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(124 views)The Chocolate Viennese. Is this biscuit nirvana? I think maybe yes. Two buttery biscuits melded together with real milk chocolate. Like a Cheryl Cole/Anne Hathaway sandwich, or if if your a lady... well I'll let you think of your own analogy.
A slight crunch with a buttery melt. This biscuit comes in packs of only 10, so prepare yourself to demolish the lot then skip lunch.
Dunkabilty factor is the only let down, but really, dunking is for inferior biscuits anyway. If you are hard enough you can go for the Double Chocolate variety. If you are up for the Split an Atom challenge try and separate the two biscuits without breaking the two Viennese beauties.
Doug rates this a BUY.
(115 views)I was watching Master Chef on BBC 2 last night. Now it doesn't quite hit the heights of X-Factor for cringeability, but it does usually feature at least one aging, bald, fat guy who has a tendency to cry. And I'm not talking about Greg Wallace, the Bo Selecta-like bowling ball on a stick.
But the real wonder of this show is the way Greg and his co host, John Torode shove food in their gobs. It's like watching Linda Blair down a kebab after a big night out. God help you if you are watching dinner at the same time. Their heads spin around 360 degrees, the spoon and or fork disappear and then, THE VERDICT. Here's Doug's verdict: you're both ****s.
What are you guys watching that's any good?
(149 views)How much snow have you had in your area today? Up to my waist here in London - can you beat that?
(321 views)You know the drill.
I can only answer yes or no.
And don't say Doug.
(177 views)I know this will divide opinion – it's the Fig Roll. One of my helpers on the desk once referred to it as a ‘Dad’s Biscuit’ so I gave him his marching orders on the spot. He’ll probably get repossessed now, so it won’t be long before he’s begging me for Fig Rolls to warm him up in his cardboard box.
Anyway, the delight of these little bundles lies more in the refined biscuity casing than the actual fig. The problem with real figs is, no sooner are they in one end than they’re out the other. I’ve seen logs bigger than a California Redwood! Like I say, it’s part of the Fig Roll’s appeal that it can make figs seem irresistible, and prevent over-activity in the lower regions. That, VIPs, is genius.
(144 views)Not since I saw the 3000ft high poster of the man with the pubic hair implants have I witnessed anything with the retina-burning potential of this effort from Graham Norton. Really do we need to see him parade around as a badly made up wrong-side-of-forty slag?
I have nothing against GN, in fact I used to quite like his shows on C4. But is the man not capable of something a little less obvious than this?
Are you buying or selling tix?
(147 views) What is it with celebrity male double acts? What is it about one man and another man, together, as opposed to one man on his own that makes for such success? I’ve been pondering this for while, but James Corden and Matthew Horn have prompted me to think on it again. They’ve gone from Gavin and Stacey (the funniest sitcom on TV since The IT crowd, by the way) to making movies about lesbian vampire killers and presenting the Brits. Somehow I don’t think James or Matt would be asked to do it without the other one in tow... There are loads of these duos around, Dick and Dom (not sure if I should mention them!?) Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins, and of course, the best known and most minted, Ant and Dec (who always stand Ant on the left, Dec on the right, have a look next time.) Anyway I’m keen to discover why, in this case, two masculine heads are better than one; maybe it’s as simple as that. I don’t know, do you have any ideas?
Maybe I should get a partner...
(204 views) Over the weeks there have been a number of cries for a particular biscuit. It’s round, it’s got a cut out heart, and it’s got jam – yes biscuit buddies! This week is the week of the Jammy Dodger. The Jammy Dodger is made of shortbread, (another favourite biscuit of the week) and jam. But it’s not just any jam, it’s raspberry flavoured plum jam, apparently. Probably the biscuit with the best name (if you can think of a better one, let me know) the Jammy Dodger is a classic British tea time treat. The crumbly, shortbread and sticky, almost chewy, jam go really well together, my only criticism is that there is too much biscuit to jam. Overall though it’s a pretty decent biscuit, worthy of a dunk in anyone’s tea.
(125 views) The nominations for the Brit Award are set to be announced tonight so I’m going to give my predictions. These award shows are fairly predictable, it’s always the biggest mainstream act or headline grabbing artist who wins, sometimes deservedly, sometimes not. Anyway, you guys should also have a go. If you get them all right maybe I’ll make you a cup of tea...
British Male Solo Artist
James Morrison, maybe Dizzy Rascal
British Female Solo Artist
Duffy or Leona Lewis
British Group
Coldplay, but I’d like the Kaiser Chiefs to win it more
British Single
Ting Tings - That's Not My Name, not too sure about this one
British Album
Coldplay
British Breakthrough
Ting Tings
British Live Act
Coldplay
International Male Solo Artist
Kanye West
International Female Solo Artist
Katy Perry, maybe Rihanna
International Album
Kings of Leon
International Group
Kings of Leon
Best Radio Station Security Guard
Doug
I’ve put my balls on the line, now it’s your turn.