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Si King and Dave Myers, AKA the Hairy Bikers have travelled an interesting road. Born in the north of England, both Si and Dave had their childhood challenges. For Si, being bullied as the fat kid in class was part of his daily school routine. For Dave, his life changed when he became a childhood carer for his mother. But through the challenges of their early years came a love of really good food.
And it was food that brought Si and Dave together. Their eyes met over a curry and a pint on the set of a Catherine Cookson drama, and they knew they would be firm and fast friends for life.
From deserts to desserts, potholes to pot roasts, the nation's favourite cooking duo reveals what's made their friendship such a special and lasting one. They've eaten their way around the world a good few times, but have never lost sight of what matters: great friends, great family and great food.
In this heartwarming memoir of friendship and hilarious misadventure, Si and Dave take you on the ride of their lives!
ASIN : B00VQL4UTE
Publisher : Orion; Reprint edition (November 5, 2015)
Publication date : November 5, 2015
Language : English
File size : 4371 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 369 pages
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great story!
Review: I enjoyed the format with Dave and Si taking turns writing a chapter. I laughed, I cried and thoroughly enjoyed taking the journey with them... just made me an even bigger fan than i was before!
Reviewer: Jess G.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love these guys!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was great to get to know them better and get some of the behind the scenes info. I laughed. I cried. I laughed until I cried. Great read and great guys!
Reviewer: Jim Phelps
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you've watched the Hairy Bikers, you'll love the book
Review: You hear their voices ring throughout. You learn how close they are. You see how heart and courage overcomes hard times. Great fun and touching.
Reviewer: Misfits farm
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful entertaining read
Review: A very well written book where you can hear the 2 of them telling the story as if they were in the same room. From their humble beginnings to the stars of today. Tragedy on the way and drams by the score.Done in alternate chapters each this is a very entertaining book. One of the better autobiographies I have read.A recommended book
Reviewer: Michael Gardner
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Heart, soul and a bit of cooking
Review: Iâm a big fan of the Hairy Bikers. Iâve seen most if their shows. I own most of their cookbooks. If Iâm stuck for an idea about what to cook for dinner, theyâre my first choice for inspiration. Iâm not a big reader of autobiographies, but as soon as I saw theyâd written one, I wanted to read it.In many ways, it serves what weâve come to expect from Si and Dave. Like their TV shows and cookbooks, itâs an accessible look into their lives told with their distinctive, irresistible charm and lots of heart. Amongst this though, is a very intimate, frank look at the men behind the brand, their struggles, successes and the toll fame has taken on their health and relationships.What struck me most about the book though was strength of their bond of friendship, which we tend to think of as being manufactured or artificial exaggerated with celebrity duos. In their case, not at all. I donât think Si or Dave would object to me describing them as âplatonic soulmates.â As Dave notes on one of his wedding photos, âLil realised that in one way she married both of us.âThey give us an honest view about how the people (and often themselves as individuals) become âthird wheelsâ next to their massive commitment to work, each other and the industry that is âHairy Bikers.â As I reached the closing pages, I have to say, it felt very bittersweet.After reading this book, I donât think Iâll ever watch a Hairy Bikers show in quite the same way. Itâs one thing to share your recipes with the world, quite another to bare your soul(s). Si, Dave, thanks.
Reviewer: Karen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome tale, laughed so hard I cried and had to hold my stomach.
Review: Awesome tale, laughed so hard I cried and had to hold my stomach. You can hear Dave calling Si "Kingy". Great book thoroughly enjoyed it, one of those books that makes you reflect on your own life.
Reviewer: James Field
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Yawn!
Review: I'll start off by admitting that I had never heard of these guys before I read their book. Plainly, they run a popular TV cookery show in the UK.Right, that said, I found the history of their lives so mundane and un-appetising that I yawned and tossed the book aside long before its end. There was nothing there that even inspired me to watch one of their programmes.So, unless you are a fan of these two men, I would suggest you watch their show, try some of their recipes, and allow their charisma to grow on you before reading their book.I give the book four stars because it is well written and I can well understand that their followers will gulp it down and smack their lips.
Reviewer: SteveDee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bad thinks seem to keep cropping up in some peoples lives, but Si and (especially) Dave just kept smiling, laughing at bad jokes and getting on with it.This book is happy, sad, funny, well structured and I loved it!One of the most satisfying books I've read in a while.
Reviewer: gigar
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I just love the recipes of the "Hairy Dieters" series - and getting to know the two authors on a more personal side was very interesting, eye-opening and a good read throughout the book. Respect for what they have achieved!!!
Reviewer: David
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: So many things in common with Dave and Si growing up at the same time in the North that it brought back good and bad memories of overcoming poverty through hard work. The book is very entertaining, lots of anecdotes to make you laugh out loud of bring a tear to your eye with the life experiences they've had. Great chefs, great men. Buy the book, it won't disappoint.
Reviewer: Jason Towers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great Book. Fast delivery.
Reviewer: Jl Adcock
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: So many people who achieve 'celebrity' status seem to do so with very little talent and hard work. The Hairy Bikers are not amongst them. In this very readable, honest autobiography, Si King and Dave Myers reveal the toughness of their lives, which makes their success all the more deserved. Full of family heartache - bereavements, setbacks, shortage of money, lack of job security, both of them obtained work within the notoriously fickle world of media (TV production running, make-up and prosthetics respectively), before meeting up and hitting it off as friends. From this, the concept of the Hairy Bikers eventually evolved, and with the inevitably lucky breaks, contacts and things coming along at the right time, their careers as TV cooks and all-round decent, honest blokes took off.The early chapters in the book are, unsurprisingly, the most honest and interesting. The book strikes the right balance between initial struggles and their lives as the Hairy Bikers, but the final few chapters tend to get a bit repetitive with numerous references to culinary world trips and the general good fortune that seems to have come their way. That said, neither of them take anything for granted. Health issues, broken relationships and the precarious nature of working in an industry where you are only as good as your last set of ratings has left these guys with their feet planted firmly on the ground. Above all, their dedication to each other as genuine friends comes over strongly, and at times, movingly, in the book. A breezy, interesting read, about characters who give the strong impression that it would be as nice to meet them for real as it is to read about them. Their success is richly deserved.