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Probably the best book I’ve ever read. I absolutely adore him, in an authentic vulnerable way - he didn’t seem to ever shy away from telling truths. I almost felt the cuts, blisters and bruises reading some pages.

As a chef myself it was refreshing, it's him that's considered 'chef' by chefs globally. He relates to the demands of the job physically and emotionally. Unlike the Ramsays of the world all ego and pretension. I knew he was true when he mentions...

Oh i thought you was going on about me then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol::lol:

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. It's an autobiographical account of his life upto 2000 and how he ended up as a chef. But, it is the antithesis of the celebrity cook stuff that followed in it's wake. It's not pretty and to be honest...

Bull Durham Cobb Eight men out (think I've misremembered this as 'the black sox') the rookie the bad news bears knuckleball brewsters millions (?) just need nfl, golf and nba to round out the u.s. infatuation with their own sports.

The natural The babe Major League Field of dreams The black sox ...

Yeah, but that's more of a documentary than a film. Days of Thunder was another, as formulaic as it is, it's still pretty decent.

Waaayyyyy ahead of you...

Somebody up there likes me the Champ Ali Cinderella man On the waterfront (debatable) Raging Bull Undisputed When we were kings Million dollar baby The fighter The boxer Fat city The harder they fall

Don't dare say Rocky

Just watching Ford Vs Ferrari on Film4 and it's got me thinking, does motor sport have the best movies? We've had F1, Ford Vs Ferrari and Rush a few years back. Can't think of any other sport thats delivered that quality. Baseball maybe?

William Peterson easy on the eye.

Farina does menace well, I'm glad he wasn't a cop round my way before he discovered acting.

On recommendation, I`ve just finished series 4 of 6 - The Expanse. I knew nothing about it when I first started it and after getting through a ropey first series, it`s gone on to be one of the best ever sc-fi`s I`ve watched. If pure space sc-fi...