Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club Season 6 Episode 11 Johnny Vegas

Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club is a British cooking TV show that follows celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty as they invite famous personalities to their cafe on Southend Pier, where they cook together and compete in food challenges. In the sixth season, episode eleven, entitled "Johnny Vegas", the comedy actor and comedian Johnny Vegas joins the hosts for some culinary fun.

Johnny Vegas is perhaps best known for his stand-up comedy, acting in shows like Ideal, Benidorm, and Still Open All Hours, and his appearances as a panellist on quiz shows such as QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats. However, few may know that Vegas also has a passion for cooking and decided to join Jamie and Jimmy to learn some new recipes and techniques.

As usual, the episode starts with the hosts visiting a local farm, where they learn about different types of cheese, their production process, and how to make cheese fondues. Jamie also shares his favorite uses for cheese, such as adding it to soups and sauces to enhance their flavor. The duo then heads back to the cafe, where they start preparing a sumptuous meal for Johnny Vegas.

Jamie and Jimmy decide to offer Johnny an international culinary experience, starting with a French-style fish soup that features the locally-caught seafood. Jamie, who lived in France for a while, shows how to make the soup's rouille, a garlic and saffron-based sauce that complements the fish perfectly. Meanwhile, Jimmy serves up sticky ribs inspired by Korean cuisine, explaining how marinating the meat overnight helps to tenderize it and enhance the flavors.

Johnny gets his opportunity to shine in the kitchen, trying his hand at cooking seared scallops with apple and onion, alongside Jamie and Jimmy. The Welsh actor proves to be a quick learner, impressing the hosts with his knife skills and seasoning techniques. Jamie also shows Johnny how to make the perfect hollandaise sauce to complement the scallops, using a blender, egg yolks, and a generous amount of butter.

The trio then enjoys their starter course, exchanging jokes and stories over the delicious food. Johnny compliments the hosts, saying that "it's like being at home with two mates, but they're just better at cooking!". For the main course, Jamie creates a classic British dish of roast beef with all the trimmings, while Jimmy surprises everyone with a Caribbean-inspired vegetarian curry. Both dishes feature locally-sourced ingredients, and the hosts explain how to balance the flavors and textures in each dish.

To finish off the night, Johnny and the hosts enjoy a unique dessert: petit fours that are baked in a kitchen gadget that blends an ice cream maker with a deep-fat fryer. Jamie demonstrates how to make a raspberry meringue, while Jimmy opts for a chocolate-yuzu flavor combo. Johnny rounds things off with his white chocolate and cardamom petit fours, which he describes as "a masterpiece of confectionery".

Overall, the "Johnny Vegas" episode of Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club is a delightful and entertaining experience that showcases the hosts' culinary skills, their passion for locally-sourced ingredients, and the variety of international flavors that inspire their dishes. Johnny Vegas adds his own wit and humor to the mix, making it a show that is sure to entertain and inspire viewers who love cooking and good food.