Broadcasting team Sherrie Eugene-Hart and Patrick Hart are taking the food world by storm as they launch their Carib-Asian Cookery Book following the success of the Carib-Asian Cookery Show.
What started off as a fun pilot video, experimenting with their Caribbean and Asian heritage food inspired by their mums, ended up as a hit series on the TV as millions tuned in around the country to be entertained by this Black British and Anglo Indian double act cooking fusion food and exchanging some awkward moments too as husbands and wives do.
The pair were shocked when they were told the programme viewing figures peaked into millions after series one.
“A cook book seemed the natural progression” said the former Rapper Patrick.” People are constantly asking for recipes, and together we’ve come up with a tantasing book full of them”.
“Our next project together will take us to India and the Caribbean to make a further series said Sherrie, but for now we’re enjoying flicking through the pages of our fusion delicacies. It’s been a whirlwind journey.” She added.
The couple are no strangers to the media, Patrick now runs and presents on an award winning radio station whilst Sherrie Eugene-Hart won awards for her news & features for ITV. Now after 18 months and three Carib-Asian series later, they’ve put their writing skills to good use and produced a book called The Carib-Asian Cookery Book, Recipes and Rhymes to be launched on December 5th 2016.
Sherrie said “We both love cooking and were given this chance to produce a short series of cookery programmes for Made in Bristol TV. Not only was the run extended but snapped up by the entire Made network. We don’t cook together at home normally, but somehow this formula works”.
After being bombarded with requests for recipes the couple decided to put pen to paper and write a book which not only has mouthwatering Carib-Asian fusion ideas, but a collection of their rhymes and raps taken from Sherrie’s poems and Pats rap lyrics from his days with Bristol band Freshblood Crew alongside some personal reflections and family pictures.
The couple admit they found more common ground writing together than cooking together but it’s the sparks in their chemistry on screen that has been the recipe for their success.
The Carib-Asian Cookery Book is published by SilverWood Books and is being launched in their home city of Bristol on 5th December.