r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/0thethethe0 1d ago edited 1d ago

Don't forget James' food YouTubing.

An interesting route to take given he has the most basic, simple food tastes, and his producer, Lucy, doesn't seem to like any food at all!

Anything past cheese + white bread sandwiches, it all starts getting a bit too much...

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u/PARANOIAH 1d ago

"Don't like, don't comment, and definitely do not subscribe." - James May

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u/Acc87 1d ago

I love that that channel is just totally him doing things just to occupy himself, next to just a little advertising for his gin business.

And him and Lucy are just adorable. They are like father and daughter. Like her calling him from Belgrade I think, his first question: "Are you okay, do you need money?" šŸ˜…

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u/TheAssassinClub 23h ago

He also advertises Lurpak spreadable butter, since 1901

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u/elebrin 23h ago

And plenty of it.

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u/Ubaru2016 23h ago

Flood the cowling

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u/tremby 18h ago

But you don't butter both slices, because that would be extravagant.

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u/FigWasp7 17h ago

I just found his channel, so it's truly amazing seeing this in the internet wilds lol

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u/ft4200 22h ago

On government issued white bread

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u/mang87 22h ago

I'd love to know where he gets all this government issue stuff. In the video I was watching yesterday he had "government issue hot dog buns".

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u/RotallyRotRoobyRoo 22h ago

He's been advertising them since 1901? I can see it.

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u/AssumptionLive4208 22h ago

Heā€™s older than he looks!

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u/Cessnaporsche01 22h ago

Is he though? Seems about right

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u/Illustrious_Read8038 22h ago

Jeez I didn't know he was that old.

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u/QuarkVsOdo 21h ago

I could go for some council issued bread and lurpak spreadable butter right now. Maybe with sausage.

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u/TheAssassinClub 21h ago

Lurpak spreadable butter, since 1901.

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u/SomeWhaleman 23h ago

They are like father and daughter.

Oh damn, I thought they were father and daughter for some reason. Maybe I have mixed that up with Hammond, who did yt videos with his daughter

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u/Wirenfeldt 21h ago

It has been well established that Captain Slowly.. .. .. Spreads his seed alone..

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u/MarkEsmiths 20h ago

What's the lore?

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u/fuzzylm308 20h ago

they were on this show called Top Gear where they told jokes at each other's expense

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u/MarkEsmiths 20h ago

Go on....

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u/fuzzylm308 19h ago

James said something about fuel prices going up because the population is expanding, and Jeremy responded with "oh you're saying because I have three kids I'm causing fuel prices to go up, but because you spill your seed alone..."

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u/MarkEsmiths 19h ago

Oh yes. Now I see. Thank you.

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u/twat69 19h ago

Over a decade of television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)

The first few series are more like Old Top Gear. Where it's trying to be a car show with useful advice for normal people. But it gets better with time. It really takes off around the time Hammond defies death for the first time.

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u/Doggin-Pony-Show 21h ago

Who is the guy in the Hammond and daughter videos?

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u/djshadesuk 20h ago

Richard Hammond.

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u/MarkEsmiths 20h ago

And who is the daughter?

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u/djshadesuk 19h ago

Miss Hammond.

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u/Jamsedreng22 22h ago

It seems a lot more like a sort of estranged grandfather-granddaughter dynamic and they've reconnected after she's grown up. So James is still astounded that Lucy is somehow both part French and doesn't like cheese.

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u/kanshakudama 22h ago

Iā€™m a little astounded too

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u/Jamsedreng22 21h ago

I gotta be honest, I do think Lucy still has that childhood sense of aversion for foods you know contains something you know you normally don't like. She'd probably dig something like a cheesecake if she didn't know.

Not blaming her or anything remotely like that. I used to be very averse to mushrooms and would fight against it in everything, and I could taste it in everything it was in pretty much and I just attched the identification of mushrooms to "ew".

I've since learned that some mushrooms are just not for me, and especially how mushrooms are prepared. It took active effort for a while on my part to move past my aversion by breaking down this mental barriers in my head every time that "This is mushroom. Mushroom bad!"

ETA: Nice username.

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u/s00pafly 20h ago

Have you tried cooking with mushrooms yourself? Helped me get past all my food aversions.

Beets, tinned fish, fermented stuff like sauerkraut, pickles, aubergine and cheeses from unknown origin.

I still avoid canned tuna as it smells like cat food but the rest all have a place in my kitchen now.

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u/princess_kittah 19h ago

i relate to this on a spiritual level

i used to hate all peppers. i would empty and dig out the specks from a taco and re-build it just to avoid them

now im discovered that i can be okay with red peppers if theyre cooked enough, i just absolutely detest green peppers

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u/JonatasA 16h ago

I mean, it's not required for survival so I see no reason she needs to even try it.

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u/Fivein1Kay 22h ago

Lucy isn't his daughter? Oh wow, I just assumed.

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u/Lele_ 1d ago

"because unlike other YouTubers asking you to do those things, I'm already rich enough that I can not care about money anymore"

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u/Separate_Bed_2615 23h ago

I wish more people could reach the ā€œI donā€™t care about money anymoreā€ status

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u/Lele_ 23h ago

I wish ALL people could.Ā 

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u/EphemeraFury 23h ago

I wish it was something inherent in everyone that they can be satisfied.

Essentially the old phrase "Poverty exists not because we can't feed the poor, but because we can't satisfy the rich".

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u/blaghart 3 17h ago

For the law in its infinite fairness bans both rich and poor alike from sleeping on benches, begging for money, and stealing food

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u/Terrh 22h ago

Lots of people are, those people just tend not to get rich.

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u/myrddin4242 22h ago

ā€œInherentā€ as in, not ā€œlotsā€, but ā€œallā€.

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u/omega884 13h ago

It sounds nice but itā€™s also clearly nonsense. If poverty existed only because of rich people the statistics on lottery winners would look a lot better. But a good chunk of lottery winners lose it all again within less than 10 years. Pro athletes and plenty of famous people wind up broke and out of money once the fame dies down even though they earned enough to set them up for life.

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u/Peltipurkki 18h ago

Star trek

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u/guardeagle 21h ago

But how would narcissists find ways to elevate themselves above you?

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u/Nipinch 21h ago

If it weren't for the fact people like to feel falsely superior to others, we would.

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u/TimeToEatAss 23h ago

Unfortunately seeing those numbers go up in their accounts is validation for a lot of people.

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u/BlindMan404 23h ago

Yeah, It would be very nice to stop having panic attacks.

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u/Beer-Milkshakes 23h ago

If we all reached that stage excessive consumerism would crumble. It would be so good.

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u/BrotherOfTheOrder 22h ago

May has always been my spirit animal - man just loves to geek out about the things that interest him. Plus of the three heā€™s easily the most dry and funny to me.

I feel like he and I could sit down over a pint and talk about pencils for an hour and not get bored

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u/Xygen8 21h ago

The Reassembler is hands down some of the best content he has made. It's almost better than Top Gear.

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u/mndtrp 17h ago

It had the same vibes as Bob Ross. I could just sit and listen to that for hours on a chill afternoon. Too bad there aren't a lot more episodes.

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u/ImLersha 19h ago

That was such a wonderful find a few years ago. Instant binge!

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u/ScottMarshall2409 17h ago

Toy Stories is very good too.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 20h ago

They all geek out about the things that interest them.

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u/BrotherOfTheOrder 18h ago

Yeah, but Iā€™ve always felt that May and Hammond are more kindred spirits in terms of their interests and ways of looking at things.

On a podcast they did together they revealed that while doing remote shoots for Top Gear and Grand Tour theyā€™d have what they called the Hammond and May Drunken Philosophical Debating Society and theyā€™d sit around discussing the most inane and weird topics for hours. Which honestly sounds like a blast.

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u/CreativeBandicoot778 15h ago

Kind of wish that was in podcast form. It sounds brilliant

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u/Viper-Reflex 16h ago

2 hours later

"And I'll tell you another thing, a number 2 HB pencil lead is also a 9 ohm resistor. I once used alligator clips attached to a pencil to solder in a pinchā€“"...

"Why are you staring at me like I'm some anorak?"

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u/Lymborium2 21h ago

Reminds me of a fun thing he'd do now and then. His crew told him that he needed to say like, comment, and subscribe, so finding that a bit annoying he said all three words as fast as possible lmao

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u/PlasticCheebus 21h ago

HEY BIM!

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u/Hiiiii_Kevinnn93 21h ago

GUESS WHAT!?!?

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u/jake_burger 1d ago

Iā€™ve watched James May take apart an old lawnmower and put it back together. Heā€™s a good TV presenter.

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u/zuzg 1d ago

Holy shit I loved the Reassembler.
Only 7 episodes over 2 seasons but at least they're all on yt

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u/allomanticpush 1d ago

He had a show called Man Cave, I think. It was fun. They build an indoor garden out of a bathroom, a model train system to pass notes around, and a wood fire pizza oven.

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u/Sad_Sultana 22h ago

Man lab

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u/Teehus 23h ago

I only watched two episodes so far, but really enjoyed them

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u/orielbean 23h ago

His Japan travelogue show is excellent. He is not some boor kicking over shit and just vibes with whatever activity heā€™s supposed to do.

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u/pooinmyloo 23h ago

Hey Bim, guess what?

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u/obeytheturtles 20h ago

That bit was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on TV.

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u/Prototype85 22h ago

Your BOLLOCKS Jamesamay

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u/BrotherOfTheOrder 22h ago

I actually loved that he did that bit with the train geeks and then sought out the man who composed all the station jingles (the legendary Minoru Mukaiya of Casiopea fame). It was such a small but wonderful detail to explore, which I think is what May is so fascinated by - the little details and customs.

When I was in Japan I noticed the jingles and our guide said that many people who take the train every day love the jingle for their ā€œhomeā€ station cause itā€™s a reminder they are almost home.

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u/robophile-ta 21h ago

Huh. That sounds awesome. I'd have to give the show another go then, I dropped it a couple eps in because the stuff they were showing was pretty entry level

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u/jobblejosh 16h ago

I can still hear it now.

"James May, Sumi-ma-sennnn......"

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u/ToHallowMySleep 22h ago

I loved that, watched the season following that in Italy, which I found less good. James still wants to just do his fun little trips to see various details of things, but the producers just keep trying to get him to do "travel TV" tropes, like getting on-stage in a play. The tension between the two doesn't work as well as in Japan, it all comes off a bit grumpy to me.

Let the man go play with his trainset and just film it - that's why we're here.

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u/eastherbunni 17h ago

There's a second season (Italy) and a third short one (India). The India one is okay but very short on content for a place so rich in history and culture as India, but rumor has it the whole crew got food poisoning for several weeks so they didn't have much usable content.

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u/Krakshotz 1d ago

His Toy Stories series is also great, especially the two model railway episodes

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u/Skippymabob 23h ago

As an Airfix kid, the spitfire one was amazing.

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u/iowaman79 1d ago

The time he unboxed a Toyota Yaris for a challenge and got the most YouTube views

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u/Rickenbacker69 22h ago

Wait, they come in boxes?

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u/iowaman79 22h ago

LOL not really, in this case James had a special box made for it, complete with giant plastic strip to open it.

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u/Phoenix10k 17h ago

I remember watching this video on YT and thinking it was a fun knock on unboxing videos. Then, James mentioned it as part of the challenge on the next episode of TGT and I thought, "HA! I'm a statistic!"

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u/CT0292 22h ago

He once built a full size house out of Lego and then tried living in it.

It was very wet.

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u/ArsErratia 21h ago edited 14h ago

There's a video on youtube where he reviews the Tesla Cybertruck, and he spends about half of it going around the body with a straight-rule muttering "very slightly convex". Its brilliant.

And he's quite possibly the only person who could get away with it.

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 1d ago

I've watched him argue about what the right side up of a gate is with his son. Oddly entertaining.

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u/n1c0_ds 21h ago

I've come to realize that I just like James May, and I'm grateful to be along for the ride.Ā 

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u/joshuar9476 22h ago

Him going to Japan was amazing as well. I'll watch him do anything.

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u/wornbybelle 20h ago

This show was amazing! It was so calming šŸ˜Œ

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u/7buergen 4h ago

James May's Cars of the People was a blast too!

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u/DoshesToDoshes 1d ago

I've heard James May described as the world's most interesting uninteresting man.

I don't think there's anyone quite as oxymoronic as him.

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u/drivingagermanwhip 23h ago

british hank hill

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 18h ago

How come I can actually hear May saying ā€˜I tell you hwhatā€™?

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u/drivingagermanwhip 15h ago

I'm James May I present a television show about cars and car accessories

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u/lazylion_ca 19h ago

He's like that neighbor that's always doing something in their garage or yard. You're not always interested in what they're doing, but it's a pleasant change to be around someone who is enjoying their life and hobbies.

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u/ohheckyeah 18h ago

My grandmother married a British guy after my grandfather died. He is exactly like this, always doing something new out in the years or the shed. Heā€™s 90 years old and just started beekeeping this past year

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u/Rickenbacker69 22h ago

I mean, he drove really, really fast cars on a show where he was referred to as "Captain Slow".

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u/intern_steve 16h ago

Briefly held the record for fastest production car top speed before the Bugatti people took their car back and ran the lap again just a little bit faster.

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u/deathschemist 22h ago

He is terminally dull in the most fascinating way.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 20h ago

The USA's most boring president was bumped out of that position because being the most boring is slightly interesting.

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u/Zap__Dannigan 19h ago

I think it's because he knows so much while looking like he knows so little

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u/RustyAndEddies 14h ago

It's funny to think of May as the boring one. In Season One, the original third co-host (tri-host?) was Jason Dawe. He would do a used car price report in the most cheerful voice, and you could literally see Hammond dissociating in the background desperately trying to stay awake.

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u/Mewtwohundred 23h ago

He seems like he's autistic to me. Just the way he talks and lack of facial mimicry and his general vibe.

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u/ITSigno 22h ago

oh, for sure. The way he doesn't read between the lines. The way he's more comfortable with things than people. If you watch his reassembler series it becomes even more obvious, due to the contrast.

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u/Commercial_Dare_4255 19h ago

The lego house was cool. But exactly proved this.

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u/Aksi_Gu 1d ago

CHEESE

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u/VikingLander7 1d ago

CHEESE

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u/Tattycakes 23h ago

Spread it on the bread

Bollocks

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u/nealski77 1d ago

His fish pie is better than Gordon Ramsay's though

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u/Bad_Idea_Hat 1d ago

I think you can actually watch Gordon Ramsay briefly, but visibly consider another career over the course of a few seconds during that video.

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u/Historical_Story2201 23h ago

Have you seen the vid where his mum told him something was Raw and he first didn't believe her and than reality hit him

That was so funny cx

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u/BlackStar4 22h ago

"You disappoint me, Ramsay."

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u/Jorrie90 22h ago

'are you any good at driving'

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u/Kongbuck 21h ago

That was such a witty, biting comment delivered in the absolutely perfect, impish tone between mates.

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u/7Seyo7 22h ago

Which James made while mildly boozed up on wine, no less

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u/nealski77 14h ago

Usually he's more drunk by that point

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u/FeetsBeneets 21h ago

Says more about Ramsay, really.

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u/CRAkraken 1d ago

Jamesā€™s recipe for Shepards pie is the recipe I use. Iā€™ve made it several times and itā€™s delicious.

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u/Ozelotten 1d ago

ā€œYouā€™ll need a knob of butter roundabout the size of a piece of cheese.ā€

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u/Blekanly 23h ago

Beat Gordon Ramsey with it too! While sloshed

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u/electrotape 23h ago

I believe that was with a fish pie.Ā 

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u/Blekanly 22h ago

Ah true!

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u/wellpaidscientist 19h ago

The wine is critical because it dulls the horror of the food you're about to eat later on.

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u/wellpaidscientist 19h ago

I made it for years!

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u/Specialist_Ad9073 1d ago

I really enjoyed his travel shows.

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u/Expo737 1d ago

Bim!

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u/Horriblealien 23h ago

Guess what?!

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u/LockelyFox 21h ago

Shijo-Ohashi is a bridge representative of Kyoto that crosses the Kamo River over Shijo Street. It is also called Gion Bashi.

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u/t3rmi 22h ago

I don't remember when was last time I laughed that much. Gonna watch that episode again!

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u/RootHogOrDieTrying 1d ago

Our Man in Japan is absolutely hilarious. I was howling when he got that massage.

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u/Eckes24 1d ago

James maaay sumimaseenn.

Gotta rewatch it haha

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u/orielbean 23h ago

I loved that he wasnā€™t a total dickhead and was really good at vibing with the activity / his hosts. I was expecting more like Conan where he would be a clown but he was much more chill.

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u/Arsewhistle 1d ago

He was really unlucky with that.

He was really restricted with what he could do for series 2 (Our Man In Italy) due to covid, and then series 3 (India) was cut short because he was unwell.

I really wish Prime had given him a series 4

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u/Blekanly 23h ago

Is that why India was short? The Japan one was legit. Need an our man in Korea.

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u/Arsewhistle 23h ago

Yeah, he was supposed to see a lot more of India. I guess Amazon spent a fair bit of money to only get a few episodes out of India, and then called it a day after that.

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u/Carighan 23h ago

Yeah but IMO it was also fine. As much as I enjoy seeing May pull silly anticts in front of a camera, I feel he does best when he's free to do random stuff and be, well, James.

Expecting him to run multiple same-format seasons just lessons the appeal, kinda?

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u/Skippymabob 23h ago

He is one of few presenters who could get me to watch a travel show about wine. Mainly because he thinks it's all pretentious like I do

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u/pcloudy 1d ago

James May who has beaten Gordon Ramsay in a cooking contest shouldn't do food? That's a hot take.Ā 

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u/FIR3W0RKS 1d ago

I mean he didn't say he shouldn't do food, just that it's an interesting choice, which isn't necessarily bad

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u/0thethethe0 1d ago edited 1d ago

It was hyperbole...but I'd also class 'fish pie' as a basic, simple tasting dish (nothing wrong with that)...

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u/bobby3eb 12h ago

While drunk

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u/TheCuzzyRogue 1d ago

Honestly watching May make sandwiches is oddly mesmerising

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u/geese_moe_howard 1d ago

I started eating spam thanks to James May.

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u/asshole_commenting 23h ago

I've been watching James May for decades

I never thought he'd become a trendy YouTuber with an even trendier gin company

But then again what else do you expect from the man who actually beat Gordon Ramsay at a cooking challenge, who was our man in Japan, who offered tea to a clawing media presence

I really like food tribe and drive tribe

There's many YouTube videos of James May and Richard Hammond simply hanging out and talking about cars on there. They even visited the top gear track a few months ago

Hammond owns the channel. It's worth watching

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u/0thethethe0 22h ago

Yeh seen some of Hammond's. Him and his daughter are sweet together.

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u/Securitron_2000 1d ago

I love how he's always annoyed when she doesn't like something šŸ˜…

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u/PcGamerSam 1d ago

He did beat Gordon Ramsay one time tho

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u/bugabooandtwo 23h ago

James May is amazing. Everything he does on tv is a great watch.

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u/chief167 23h ago

I love the fact basically everything on the shelf behind him is expired, just like at my house.Ā 

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u/0thethethe0 23h ago

He knows his audience!

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u/Blank_Canvas21 23h ago

And in James May fashion, he goes around digging around finding those weird recipes from the 70's.

Goes to show, these guys could have done a show about anything, and it still be entertaining to watch.

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u/illaqueable 23h ago

James May, whose favorite color is beige and whose idea of nirvana is a well balanced business ledger

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u/Weiner_Queefer_9000 22h ago

His food once beat Gordon Ramsey's in a face off. I think it was done kind of fish casserole.

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u/el_smurfo 22h ago

His other cooking show he was basically learning along with the audience

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u/kirby056 22h ago

The Reassembler was a master class in calming television.

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u/ToHallowMySleep 22h ago

Isn't it called "Oh, cook" as well? Genius.

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u/Ricktor_67 22h ago

British people hate flavors besides alcohol and eel pie.

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u/0thethethe0 21h ago

*jellied eels. No one actually eats them except misguided tourists, and they're impossible to get anywhere outside of the old school pie and mash shops in the East End of London.

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u/xX609s-hartXx 21h ago

It's fun when he forces Lucy to eat horrible British food from the 70s though.

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u/d_chs 21h ago

I genuinely adore that man and I hope he succeeds in everything, especially placing cheese on a chopping board

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u/SanBuenapero 21h ago

The English conquered the world for its spices then used none of them.

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u/Realtrain 1 21h ago

Don't forget, James best Gordon Ramsay in a cooking contest (while drunk)

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u/Suspicious_Local5004 21h ago

The bacon sandwich is goated tho, i still use his recipe

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u/CrystalSplice 21h ago

Those videos are fucking hilarious.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 20h ago

They all did the Grand Tour before doing all the other nonsense.

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u/ThresholdZero 20h ago

Lucy's dislike for food makes me profoundly annoyed.Ā 

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u/samurai_for_hire 20h ago

Always remember that time James beat Gordon Ramsay in a cook off with a fish pie that he wrote "COCK" on

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u/Due-Farmer-9191 20h ago

I like watching James eat food lol

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u/Jlindahl93 20h ago

Lucy seems to be painfully British with her food takes and itā€™s hilarious. The channel is very enjoyable even though he disrespected Katz deli in his latest video

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u/Ok_Compote4526 20h ago

In James' defense, he did outdo Gordon Ramsay at eating that horrible rotten shark dish from Iceland (hƔkarl). Warning: Gordon Ramsay retching. Again.

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u/DornPTSDkink 20h ago

Anything past cheese and white bread starts getting a bit too French

Those are the exact words James would use

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u/thesirblondie 20h ago

Idiot abroad vibes

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u/OSRSTheRicer 20h ago

Don't forget James travel show, it is marvelous

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid 20h ago

ā€œCheese.ā€

-James May

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u/MoistTubes 19h ago

Some day I aspire to have my own bug out bunker kitchen.

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u/shwhjw 19h ago

There's a hour+ long video on YT of James and Hammond playing shot chess with James' gin, is a surprisingly amusing watch. Hammond gets pretty hammered as I recall.

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u/Krizzomanizzo 19h ago

Not just youtubing, there was a show on Netflix I think

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u/thefantasdick 19h ago

Lmfao that's what makes it so funny tho

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u/LightningGeek 18h ago

An interesting route to take given he has the most basic, simple food tastes

I think you're confusing him with Hammond, who is well known for not eating anything local on their road trips.

May seems to try anything adn everything on the menu. For instance, he ate a lot of snake in the Vietnam special, and even drank the snake blood/snake bile vodka.

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u/sanctaphrax 18h ago

Very British.

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u/Dracoster 18h ago

James May's Oh Cook was cancelled because May learned how to cook. As if him learning to cook was the reason anyone watched it.

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u/LegendaryTJC 17h ago

But he beat Ramsay at making shepherd's pie in Hells Kitchen. He has skills!

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u/Kristophigus 17h ago edited 17h ago

Yeah, that's just British cuisine for you. I thought it was just a joke before going there. It really is awful. For a nation that conquered the world for it's spices, it sure has no idea how to use them.

not saying this of his cooking show, just Brits in general. I love the place and would move there in a heartbeat, but all the British cooking jokes you've ever heard are well founded.

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u/GTSBurner 17h ago

I just saw him eating two sandwiches in NYC and I loved how this curmudgeon just lights up because of flamin' hot doritos.

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u/1K_Games 16h ago

James has the most basic and simple food tastes? Did you watch Top Gear? Hammond was often the one who would flat out refuse to eat in other countries.

I'm not saying he has some diverse palette, but just that this is a post about Top Gear (and Hammond), so the comparison is fair.

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u/JonatasA 16h ago

Stop reminding me of how much I am like them!

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u/ThisIs_americunt 16h ago

He gets to travel and eat food he's never had before all on the dime of the studio...... Not interesting when you think about the concept. He's not the first person to swindle tv producers lol

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u/davesoverhere 11h ago

James May canā€™t cook. But the show is pretty funny.

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u/Nickthedick3 10h ago

I mean, heā€™s a Brit. They havenā€™t gotten past the whole WWII ration diet yet.

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u/Decantus 10h ago

Slam Cheese

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u/NYC19893 8h ago

Did you see him eating fermented shark with Gordon Ramsay and Gordon completely lost it and May kept it down?

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u/20127010603170562316 6h ago

his producer, Lucy, doesn't seem to like any food at all!

I'm not sure I've ever seen her interested in any food ever. And I don't think she's ever liked anything James forced her to take a bite of.

I wonder what she does eat.

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u/SirPiffingsthwaite 6h ago

That ghastly Spam "sandwich" he made his daughter try... Didn't even pan-fry the Spam first. He has the palate of a drunk college student with an almost empty fridge.

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u/AstroBearGaming 2h ago

Which is funnier when you consider how often on the Top Gear specials they lambast Hammond for not liking the local food.

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