Alive and Cooking
Alive and Cooking, hosted by Australian chef James Reeson, takes you on a journey to some of the country’s top food and wine regions as he prepares a feast of delicious dishes. Join James as he takes you to the heart of cooking on location across Australia, highlighting different regional foods with the freshest quality ingredients.
Extremely passionate about his cooking, James has an energetic and inspirational style that will encourage any home chef – his passion to create delicious dishes really is contagious. For the occasional cook or the cooking expert, and with meaty main courses, vegetarian variations and delectable desserts on the menu, James prepares dishes that are easy to recreate and has something for every taste.
For more information and recipes from this series, www.aliveandcooking.com.au
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What Do You Think ?
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SB187 1 year agogood show give us a repeat after 7pm when my husband can watch and get some ideas for when he has to cook please... -
patrick 1 year agoreally liked the fresh tuna pasta recipe ....... lovely!!! -
Pat 1 year agoI like the James Reeson but do not have Foxtel so have to watch repeats of everything I watched last year. When will be get new episodes? Love th style of cooking, quick with readily available products aand a wide range of recipes to please everyone. More please! -
MM117 1 year agodamn good show my wife puts its on our mystar so i can watch can we have a repeat shows of it please -
lizzie 1 year agoLove the show , find it entertaining and every dish i've made worked out, and even tasted great.Keep up the good work . -
Karen Peel 1 year agoThis food in this show is so easy to prepare when orchestrated by James Reason the only problem I have is that I do not have Foxtel & watch it on Channel 9 every day at 11.30am but cannot get the recipes I like off the internet.......HELP!!!!!-
sue 1 year agoNot sure if this will help but I accessed all the series 1 recipes on aliveandcooking.com.au
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Cheryl Leeton 1 year agoI'm with the other channel 9 watcher. How do I get the recipes. In particular the ones aired on channel 9 in South Australia on Thursday, 19 February.
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Lisa 1 year agoLoved your rump steak Roulade, turned out a treat! I put mushrooms in though which caused the mince to break up when i tried to slice it. Say no to mushrooms! -
Snackycake 1 year agoI love James, he has a good variety of recipes! -
Pam 1 year agoLove the show. Are there any cooking books by James that I can buy. If so where & how much. Cheers
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kat 1 year agoJames food is hot and so is he!!! He is a hot tamale....Great Food!! -
Irene 1 year agoJames food tastes great and is so simple any novice person can be successfull -
MB57 1 year agoMOUREEN
GOOD EASY RECIPES, LOTS OF VARIETY,GRANDCHILD FRIENDLY, -
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ANDY 1 year agoANDY,
EASY TO UNDERSTAND RECIPE'S, & TASTY,
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mary 1 year agovery easy to folllow, great receipes usually with ingredients you have in the kitchen, my favourite cooking show -
Nat 1 year agoI love this show, James makes cooking fun, good on ya James cant wait to see more fun recipes
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very big fan 1 year agothis chef James ohhhhhhhhh he's soooo hot and sexy , i'd like to have him in my bed for one night , hear his breaths as he'd *** the *** of me , ggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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jc 1 year agoFresh is by far a superior show. The food cooked on alive and cooking is average, the host is annoying and the sets are bland. Wake up Channel 9-
verry french 11 months agoperhaps you guys have been paid by the gangt of fresh to bashe J.R. hmmmmmmmmmmm how can possiblyt one like that obese woman with a cakatoo voice rushing everything and tha other nervous guy cooking what was already ready????????????? h................... open your eyes!!! J.R. is sooooooooooooooooo much up standard and extremely good looking.. that is propably what bother you all
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kay walker 1 year agoShocker. Wake up ch 9. Bring back fresh with Peter Evans -
RW92 1 year agoJames love the show its better than the rubbish the channel is running at the moment some of the showsare dated back to 2000, use to watch you on the ABC tried a lot of your recipes keep up the good work and we need some more shows good on you James keep it up
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rose stephanidis 1 year agomy god. this is a great chef. wonderful show.
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Q2 1 year agoBoring, bland, annoying. Why on earth would Ch 9 swap the innovative Fresh for this rubbish? Bring it back and lose the wanky Reeson -
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M.Klein 1 year agoGreat show - well done Ch9 - glad to see the back of 'Fresh' too staid!! - James Reeson is witty, charming and entertaining apart from being a good chef with great easy recipes. Definitely keep this winner! Love to have the DVD & Recipe book.
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john mayo 1 year agoBoring ... show. Jamie Oliver want to be. Waste of space and time, the worst music ever. Oh yea and the host is to tall. How did this show get to air?
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Lee-Anne M. 10 months agowhat has his height got to do with his great personality and wonderful cooking ability? Why don't you make a comment that Ian Hewittson is too fat !!
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night worker 1 year agoI agree with John Mayo, this guy is a total wannabe & fails miserably.
And what with the tasting everything then letting us see the food in his mouth... totally disgusting, he should get some manners.
WHO PUT THIS CRUD ON TELEVISION!!!!!!!!! -
dell 1 year agoi absoultey love this show watch it every day!!!! recommending this show to every one i know lol for the first time i actually love a cooking show i think its cause his passion and personality comes out from his cooking show love it!!!!! -
betita 1 year agolove the show saw it for the first time 25/3/09 hes good no hes a wonder loved it hes goodlooking and can cook to will watch daily
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sofie 1 year agoHi James Reeson, Let me tell you this,Mr. Reeson, I absolutely enjoy your show, you are wonderful chef, never ever enjoyed a show like yours well done; your cooking is simple and easy to follow and great. Love your recipes and the other chef lady is also wonderful and precise very special woman. from sofie -
Leanne 1 year agoI need to know the brand of the blender that is hiden in the bench top and how to go about getting the same setup for my new kitchen. Emailed mths ago but no reply. Love your recipes.
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Margaret 1 year agoMargaret
Hi James. I would have to be one of your geatest fans. Simply love your recipes and the way you present them. I have nearly all the ingredients in my cupboard, and you show everything in explicit detail. KEEP UP THE GREAT PROGRAMME!! -
brooke 1 year agobrooke
i love watching ur program and im a young single mum and im always wanting new things to try.great show and u always make it interesting!! -
lori 1 year agolori i think ur doing a great job. i really love cooking its my passion i consider to b a great cook but its always great to get new ideas. u make the cooking show intresting to watch.....................
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Gordana 1 year agoThanks for a great cooking show that is entertaining as well as full of great recipes that actually look and taste fantastic. The host is really great, obviously loves what he does. Keep the good work up.
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Teresa 1 year agoI am starting to tolerate James now that he has calmed down his jokes, I loved Fresh better but don't mind some of James's recipies and think he is a really nice guy. What I do like about his show is: he tells you why you should or shouldn't do a particular thing whilst cooking and gives you lots of tips.
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Lorraine 1 year agoJa
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James you make it look so easy love the selection.
mes you make it look so easy, I really enjoy your sho w and I try lots of your recipes -
SB254 1 year agoGreat show. James makes some really nice simple dishes and what's good about them, they are all free, unlike some other cooking show where you have to pay to get his recipes and they are not as good as what James makes. What has happened to the show? It hasn't been on for over a week now and I really miss it.
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Cat 1 year agoWow.James makes me want to take up cooking.Food is tasty,and so is he.
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linda 1 year agoplease bring James back to channel 9,please,please please!!!!!! I love James and his fantastic cooking,11.30 is now my worst time of the day,I really miss him. -
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jenny brownlee 1 year agoSaw a receipe for creamed rice last week and would love to have Jenny
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Glenys 1 year agoI Love cooking Love you recipes and Love you James your the best but 11.00 am was my time with you . Come on Ch9 bring James back to the morning time. -
hash 1 year agoluv to see james in ch9 in the morning time...3pm is school time doesnt cope up with me!!!luv u james...
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mink 1 year agohave beef & potato bake in the oven at the moment. Smells great!
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Jean 1 year agoAll of you morans who have said James is boring, must be blind deaf and dumb. Love your show James, I worked with chefs for years and you are one of the best I've seen. Keep up the good work. Recipes are great and very tasty.
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shirl 1 year agoShirl. Love your recipes and your informative show. I am a great cook, however why do you put Vegeta for flavour? It has loads of MSG - adds to weight gain. It is a chemical and maybe ppl might like to Google "harmful effects of MSG" - it can be replaced with stock cubes or powder with no MSG, read the label. Keep up the good work James. You're great and have a sweet personality.
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Nina Lennon 1 year agoWhat a breath of fresh air it is to watch Alive and Cooking.How great to have a chef who doesn't fluff around but gives great information presented in such an easy way.Thanks from both my husband who was a chef and from me who just loves to learn.God Bless.
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apirozzi 1 year agoI love your gluten free recipes. More of these if possible. Thanks Anna
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Julie45 1 year agoI can't stand this guy, he drives me absolutely nuts! He is sooooo patronising and treats his audience like children or is he just so childish? It is the ONLY food show that I have to turn off, I just can't watch him. Sorry James but your'e a big dose of overkill, you way overdo it!! Tone it down a good bit and just stick to the cooking eh?
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Kathy Butcher 1 year agoIn my opinion Huey is the worst COOK (and a short order one at that) on television. He is incompetent and just hasnt got a clue. James is great!!! He knows what the is doing and does it well. Sorry Julie45 you are way out of line.
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DJ47 1 year agohi james do not listen to julie45 both my husband and i think you are great, we take turns in cooking things from your show keep up the good work
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DJ47 1 year agohi james do not listen to julie45 we both think you are great,both my husband and i take turns in cooking things from your show,keep up the good work
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KD 1 year agoTo John Mayo and Night Worker,
By the sound of it, you wouldn't know know the difference between road kill and gourmet. And to Julie, before you comment on how childish you think James is, u obvisously haven't sat down and watched half an hour of Ian Hewitson.
James, I really enjoy your variety of recipes. You bring fresh new ideas and make cooking seem so easy. You are a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work-
SB254 11 months agoJames doesn't rabbit on as much as Huey does and he isn't silly either. I only wish they would bring his show back on tv as I really enjoyed watching him and he cooked some really nice dishes.
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HANK2 1 year agoHI JAMES, LOVE YOUR SHOW, WE JUST STARTED WATCHING IT ON WIN, PERFECT RECIPIES AND EASY TO FOLLOW, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, WILL LOOK FOR YOUR RECEPY BOOK NOW.
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Ewwwwwww 1 year agoThe most revolting 'chef ' EVER. I didnt think anyone could be worse than Huey, but alas, i was wrong. He is a greasy, dirty, annoying hippie!! A complete ...!! Pure filth!! -
Sandra Nash 1 year agoI love this show. Very easy to follow and the recipes are great and suit my lifestyle! BUT, would love to have this show at a time that suits people working from 8.00am to 6.00pm. I only get to see it on the occasional day off, and that's if I'm not doing something!
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Carol 1 year agoLove Napoli Sauce recipe.
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Toni =) 1 year agoomg i love this show, the chef speaks like his teaching someone to cook and for me his is . good on ya!
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Coconut 1 year agoGod, this guy makes me CRINGE! Also his poor attempts on covering up his mistakes make me LOL. I still watch it though, for the laughs! -
wayne 1 year agoJames is the master chef, easy to follow recipes and tasty when cooked. -
Lyn 1 year agoCongrats, saw you on Fishing Australia, and noticed that you had a shiny gold ring on your left hand, congrats to you and your wife!!!! Love the cooking and cannot wait until August 3rd. You always have such easy and simple recipes. Keep up with the simple recipes. And most of all how about some easy camp recipes for outdoor cooking. Am going to try the fish soup you made on Fishing Australia with Rob!!! -
Rendova 11 months agoI enjoy watching James cook and I do try his receipes, simple and easy. Thank you
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Greta2 11 months agoGreat show, funny and the food so easy to follow and deliciouss, Thank you James
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Elaine 11 months agoLove the show, great new kitchen and the recipes are so easy to follow and soooo tasty -
Genevieve10 11 months agofor starters your rather handsome and to top it off your a great cook and humorous as well ,the complete meal!
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maggie woodward 11 months agoFantasic show, you are a terrific chef James the very best !! I would not miss your show for anything ..THANK YOU !!
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JOLINA ZARD 11 months agoSUPER GREAT CHEF JAMES, SMART , DELICIOUS RECIPE AND FANTASTIC SHOW !
GRETA COOKING TECHNIQUE
BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE!
ENJOY WATCHING
WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH IT.
COME HERE IN CAIRNS QLD SO YOU WILL TEACH THE AMATEUR CHEF TO BE GREAT LIKE YOU!
SEE YAH!
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Linda Antony 11 months agoJames is sooooo HOT & SEXY !!!!! I just love this guy. I want to stalk & pork him. I'd eat anything he'd cook , I'd love to eat him YUM!!!!!!!!!!
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SB254 11 months agoI am so disappointed that they have taken the show off TV as I used to tape it before I left for work and I'd watch it after I got back home. I really enjoyed it and James made a lot of nice dishes. Looks like if I want to see him, I will have to have foxtel installed.
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Mollyo2 11 months agowho did James marry, when and where? Has he any children or want them
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Linda Antony 11 months agoJames married Josie Buccheri, his assistant on Alive & cooking about 8 months ago . Watch the credits at the end of the show. I don't think he has any kids & i'm not sure where he was married. But i do know Josie's a lucky lady. He's soooo yummy!!!!!!
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Di Lean 11 months agoLuv your show and will continue to watch it. The constructive comments I would make is why have you changed from using Vegeta, which you said was the ONLY one to use and now the stock is from an unnamed carafe like with all the other ingredients you use now. The brands Always Fresh etc were promoted plus now most of the ingredients you use to make your dishes are already prepared whereas you always did them on camera. We also miss using your knife as a 'teaspoon', that was part of the humour and it's blatantly obvious you would much prefer to use the BOSCH all in kitchen gadget as opposed to the Breville mixmaster which 'spits' out bananas everywhere :) Look forward to your comments. Di from Adelaide
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Bette 10 months agoGreat show, James you are the best, l love your recipes they are simple and easy, well done keep up the good work. Bette fom Melbourne
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marybutterfly 10 months agojust found this site will be looking here again
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Elizabeth119 10 months agoJames makes everything he makes to easy. I met him at the Hervey Bay expo, all I can say is that he is a great guy, good looking, cooks well and had time to speak to each and all of us after his demonstration. Can't wait for his book that is due out about dec.
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sue 10 months agoLove the show.So many great recipes .Wish there was a cookbook put out from the show. -
Skye 10 months agoMy sister & I have been srguing about the origin of James' unusual accent...can you please settle this for us?-
mother of 2 9 months agohis accent is from bristol england where he fathered 2 children. the youngest has just recently got in touch with him cos he couldn't be bothered!!!!
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Gordana Collina 9 months agoWhy has it gone off from Foxtel. First they changed times and now its off completly. WHY???? It was such a great show, easy reciepes to make.Any idea of when it will comw back.
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Denise Cronin 9 months agowonderful show. I love the simple yet elegant recipes James presents. I even put up with a bad channel to watch this show. My husband loves the food I have cooked from this show. -
Elizabeth 9 months agoElizabeth, Great show- recipes easy to follow & there is great variety- maybe just a few Vegan- Brunch dishes. I would hate to see the show off the T.V.
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AussieFan 9 months agoI love watching your show and most cooking shows - except for that annoying guy on Ch 10 in the afternoons. Keep up the great work!!
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Ms Mac 8 months agoQuite possibly the worst cooking show I've ever seen! Even worse than the fat man (Huey) - and that's saying something! I hate how all the shots linger on the product that is obviously paying for the show. I hate Jame's cheesy presentation. It is the exact opposite to a show like Good Chef Bad Chef... Boo! Pull it off air! -
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june duncan 8 months agowe love the show, when are we going to see it on melbourne television.
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Mercy 7 months agoAfter reading these comments..... well, it just goes to show that we are all different. Personally find the show extremely irritating - "I've never cooked this before....let's see how it will turn out" - however honest that is, it is not really professional. I flick onto something else as soon as I know this on. More shows that are the calibre of Good Chef/Bad Chef would be appreciated. -
Twilight 7 months agoI have just bought the Alive and Cooking DVD. I am looking forward to seeing it again as I really like James. I think that he is very good looking and he cooks a lot of nice dishes as well. -
Josehine Von Schelberger 6 months agoLove his recipes my mum loves watching to him too oh YEAH is very good looking to heee heee -
lena 5 months agoWould anyone have his recipes listed below, 1. Swiss Roll with apple & lime jam & cream filling, 2. Scallop Chowder, Would be grateful if someone can help. -
Natalie New 5 months agoLove the show and am so glad we can watch it after work via the internet.... more videos PLEASE Keep up the good work -
Pat53 4 months agoYou make cooking look like a breeze it"s agreat show to watch.
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Cooking lover 4 months agoJames is a really fun host and his food is really delicious and easy to make but with a huge variety. Frankly they ruined fresh by replacing Geoff Janz with that boring monotone guy who is about as entertaining as a rock. I enjoy a little silliness and a man with a sense of humor!
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darren 4 months agoI'd like to say the same as other people about this show! the host does my head in, he's a man from England trying to be an aussie with his dialect, ie; words like hard, he says haaaaaard, card, caaaaard, why does he drag his word only to sound like an aussie, ya show got no good idea's take him and it off the air. -
Sparkes 3 months agoI have series 1 of Alive and Cooking on DVD. It is great and I hope that series 2 will be released soon. I think that James is an awesome cook and I would like to see him and Huey get together in the kitchen one day as I think that they are book awesome cooks and they would both cook up a storm.
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David Tansell 2 months agoIt would be nice if he could add some meals which don't have salt and puddings/cakes which don't have sugar in them as i can't have salt or sugar.Other than that a great program. -
MAMA CAZZ 2 months ago
HEY JAMES ? YOU ARE DA MAN MATE...I HAVE MADE SO MANY OF YOUR RECIPES AND WOW THEY ARE A HUGE HIT WITH MY FAMILY , I NEVER SEEM TO FAIL AT ANYTHING YOU COME UP WITH..
I NEVER MISS A SHOW..YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO PERFECT & SIMPLE .,AS A MATTER OF FACT I AM ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR YUMMY DIM SIMS :~)
.I HAVE YOUR SITE ON MY FAVS...
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Kim 2 months agoHi, I'm one of your number one fan. I just love watching you. You cook quick simple meals, whch are very handy when we have a busy life style. Keep up the good work!
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dallas 1 months agoGood food,just stop trying to be a comedian as they both don't work together
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Delphine Delaney 18 days agoHello James, I have only been watching your show since I changed jobs a couple of months ago, now rush home to catch you , I love it keep it coming. Delphine.
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shearers cook 16 days agojames is a chef,judge him on that,his personal life is just that personal .where do people find other stuff or do they make it up.he looks about 25. i think you are great keep it up.
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Twilight 5 days agoI think that James is a very good cook and what he does in his private life is his business and no one else's so leave him alone.
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