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Keith Floyd

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Chef

The Resume

    (December 28, 1943-September 14, 2009)
    Born in Reading, England, United Kingdom
    Owned the restaurants Floyd's Bistro, Floyd's Restaurant, Floyd's Chophouse and Restaurant (all in Bristol, England) and Floyd's Brassiere and Floyd's Beach Bistro Restaurant (both in Thailand)
    Hosted the British cooking shows 'Floyd on Fish' (1984), 'Floyd on a Pub Run' (1985), 'Floyd on Food' (1986), 'Floyd on France' (1987), 'Floyd on Britain and Ireland' (1988), 'Floyd on American Pie' (1989), 'Floyd on Oz' (1991), 'Floyd on Spain' (1992), 'Floyd on Italy' (1994), 'Floyd on Africa' (1996), 'Floyd Uncorked' (1998), 'Floyd Around The Med' (2000) and 'Floyd's India' (2001)
    Wrote 25 cookbooks and the autobiography 'Out of the Frying Pan' (1997)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a poor businessman and repeatedly had to sell off his restaurants due to financial problems.
    He went bankrupt (1996).
    He was married and divorced four times.
    When his third wife forgot his 50th birthday, he threw a tantrum in which he expelled from his restaurant his wife and 50 customers.
    He complained that restaurant customers were 'thick and snobbish and as stupid as you can get.'
    On his cooking shows, he consumed quite a bit of wine while preparing the food. (Although he insisted, 'I've only been drunk on TV once.')
    His license was suspended for nearly three years after he crashed into another car and his blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit (2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He believed in enjoying food and wine to the fullest.
    The Guardian said his TV appearances were 'a refreshing departure from the prissy, controlled style then in favour at the BBC.'
    He almost drowned filming a sequence at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
    Marco Pierre White said, 'If you look at TV chefs today, they don't have his magic.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying