JUST a quick note on this programme, which stars likeable big Northerners-got-lucky-with-the-cooking Dave and Si.

Each week they scout a few houses and invite the best cooks to take part in a family recipe fair.

This takes place in a marquee that appears to be situated in the same field every time, wherever in the country the programme is supposed to be set — it never says.

Equally, the weather is almost always fantastic. How can that be? Were they all filmed over the same weekend? Does anybody know?

Anyway, good enough programme and a refreshing change to see a couple of “chefs” not full of their own importance.