But while that comment was made light-heartedly, the British public can\u2019t seem to get enough of them and this latest, Farm to Feast, is one with a difference. While the contestants will be battling to stay in the competition, the show also reveals to us how things are made, it teaches us where our food comes from, and it shows off some of the beautiful sights that Northern Ireland has to offer in the process.<\/p>\n
Eamonn seems right at home presenting the show, armed with some well-timed food puns and to provide a friendly ear to the contestants. But filming the show took a lot for him to do as he was still recovering from a leg injury at the time that left him on crutches.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of my leg injury, I was on crutches for the whole show,\u201d Holmes explained. \u201cI was in a lot of pain \u2013 they were very long days and a really busy schedule, but you know, I came through it and it was great. I had treatment at the end of every day at like 10pm and then we were back on set the next day at 8am.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nInjury aside, Eamonn had other concerns and they revolved around the unusual traffic that would be in his way as he made his way to the set \u2013 which is at the gorgeous site of Crom Castle.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy big concern was getting to the castle because the traffic was horrendous, but the traffic was cows walking to be milked. We were in the middle of nowhere, cows just dominated the road, but it was a wonderful sight, the sun was shining, and it was absolutely beautiful. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been so happy doing a job. It was a change of pace, it was a change of scenery, it was outside the studio, it was very sociable because we were together all week so we could all really get to know each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the competition, while everyone wants to win, Eamonn has made sure that they all knew that it was just a show at the end of the day, and it looks like they have all become friends as a result of being on it. The judges watching over the contestants are Michelin star chef Danni Barry and food critic Joris Minne.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a word with them all and said, \u2018you know, it really doesn\u2019t matter who wins this, you\u2019ve all won just by being here. People are going to decide whether they like your personality or not, whether they like your cooking or not, it\u2019s going to be a whole mixture of things besides who really wins this. So I said to them, \u2018let\u2019s have a WhatsApp group\u2019 and now I\u2019ve organised two nights out for them and they\u2019ve all become the very best of friends. Depending on when I\u2019m back in Ireland, I\u2019m going to have them all over to my house and we\u2019ll cook dinner and have a nice Friday night in.\u201d<\/p>
As mentioned, the show has an educational aspect to it too with Eamonn saying: \u201cWhat\u2019s really good about it is very much forms the connection of where your food comes from. So many people would have a ham sandwich from the supermarket but mentally you disassociate where it came from \u2013 be it an animal or whatever. But this show will show you where it comes from, where it\u2019s farmed, how it should be served and all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Farm to Feast is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or visit our hub for more\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Joe Julians Published: Friday, 22 October 2021 at 12:00 am \u201cI do think that this is what the world needs \u2013 another cooking show,\u201d joked Eamonn Holmes when he chatted to RadioTimes.com about his new cooking show that launched recently on the BBC. But while that comment was made light-heartedly, the British public can\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":6116,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/eamonn-holmes-reveals-he-struggled-through-pain-during-filming-for-farm-to-feast.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Joe Julians Published: Friday, 22 October 2021 at 12:00 am \u201cI do think that this is what the world needs \u2013 another cooking show,\u201d joked Eamonn Holmes when he chatted to RadioTimes.com about his new cooking show that launched recently on the BBC. But while that comment was made light-heartedly, the British public can\u2019t…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/6115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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