What’s the secret behind the on-screen chemistry shared by some TV chef duos? The recent death of Dave Myers, one half of ‘The Hairy Bikers’ with Si King, has prompted this programme celebrating successful food friendships. Dave and Si made food shows and cookbooks that took their fans all over the world, and off-screen they were close friends. In this programme Ruth Alexander speaks to two chefs who have found success in food with a good friend. Ruth Rogers, co-founder of The River Cafe restaurant in London, talks about her partnership with the late Rose Gray, who died in 2010. Together they presented ‘The Italian Kitchen’ for Channel 4 in the UK in 1998. Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo talks about his long friendship and work with the late chef Antonio Carluccio, and the TV series they made together for the BBC, ‘Two Greedy Italians’ in 2011 and 2012. Gennaro also talks about his friendship with the chef Jamie Oliver to whom he’s been a mentor. Presented by Ruth Alexander. Produced by Beatrice Pickup. (Image: Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray plating dishes at The River Cafe restaurant in London. Credit: Maurice ROUGEMONT/Getty Images/ BBC)
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I was sat at my computer writing a script when I heard the news one half of the hairy bikers had died.
Dave Myers.
Dave and his best friend, Cy King, aka the hairy bikers, were television cooks.
They had, you won't be surprised to hear, long hair, bushy beards, motorbikes taking viewers on world food tours.
Their warm and down to earth approach drew you in, not to mention their hearty pies and stews.
I read the moving tribute sai wrote to Dave on social media.
I listened back to an interview they gave to the food programme on BBC Radio Four in the UK.
Well, we're not just mates.
We're family to each other.
We're brothers to each other.