggest names in TV cooking have paid tribute to the pioneer of the modern show, Keith Floyd, who has died after a heart attack at the age of 65. |
| Jamie Oliver said Floyd had been "not just one of the best, he was the best television chef", and Nigel Slater said his shows had been "a joy to watch". | Jamie Oliver said Floyd had been "not just one of the best, he was the best television chef", and Nigel Slater said his shows had been "a joy to watch". |
| Floyd found fame in the 1980s, hosting shows filmed around the world with wine-glass in hand and huge enthusiasm. | Floyd found fame in the 1980s, hosting shows filmed around the world with wine-glass in hand and huge enthusiasm. |
| He enjoyed a last meal of oysters, shrimp and partridge, with champagne. | |
| Heston Blumenthal said he had forever "changed the path" of food programmes. | |
| His eccentric, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers worldwide. | His eccentric, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers worldwide. |
| "Keith Floyd was responsible for helping to break down many of the barriers of cooking," said Slater. | |
| Keith Floyd was a true original, a natural performer and a superb cook Gordon Ramsay Obituary: Keith Floyd In Pictures: Keith Floyd How will you remember Floyd? | Keith Floyd was a true original, a natural performer and a superb cook Gordon Ramsay Obituary: Keith Floyd In Pictures: Keith Floyd How will you remember Floyd? |
| "His freeform, somewhat casual style at the stove made cooking look easy, and encouraged people to have a go." | "His freeform, somewhat casual style at the stove made cooking look easy, and encouraged people to have a go." |
| Blumenthal, who runs the three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, said that Floyd's love of food "jumped out of the screen". | Blumenthal, who runs the three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, said that Floyd's love of food "jumped out of the screen". |
| He said: "He'll be sorely missed by everyone. His influence on the way that cooking and food television programmes are made - it changed the path of that forever." | He said: "He'll be sorely missed by everyone. His influence on the way that cooking and food television programmes are made - it changed the path of that forever." |
| Floyd was born in Somerset and opened his first restaurant, Floyd's Bistro, in Bristol, at the age of 22. | Floyd was born in Somerset and opened his first restaurant, Floyd's Bistro, in Bristol, at the age of 22. |
| Years later, it was while running another establishment near the BBC studios in the city that Floyd was discovered by television producer David Pritchard. | Years later, it was while running another establishment near the BBC studios in the city that Floyd was discovered by television producer David Pritchard. |
| Their 1985 series, Floyd on Fish, was an instant hit, and subsequent series took the chef all over the world. | Their 1985 series, Floyd on Fish, was an instant hit, and subsequent series took the chef all over the world. |
| 'Devil-may-care' | 'Devil-may-care' |
| The programmes were ground-breaking at the time for taking the cooking out of a studio, but it was Floyd's wine-fuelled flamboyance that viewers loved. | The programmes were ground-breaking at the time for taking the cooking out of a studio, but it was Floyd's wine-fuelled flamboyance that viewers loved. |
| Blumenthal on classic Floyd moments | Blumenthal on classic Floyd moments |
| "That was his charm, completely, the fact that if it all went wrong he just threw it in the bin and carried on," said TV chef Phil Vickery. | "That was his charm, completely, the fact that if it all went wrong he just threw it in the bin and carried on," said TV chef Phil Vickery. |
| "He didn't live in the sanitised world of perfect studio cookery; he was out and about, he loved his drink and he loved engaging with other people." | "He didn't live in the sanitised world of perfect studio cookery; he was out and about, he loved his drink and he loved engaging with other people." |
| Floyd wrote more than 20 books, many of them best-sellers. His autobiography, Stirred But Not Shaken, is due to be published next month. | Floyd wrote more than 20 books, many of them best-sellers. His autobiography, Stirred But Not Shaken, is due to be published next month. |
| Co-author James Steen said: "He was a very generous man, he was very kind and extremely sharp and witty. | Co-author James Steen said: "He was a very generous man, he was very kind and extremely sharp and witty. |
| "He knew how to eat well and he was able to convey that. He was a genius at what he did." | "He knew how to eat well and he was able to convey that. He was a genius at what he did." |
| Floyd's unique presentation style was an instant hit | Floyd's unique presentation style was an instant hit |
| Gordon Ramsay called Floyd "a true original, a natural performer and a superb cook". | Gordon Ramsay called Floyd "a true original, a natural performer and a superb cook". |
| Celebrity chef Rick Stein's first television appearance was a brief contribution to Floyd on Fish in the 80s. | Celebrity chef Rick Stein's first television appearance was a brief contribution to Floyd on Fish in the 80s. |
| "At a time when I was experimenting with Provencal dishes like bouillabaisse and bourride, he was a Gauloise-smoking, red wine-drinking hero who had actually owned a restaurant next to the Mediterranean," said Stein. | "At a time when I was experimenting with Provencal dishes like bouillabaisse and bourride, he was a Gauloise-smoking, red wine-drinking hero who had actually owned a restaurant next to the Mediterranean," said Stein. |
| "I never lost that awe of him. He was the first devil-may-care cook on TV who made cooking something that the boys could do too." | "I never lost that awe of him. He was the first devil-may-care cook on TV who made cooking something that the boys could do too." |
| John Miles, who managed Floyd for 10 years, said that his former client "changed my hair colour in the time that I managed him". | John Miles, who managed Floyd for 10 years, said that his former client "changed my hair colour in the time that I managed him". |
| "We had a lot of good times and quite a few differences of opinion," Miles said. | "We had a lot of good times and quite a few differences of opinion," Miles said. |
| "He was quite a character. He was a very kind guy - he did have a monstrous side but I was lucky to know the very kind side." | "He was quite a character. He was a very kind guy - he did have a monstrous side but I was lucky to know the very kind side." |
| 'Loved and respected' | 'Loved and respected' |
| A lack of business acumen plagued Floyd throughout his career, and he went bankrupt in the 1990s reportedly after a £36,000 cheque he had accepted for a drinks bill bounced. | A lack of business acumen plagued Floyd throughout his career, and he went bankrupt in the 1990s reportedly after a £36,000 cheque he had accepted for a drinks bill bounced. |
| He was married four times, with a son from his first marriage and a daughter from his second. | He was married four times, with a son from his first marriage and a daughter from his second. |
| His final television appearance came in Keith on Keith, shown on Channel 4 on Monday, in which actor Keith Allen tracked down and interviewed his hero. | His final television appearance came in Keith on Keith, shown on Channel 4 on Monday, in which actor Keith Allen tracked down and interviewed his hero. |
| After viewing the finished programme days earlier Floyd had e-mailed to say that he loved it, Allen said. | After viewing the finished programme days earlier Floyd had e-mailed to say that he loved it, Allen said. |
| In his own characteristic way, Floyd was a genius Raymond Blanc | In his own characteristic way, Floyd was a genius Raymond Blanc |
| "In typical Keith fashion, he observed 'the only weakness in the show is a certain K. Floyd'. | "In typical Keith fashion, he observed 'the only weakness in the show is a certain K. Floyd'. |
| "I hope it gave him some comfort in his last days to know that he was loved and respected by so many people." | "I hope it gave him some comfort in his last days to know that he was loved and respected by so many people." |
| "A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced," said chef Marco Pierre White. | "A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced," said chef Marco Pierre White. |
| "He was an individual, he was a maverick, he was mercurial, he was magical, he was special, he was rare." | "He was an individual, he was a maverick, he was mercurial, he was magical, he was special, he was rare." |
| Chef Raymond Blanc said: "In his own characteristic way, Floyd was a genius." | |
| Floyd died at his partner's Dorset home on Monday night, James Steen said. The chef had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in June. | Floyd died at his partner's Dorset home on Monday night, James Steen said. The chef had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in June. |
| Dorset Police said the death had been reported to the coroner for west Dorset, and a routine post-mortem examination would be conducted. | Dorset Police said the death had been reported to the coroner for west Dorset, and a routine post-mortem examination would be conducted. |