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Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Author: Keith Floyd

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780007122813
ISBN: 0007122810
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2001-10-15
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

When The Naked Chef was crawling around in his birthday suit, Keith Floyd was the undisputed king of cookery programmes. But his culinary career hasn't always flowed as smoothly as the wine he was famous for downing. Hence the title of his autobiography: Out Of The Frying Pan. In the early 80s, following the collapse of another restaurant, Floyd found himself yet again up Jacob's Creek without a glass. "I was 40 years old, virtually bankrupt, a middle-aged man with a brilliant future behind me." Then out of the blue Floyd received a call from a BBC producer asking if he wanted to make a programme about cooking fish. Floyd's first TV series was such a surprising success that his producer told him: "I've created a monster and it's time to load the gun with silver bullets." In hindsight, after 16 TV series, 18 books, three marriages, one receivership and countless kiss-and-tell stories later, Floyd suggests that he may well have fired the gun himself. "If I knew than what I know now, I might have never have made 'Floyd on Fish'." With his programmes still being shown regularly around the world, his many thousands of fans will be pleased that he did. Now the ex-restaurateur has proved himself to be a formidable raconteur. Out Of The Frying Pan gives a frank and colourful account of a turbulent life lived to the full and recalls a career as chequered as a pair of chef's trousers. Engaging and evocative, this life story will leave readers hungry for more. --Christopher Kelly

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: As a big fan of Mr Floyd I found this book a bit of a letdown. In general the book begins with detailed and amusing anecdotes - great stuff. However, three quarters of the way through everything speeds up to a flat, disappointing and rushed ending. I know that it's a slice of life, and life can be normal and mundane, even for celeb chefs. However, the latter part of the book feels like Floyd was against a deadline and therefore dispensed with the wit, energy and detail of the first part of the book. It is now somewhat out of date too.
Keith.....Re-write the last third, update, and re-release. I would buy it!

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Out of the pan and into the fire.....
Review: Keith Floyd amuses us with some charming stories from his life and career. I have to say I enjoy his television shows and I enjoyed this book (as much as his book Floyd In The Soup).

There is plenty of detail about his career in which he practically gets into just about anything. You really go on an adventure with Floyd as you read this book - not knowing what on earth he is going to do next.

For anyone who has the slightest interest in Keith Floyd I would recommend this book. I found it hard to leave this book down and read through it quickly. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that its a darn good read.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Humorous and piquant
Review: In this autobiography Keith Floyd gives a charming and discursive view of the ups and downs of his life over the last 50 years. The style is charming and roguish but with a rather sad twist. As recounted here, we have a warm-hearted man who, in financial matters at least, was too trusting and naïve.

He confesses that he kept no notes, diaries or copies of his books and as such we may wish to doubt his memory on some of the more outlandish stories. However, he does tell a rattling good yarn, and it was easy to read this book in not much more than a single sitting.

Most people will know Floyd from his excellent cookery series from the 1980’s onwards. Never less than hugely entertaining, his exploits still stick in my mind – he’s one of the few “television chefs” that you’d like to share your meal with, as well as to cook it in the first place. However this is a wide-ranging gallop through the adventures of his life, and his television career gets precious few pages. The book is no worse for that, and a jolly good read showcasing the passion that he has for cooking. And for life.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A jolly good read.
Review: I have grown up with Keith Floyd, from Floyd on Fish and Floyd on Fire onwards. He has always been a bit of a hero of mine as he is as passionate about food and cooking as I am, takes life not too seriously, has a laugh and a few drinks and enjoys himself.

I read his first autobiographical jaunt - Floyd in the Soup, which is, I think, a great book still (I have read it several times) and I wasn't sure what to expect of this one. Well, it goes into a lot more detail of his early career, the ups and downs (there are plenty of those). It shows what a brilliant man he is, a bit naive and perhaps slightly gullible - I dunno - but it's all honest stuff, and it had me gripped (I've managed to read most of it in a day - couldn't put it down).

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