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The biggest names in TV cooking have paid tribute to the pioneer of the modern show, Keith Floyd, who has died after a heart attack at the age of 65.

Jamie Oliver said Floyd had been "not just one of the best, he was the best television chef", and Nigel Slater said his shows had been "a joy to watch".

Heston Blumenthal said he had forever "changed the path" of food programmes.

Floyd found fame in the 1980s, hosting shows filmed around the world with wine-glass in hand and huge enthusiasm.

His eccentric, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers worldwide.

"Keith Floyd was responsible for helping to break down many of the barriers of cooking," Slater said.

Blumenthal, who runs the three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, said that Floyd's love of food "jumped out of the screen".

He said: "He'll be sorely missed by everyone. His influence on the way that cooking and food television programmes are made - it changed the path of that forever."

Floyd was born in Somerset and opened his first restaurant, Floyd's Bistro, in Bristol, at the age of 22.

Years later, it was while running another establishment near the BBC studios in the city that Floyd was discovered by television producer David Pritchard.

Their 1985 series, Floyd on Fish, was an instant hit, and subsequent series took the chef all over the world.

Full obit on BBC News Online

The biggest names in TV cooking have paid tribute to the pioneer of the modern show, Keith Floyd, who has died after a heart attack at the age of 65.



Now, if you'd said cirrhosis of the liver I wouldn't have been surprised!

Now, if you'd said cirrhosis of the liver I wouldn't have been surprised!
He would say.....

"...while waiting for the frying pan to warm up, let's open a fresh bottle of wine....."

He would say.....

"...while waiting for the frying pan to warm up, let's open a fresh bottle of wine....."
at least it wasn't whiskey!LOL