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RICHARD
02-26-2008, 12:45 PM
I have tried to be patient with the Food Channel but have given up.

WHY?

Why do you have to touch your hair while cooking?
Why do you have on long sleeves-that look like they get into the food?
When your go to the pantry, why do you put stuff into your armpit, when you can't carry anything else?
Why do you insist that anything burned is CARMELIZED?
I watch for the recipes, not the alcoholic drinks.
Why the faces when you taste your cooking? :rolleyes:

Oh, the one "guy" that really irritates me is the dude with the bleached blonde hair -Fieri- and his Diners program.

I was watching the tail end of the program and he did something that I found to be so totally friggin gross and rude. HE goes to different tables in the place he is looking at, he talks to the patrons, then picks up a fork/spoon and takes food off of their plates.

Another thing that gets me going is the double dipping that a host does from the platter of food they have prepared.

ugh.

caseysmom
02-26-2008, 12:57 PM
Chill out its TV, not to be taken too seriously, besided I know you love Rachel Ray and you can't live without her.

RICHARD
02-26-2008, 02:12 PM
Chill out its TV, not to be taken too seriously, besided I know you love Rachel Ray and you can't live without her.


Oh, I don't take it seriously....I just cannot stand it when I am trying to be entertained and notice that she brushes her left hand thru her hair and start to wonder what kind of crusty crap is stuck in her wedding ring...the same ring she plunges into the meat loaf.

Also, Why do they prune veggies and throw away huge chunks?
Why do they half arse scrape a mixing bowl, leaving huge amounts of food in it?
Why call out measurements if you are going to eyeball it?

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I do like RR, she has the best comedy show on....it's a joke.

Her made up words, baby talk, trying to land jet aircraft with her hand movements and creepy laughter make her one of the worst.

Edwina's Secretary
02-26-2008, 02:47 PM
I adore Rachel Ray. She has such great ideas and I have learned alot watching her show.

Just this weekend I was looking for a package of dvds of her show to give my husband for his birthday.

I was in Jamba Juice the other day....watching the young woman making my smoothie take off her hat and redo (and it took a few attempts) her ponytail.

Now THAT grosses me out! :rolleyes:

cassiesmom
02-26-2008, 03:33 PM
I was in Jamba Juice the other day....watching the young woman making my smoothie take off her hat and redo (and it took a few attempts) her ponytail.

Now THAT grosses me out! :rolleyes:
I h a t e when they do that. I just want to scream "Wash those hands!"


Also, Why do they prune veggies and throw away huge chunks?
Why do they half arse scrape a mixing bowl, leaving huge amounts of food in it?
Why call out measurements if you are going to eyeball it?
Because they're the Food Network and they can afford to toss out the dregs that any normal person would not. I like it when they tell me what the measurement would be, even if they can estimate it visually. I can't eyeball it, so I need to know how much to measure.

Rachael Ray is too hyper for me. And I cannot get into Guy Fieri at all. But I like "Unwrapped". And I like the shows where they take one item of food (a hot dog, a pizza, a sandwich) and tell you how it is different between one region of the country and another.

Medusa
02-26-2008, 05:15 PM
The one that gets me is Giada de Laurentis. If she shows her Tommy Molars one more time, I'll gag! My son would think I'm being sacrilegious; he feels that anyone that is that hot and can cook is a gift from the gods. I've tried several of her recipes and they are quite good. It's the phony smile about EVERYTHING and the throwing back of her head and laughing when doing something as simple as making a toast that irritates me. That said, I love the Food Channel.

Cincy'sMom
02-26-2008, 06:10 PM
Im sure it is the nerdy chemist in me coming out, but I love Good Eats. With the writer's strike we have been watching A LOT more of the Food Network. (And Speed, and Discovery, and Speed, and Animal Planet, and did I mention Speed?)

columbine
02-26-2008, 07:38 PM
The Food Channel is silly. Anybody can make a delicious meal if they can afford ingredients that normal people can't, eat food that normal people's doctors (or just common sense) would forbid, and just do the fun part while somebody else deals with cleanup.

I think there should be a Real People channel, with a cooking show about how to concoct a tasty meal out of bulk grains, affordable cuts of meat, ordinary vegetables, and whatever is on sale, without using 16 pots and 4 as-seen-on-TV gadgets or an entire pound of butter.

Love, Columbine (and if you've never tried zucchini and sweet potato soufflé, don't laugh until you have!)

Logan
02-26-2008, 07:57 PM
Richard, I agree with so much of what you said! Having said that, I have to admit I probably watch Food Network more than any other channel :o and my favorite is Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. And I'm plump just like she is! :) Of all of those people, the ones I would most like to spend the day with, in their home, are Ina Garten and Rachael Ray. Have you guys ever watched the chefology or whatever they call it about their lives? So neat! And what beautiful, quaint homes they have.

Tyler Florence grew up in Greenville and comes back and does cooking demonstrations sometime, but I've never seen him in person. And I've got to say, I like Giada too. Heck I like them all, even Miss Perfect, Sandra Lee!

slick
02-26-2008, 09:09 PM
Oh but Richard....don't you still have the hots for Nigella?????;)

I admit I do watch the Food Channel when nothing else is on to watch. Do not like RR or that blonde guy who keeps referring to the food as "bad boys".

I love that blonde lady from the deep south...her name escapes me now. Everything is "y'all". "So just slide them in the pan y'all". Her heavy accent is so cute but man does she ever cook with pounds of butter. Maybe that's the way they cook down there?

I'm getting hungry. Time to pack up and go home for the day y'all.

Sevaede
02-26-2008, 09:28 PM
Im sure it is the nerdy chemist in me coming out, but I love Good Eats. With the writer's strike we have been watching A LOT more of the Food Network. (And Speed, and Discovery, and Speed, and Animal Planet, and did I mention Speed?)

Good Eats is our favourite Food Network show. :D

RICHARD
02-26-2008, 09:31 PM
Oh but Richard....don't you still have the hots for Nigella?????;)



Of course.....

I'd eat off her plate anyday! :confused:

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Oh, I forgot the Delicioso lady. She's an afterthought.
She does a cooking show on a spanish language show and she is another person on it. She's another one that's adopted the RR baby talk/lips on her program

The overusage of guava, plantains and sweet sauces on meat make me want to gag. IT goes back the the Booby Flay mango salsa/chipotle/honey way of cooking.

shais_mom
02-26-2008, 10:13 PM
at our local chinese restaurant -
one of my friends was there with her family she watched one of the cooks go to the bathroom - not shut the door - give it a little shake and walked out to the kitchen and started cooking again. I had forgotten about it - ordered from there - then she told me all about it and how they had found cockroaches there as well, and it made me so sick - I couldn't eat AND called in the next day!
I betcha those people that Guy's eating off their plates are well rewarded for allowing him to do that.

Daisy and Delilah
02-26-2008, 11:52 PM
Richard, it sounds like you're addicted to the Food Network just like I am. I've fallen in love with all of them and watched them over and over and over and then.......tore them apart, limb from limb ;)

Emeril(and others)preach about washing your hands and cooking area when working with chicken, yet, have you noticed how many people use chicken straight from a package without washing it? Are all those meats and veggies they use clean or will the high cooking temps make them safe enough to eat? Is it just me or isn't it proper to wash certain meats?

Guy Fieri seems to eat enough to kill an elephant and he won't be around much longer with the fat he consumes in just one show :eek: I have to say that I do like him though. Giada is a cutie but she can lose the "talking with the hands". Also: she overemphasizes words to the point of practically spitting right into the camera.
Can we get some new episodes of Iron Chef(probably my favorite)? Maybe some new Throwdowns with Bobby Flay too?

Those chefographies were so cool. I was really interested to hear their stories.

Paula Deen at Paula's Party feeds everyone in the audience from the same food/dish, etc. Enough of that already!!
Did anyone catch the show yesterday where she was doing the brunch for her girlfriends? She made a hamburger with a fried egg and bacon on top, using two glazed donuts as the bun. It was over the top, even for her. Unbelievable!!

Gotta love it! :D

This is a great thread and my favorite topic. :)

RICHARD
02-27-2008, 01:40 AM
Emeril fans.....

I had heard that Lagasse would be leaving TVFN in the near future. The rumor came to me from my nephew. I didnt pay too much attention to it until last week.

Martha Stewart has purchased the rights to all of his shows, books -I guess the whole Emeril Empire - with the exception of the restaurants he opened.

Stewart runs the Fine Living Network and may be looking to bulk up her lineup.

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The programming on TVFN has baffled me lately.

The contests always have some commercial tie in....The cake competitions that are held in Disneyland :rolleyes: then you have to sit thru the ads about Magic Kingdom's anniversary and the chance to win a night in Walt Disney's bedroom..

Even the goofy "this Iron Chef timer is brought to you by......" gets me irritated.

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The people that feed Fieri get a free dinner and any communicable diseases he may have. :D

Daisy and Delilah
02-27-2008, 11:31 AM
I also heard that Emeril was bought out by Martha Stewart. I'm not sure what's going on. I have a very good friend that grew up with him in Massachusetts. I need to ask her if she knows the skinny on it ;)

Does anybody know if Giada is still pregnant? I haven't heard anything.

Can anybody tell I have a career in watching tv these days? :rolleyes: :eek: :p

Logan
02-27-2008, 01:48 PM
There is an article about Giada on the Today Show website. I just saw it yesterday. Go to www.msnbc.com and click on "Today Show". If I remember correctly, her baby is due in April.

Daisy and Delilah
02-27-2008, 09:01 PM
Thanks for the link, Logan :)

Cataholic
02-28-2008, 10:16 AM
I love all the cooking shows. Like all else in life, I take away from it what I find useful/helpful and discard the rest.

I love watching the challenges, and find myself getting anxious as the clock draws to a close. LOL, lots of excitement in food, you know.

I like watching the Take Home Chef, too, as he cooks in plain kitchens, and it is usually a simple meal that can be adapted to something I might eat.

Anyone get Cook's Illustrated? I love that magazine, as well as the Cooking Light.

RICHARD
03-04-2008, 01:08 PM
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL,



Rachel ray cooks for her pets.

One program devoted to RR and her cooking skills for her dog.

Here, let me tell you what happens.

She makes some recipes that are Yummo and Delish -INSERT THE JOKER"S GRIN HERE- and good for your pets.

I can hardly wait until she starts cooking for her Bearded Dragon and Goldfish.

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I am waiting for the Jump the Shark episode - She comes up short and ends up as a "STOUP" for a Great White. :D

sparks19
03-04-2008, 05:15 PM
Because they only air for a half hour or an hour... they aren't going to show all the little details and have to cut corners in some places to squeeze the show in.

I do love Iron Chef though :D

but mostly I was BBCA for Gordon Ramsays shows :D

Lobodeb
03-05-2008, 12:15 AM
I've got to agree with Richard on this one. We were just having this discussion in my vinaculture class the other day, that food network has gone Hollywood.

First of all, Rachael Ray is not a chef and that is very obvious. Being able to COOK a meal in 30 minutes doesn't warrant you a TV show. Her books get terrible reviews because she has expensive ingredients that aren't available to everyone.

To answer someone's question, washing meat before it's cooked isn't necessary because the heat kills any bacteria that's on it, but it should be cooked to the proper internal temperature.

The long sleeves (like any chef coat) are meant to protect the chef's arms from burns and to keep the skin away from food. They shouldn't be big and flappy though.

As for the fussy pony tail girl, you, as the consumer, have every right to ask that person to wash her hands before serving you.

Emeril is a great chef....just ask him! :rolleyes: Seriously though, he's not that good either. He gives a lot of incorrect and inaccurate information.

I can't stand that delicioso show. If I have to get one more close up of that woman's chest as her shirt's poor buttons are pushed to their limits, I swear I'll vomit. She has no right to be the host of a cooking show! Being latin doesn't automatically make us a good cook. I'm on the same line of thought with Giada. I hate that in one sentance she'll use an Italian word and pronounce it with the Italian accent, then in the same breath, she'll say it without it. Either use the accent or don't!

I love the challenge shows and I also love Alton Brown. He's about the only one who's worth a darn on that network. He's very accurate. I don't even like Duff Goldman as a cake decorator. He's not that great. His staff is, but not him personally.

I think Ina Garten is pretty good, but I'm just a little concerned that she entertains a lot of men and her husband is out of town a lot!!!! :p

I think I'll get off my soap box now. :o

Medusa
03-05-2008, 07:01 AM
I'm on the same line of thought with Giada. I hate that in one sentance she'll use an Italian word and pronounce it with the Italian accent, then in the same breath, she'll say it without it. Either use the accent or don't!

The way she says "pancetta" drives me batty! And always flashing those teeth, tossing her head back w/uproarious laughter, as though she's telling an inside joke. Enough already. Just cook the damned bacon.

Hellow
03-05-2008, 12:16 PM
"I love that blonde lady from the deep south...her name escapes me now. Everything is "y'all". "So just slide them in the pan y'all". Her heavy accent is so cute but man does she ever cook with pounds of butter. Maybe that's the way they cook down there?"

To answer your question: yes, most of our foods down here contain lots of butter and spice. Especially hot sauce. In a real suthern dinner, people who are not used to the food will have a stomach ache real fast.

RICHARD
03-05-2008, 12:55 PM
The way she says "pancetta" drives me batty! And always flashing those teeth, tossing her head back w/uproarious laughter, as though she's telling an inside joke. Enough already. Just cook the damned bacon.


PAHN CHETTA..... :D HAHAHAHAHAHAHa

I hear you. :rolleyes:

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Does anyone remember the Next TV Food Network Star program?

There was a challenge where the contestants went on a radio show.
Jag, the heavyset ex-serviceman, made a comment about the network not having any 'ethnic' hosts or shows. When he came back to the studios, the VP -I think his name is Bob Tuschman- tore him a new one about his comments. At that point, I knew that there was going some kind of changes in the schedule. Later when comparing notes about the show with a friend I told them that there would be some kind of Hispanic/Latin TV show put together. :rolleyes: What about the Neelys? :confused:

Political correctness really bites.

Again, All 'latin' cooking isn't about plantains, black beans, guava or chipotle chiles.

Being Mexican I have eaten tons of chiles... I have tasted black beans and plantians once and drank about 5 cans of guava nectar IN MY LIFE!

The crap that woman cooks is all based on sweet, sugary rubs and bases.

Save the pineapple for the upside down cakes-not the Mexican Goat Meat Sashimi :eek....that grossed me out...

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Paula Deen drops her accent more than her butter. ;)
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I like Brown until the pig's foot incident.

When he took his South to North motorcycle trip he was in the south and at a roadside stop.

Somehow, he had a HUGE pickled pig's foot in his hand. Apparently, Milquetoast wasn't fond of the pig's foot so he manuevered over to a trashcan and dropped it in...

(Also, check out the part of the trip where he comes across head cheese and is never seen to take a bite...)

Right before Christmas he does a TV spot for the TVFN charity...

"There are kids that need your donations......"

Pig's feet aren't part of the food pyramid but I am sure some kid, somewhere, wouldn't mind a pig's foot...I know, but I was brought up with the mindset of NOT WASTING ANY FOOD.

It really takes some nerve toss food into a trash can as part of your TV show, then beg for donations for a charity.

Try cutting back on the Giant Indonesian Prawn Stir Fry, Use cheaper shrimp and donate the difference.

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In the few shows that I have seen of the Duff Goldman train wreck I have never seen anyone eat the cakes.

Why does fondant look like styrofoam and how much cake do they waste when carving out the shapes? :rolleyes:

Randi
03-05-2008, 01:49 PM
Have you had the Georgio & Tony food show yet? Not sure how well they cook really, but Georgio looks fantastic and is always laughing. Just watching him and I'm in a better mood. Reminds me of the good old days.

I think you'd either love him or hate him.

RICHARD
03-05-2008, 03:04 PM
OH OH OH!

On the Discovery Home Channel there is a guy that owns a farm and cooks, he's called the Manic Organic something.....

DHC has some really good cooking programs on.

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Randi,
What channels or a website?

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And what is with the TVFN rip off of the Take Home Chef?

Hockey player, model, chef and ????


No harm meant, but why are all these guys accented and have goofy hair? ;)

Randi
03-05-2008, 03:56 PM
It's on BBC here, but it may be on a different channel in the UK and other places.

Can’t find much now, but here’s a bit of info - there's another picture in the first link (a bit down on the left - the book cover)

http://uktv.co.uk/food/item/aid/530464

http://www.bbc.co.uk/communicate/archive/tonyandgiorgio/page2.shtml

Medusa
03-05-2008, 05:06 PM
I do like Paula Deen. She's very likeable and she seems to be a lot of fun. But her recipes are so heavily laden w/butter and fat, I can hear my left ventricle slamming shut just watching her program.

RICHARD
03-19-2008, 12:40 AM
Oh man,

I saw the end of Good Eats and AB was wrapping a standing rib roast with string that came from a ball that was sitting on the floor.


Guy Fieri was in a Mexican restaurant while a woman was cooking a pot of menudo. He started out with his hand on the rim of the pot she was using.
In one of the next shots he was resting his forearm across the rim.

Nice. :rolleyes: :eek:

cassiesmom
03-19-2008, 11:38 AM
Does anyone remember the Next Food Network Star program?
I do! And I remember the episode in which Tuschman let JAG have it for his comments about ethnicity. What happened to Amy, the winner? Did her show ever go to air? The only show I'm really glued to on the Food Network is "Unwrapped". I don't like Guy Fieri. I also don't like Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes. I love to see the cakes they do, but I just don't like him.

lbaker
03-19-2008, 12:21 PM
I think we ought to film a show from Gini's kitchen the next time * hint hint * she hosts a BBQ. Good food, educational "minced not chopped" ;) Peoples' personal tastes taken into account *no squeeky mushrooms please*. Oh, and did I say ENTERTAINING? With HOT babes and kewell DUDES too :D :D :cool:

Daisy and Delilah
03-19-2008, 01:16 PM
I do! And I remember the episode in which Tuschman let JAG have it for his comments about ethnicity. What happened to Amy, the winner? Did her show ever go to air? The only show I'm really glued to on the Food Network is "Unwrapped". I don't like Guy Fieri. I also don't like Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes. I love to see the cakes they do, but I just don't like him.

I love this thread!!!! I can't get enough of people's opinions here at PT :D

Elyse, I think Amy's show is on Sunday at 1:00 OR 1:30 EST. I've seen it a couple of times. It was ok but not great. I was hoping the other girl would win. Oh well :rolleyes:
Giada and Delicioso.......enough of the cleavage already. The way Giada uses her hands and enunciates words to death is enough to make you want to barf.

Lobodeb: Thanks for your comments----I loved them :D All right on!!

The Neely's--when will poor Pat ever get a word in edgewise? I get tired of Gina jumping in front of the camera and ordering him around like a slave.

Is anybody watching the Food Network Challenge? I love some of the recipes and I can't wait to go to TGI Fridays to try some of them.

It seems to me that Guy Fieri is taking over the network, one show at a time. He's all over the place.

I am begging for new Iron Chef shows. Please!!!!!??? :)

Just yesterday, I was wondering why Ina Garten entertains so many men and why does her husband Jeffrey have to spend so much time out of town?? :confused: :eek:

RICHARD
03-19-2008, 02:57 PM
TOP CHEF has started, so I am pleased....

The Gourmet Next Door was pulled from Sat morning rotation. I haven't seen hide nor hair of it. I was suprised that Amy won.....

Tuschman raked her over the coals for the BISTRO references everytime. The pilot of the show was terrible.....she said "You know" about 50 times. :confused:

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The word on the wind is that some of RR's old programs have been shelved
because of the age and she isn't doing any more new ones because of her
talk show/train wreck.

I had to laugh about her including her hubby on that one program. She'd NEELY him all the time....

Ugh, RR has this new saying that my mom was telling me about-she call all the food 'KIDS'- I watched a segment where she was cooking a soup and said, 'Come on kids, into the pool!" I thought for a minute and flashed to the old Jessica Simpson reality show.

Another program was showing film clips of it -Talk Soup?- and they played a segment where JS told her hubby that she was going to "Drop some kids into the pool"- going to the bathroom to do a number 2!

I started to laugh......Now whenever I see RR I think about her "dropping kids into the pool" or a pot of soup.


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O.K.

Here is the Giada 'throwdown'.....

My mom was watching when I passed thru her house. She asked me what was the deal with her that day.

I looked and noticed that she has a definite "body type". I told her that there was something about her proportions. Check it out when she wears sleeveless apparel.....Jokingly I told Ma that she had dinosaur arms....
Now my mom calls her GEICO-like the Geico gecko.... :eek:

Daisy and Delilah
03-19-2008, 04:27 PM
Keep the humor coming Richard!!! You're making my day :D :)

Karen
03-19-2008, 04:35 PM
In the few shows that I have seen of the Duff Goldman train wreck I have never seen anyone eat the cakes.

Why does fondant look like styrofoam and how much cake do they waste when carving out the shapes? :rolleyes:

I did see one the other night where they actually showed people eating the cake. And there was a funny one last week where the Jeff guy had done a cupola cake for some college's anniversary celebration, and the president of the college declared "No one eat the cake! I want the students to see it!!" Jeff looked at the camera and said "It's cake, people! Cake is to be eaten!"

Dunno about "cake waste" when they carve out the shapes, I'm sure one can only eat so much "bread pudding," "trifles," etc. made from cake scraps before never wanting to eat it again ... maybe it goes to a pig farm? Surely there must be one in the area ... (Okay, maybe not. When I was a kid, all our food trash was put in a separate barrel, and picked up by the pig farm's trucks every week.)

cassiesmom
03-19-2008, 04:39 PM
What do y'all think of "Everyday Food" on public television? In Chicago, it's on WTTW. It's a production of Martha Stewart Enterprises. It's too Martha for me. I guess I just miss the Frugal Gourmet.

I was just thinking about Dan Aykroyd's imitation of Julia Child on Saturday Night Live, "I've cut the dickens out of my finger!"

RICHARD
03-19-2008, 06:12 PM
What do y'all think of "Everyday Food" on public television? In Chicago, it's on WTTW. It's a production of Martha Stewart Enterprises. It's too Martha for me. I guess I just miss the Frugal Gourmet.



I like EF.....It's more food and less personality.

The FG got into a little trouble way back when. I don't think he'll be on the tube anytime soon. Apparently he took the term "spooning" a little to literally! :eek:


Karen,

I missed that episode. But think of this! Charm City cake packaged trifles, now in you refridgerated food section? There probably isn't enough extra cake for huge distribution, but I am sure that people would be willing to pay a few bucks extra for the product??


LB, What would we call Gini's program? Cooking on Booze? :D

Karen
03-19-2008, 07:44 PM
Karen,

I missed that episode. But think of this! Charm City cake packaged trifles, now in you refridgerated food section? There probably isn't enough extra cake for huge distribution, but I am sure that people would be willing to pay a few bucks extra for the product?

Hey, email him the suggestion, maybe you'd get royalties? ;)

RICHARD
03-19-2008, 09:18 PM
Hey, email him the suggestion, maybe you'd get royalties? ;)

I'd settle for a trifle and an honorable mention!

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About the TVFN Food Challenges.

I read that the restaurant industry was taking it on the chin because of the economic climate.

The promotion is pretty brilliant.

A new menu that covers the whole range of food.

You promote it as a contest, pay 25,000 dollars for the rights to those recipes and sell them at TGI Fridays.

At 10 bucks a plate for the main courses and 2.50 for a piece of cake, pie..you recoup the prize money and make a profit after 2,000 plates.

The thing that got me were the 2nd and 3rd place prizes......Freaking cookwear? Toss them some love, a coupla grand and a gift certificate to TGIFs maybe?

RICHARD
05-30-2008, 10:48 AM
Why do some of the soundtracks/theme music for the TVFN shows sound like bad porn music?

The RR intro theme to 30 mninute meals makes me want to scream....If I am flipping thru the channels and hear it I cringe!

Don't ask me why I think this.
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The Next TVFN humiliation starts on Sunday! I can hardly wait to see how Booby Flake and Mr Tushman treat the next round of talent!

I saw the previews and they is a gal that takes a header in the kitchen....
Lovely!

I can see it know...Hey, aren't you the gal that fell in the kitchen during that cooking contest?:rolleyes:

Karen
05-30-2008, 01:08 PM
If I were to enter one of these things - that would be me. Maybe SHE had half her sense of balance surgically removed, too, and we'll get a nice PSA on hidden disabilities? Or maybe, like me prior to said surgery, she is just a klutz anyway.

Should be interesting, anyway ...

Daisy and Delilah
05-30-2008, 02:32 PM
I can't wait!!! Since Amy Findley disappeared, I hope the next one they pick makes it :D:D:D

Daisy and Delilah
05-31-2008, 10:48 PM
Did anyone see Paula's Party last night? Rosie O'Donnell was her guest--at least at the beginning, I had to turn the channel. Paula was acting ridiculous and Rosie was acting worse than usual. The two of them together was more than I could take. It was obnoxious.:eek:

RICHARD
06-03-2008, 08:58 PM
Did anyone see Paula's Party last night? Rosie O'Donnell was her guest--at least at the beginning, I had to turn the channel. Paula was acting ridiculous and Rosie was acting worse than usual. The two of them together was more than I could take. It was obnoxious.:eek:



DUDE!

WTF was with the playing with her hair in the kitchen?

I saw that part and followed your lead. Told you, PD is the obnoxious aunt that gets to drinking at your holiday parties and hits on all the men.

OH, OH!

What is the idea of sticking her fingers into the mouths of men that she invites on stage with her- that's really gross-unless it's your wife or hubby-but a total stranger?

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About the NFNS-

I had to laugh at the first challenge. Cook your signature dish and make up another dish with your team mate.

Cooking is from the soul......It's love and care.

How can they judge a signature dish cooked in a half hour? Oh, I forgot, the Terrorist rachael ray can do it!

I failed the test....It takes me at least four hours to think about my signature dish.

Karen
06-03-2008, 09:12 PM
About the NFNS-

I had to laugh at the first challenge. Cook your signature dish and make up another dish with your team mate.

Cooking is from the soul......It's love and care.

How can they judge a signature dish cooked in a half hour? Oh, I forgot, the Terrorist rachael ray can do it!

I failed the test....It takes me at least four hours to think about my signature dish.


I wouldn't even begin to know what my "signature dish" is - maybe my cookies, but I doubt that would count ... there'd have to be a "signature dish" in each category. But that's why I could never be on one of those shows.

I did guffaw at the "Lisa" creature looking down at Alton Brown, and then everyone else, when they "didn't get" her highfallutin' beauty-pageant-ish speech about what her "personal touch" is. Honey, if they, the people who actually make their living explaining food to the rest of us don't "get it" the problem isn't with them. It's you. I felt like quoting my mother at her, only this is usually said to a tantruming child "Honey, it's okay. You're all right, the world's all wrong," and leading her off stage. She doesn't understand that for the most part, no one cares that she can cook wearing high heels, but I'd love to be her podiatrist in a few years ... or orthopedist, when she destroys a knee by slipping on some kitchen spill in 4-inch heels ...

RICHARD
06-03-2008, 09:55 PM
when she destroys a knee by slipping on some kitchen spill in 4-inch heels ...

Oh, I loved her quote about being able to cook in heels!

And what was up with the 3 C's of cooking? That second one made me laugh, too! Cooking with community casseroles and connecting with concentric care, crock pots, cayenne, carrots, cream and concern!

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And what was with the snippy Giada? Is she the only woman cook who can be bubbly?

IF you go back to the Iron Chef program where she cooked against RR check out the "eye roll" she does when they announced she lost.....

Prima Donna?:eek:

Daisy and Delilah
06-03-2008, 10:54 PM
My sentiments exactly for everything said!! PD looked like she was wasted on that show. That is the ugliest wig I've ever seen. I was pretty sure we were about to see Paula and Rosie fall on the floor together. They were acting insane. PD has some real nasty habits. I'm always surprised that she finds so many men in the audience to go along with her raunchy shenanigans.

NFNS: Giada was obviously having a bad day??:eek: She seems to have a real superior attitude during these events for some reason.

Who is it that falls in the kitchen? Which contestant? It looks like Lisa. I'm hoping she's gone asap. Not one of my favorites. What does community outreach have to do with gourmet cooking?

What can anybody cook in 30 minutes for real? I couldn't get over it. Nothing would get done. RR just looks like she's doing it in 30 minutes. We know better.

I have to admit that it's good entertainment for me. Watching those people scrambling to create something decent, within the guidelines, can be pretty tedious.

Good call on the woman they booted off. She was nothing but depressing. And....she's a comedian??

RICHARD
06-05-2008, 07:49 PM
I have to admit that it's good entertainment for me. Watching those people scrambling to create something decent, within the guidelines, can be pretty tedious.

Good call on the woman they booted off. She was nothing but depressing. And....she's a comedian??


Oh, It's my sick pleasure too.:)

Yeah, the comedian was a sad sack!

I think it is the high-heel chickie babe that falls, also there is a clip they show of someone trying to open a glass jar by tapping the metal cap on the counter-the thing breaks....

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I went to my mom's house and she was watching How To Boil Water.

Florence was cooking a chicken dish. He prepped the meat on a cutting board.

He wipes it down with a dish towel after he clears it off. He makes the obligatory, "wash your hands after touching poultry", goes to the sink, washes his hands, goes back to the cutting board and dries his hands on the towel he used to wipe the board down.


DUDE, you just recontaminated your hands!:eek:

Daisy and Delilah
06-05-2008, 08:31 PM
Richard, Ahhhh, the mistakes we catch while watching those shows. It's unreal!!:eek:

RICHARD
06-06-2008, 01:35 PM
Richard, Ahhhh, the mistakes we catch while watching those shows. It's unreal!!:eek:

LOLOLOL,

I have an AOL account that I rarely use-it's more for email and stuff....I opened one up and the footed is a link to some TYLER FLORENCE COOKING link.

Daisy and Delilah
06-07-2008, 01:49 PM
Why do I torture myself by watching Paula's Party??? It seems to be the only thing on. Rauchy raunchy raunchy. I think she successfully terrified the guests on last night's show. Poor Joe Nichols and Dionne(spelling?)Sanders. Those guys didn't know what to do. They were a couple of nervous wrecks. When she made DS eat that raw oyster, I lost it. ~~FLIP THE CHANNEL~~
I couldn't make it to the end.

RICHARD
06-07-2008, 04:02 PM
Why do I torture myself by watching Paula's Party??? It seems to be the only thing on.

The black, bald headed guy? That's Deion 'primetime' Sanders. He played football with the Cowboys and the Falcons. He was a primma donna, BIGTIME!
He didn't like to get hit on the field, so he retired to be an announcer.

I might want to see that episode.

I tend to turn the channel especially when the chefs do anything with the public. The TF 'visit good looking women at home show' is another winner.

There should be some kind of '5 foot rule for him'. The better looking the woiman, the farther he has to be from them.;)

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I remember seeing one Emeril show where he was cooking seafood. This happened when he had the people sitting around the prep/cook area.

(Wow, about seven years ago!)

He would give out the plates to the people at the 'bar' to share with the rest of the audience behind them. He split a lobster and gave it to a couple to sample, he went off to cook something else, then came back later to see how the dish went over with the group in that section. He said something like, "How did everyone like it?'.then stopped because he noticed that the plate never left the couple. they scarfed down the whole thing themseleves.:eek: He made a comment like, "We'll never know!" and went on to another dish.

The other EL thing I don't care for is when he has a recipe's author in the audience and while he cooks their dish, he makes changes in it, You can see 'the love' on their faces when he puts his spin on the recipe!:)

Daisy and Delilah
06-09-2008, 01:53 PM
That was the black, bald headed guy. Dionne Sanders. He's the guy that played football and baseball at the same time. He and his gorgeous wife have about 5 or 6 kids. His wife is stunning. Paula was putting her hands all over him and I'm pretty sure his wife told her, "That's enough!". Can't blame her. I wouldn't want anybody's hands all over my man either.

Now, I'm watching for snafus on these shows. I love it!!

How did you like last night's NFNS? Raw eggs? Are they kidding? The way the fella had to carve them apart, couldn't he tell? I think they looked raw. That bald black guy is pretty loud and bossy. I'm not really sure why they booted the romantic guy off instead of the Indian girl that walked out. I didn't see anything much wrong with the guy that was kicked out. He was kinda cute and had a pretty good theme, in my opinion. As far as I'm concerned, he was talking about romantic things. However, Bobby Flay didn't agree.

Could that show be fixed?? No way!! :rolleyes:

RICHARD
06-09-2008, 04:05 PM
check it out! If you go back and watch the last ten minutes of the show, Tuschman gave it away. If you watch any other cooking show you would see the judges come down hard on any one that was a 'one dish cook'.

When Nipa walks out and comes back in he makes a statement like 'We are looking for cooks like you because we don't have anyone who cooks Indian."
I am paraphrasing because I don't remember exactly what he said and it was an obvious vote for her to stay. I think the FC is bending to become politically correct.

IF raw eggs had been served in Top Chef or Hell's Kitchen what to you think would have happened? I think that martial law would have been ordered. He would have been out on his wallet(I like to think Gordon Ramsey would have broken his eardrum too!). What's worse? A case of salmonella or a little chili on your meat?

I had to laugh when the woman judge got a piece of the rawness. DUDE, CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU ARE EATING?

I think Booby Flake DIDN'T like the guy they tossed out because HE is the sophisticated "food romantic" of the channel. He obviously doesn't get the food/romance connection that the guy was trying to project-hard to do when you are a narcissist!

With BF as the host and judge I think that the winner will be a woman.

Overall, I find that the challenge prep times are way too short. Who cooks in one half hour? Who cooks on a train? who wakes up at three in the morning to go shopping?

How can cooking like a maniac prepare you for having all day to do a 30 minute show? Other than Booby Flake cooking Iron Chef and ALWAYS WINNING with chipotle, mango salsa and honey, "to balance the dish", I just don't see it.


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The TVFN contract that the winner gets is only good for 6 shows.

I guess they reserve the right to get rid of the duds-but keep people like Guy.

That dude is an effing slob. I tuned in to see who was on and saw him eating a sandwich/burger. The cook asked him if he was, "Going to save me a bite!".

GF took the sandwich, wiped it all over his face and then tried to hand it to the cook.

In another preview to his show he has this enormous sandwich in his hands, takes three bites of it a once and pulls it away from his pie hole. He's got all kinds of crap on his face.

Growing up we would have been slapped into the year 2050 if we were acting stupid like that. I guess you can play with food when you don't have to pay for it.


I am waiting for the appearance of RR and her stupidity on the show!:confused:

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I need to make a disclaimer. I am no superchef and I stir with the same spoon I taste with.....I am the only one who the meal is made for, so I reserve the right to be a slob in my opwn kitchen, I don't cook for the public!
And when I do I use the proper tools and manners!:)

Daisy and Delilah
06-11-2008, 04:43 PM
I was kinda surprised at Tuschman's speech too. This is exactly what Amy Findlay did. Well.....almost. She proclaimed that she didn't want to be there anymore and won the contest. Is Nipa going to be the winner? Since when did they abandon the diverse cook idea? Why do these people keep contradicting themselves?

Booby Flake lol lol lol Great name for him!! Too much competition in the romantic fella. Not only did he tell him he didn't beleive in his style, he booted him out the door. Booby is a network pioneer almost. No way can anybody upstage him.

That raw egg thing was a total joke. What was the judge looking at when she plopped the slimy mess into her mouth? I saw a piece on her tongue and thought I was going to lose it. Gross!!!! I know everybody had to see it. Wouldn't a chef have some idea as to how long an egg should be cooked before serving it? Apparently not??

So far, I find the challenges pretty dumb but entertaining to see just how much they can mess up. 30 minutes for prep time is almost impossible. You're right. It's totally unrealistic to what the network needs. If the chefs don't entertain me for 30 minutes to an hour, I turn the channel. Amy Findlay had no appeal at all--no wonder she's gone. They have 30 people in the background preparing everything for them so why is this such a focus in the contest? Makes no sense.

Personality, knowledge, performing in front of a camera, are what it's going to take. Who knows if those dishes they prepare are even edible? They may look great but nobody can convince me that every single dish prepared on every single show is absolutely delicious. In my opinion, most of them are half cooked. Booby Flake is a master of raw chicken.

Guy Fieri: Holy Cow!! I could write a book on that guy. His cholesterol must be 435, triglycerides 1002. He eats like he has a garbage can behind his mouth. He is a slob and some of his handling techniques in the mom and pop restaurants is despicable. He actually cooks and serves food to people:eek::eek::eek:

Let's look forward to more stellar performances from some of the network's brightest stars. Can't wait!!!

RICHARD
06-11-2008, 10:54 PM
O.K. TVFN junkies.....

I heard this from a cyberpal.

Robert Irvine's DInner Impossible is going to be cancelled.

A problem with his resume'!

Why? Apparently somewhere he had some kind of job doing Princess Di's wedding. The problem come up with her cake. My pal told me that he claimed to have baked it-but, he may have just been a sous chef on the job.


If you look at his creds for the opening segments one set of shows claim that he cooked for three presidents, then another set of shows claim four presidents.

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I was under the impression that he was a steady chef in the White House.
I guess cooking a meal or two, does qualify you to say you cooked for a president, but now I am really curious, I looked up some info and couldn't find anything about the cancellation.:confused:

I put in resume after his name and sure enough!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/636423/celebrity_chef_robert_irvine_loses.html?cat=22

Daisy and Delilah
06-12-2008, 03:59 PM
OUCH!!!!! -- That smarts !

Good detective work, Richard !! Isn't this a bit embarrassing for Chef Irvine? He'll be lucky to find another job in the field of cooking.:eek:

Karen
06-12-2008, 04:03 PM
Spoiler ... if you haven't seen the Top Chef finale yet!













I was very glad that Stephanie won. She seems like a genuinely nice person, as well as an excellent chef. Richard made some mistakes, and admitted he "choked," but I was just glad that Lisa didn't win, as she always struck me as too arrogant and abrasive.

RICHARD
06-12-2008, 05:07 PM
Richard made some mistakes

I know, I'm not perfect!;)

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The end kinda fizzled out....I thought the chefs helping out was kinda neat and pulling them from was cruel! What an opportunity! To cook with a legend.


The Richard thing kinda puzzled me at first. I sat there and wondered about him doing it as a 'pity move' then I saw that he was sincere and took great pride in what he cooked.-

Yeah, Lisa wasn't the easiest person to root for..

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I watched Dinner Impossible last night and was torn between not liking Irvine.and felling sorry for him. But then I started to laugh and thought about Marc Summers and Boob Tooshman! SUCKERS!!!!!!

With the Martha Stewart Machine showing up more and more on on TVFN I can't help but wonder if she has anything to do with the tightening up the screening of the people on the shows?

It really hurts Summers because it's HIS production company- He produces the programs and then sells them to TVFN. It's like the Alton Brown confession. I always thought he had some kind of Chem/Food prep schooling.

Nope. I can read from a script and act out food skits. No, I don't have a banana dance!:eek::confused::rolleyes:

He fell outta favor for me. I know it's hard to get ideas for so many programs, but to make it sound like you are the main brain, that bugs!

When I cook a steak, I always make sure that I turn up the heat to full burner. I came up with this idea when I....


Dude, it was the script writers!!!!

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Last thing about Irvine.

He'll show up on Survivor or one of those reality shows where they put disgraced celebs into a house and make them compete against each other.

BTW, Martha got a second chance and she's a FELON!!!!

Daisy and Delilah
06-14-2008, 07:17 PM
I am having a terrible case of pity for Irvine myself. He just looks pitiful now to me.

Looking forward to seeing the show tomorrow night with Mothra. :D

RICHARD
06-15-2008, 03:10 AM
MOTHRA!

LOVE IT!

She is like a friggin moth that you get inside the house during the summer.
It shows up at the strangest times and bugs the crap outta you.

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Ted Allen has a new show scheded for the TVFN.

It's described as "Good Eats, Mythbusters" and another show I can't remember.

I saw Ted Allen walking down Hollywood Blvd a few months ago. He knows he's TA and he walks like it too! Hard to miss.....

He's gonna do stuff like finding out if an apple a day, does keep the doctor away and how long chewing gum takes to digest....:confused:


Here's some suggestions from me.....

How to keep the price of corn down.
How does salmonella get into the food chain.
Why I only get two pickle chips in my Big Mac.
How to get food into Darfur.

You know, real stories about food and how to keep people from starving!

Daisy and Delilah
06-16-2008, 10:30 AM
I still can't understand why they give these people so little time to complete the challenge. It ruins everything.

Mothra tried to act friendly but it just isn't possible for her. :rolleyes: She never eats sloppy Jane's/Joe's --yada yada yada

I looked into my crystal ball and I really think Lisa will be the winner. She seems to make the judges happy almost every time. Just a guess.:D

Thank goodness that they finally told the little blond to tone it down. Do we really believe she wasn't putting on a big act like she implied?

Karen
06-16-2008, 11:52 AM
I still can't understand why they give these people so little time to complete the challenge. It ruins everything.

Mothra tried to act friendly but it just isn't possible for her. :rolleyes: She never eats sloppy Jane's/Joe's --yada yada yada

We talked about it afterwards, and we think the blonde could have said, "Well, my target audience is the novice cook - you don't fall into that category, that's for sure!"

Martha came of as completely rude to her, not gracious at all.




I looked into my crystal ball and I really think Lisa will be the winner. She seems to make the judges happy almost every time. Just a guess.:D

Thank goodness that they finally told the little blond to tone it down. Do we really believe she wasn't putting on a big act like she implied?

I think Lisa is so stressed out and so wound tight she may not last the whole time!

I think the "little blonde" is trying so hard because she wants it so badly, and has been rehearsing it in her head for 4 years! She does need to tone it down some, and maybe she will now?

cassiesmom
06-16-2008, 12:05 PM
so what did I miss on the Next Food Network Star? Is the Lisa creature gone yet? I think Nipa the Spice Queen should have been dumped last week after her little exit scene... last year's winner isn't even on food network anymore ...

Daisy and Delilah
06-18-2008, 01:02 PM
Karen, I think you're so right about the little blonde. She's been rehearsing this thing for years. I hope she takes some of the enthusiasm down a notch. She seems to have a spirit and energy like Ricochet Rachel. Mothra can never be nice to anybody. Her huge empire, and ginormous head, hinder her from being polite and real. I can't help but wonder what she does eat :rolleyes:
Lisa is pretty emotional. I respect Mothra for being so successful but I can't see crying over meeting her. I think other additional emotions brought out the waterworks. I see now that she takes a pretty bad fall on the next show. She gets up with food all over her face. It looks brutal and so does she. The average person probably would have gotten badly hurt in such an accident.
I don't know if she can hold up or not. It seems to me that we have enough women on Food Network. Do we really need another one? It might be time for something a little different.

Elyse: Lisa is still there. She was the one that won the challenge along with another fella-I can't remember who right now. I think it was the bald black guy.
Nipa makes everything too spicy to eat. How interesting is a show going to be with all Indian cooking? Oooooh, that's right, we have one with all Italian don't we? I don't see Nipa with the personality she needs for the network.
I would love to find out what happened to Amy Findlay from last year. I voted for the other contestant. I thought she would have been alot better. I think her name was Rori. She was pretty good.

RICHARD
06-18-2008, 04:27 PM
I didn't get a chance to post this on sunday night.......

The judges on TNFNS are not from this planet.


What is the deal with their fixation with the 30 minute time frame?

Why are they fricking rude? And what is it with their bipolarity?
I don't think that they know why they are there and it shows as they keep changing the criteria.
They want bubbly, but think the contestants are fake? They need look no farther than the on air bozos they have on now.

I have to laugh at Danny Boome....Too many slapshots to the skull, Sunny Anderson licking her fingers while cooking and all the rest of the regular fare.

Their confused and contradictory comments just reinforce my idea that running a food channel and judging talent do not go hand in hand!

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Mothra Stewart rarely eats Sloppy Joes.

And probably has never used too little toilet paper in her life.

During last night's show she showed that she is the Queen of All That is Perfect When It Comes to the Kitchen. She looked like she floated over the floor and treated the contestants with all the dignity of a piece of poop picked up in a dog run.

She could not have been bothered by what the cooks showed her and if she 'was' interested she gave them a little eye contact, "Are you kidding me? You brought me here for THIS?"

I did feel sorry for you Mothra when you went to jail, It must have been painful to have to talk to the little people-you know, the ones that eat sloppy joes, drink coffee stored in a can and eat danish, bought at a gas station mini mart and wrapped in cellophane.


Oh, LOLOLOLOLOL, she probably ate a sloppy for the first time, and once a week thereafter, when she went to the clink. A subtle reminder that you thought what you did with your stocks still wasn't wrong. Cross me off your Christmas list, will ya?


I loved the Booby Fake comment about stealing the recipe to put on his restaurant menu......Struggling to get more ideas, eh?

My prediction?

Some lawyer is out there and will soon file a 'Intellectual Property' lawsuit on behalf of a contestant when these recipes show up in a TVFN cook's eatery....

Time to go eat some breakfast, I got 30 minutes to come up with my signature bowl of cereal and toast.....with a twist, of course!

Daisy and Delilah
06-18-2008, 04:50 PM
Did anybody see the episode that was on yesterday of Everyday Italian? This is the one that Giada has a friend of her's there and she's teaching her to cook for her inlaws.

Giada treated the woman like an imbecile!! I honestly think she was embarrassed by the way Giada treated her. Giada was making a big deal if the girl knew what a spoon was. It was over the top. Hey Giada!! You're not the only person that can throw some pasta together.

Speaking of pasta, I think Giada puts way too much pasta water in her pasta dishes. Normally, the pasta is floating. Is that appetizing? Why water down the sauce?

Obviously, the 30 minute time limit is too strict. Especially when you have a woman fall face first on the set. Not a pretty picture. Perhaps her lawyer has stepped up and he will ultimately demand a win for her.

LOL LOL LOL 30 minute cereal and toast with a twist.......hilarious!! And, it's a signature dish. That's what I call my Grapenuts too:D

cassiesmom
06-18-2008, 04:50 PM
Karen, I think you're so right about the little blonde. She's been rehearsing this thing for years. I hope she takes some of the enthusiasm down a notch. She seems to have a spirit and energy like Ricochet Rachel. Mothra can never be nice to anybody. Her huge empire, and ginormous head, hinder her from being polite and real. I can't help but wonder what she does eat :rolleyes:
Lisa is pretty emotional. I respect Mothra for being so successful but I can't see crying over meeting her. I think other additional emotions brought out the waterworks. I see now that she takes a pretty bad fall on the next show. She gets up with food all over her face. It looks brutal and so does she. The average person probably would have gotten badly hurt in such an accident.
I don't know if she can hold up or not. It seems to me that we have enough women on Food Network. Do we really need another one? It might be time for something a little different.

Elyse: Lisa is still there. She was the one that won the challenge along with another fella-I can't remember who right now. I think it was the bald black guy.
Nipa makes everything too spicy to eat. How interesting is a show going to be with all Indian cooking? Oooooh, that's right, we have one with all Italian don't we? I don't see Nipa with the personality she needs for the network.
I would love to find out what happened to Amy Findlay from last year. I voted for the other contestant. I thought she would have been alot better. I think her name was Rori. She was pretty good.

Amy turned down a second season on the FOod Network and moved to France with her family. I voted for Rori too!

Daisy and Delilah
06-18-2008, 08:47 PM
Thanks, Elyse. I had no idea. I know how much she loved France. Good for her. She never seemed really suited for the bright lights anyway. Can we get Rori back? :D

RICHARD
06-19-2008, 01:15 PM
LOL LOL LOL 30 minute cereal and toast with a twist.......hilarious!! And, it's a signature dish. That's what I call my Grapenuts too:D


I use the extra 25 minutes to taunt the others in the kitchen and read the news paper!;)

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I can see the gal that won last year at a streetside bistro, trying to get the locals to recognize her!

RICHARD
06-22-2008, 03:25 PM
There I am watching the NASCAR prerace show and who shows up? Guy Fieri.:rolleyes:

HE shows up with plates of some kind of meat on it for the show hosts..

There should be a rule against wearing the kinds of shorts he wears. Men should not be allowed to wear bowling shirts with shorts that extend below the knee.

IT's not fashion, it's a costume.....

GF reminds me of this guy.....
http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/0/2006/01/13/370x278/images_sizedimage_013171655.jpg

He's a Denver Broncos fan that would show up to the football games dressed like that. He came to the El Lay Coliseum while the Raider's played there. He had to be escorted out of the stands.....It was brutal.

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A few more hours to NFNS!!!! :D

Daisy and Delilah
06-22-2008, 06:59 PM
I was sitting there watching Nascar myself, at a family get together. I see Guy Fieri on the tv set cooking meat!!! Holy cow!! Can we go anywhere without seeing him?? To make it worse......I was at my Son's house and he has one of those HD 300 inch screens.:eek: Guy looked scary with his new blonde/dark beard scheme. Where does he buy all those shirts?

Tonight is the night that Lisa gets up with food all over her face. It should be memorable.:rolleyes:

RICHARD
06-23-2008, 09:30 AM
This morning I make breakfast in a Target tank top, some shorts from a sporting goods store and my birkies...

I think that was a total of 25-30 dollars for my whole outfit.

I had to laugh at the 300 dollar shirt and the Gucci shoes. If I don't spill on myself, I haven't cooked. There is something "not right" with her.....something under the surface.

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Now, who in their right mind goes to the fridge, pulls out a piece of fish and then gets out a jar of grape jelly, cherrios or marshmallow cream to cook with it?

I really love the fact that the judges are insulted about the taste of the dishes.

Everyone knows fish and anything gawdawful sweet isn't good.

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I had to laugh at the "one minute" food prep tip.

I laughed even harder at their critique of the kid that tripped into the eating area.

The have a guy that literally shoves food into his face and has no manners at all, a woman who talks and acts like a baby while she cooks and a hubby and wife team who should give up cooking and open a massage parlor.

IT is a train wreck, with an explosion, dam collapse and tidal wave...and I can't take my eyes off of it!;)


The network is really taking advantage of these people.

Karen
06-23-2008, 12:21 PM
Yeah, you're COOKING in a $300 shirt? Hello? Yes, honey, we know you're here to be a TV star, but save the expensive outfits for the judging room! If you wanna wear it to give your presentation, keep it aside, and plan an extra 30 seconds off your cook time to change your outfit!

But she came off a whole lot better when she had to give up on being "perfect" - far less grating on the nerves.

Not surprised at who went home ...

I thought that Adam's planned pratfall was not nearly as funny as he did, and seeing him struggle with a room of straight faces looking back at him was even sadder.

RICHARD
06-23-2008, 02:42 PM
Yikes! Was that his wife and son standing next to him when he gave the command to start engines.:eek:

It probably was.

You know.....I didn't even notice them, I was blown away by Nicky Blonsky and her singing the Nat'l. Anthem- She was very good!:)

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Why would you go into a cooking contest with little or no experience with seafood?

I knew a gal I worked with that would not touch raw hamburgers-that used to make me laugh- but the fish thing with Nipa was hilarious.

RICHARD
06-29-2008, 03:26 PM
I just saw "secrets of a chef" or whatever that train wreck was.

I think the gal who stars in the show is one of the sous chefs on the Iron Chef shows.


I wasn't impressed.


She had Fieri's hair, Giada's charm, RR's getting-the-plane-to-the-terminal hand shakes and Aloton Brown's charm.

At one point she referred to the food at the bottom of pan that she browned as CRUD.

No wonder they are looking for the NFNS, the people they have on now are pathetic.


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I see the Neely's are taking a car trip......Probably to get away from having to feed the clan every Sunday.....And really, how many BBQ recipes can you do?

I was waiting for BBQ ice cream....Really!:eek::rolleyes:

cassiesmom
06-30-2008, 10:20 AM
so what did I miss on the Next Food Network Star? Is the Lisa creature gone yet? I think Nipa the Spice Queen should have been dumped last week after her little exit scene... last year's winner isn't even on food network anymore ...


It's now two weeks later and the Lisa creature is still there. I hate to admit this, but she is starting to grow on me. Jennifer was eliminated last night and I was not surprised. I am rooting for Shane and Kelsey, though. Lisa is too much like last year's winner (Amy).

Pawsitive Thinking
06-30-2008, 10:32 AM
Thank heavens for Rick Stein

RICHARD
06-30-2008, 03:27 PM
I had to laugh at the 90 second presentation of a meal that you didn't cook!

The 'judges' kept insisting that the presenter had to "take ownership" of the plate. How do you do that if you don't know what the F it is?

Udon noodles? Spaghetti? Whatever.....Here's a hint for the FN....try to give us a recipe where you can substitute foods. I am sure that udon noodles aren't too far off from any long flat noodles. You could put s on a shingle and serve it to me -I'm glad you thought enough of me to cook me a meal.

I still do not understand the challenges of trying to cook a 4 hour meal in 15 minutes- Turducken in 45 minutes? I start planning my Thanksgiving spread in mid October. It's patently unfair to expect someone to cook and impress you with a 45 minute meal-for me a 45 minute meal is usually a trip to McDonald's.

The snobbery and jabs are so over the top it's not funny. The long haired moron, Andrew Knowitall is the worst of the worst. How can a food "critic" possibly know anything about cooking? He just tastes stuff and compares it to the city/country where he ate it and how much better it tasted there.

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Lisa is a princess and the kind of person that lines up all the pot handles on the stove so they look uniform while she cooks! Can you say retentive?;)



BTW,
IN all the years I have watched TVFN they have never given any kind of shows-besides the Alton-Brown-buy-this-widget-for-150-bucks-to-core-green-apples that show you how to navigate inside a kitchen.

Even me, as a stupid male, know that if you want to open a glass jar you don't bang it on the counter. You grab a butter knife and tap the top at an angle, not straight on, but with a glancing tap. Spin the jar 90 degrees and tap again, four should do it an you don't have to throw away the duck comfit!

Randi
06-30-2008, 03:33 PM
Thank heavens for Rick Stein
I SO agree! :)

Karen
06-30-2008, 03:44 PM
Even me, as a stupid male, know that if you want to open a glass jar you don't bang it on the counter. You grab a butter knife and tap the top at an angle, not straight on, but with a glancing tap. Spin the jar 90 degrees and tap again, four should do it an you don't have to throw away the duck comfit!

I immediately thought the same thing - and thought that she would even DO that immediately would disqualify her from any television cooking show, unless it was a "what NOT to do" show! Good gracious, what was she thinking?

I was not surprised, and a little relieved that she got sent home.

Daisy and Delilah
07-01-2008, 01:08 PM
I had to laugh at the 90 second presentation of a meal that you didn't cook!

The 'judges' kept insisting that the presenter had to "take ownership" of the plate. How do you do that if you don't know what the F it is?

Udon noodles? Spaghetti? Whatever.....Here's a hint for the FN....try to give us a recipe where you can substitute foods. I am sure that udon noodles aren't too far off from any long flat noodles. You could put s on a shingle and serve it to me -I'm glad you thought enough of me to cook me a meal.

I still do not understand the challenges of trying to cook a 4 hour meal in 15 minutes- Turducken in 45 minutes? I start planning my Thanksgiving spread in mid October. It's patently unfair to expect someone to cook and impress you with a 45 minute meal-for me a 45 minute meal is usually a trip to McDonald's.

The snobbery and jabs are so over the top it's not funny. The long haired moron, Andrew Knowitall is the worst of the worst. How can a food "critic" possibly know anything about cooking? He just tastes stuff and compares it to the city/country where he ate it and how much better it tasted there.

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Lisa is a princess and the kind of person that lines up all the pot handles on the stove so they look uniform while she cooks! Can you say retentive?;)



BTW,
IN all the years I have watched TVFN they have never given any kind of shows-besides the Alton-Brown-buy-this-widget-for-150-bucks-to-core-green-apples that show you how to navigate inside a kitchen.

Even me, as a stupid male, know that if you want to open a glass jar you don't bang it on the counter. You grab a butter knife and tap the top at an angle, not straight on, but with a glancing tap. Spin the jar 90 degrees and tap again, four should do it an you don't have to throw away the duck comfit!

Right on with everything, Richard!! The glass jar thing especially got me too. Stunts like that make me believe the whole thing is all fake and set up way ahead of time---Reallllllyyyyyy?????? Nobody is stupid enough to just beat the bejunior out of a glass jar like that. Nobody!! Too much of a coincidence. I would have been afraid of putting my own eyes out with flying glass, not to mention ruining the duck confit.:rolleyes:

Daisy and Delilah
07-02-2008, 01:01 PM
I forgot to mention......I think that new show is hosted by Ann Burrell(blonde). I think she's one of Mario Batali's sous chefs.

Also: What the heck are udon noodles??? Are we, as home cooks, supposed to know the difference when seeing them in a dish, as opposed to linguini, vermicelli, spaghetti, bla bla bla? What happened to the simplistic part of the concept of the NFNS?
I can honestly say I've never heard of them.:confused:

RICHARD
07-02-2008, 02:40 PM
Also: What the heck are udon noodles??? Are we, as home cooks, supposed to know the difference when seeing them in a dish, as opposed to linguini, vermicelli, spaghetti, bla bla bla? What happened to the simplistic part of the concept of the NFNS?
I can honestly say I've never heard of them.:confused:

It's pasta spelled with two vowels and two letters?:confused:;)

One major peeve I have with the FN is the way they use/describe some of the ingredients.

Chorizo is two different things. In Spain it's a hard sausage-in Mexico it's a pork soft sausage that comes in a casing you have to remove before you cook it.

Some of the 'fad' Tex Mex fusion foods I never heard of, and I was raised on Mex food. Chipotles? Either canned or powdered, that must be a recent invention. Blue corn tortillas, meal or chips are a 'gourmet' offering-pricey when you come across the products.

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I was watching a cooking show where they were comparing olive oil. One brand was almost 50 dollars a liter. 200 a gallon!
Truffle oil or any flavored oil that's used in a recipe will cost you a pretty penny, if you can find them!

Tamarind paste? I love Thai food and wanted to cook up some Pad Thai. I had to search for a few weeks before I had all the ingredients for the recipe.

We recently got a Philipino/Chinese/Vietnamese/Japanese super market nearby. Lychee nuts? Looooong green beans? Tamarind? glass noodles? EVERYTHING!I feel really lucky because here in El Lay you can find pretty much anything. Not so easy in some parts of the country.

I am sure that most of the viewers have wanted to make a recipe they saw on the tube and were stymied by that one ingredient that they will never find on the local supermarket shelves.

We don't get a substitute option-and I can see why because of some of the recipes are really specific as to the taste or preperation-but sometimes the food and ingredients are way too pretentious to even think about preparing.

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And then there are the recipes/ingredients that make me wonder.

Honey is the new go-to-ingredient. Like the mango salso, chipotle- powdered and canned, cumin and adobo it shows up in everything. Taste any tomato product and try to taste the tomato over the sugars! I have to dump a can of hot tomato sauce into my spaghetti because the sweetness is so cloying,,

That is one reason that the nation is overweight and diabetic. Enough of the honey!

Recipes? I caught the end of a program-I think it was a R Ray trainwreck and she was serving up a rice, cooked in red wine and garnished with grapes. It looked like the scat of the Flying Purple People Eater!:eek:

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LOL, my last rant is about Protein, Savory and Sweet!

When I hear those terms I think about my biology/physiology classes. I think about a fricking DNA strand when I hear protein and see the picture of a tongue with the sweet/sour/bitter areas outlined on it. Food should be a simple pleasure-you eat what you like and want.

People like Alton Brown are interesting-but I don't need a primer on food and the chemical effects of a marinade breaking down the muscle fibers in flank steak.:(

Sometimes knowing too much science about food isn't the best way to go!

Daisy and Delilah
07-06-2008, 11:33 AM
Richard, I've got to tell you that your knowledge of food is very impressive. I can only imagine how some of these FN shows must leave you shaking your head after listening to some of the nonsense they're talking about.
I'm so gullible, anything is fascinating to me.:confused:

In my little samll town area, we can't find much of anything at the grocers. My sister can't even find Panchetta(spelling?). With Giada, it's a way of life.

I watched the Ann Burrell show this morning. Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef. Ann is a little rough around the edges isn't she? Totally different for the FN. :eek:

Karen
07-06-2008, 11:57 AM
It's spelled pancetta, and like Richard, I am lucky, because living in such an ethnically diverse area, there's pancetta at my grocery store - it's in the deli department, near the specialty cheeses.

As far as produce, I am also lucky - the really good produce market nearest me has more variety than I have ever heard of - there are Asian greens that I would have no idea what to do with, every kind of pepper you could wish for - you name it, they have it!

Yes, I am spoiled, but I know it. Example? You may be able to get bok choy, and maybe even baby bok choy. but can you get junior baby bok choy? I can, and it was one of Miss Hoppy's greens of choice!

cassiesmom
07-07-2008, 12:26 PM
I was very surprised by yesterday's "Next Food Network Star" episode. I won't say anything more in case others have not seen it yet - don't want to spoil it - but I was surprised.

Karen - what is junior baby bok choy? There is an Asian market near where I used to work, but it is always so crowded with shoppers of the different Asian nationalities that I chicken out from shopping there. Everyone seems to know exactly what they need (Shoppers on a Mission!); the market is always super busy. I usually go out right after I go in because I'm not sure where to start. On the other hand- There is a Polish grocer/butcher just a little way from my house, but I don't hesitate to dive into the fray there -- because I know more about what I'm shopping for! (Kielbasa and Polish rye, please and let me join the check-out line.)

Daisy and Delilah
07-07-2008, 12:31 PM
You guys are so lucky. I love it when I find a shallot in the store.

Did anyone watch the NFNS last night? I can't pick the one I think will win at this point. They're all equally bad.

I noticed that Kelsey delegated too much out to Ricochet Rachel and after that, RR took over everybody's 4 minutes. One of them was dominated by her. Was that necessary because they needed help or just too much from her when not necessarily needed?
I also noticed that none of the judges complained about her dominance.

Is it just me or does Kelsey do everything they suggest to her and then get criticized for doing it the "right way"?

I'm also wondering why Lisa keeps zoning out. Do any of these people have what it takes to entertain people in a 30 minute network show?

I am seeing the commercials for Road Tasted with the Neelys. Why are Jamie and Bobby not doing it anymore? From what I've heard/read, that show sent the business of the featured companies into instant boom. A couple of them said they couldn't keep up with demand after the shows were aired. I think the prices are far more than the average person can afford.

I'm guessing they had to get Gina out of the studio because she was upstaging everybody. Maybe the road will tame her a little? I doubt it. You're right, Richard, how many things can you BBQ? It was getting old.

RICHARD
07-07-2008, 02:41 PM
9 month old bok choy?:D Bok Choy would be like a romaine/celery cross.
The stalks are like a crispy, wider celery - they are very good raw or cooked, like in a stir fry!


First,
Cassiemom, What do you do for excitement?;)

This is your homework. One day take an hour of your time and go to the Asian market. LOL-think about the problems I had when I went into an Asian market for the first time! Imagine a tall, scruffy Mexican dude that looked like a cross between a hippy and a football player roaming the aisles! That was fun-for me!

Don't freak because of the 'bustle', take your time and check everything out.
Pick a part of the store and do that section -start with the produce!

Here's a clue about the fruits and veggies section- Most of the stuff is just like what you find in a regular store, but with a foreign accent.

Although this isn't the time to waste money, I learned about food by buying a can or a few pieces of produce or veggies that looked like they were good, took them home and cooked/opened/prepared it.....but not before looking for some recipes or ways to prepare them-that is one thing I love about the 'net! Food at your fingertips.

Food shouldn't be intimidating. Imagine all the good stuff you'll never try if you don't take a chance.

Like cactus.
Have you ever eaten cactus? With a scrambled egg and some red or green chile sauce? Like, who thought of that one?;) My RB GF couldn't get enough of nopales or menudo once she tried them. Nopales (No-pah-less) is paddle cactus, boiled and drained-taste like green beans! Menudo (Meh-new-doh) is tripe soup-pepper pot soup-made of tripe and hominy.That's really an aquired taste-I love it!

Take a chance, you won't regret it!

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Karen.....LOL, what better thing to do than to go into the produce section of an Asian store, walk around, looking at things and saying, "What the...":) There are some 'mutant' veggies and fruits but those add to the sensual experience. Touch, smell, sight.....and tastes-if you are sneaky and brave enough.:eek: The spice areas are the best, too!

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D&D,

Why were they crumbing on the "French food" kid? Wasn't that the biggest complaint about Amy from last year? They made her travels to France and bistros seem like a crime, then tell this kid he sucks because he's never been? The FN is desperately trying to find niche programs/ethnic cooks to fill their roster-but they don't see that niche programming runs it's course quickly.

Before I forget, anyone notice that Bobby Flay has an indifferent look/attitude when someone else cooks? If it's a recipe he can "borrow" he's all smiles, but when he tastes a dish and proclaims it "good" he acts like he could care less.

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What is it with RR and her "CHEAP" comments? Check out how many references she makes towards being frugal while cooking.

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As far as the "on the road" programs that the FN does.

IT's all a matter of economics.

Any eatery will welcome the free publicity/commerical they can get from the TVFN channel. As you said-and like a RR segment when she travels-people will flock (little 'mindless sheep' joke there) to places that she recommends. Since RR ate there, WE HAVE TO GO!.....Look what a little publicity did for Dr. Kervorkian! Everyone wanted a consultation with him as the news spread!:eek:;)

The TVFN sends out a producer, camera people, sound engineer and the talent. They pay for rooms and salary.

Compare that with how much it costs to run a studio with the staff-TV and food prep, shopping, electricity-With the OTR programs, they go on-site and the restaurants ante up the food, kitchen areas and staff.....the 'talent' just show up and oh and ah about the dishes. They have minimal work to do, the restaurants get exposure and the network gets another show to put on.

The NFNS is really bad and I think it's just a filler/competition for Top Chef/Hell's kitchen.

Last night having the kids talk to the contestants for 10 minutes then disappear was really stupid. Why not have them deisgn a meal and feed it to a studio filled with kids instead of having the RR syncophants there? Why not do a dinner for the charity that RR 'runs'? There was no rhyme or reason for the 'challenge' last night.

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The new show "how did that get on my plate" made me laugh. I watched the promos for it and when the hosts bites into the strawberry I thought, "I know how that gets on your plate! The 'braceros' (farm workers) pick the fruit, box it, put it on a truck and it's delivered to your store......"

Can I have a show?

Oh, I almost forgot.....

They tell Kelsey not to mention she's a recent food school grad, but on the opening shots of the program she's known as a "recent food grad".


And what is a "Hospital caterer-food person"?

At the meetings I went to when I worked in a hospital, they gave you a chit to go to the cafeteria or a sandwich that was either brought in or prepped by the kitchen.

That sounds like a "biological waste control coordinator"-the guy that does the bedpans?

cassiesmom
07-07-2008, 05:32 PM
What is duck confit and why did Lisa only have one, anyway? Why was Jen banging the jar on the stainless steel counter? Did she even try to twist off the lid?

I noticed that Kelsey was not the only one who gave RR a task, but she was the only one who got a negative comment during the evaluation. I also thought they should not have docked Aaron for washing his hands. It's not his fault that RR's sink is where it is on the set.

And Richard, the neighborhood where I grew up used to be European and Eastern European (Polish, Italian, Czech, German, Irish, etc.) and is now largely Mexican. So I'm learning the difference between "fast" Mexican food like Taco Bell, places like Chi-Chi or Pepe's, and traditional Mexican cooking. My mom and dad still live in the house where I grew up. My Ukrainian grandpa used to eat tripe soup.

RICHARD
07-07-2008, 07:15 PM
What is duck confit and why did Lisa only have one, anyway? .

And Richard, the neighborhood where I grew up used to be European and Eastern European (Polish, Italian, Czech, German, Irish, etc.) and is now largely Mexican. So I'm learning the difference between "fast" Mexican food like Taco Bell, places like Chi-Chi or Pepe's, and traditional Mexican cooking. My mom and dad still live in the house where I grew up. My Ukrainian grandpa used to eat tripe soup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_confit


And what is it with the dish that Lisa made last week and the dish she tried the Brownie kid to 'want' this week-the green bean dish......The "Harvick Couture".........giggle.....I love it when people use the 'gastronomic' term for a meal and when you ask them what it is they tell you something like "Cornflakes, it's Portuguese for cornflakes."

Green beans-----Oh, go to the Asian store and get some long greenbeans, oyster sauce, onions and mushrooms.

Saute the veggies until they are the way you like them, then put some oyster sauce in. If you like gravy, mix a little corn starch with water and add that to the mix. fast and tasty-but the oyster sauce can be salty, be careful.

Cook some chicken and you are there. :)

Check out the "chile verde" when you go out.....It's pork cooked in a green chile sauce-But be careful, some places cook it spicy- Mex restaurants don't have a standard recipe for food-it depends on what part of Mexico that cook comes from
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If Aaron hadn't washed his hands they would have jumped all over him for that-either way, he was doomed for that. I had to laugh when Tooshman made the comment that one of the segments was 'hard to watch'..He hasn't tuned into his network lately.


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D&D,
I was thinking about the "entertainment factor" too.

IF I was looking for the NFNS, I'd be watching for information, technique, charisma and entertainment. One minute, 90 seconds or even four minutes isn't enough for one dish. I think the average program is 24 mintues long-minutes long- their times are nearly not long enough. Compare that to a person who HAS a show on-they are given staff, time and writers to script the show.

And when will they let them cook a whole meal?

IF they do, will Lisa make her "Futzie-Nutzle" green been dish?

RICHARD
07-13-2008, 08:18 AM
I looked up lisa's green bean dish....just for the stupid name and cannot find it.

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I had to laugh at this....

MY mom had watched a RR program and I guess she was all about the emails that she gets from people.....

She had the meatballs to comment on all the people who sent her notes about her touching her hair while she cooked.....

Ya think?:eek:

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TONIGHT!!

Daisy and Delilah
07-13-2008, 01:26 PM
RR is something else. I can't watch her without almost pulling my hair out. I seriously have to turn the channel. She's so hyper, it wears me out.

Did you see the reference she made one day to cooking something and burning it? Her dog, Izaboo, got scared when the smoke alarm came on. Now Izzy gets scared every time she starts to cook so she goes and hides in the house somewhere. RR made kind of a joke about it. She said she needs to work with Izzy and get her out of this worry mode. I found it completely unamusing but she was nervously chuckling through the story.

Anywho......now I've hear her laugh and joke many times since then about burning things and setting the smoke alarm off all the time at her house. All I can do is think of the poor dog.

I've also noticed alot of double dipping going on the FN lately. With food and with utensils. I've always wondered who is going to eat that food after the show goes off.


I watched the Booby Flake grill show this morning. I caught him last night on the South Beach special. With Booby, it's all about competition. He's so worried about someone outdoing him. It's almost an illness with him. Get over yourself Booby!!

Two guys on the grill show this morning used almonds in their pesto sauce. Booby told them he's going to steal the idea. What a shock!!

Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef--Holy Cow!! She keeps slapping the meat when she gets ready to cook it, throwing spices across the room, saying things that are really off the wall, and treating salt like it's a sacred object. A piece of work she is!!

Tonight we're in Vegas. I hope those guys can show some potential somewhere. I suppose the public will vote like last time. This year, I'll vote the opposite of what I really want and maybe my pick will win. Now I just have to pick somebody:confused:

Did anybody catch Emeril live the other day when he had Chef Jacques on there? I can almost swear that Chef J was adding eggs to a hot souffle mixture and you could clearly see the eggs scrambled in the bowl. I know they go to lengths to temper the eggs, but, in this case, he didn't. I never did see that souffle go to the oven either.
Chef Jacques drank alot of alcohol during the one hour segment and he possibly forgot to temper them.

RICHARD
07-13-2008, 02:21 PM
RR is something else. I can't watch her without almost pulling my hair out. I seriously have to turn the channel. She's so hyper, it wears me out.

Did you see the reference she made one day to cooking something and burning it? Her dog, Izaboo, got scared when the smoke alarm came on. Now Izzy gets scared every time she starts to cook so she goes and hides in the house somewhere. RR made kind of a joke about it. She said she needs to work with Izzy and get her out of this worry mode. I found it completely unamusing but she was nervously chuckling through the story.



At the risk a taking flak for this one.

I do think that she is does a little self medicating,If ya know what I mean,
Check out her eyes on some shows. I know that she might be tired, she does/records alot of stuff, but I get the suspicion that there is something going on there

I feel sorry for the poor dog. It deserves better owners. I think that the dog has seen more than one incident like that.

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THanks for reminding me about the voting....i have never voted for any contestant based show on the telly......IF people voted for the bistro lady, no wonder we have problems with elections here in the U.S.

I wonder how many '.99 cents per call' the FN will make?:rolleyes:

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I just noticed that GF doesn't cook. I finally sat thru one of his shows.

He just prepares dishes, than goes to commercials

The most annoying thing is the lead in clips from commercials-he takes food and jams it into his pie hole. He owes me one-half hour.

RICHARD
07-13-2008, 04:33 PM
http://www.toomanychefs.net/archives/001143.php

I was flipping thru the posts in this site and came across this one...



True Bobby Flay story: We contacted Bobby Flay at the food network for a paid public appearance at a convention in Las Vegas. His demands exceeded most Rock Stars! He wanted $60K to fly in, 2 first class round trip tickets from NYC for him and his "assistant" (read girlfriend) a 4 room suite at the Bellagio, and all he was willing to do was a demo of his choosing that had nothing to do with the dinner being served. We had to provide a restaurant style kitchen set and all production was to meet his standards which would not be sent until he was paid first. He was such an ego maniac that we gave up and hired Rick Bayless for a small fraction of what Flay wanted, and I have no doubt that Bayless is a far better chef.



DOH!!!

Daisy and Delilah
07-13-2008, 05:34 PM
I agree with you, Richard. At first, I thought RR was drinking too much coffee. With her one time affiliation with Dunkin Donuts(What happened to that gig by the way?--I heard the commercials were pulled).
That girl is way too hyper to be going on nothing but plain old energy or caffeine. She talks so fast, she has to make terms up to keep up with herself. Hence, EVOO, YUMMO, Delish, etc.:rolleyes:

Booby Flake is married to an actress--the name escapes me. I think she's on Law and Order but I'm not sure. My love affair with that guy is over. ;) What an egotistical maniac!! I can't wait to see how obnoxious he can be tonight. More than usual?? He really acts like he's too good for everybody.

GF has beome hotter than I could ever imagine. Did you see the reaction on that South Beach show when he came on the stage? All the audience forgot about BF immediately. I always watch GF's Big Bite during the week and I can tell you, he's got too many things on his plate. He made a million mistakes last week. Some of them really stupid. Have you noticed that his goofy friends always show up and he puts them to work like hired help? I see him as more than an actor than a chef.

RICHARD
07-13-2008, 11:23 PM
In the spirit of NASCAR tailgating, chefs Mario Batali and Rachael Ray have combined forces for a grilling contest where the grand prize winner and a guest will enjoy a VIP weekend at Texas Motor Speedway alongside Batali and Ray. The winner will tailgate with the chefs prior to the Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 2.

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And they will get to eat chicken strips/nuggets cooked in olive oil and arugla salad, with orange slices, walnuts and brie cheese.

They will probably cook some gawdawful food that had nothing to do with Texas or Dickies. :rolleyes: I get the fat white guy with a pony tail at a NASCAR race but why do they really need her?

I can see her at the start/finish line asking where the racers go when they see the green flag...;)

ilovemypup
07-14-2008, 09:57 AM
Booby Flake is married to an actress--the name escapes me. I think she's on Law and Order but I'm not sure. My love affair with that guy is over. ;) What an egotistical maniac!! I can't wait to see how obnoxious he can be tonight. More than usual?? He really acts like he's too good for everybody.



He is married to Stephanie March. Who played I think one of the lawyer people on L&W SVU....mariska hargitay, I guess set them up on a blind date.
Ruins the whole show for me now.

I've been reading this thread for a while, and it is insane how much I agree with some of you! :cool:


http://www.toomanychefs.net/archives/001143.php

I was flipping thru the posts in this site and came across this one...



True Bobby Flay story: We contacted Bobby Flay at the food network for a paid public appearance at a convention in Las Vegas. His demands exceeded most Rock Stars! He wanted $60K to fly in, 2 first class round trip tickets from NYC for him and his "assistant" (read girlfriend) a 4 room suite at the Bellagio, and all he was willing to do was a demo of his choosing that had nothing to do with the dinner being served. We had to provide a restaurant style kitchen set and all production was to meet his standards which would not be sent until he was paid first. He was such an ego maniac that we gave up and hired Rick Bayless for a small fraction of what Flay wanted, and I have no doubt that Bayless is a far better chef.



DOH!!!

Woah!! Sounds like such a diva..

cassiesmom
07-14-2008, 10:42 AM
I looked up lisa's green bean dish....just for the stupid name and cannot find it.


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Haricots verts? Do you have Trader Joe's in California, Richard? They carry frozen haricots verts, which are skinnier and longer than regular green beans. As RR says, yummo :)

Rick Bayless is from Chicago. Frontera Grill is one of my favorite Chicago restaurants.

I was not surprised about this week's NFNS outcome. The Lisa creature is starting to grow on me.

Karen
07-14-2008, 12:12 PM
Haricots verts? Do you have Trader Joe's in California, Richard? They carry frozen haricots verts, which are skinnier and longer than regular green beans. As RR says, yummo :)

Rick Bayless is from Chicago. Frontera Grill is one of my favorite Chicago restaurants.

I was not surprised about this week's NFNS outcome. The Lisa creature is starting to grow on me.

I just don't see Lisa as being stable enough to go the distance, she seems to blow hot then cold, with very little middle ground. Maybe if she stabilizes a lot ... I do like Aaron.

RICHARD
07-14-2008, 09:27 PM
I do like Aaron.

Of the three, I have to agree...

CM,

Bayless does a PBS show called "Mexico, One plate at a Time". He does cook REAL mexican! And I love that he eats at the places where no one would "dare" patronize.:eek:

Yes, we have TJ's all over....Thanks.

ILMP,

Don't just agree with us....POST!

Thanks!:)

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Was Paula Deen really rude last night?

It's one thing to critique a dish, another to insult the person cooking.

Broomhilda-Sue?-LOL, shows you how much attention I pay to the names-
the gal judge-makes some really stupid comments AFTER someone opens up the can-o-judging WhoopArse. She always piles on after some one is down for the count.

She's the gal that stands behind the Bully Girls during a fight and repeats the insults...."YEAH, It looked like your first time cooking it...."

You think? The guy admitted it.:rolleyes:

The overstatement of the obvious is, well, OBVIOUS!

The one-dish-wonder challenges aren't really entertaining. I like to see cooking, not a red light-green light exercise in almost making a dish. It's really not a cooking show-its a race to get in front of two people who have personal chefs and another that can spell chipotle and mango salsa.:eek::confused:

Daisy and Delilah
07-14-2008, 09:56 PM
I am almost positive that Aaron is going to win. Just my opinion but he seems to be a far better cook than the other three. If he can get with the camera, I think I'll enjoy watching him in a show.

Paula Deen was very rude to tell Lisa that she hated her mac and cheese. I thought that remark was mean and totally not necessary. She should have stopped when she told her she didn't like it. That was enough. I could tell that she really hurt Lisa's feelings.

All that talking during the challenge would have turned me into a lunatic. How would the judges like to be bugged the whole time like that?

No big shock that Kelsey went home after the dishes she created. It was almost like she was trying to leave??

jennielynn1970
07-14-2008, 10:15 PM
This whole thread is making me laugh.

Booby Flake. That is the BEST by far. I can't stand him. He is just a pompous @$$ of a chef.

I love to cook, and have been cooking and baking since I was about 6, so anything to do with cooking and baking interests me. When TV Food Network first came out, I was soooooo thrilled! I loved Emeril BEFORE his BAM! crap started. Now, I can't stand to watch him.

Rachel Ray gives me motion sickness, and I can't keep up with half of what she says. She really does seem to be on something.

There used to be a show on there, at least 10 yrs ago, that did Spanish cooking. It was two women, one blonde and one brunette. Not sure what happened to that show, but it's no longer on. :(

I think one of my fave guys on there now is Alton Brown. I like his humor.


I also like to watch PBS for the cooking shows. DAISY COOKS! is a favorite. I have her cookbook in my "basket" on Amazon. I'm not versed in Hispanic/Spanish cooking, but we have a lot of people from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (to name a few) in our area. There are some great mom and pop restaurants here that do authentic cuisine, and I'd rather go there and have it done right, than have me screw it up at home, lol. Same goes for the Jamaican and other flavors from the Caribbean. I'd love to make a decent rice and beans at home WITHOUT having to use the Sazon that has MSG in it. It gives me such a headache.

The other cooking show I remember from PBS is "Yan can cook!" He was a riot. I saw a show with him on it the other day, but I'm not sure it was recent. Is he still around?

My idol is still Julia Child. She was amazing. She loved food, loved her drink, and was just the best!

kitten645
07-14-2008, 10:34 PM
Martin Yan just gave a class at my store! He was a hoot! He does have a "shctik" though. The night I went, the audience wasn't particualarly vocal or participatory and I think it threw him. He ampted up his act to a near frenzy pitch! It was pretty amusing and very fun.
Claudia

RICHARD
07-14-2008, 10:36 PM
Two Hot Tamales...One had a last name of Feniger, I think....


Yan is still on, you have to check the listings, most of MYs shows are old-I learned how to Pad Thai from hiim. Ming whashisname is also a PBS offering.

There was an older woman, who had a series on PBS that cooked Mex. I cannot remember her name.


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Beans are an easy recipe.
Rice is another.......I posted it another thread.....

Get pinto beans from the bins-the bagged PBs are sometimes old.

You can soak them overnight. Change the water and cook them until soft. 1-1.5 hours, keep the liquid level up over the beans. Enjoy or......

When done you can refry them by putting oil or lard in a frying pan.
Start out with only beans and add the broth to them as you mash them.
Get them a smashy as you like.....SMASHY-LOL, I'm Richard Ray now!!!

If you like cheesy beans, add some grated monterey jack, yellow or pepper jack....

jennielynn1970
07-14-2008, 10:54 PM
Ming... yeah..... he is a freaking hottie. :D I'll watch his show just to drool over him!

jennielynn1970
07-14-2008, 11:02 PM
Two Hot Tamales...One had a last name of Feniger, I think....


Yan is still on, you have to check the listings, most of MYs shows are old-I learned how to Pad Thai from hiim. Ming whashisname is also a PBS offering.

There was an older woman, who had a series on PBS that cooked Mex. I cannot remember her name.


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Beans are an easy recipe.
Rice is another.......I posted it another thread.....


Two Hot Tamales!!! That was it! I liked that show.

Daisy Martinez is the Daisy Cooks! chick. Her shows are basically from a few years ago, but I like them.

I'm not a fan of mushy beans. The only refried beans I ever had that I liked were at a restaurant in New Hope, PA. They were this purple blue color, and very tasty. Not sure what kind of beans they were, but they were good.

The kind the families around here make are beans in a broth. I think they are small red or pink beans.

My one roommate used to make the best rice. Her family was from Puerto Rico. It was cooked in a cast aluminum pot, and she would do something that it got crispy on the bottom. Bagao? That how it sounded what she called it. Not sure how it's spelled.

We have the Hogar Crea community centers around here and they will always have a tent up at the fairs and stuff and sell rice and beans and chicken. Soooooo yummy. They make great flan as well. That they have sold door to door to support the work they do for the rehab.

RICHARD
07-14-2008, 11:36 PM
My one roommate used to make the best rice. Her family was from Puerto Rico. It was cooked in a cast aluminum pot, and she would do something that it got crispy on the bottom. Bagao? That how it sounded what she called it. Not sure how it's spelled.



The purple beans sound like black beans...

I have never heard of bagao! :confused:

Many people don't realize that Latin food is as varied as any cultural cooking.

The goofball who does Latin food program-she sometimes doesn't ID where the recipes originate- You may have a name for a dish and the ingredients change from area to area. Same with cuts of meat.

Same with ingredients...Plantains are more Central Am, Northern-South Am staples. Black, pink and red are also specific to those areas.

Quesadillas with anything more than cheese are not typical Mex. Same with "Mango Salsa"...I never heard of that until a few years ago.

Tamales? I have never had a tamale in a banana leaf. When I buy them or on the occasions I have tried to make them, it's done in corn husks. The American tamales, canned or frozen, are wrapped in paper!

Also there are beef, pork, chicken tamales, or sweet tamales......walnuts, raisins or pineapple - I don't care for the sweet ones.

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Mex Rice?

IT's like Rice a Roni.

Brown your rice, then add some water and tomato sauce, chop onions and add coriander, chopped.

Cover and cook like regular rice. I have to ask about the ratios, my mom makes the best, but her recipe is for "thousands"..:eek:

Some people add peas and carrots....that's a regional thing....Add some fresh coriander as garnish and enjoy.

jennielynn1970
07-14-2008, 11:43 PM
Is it spelled Pegao maybe??
http://www.elboricua.com/arroz.html

Maybe they were black beans. Not sure. They were yummy!!


Have you ever used Sazon? I can buy it in the Goya section, but it always has MSG in it.

Daisy Martinez on Daisy Cooks makes her own, but I can't find some of the ingredients she used.

Plantains.... yummmmmmmmm!! I've had them the way they make them in Ghana, Jamaica/Caribbean, and Puerto Rico. I prefer them sweet, and fried, to the spicy and kinda hard.

RICHARD
07-15-2008, 12:38 AM
Is it spelled Pegao maybe??
http://www.elboricua.com/arroz.html


Have you ever used Sazon? I can buy it in the Goya section, but it always has MSG in it.

Daisy Martinez on Daisy Cooks makes her own, but I can't find some of the ingredients she used.

Plantains.... yummmmmmmmm!! I've had them the way they make them in Ghana, Jamaica/Caribbean, and Puerto Rico. I prefer them sweet, and fried, to the spicy and kinda hard.

O.K.!

Pegao, literally translated, means "stuck to". Anne B would call it "CRUD".;)

Sazon-Seen it but never have tried it. On the next shopping trip.

I posted about TAJIN, a fruit seasoning that is really good....On the 'net they wanted 4.95 for a bottle that I paid 1.18 for at the store....that was w/o S&H!

Plaintains are called "machos" whole or "tostones" when flattened and fried-Tostone is a kind of coin.

I am not a fan of the fried bee-nanners! I think it's the starch.:confused:

jennielynn1970
07-15-2008, 12:55 AM
I've seen the tostones made, but they were fried twice I think. The one guy I dated made them fried w/out flattening them and served them with a lot of the African stews he made. They were normally really really hot and spicy.

I prefer the plantains to be over ripe, and then sliced and fried, so that they are really soft and sweet when done.

My favorite kind of banana dish is when it's dipped in a light batter, deep fried, drizzled with a little honey, and topped with vanilla icecream.

RICHARD
07-15-2008, 08:02 PM
I am going to kick my T.V. screen in before too long.

Are people on the FNC STOOPID?

I passed by the Grilling with Booby Flake offering.

He had two guys on that were making some kind of BBQ food.

They prepped the meat and went to put it on a Weber Kettle BBQ-the round model on the stilts........

They took the top off and put it on the floor so they could place the meat on the grill.

If you have half a brain, two licks of sense and a pair of eyes they would know that the model they used has a hook welded inside the dome so the top can be hung on the edge of the grill....the top of the BBQ should never be put on the ground!

This amazes me everytime I see someone do that!!!


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I'll look out for the deep fried bananas at the fair this year!:D

RICHARD
07-17-2008, 09:30 PM
I love dumb people.


Where does olive oil come from?

How do you get olive oil?

Are olives edible?:D

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PBS has a series called Globetrekker. They make programs on traveling to different countries. Last night they did a special food episode with some chefs as the hosts of each segment.

The first was Padma from Top Chef, She cooked this paella in Spain. The next segment was Tyler Florence visiting Italy. He went to an olive farm to harvest olives and to help make olive oil.

He's with the owner of the farm and talking about the process when the man tells TF that he should taste a fresh olive, right from the tree.

I just about wet my pants.

He takes the olive, pops it onto his mouth and starts to chew.

Who doesn't know that raw olives are not edible?

Here's a hint. He got the ULTIMATE surprise when he bit into a 'fresh olive'.;):D

Daisy and Delilah
07-17-2008, 10:16 PM
I am going to kick my T.V. screen in before too long.

Are people on the FNC STOOPID?

I passed by the Grilling with Booby Flake offering.

He had two guys on that were making some kind of BBQ food.

They prepped the meat and went to put it on a Weber Kettle BBQ-the round model on the stilts........

They took the top off and put it on the floor so they could place the meat on the grill.

If you have half a brain, two licks of sense and a pair of eyes they would know that the model they used has a hook welded inside the dome so the top can be hung on the edge of the grill....the top of the BBQ should never be put on the ground!

This amazes me everytime I see someone do that!!!


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I'll look out for the deep fried bananas at the fair this year!:D

Is that the two guys that grilled lettuce? After I saw that, I left the room. Tooooooo much!!

RICHARD
07-17-2008, 10:24 PM
Is that the two guys that grilled lettuce? After I saw that, I left the room. Tooooooo much!!

Yep,
Typical Cah Lee fuh nee ahns - if it don't fall through the grill, you can BBQ it.:rolleyes:

Here's another thing to watch for - Theme days.

They start with a veggie/meat and carry it through to all the programs on that day.

I noticed this a few weeks ago when I was surfing the tube. I passed a show in the morning before I went out and the p.m. shows had the same ingredient.:confused:

CathyBogart
07-18-2008, 01:03 PM
I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

Daisy and Delilah
07-18-2008, 07:53 PM
I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

In my opinion, that was one of FN's best shows. I really liked it too! Anybody that liked Alton before would definitely love him after that cool show.:)

jennielynn1970
07-19-2008, 06:22 PM
I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

Ditto!! I absolutely LOVE Alton Brown. I just love his personality on his shows, and the way he teaches about ingredients and food.

I even have his pic on my MySpace (along with the CSI hotties, lol). My tastes vary a lot! :D

jennielynn1970
07-19-2008, 06:23 PM
I'm watching the South Beach Food Fest (not very impressed). Paula Deen is on. UGH.

Is it just me, or did Emeril get really fat and really balding?!

RICHARD
07-19-2008, 08:07 PM
I'm watching the South Beach Food Fest (not very impressed). Paula Deen is on. UGH.

Is it just me, or did Emeril get really fat and really balding?!

EL and AB have the same barber, that's all.:confused:

PD had a guest cook on her Friday night program last night. I don't know who he was but she asked him something about being in touch with his feminine side. She then started in with the sex jokes and when the guy started to go toe to toe with her, she stopped him so her show wouldn't get cancelled.

She's way too creepy and without shame., that woman.:confused:

Daisy and Delilah
07-20-2008, 09:12 AM
EL and AB have the same barber, that's all.:confused:

PD had a guest cook on her Friday night program last night. I don't know who he was but she asked him something about being in touch with his feminine side. She then started in with the sex jokes and when the guy started to go toe to toe with her, she stopped him so her show wouldn't get cancelled.

She's way too creepy and without shame., that woman.:confused:

I saw that show. Paula is bordering on cancellation with the disgusting way she acts on Paula's Party. She acts like a total sex fiend on that show but she can shift gears in a heartbeat and pour on the southern accent for Mr. Jimmy Carter and Rosalyn. I know that's an old show but the contrast of the two shows is like night and day and shows how she really is. Friday night she's a total slut and the other days, for the most part, she's a down home southern lady(???).

Jennie, you're right about Emeril. He's gained alot of weight. You hardly see him eat much on camera so he must stuff himself after the show. I think he's a big drinker too. He is such a show off on Emeril Live. Between him and Paula, turning the channel seems the only way to go.

jennielynn1970
07-20-2008, 09:21 AM
I was just watching Anne Burrell's show. I didn't know she had one. She's a great cook (and I love her hair, lol). She sounds like she grew up in my home town. Kinda too down to earth?? Not sure. I don't think I ever heard a chef on tv say something wasn't "any big whoop." That cracked me up.

The Barefoot Contessa is on now. She does nothing for me. She just seems to be a rich priss.

I have never watched Paula Deen's shows. I just don't like her. I had no idea she made really sexual comments! I'm shocked!!!

Daisy and Delilah
07-20-2008, 10:25 AM
Jennie, Paula usually acts like a decent person(questionable)most of the time except for Friday night on Paula's Party. If you're bored and home on a Friday, take a look at it. I think you'll be surprised at some of the things she says. Alot of times, she has her family on there too. I hope they decide to keep her little Grandson, Jack, at home when he gets older and aware of what Grandma is saying.:eek:

RICHARD
07-21-2008, 03:24 AM
LOL,

The NFNS judges couldn't make up their minds on who to send home. I don't think that any of them have had a clear thought in a few years-which is funny considering their multiple personalities.

Flake doesn't like whathisname. THat poor kid is banking everything on this show.....Kinda scary! This could crush this poor guy!

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I liked the idea of taking the final three back to NY, Think of that extra .99 cents to text a vote! ;):rolleyes:

Guy Fieri makes me laugh and want to turn the channel-I think that the bowling shirt fashion statement and the long shorts are really tiring. He must not be married, what woman would let their husband go out in public, dressed like that?:rolleyes:

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The new Dinner Impossible really sucks. Having your sous chefs dressing up and looking like garage mechanics in another funky thing I can't get behind.
I don't like Symon anyway. That comic book villian laugh really creeps me out.

Symon was a chef that Anthony Bourdain visited on his Travel Channel show...
I remember him from that laugh...creepy.

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Emeril is now on the Fine Living Network all week long now....

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I used to like AB and when he showed that he's not the 'foodie' that he portays himself to be (while on the road shows he did) he lost me. I would have died of a ruptured stomach long before I would have broken my shoulder.
He doesn't have the food 'daring' that I thought he would have.


I just want to watch people cook..........that's all!:(

cassiesmom
07-21-2008, 11:37 AM
Bob Tuschman earned a major point with me last night by calling Bobby Flay's bluff about Adam. I'm glad all three are going back to NYC. I felt like Aaron crashed and burned last night on the buffet challenge. I think that Shane and Kelsey should get their own show and Adam should be the NFNS. I get the impression that the selection committee has already chosen Lisa, though. Did Rachael Ray gain a *lot* of weight?

Daisy and Delilah
07-21-2008, 11:44 AM
WOWSER!!! Who knew Lisa could sing? Where did that come from? I have to say I love love love that chunky necklace she was wearing. I've gotta get one. Aaron was pitiful. Adam was like he was born in Vegas:)

I don't envy the judges with the decision. It's almost impossible to differentiate between them as far as assets/talent goes. I am confused though. Didn't Tushman say that the three of them will go to New York and the decision will be made there next week? Does that mean we don't get to vote? Has anybody heard about the viewers voting?

Booby definitely is scared of Adam making it. Tooooooo much competion for him? If the only thing Adam can do is smoke meat, how useful will he be? Booby is one arrogant fella. I saw it several times again last night.

I'm with you, Richard. GF needs to update and change his look. He looked so out of place. Did you see he was actually wearing pants in one segment? He looks like a 40 year old trying to look like a 20 year old. His hair is fixin to fall out any day now. Remember when Cyndi Lauper's hair fell out in the 80's from over processing.
Bald Guy coming right up. Is he really married? I know he has a son. That's scary enough.

Dinner Impossible with Symon = D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R. What a mess. Symon scares me to death with that weird laugh too. It's so unprofessional for the Iron Chef show. He's the only one that makes a mockery of it while the rest of them treat Kitchen Stadium like a sacred building. He makes jokes about everything so how can he carry any authority? No one will listen.

Richard, the Alton Brown admiration is definitely a "girl" thing. He was so studly and appealing on the road. We women saw the sexy side of him.;)
On Good Eats, he's a little too scholarly for me but I love to try to learn from him.

I have a funny feeling that NFNS might keep all three of them and give them all a show:) Since they lost Amy last year, maybe three shots will be better than one.

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 01:04 PM
Flake doesn't like whathisname. THat poor kid is banking everything on this show.....Kinda scary! This could crush this poor guy!

He really hates Adam. I like Adam in a way. But Bobby misquoted him again, he said that Adam had never cooked that before last night, and what Adam said was that he hadn't had a chance to cook what he loved before last night.

I hate Bobby Flay. :mad:

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Guy Fieri makes me laugh and want to turn the channel-I think that the bowling shirt fashion statement and the long shorts are really tiring. He must not be married, what woman would let their husband go out in public, dressed like that?:rolleyes:
Guy Fieri has watched too much "Two and a Half Men", lol. Same shirts!!!

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The new Dinner Impossible really sucks. Having your sous chefs dressing up and looking like garage mechanics in another funky thing I can't get behind.
I don't like Symon anyway. That comic book villian laugh really creeps me out.
I actually like Michael Symon. I like his laugh. He actually shows his personality and is goofy, but not stupid goofy, ya know??? I like his sous chef too... the one who got the chocolate dipped bacon (GAG!!!!)



I was reading some of the posts about the Next Food Network Star. I can't stand Lisa. She annoys me. She's prissy and dresses like she's from the 50's and just ugh!!! Also, she's all squinty. Someone needs to either do something to make her eyes not so white, while the rest of her face is tanned, or I dunno.

One person on the blog said she looks like a Romulan from Star Trek. I about peed my pants, because I looked at her picture, and just thought, OMG!!! That is spot on!!!

Bobby was right though, when he said "Will people tune in to watch her, week after week after week?" Um... NO!!! At least I won't. She just is too full of herself. I just don't like her.


I adore Aaron. I hope he can pull it together. They need more color on that network anyway, lol!!

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 01:10 PM
Oh, and Alton Brown.... sigh.... I just swoon over him!!! There's just something sexy and nerdy and hot about him. I love him!!!

(I also had a thing for Niles on Fraiser too, lol. Gotta be the almost bald, nerdy white guys or something, lol).

This made me giggle...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/silverslumber/alton-brown.jpg

Karen
07-21-2008, 01:28 PM
I think Lisa has a lot of insecurities, and that's when she gets all defensive and hi-falutin' - and her make-up doesn't do her any favors, either. I was glad that all three are going to the finals, though last night was the first time Adam apparently cooked something tasty!

RICHARD
07-21-2008, 02:07 PM
Richard, the Alton Brown admiration is definitely a "girl" thing. He was so studly and appealing on the road. We women saw the sexy side of him.;)
On Good Eats, he's a little too scholarly for me but I love to try to learn from him.



LOL,
You mean you swoon over guy that won't eat pig's feet or head cheese?

MY measure of GF is taking her to the deli seeing if she'll do pig's feet with me.:)


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JL,

Did you ever see the Tim Allen movie, Galaxy Quest?

Check it out. The actress that plays the alien.



OH, I had forgotten the 'many small bowls of pre measured, perfectly centered and perfectly placed around the "mother bowl".

That is a peeve I was able to work through, By cooking as sloppily as I can.;)

Daisy and Delilah
07-21-2008, 02:10 PM
I think Lisa has a lot of insecurities, and that's when she gets all defensive and hi-falutin' - and her make-up doesn't do her any favors, either. I was glad that all three are going to the finals, though last night was the first time Adam apparently cooked something tasty!

I agree. Lisa cries over everything. That makeup and squinting expression does nothing for her. What's with all that white concealer she uses?

I also like Aaron alot. I really hope he gets it. FN doesn't have a single black man on a show do they? I think he could be really enjoyable to watch. He seems down to earth.

Elyse, RR has been looking very puffy in the face and neck lately for some reason. She also looks heavier around the backside.
On the other, I thought Paula Deen looked a little thinner on the South Beach show. Maybe it was what she was wearing.

We finally got to see Giada pregnant. She didn't look like she had gained an ounce.

Is it just me or do women seem to be in love/lust with Booby Flake? Other than here on PT that is.:)

Daisy and Delilah
07-21-2008, 02:13 PM
LOL,
You mean you swoon over guy that won't eat pig's feet or head cheese?

MY measure of GF is taking her to the deli seeing if she'll do pig's feet with me.:)


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JL,

Did you ever see the Tim Allen movie, Galaxy Quest?

Check it out. The actress that plays the alien.






OH, I had forgotten the 'many small bowls of pre measured, perfectly centered and perfectly placed around the "mother bowl".

That is a peeve I was able to work through, By cooking as sloppily as I can.;)

YUCK!!!! No pig's feet and head cheese breath around me please.:eek:

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 02:48 PM
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JL,

Did you ever see the Tim Allen movie, Galaxy Quest?

Check it out. The actress that plays the alien.




Don't remember ever seeing it. I'm not a fan of Sigourney Weaver. Will see if I can rent it somewhere. Does she get killed off early?? (Signourney??:p).

One of the only reasons I could watch Jersey Girl with J. Lo in it... She died within the first 15 minutes of the film, lol.

RICHARD
07-21-2008, 02:56 PM
Don't remember ever seeing it. I'm not a fan of Sigourney Weaver. Will see if I can rent it somewhere. Does she get killed off early?? (Signourney??:p).




Not the Sigourney Weaver character!:)

You can go to IMDB and check out the stills of the movie. For some reason my comp freezes when I go there!


Look for the Lisa haircut.:eek:

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 02:58 PM
I agree. Lisa cries over everything. That makeup and squinting expression does nothing for her. What's with all that white concealer she uses?

I also like Aaron alot. I really hope he gets it. FN doesn't have a single black man on a show do they? I think he could be really enjoyable to watch. He seems down to earth.

Elyse, RR has been looking very puffy in the face and neck lately for some reason. She also looks heavier around the backside.
On the other, I thought Paula Deen looked a little thinner on the South Beach show. Maybe it was what she was wearing.

We finally got to see Giada pregnant. She didn't look like she had gained an ounce.

Is it just me or do women seem to be in love/lust with Booby Flake? Other than here on PT that is.:)

Yeah.. Lisa's white concealer. Blech. And on her bio, it says she was a former "beauty queen". Did they not teach her how to do her makeup??

As for people of color, all I've seen are the Neely's. I like the hubby. He's a hottie!!! The wife is a pain. She's all girly girly, and when he was reminiscing about catching fish with his grandpa the other night, she was making all these faces and says "Oh, I told you, I am not a fan of the outdoors" or something like that. He just stared at her, like he had just met her!!

There was another grill guy that had been on before that was black. Booby probably insisted that he get off the channel.

Yep... definitely lacking in the people of color category. :( I'm counting the greeks and italians in the white category as well, cause, well, they're too darn pale!

I think part of Rachael Ray's issue with the looking heavier is, one, yes, she looks heavier, but she's also wearing those "in fashion" baby doll tops that cinch at the bust and then flow to the waist. They can be cute, but on her, she looks heavy and small chested.

Giada is just beautiful. Gosh. I mean, she is pretty, and sweet, and funny. I haven't seen her be mean or spiteful. Although she was kinda mooning over Booby Flake on the South Beach show, and I wanted to barf.

RICHARD
07-21-2008, 03:00 PM
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm771921920/tt0177789

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If they ever rerun the Giada versus Ray Iron Chef challenge check out the clip of Giada's face when they announce RR as the winner.

She does this eye roll thing that's funny, and she didn't like Kelsey's "bubbly personality".

My new drinking game is the GD show and the word 'beautiful'!;)

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 03:04 PM
OMG.. I did see that!!! I remember those voices, lol, and the Sigourney Weaver part with those "cute little aliens" who end up looking like they have shark teeth!

cassiesmom
07-21-2008, 03:16 PM
From Bob Tuschman's Web log: "Adam's food is flawless. Adam was the overwhelming crowd favorite for both his food and his performance. Adam’s pork chops were voted best overall dish of the day. The tough-to-please Wynn Chefs thought Adam’s menu had the best flavors and most variety of the day. Now you know why I’ve been fighting for Adam all these weeks.

"Bobby goes back to his hotel room before the audience rating cards were tallied. When we send him a text message to tell him that Adam’s dishes were both the crowd’s and Wynn chef’s favorites, Bobby’s reply is instantaneous: “Don’t even go there.” Let’s just say Bobby has not been Adam’s biggest fan."

I think Bob is DEFINITELY Adam's fan! And I am too! He looked so good in his tux! Go, Adam, go! Send Lisa packing, puh-leeze!

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 03:38 PM
Bobby just stinks. I can't stand him.

Heaven forbid there be another griller on the show who has presence and a personality.


I like the fact that Bob Tuschman's blog is so open about Bobby's behavior and attitude though.

cassiesmom
07-21-2008, 04:30 PM
OH, I had forgotten the 'many small bowls of pre measured, perfectly centered and perfectly placed around the "mother bowl".

That is a peeve I was able to work through, By cooking as sloppily as I can.

Sous chef?

RICHARD
07-21-2008, 05:25 PM
Sous chef?


Nope, Food 'Stylist'!;)

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Who is this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/56/Raypic.jpg/220px-Raypic.jpg

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 05:27 PM
Damned if I know, but he's freaking hot!

Who is he?

Can ya introduce me, Richard?! :p

Daisy and Delilah
07-21-2008, 08:39 PM
He is really cute!! Who is he, Richard?

I love Pat Neely too. He is so cute. If I were to ever get married again, Pat is my type. What a sweetheart!! Gina is so lucky to have him.
Gina is a whole other story: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

jennielynn1970
07-21-2008, 09:12 PM
Oh, Pat Neely just makes me melt. He's got those big, soft, brown eyes. His voice is lovely, and he's built like a god.

When Gina was all "ew, fishing, ew, fish guts" I just thought "TAKE ME!!"

I could watch him for hours. Ahhhhhhh...

lbaker
07-22-2008, 02:35 PM
bobby flay is stupid and has no clue when it comes to crab cakes. How DARE he try to "dis" Baltimore cakes when he doesn't even get it right!!!:mad: Oh right, potatoes in crab cakes? As if.... Stupid AH :rolleyes: I miss Justin Wilson :(

RICHARD
07-22-2008, 08:52 PM
LB,

Ah, JW was a hoot, wasn't he?

G, double Oh D.

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LOL,

that pic is Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens criminal and linebacker, whenever I see the Neely dude I think of him.

RICHARD
07-23-2008, 11:18 PM
I saw a new program today, It's on the Green/Discovery channel.

It's called Emeril Green. Emeril takes people who need help cooking.
He walks them through a Whole Foods market and teaches them how to prepare meals or solve a food problem. He then uses the store kitchen area to cook the meal.

I watched a part of one show and Emeril almost took a hit for the show. He was standing to the right of the woman he was teaching how to chop mushrooms.

EL is started to reachg over to grab something off of the table and the woman took the knife she had in her hands and went under EL's out stretched arms.

He recoiled and then recovered, but he never stumbled.

Food programming is moving into the 'audience participation' mode and it's getting kinda sketchy for the hosts.:eek:

cassiesmom
07-24-2008, 01:00 PM
OH, I had forgotten the 'many small bowls of pre measured, perfectly centered and perfectly placed around the "mother bowl".

That is a peeve I was able to work through, By cooking as sloppily as I can.

I was watching "America's Test Kitchen" -- the host was preparing brown sugar cookies and had the wet ingredients mixed in a small bowl. She was ready to add the dry ingredients from a much larger bowl. I was sitting there thinking why she wouldn't have started the wet ingredients in the larger bowl when she said right out loud that under normal circumstances, that is exactly what she would have done. I thought of Richard's mother bowl! Hello, why would you not demonstrate what you want a home cook to do?! Oh, cooking shows. The other one that cracks me up is "Everyday Food" on PBS - they do the same thing! Every ingredient for every recipe is pristinely positioned in its own little cup or bowl for the cook to use in preparing the dish. That is NOT an enticement for me to try this at home.

RICHARD
07-24-2008, 02:18 PM
Every ingredient for every recipe is pristinely positioned in its own little cup or bowl for the cook to use in preparing the dish. That is NOT an enticement for me to try this at home.

That's the Martha Stewart influence.

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OH LOLOLOLOL,

I just looked up at the TV and there was a clip of John McCain in a grocery store helping a woman shop. THe woman is wearing a purple top and has two kids.

He picked up a box of something and puts it into the basket for her.

He told her that he was filming a TV show and he would go to her house and cook a meal for her and a Republican guest. He was going to let her pay for the groceries but he'd bring his own bodyguards.

THe name of the program is "Take Home Candidate.":eek:;)

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jennielynn1970
07-24-2008, 04:15 PM
You're kidding, right??? The "Take Home a Candidate" thing?! I googled it, just in case, but can't find it.

I think I'm relieved.

RICHARD
07-24-2008, 08:00 PM
You're kidding, right??? The "Take Home a Candidate" thing?! I googled it, just in case, but can't find it.

I think I'm relieved.


The clip was real, the story was a little farce.

It was a parody of Take Home Chef.

jennielynn1970
07-24-2008, 10:55 PM
The clip was real, the story was a little farce.

It was a parody of Take Home Chef.

Oh thank god. I was going to be sick.

Yuck, cooking for McCain, and having to pay for it yet. :eek:

cassiesmom
07-25-2008, 01:55 PM
I was watching a rerun of "NFNS" last night ... I just want to ask a couple of questions.

One, was Bob Tuschman actually getting emotional when he talked about Adam in this past week's episode?

Two, does Guy Fieri ever have a show on which he actually cooks, or does he just go around to restaurants and watch other people cook?

Three, who the heck dresses Bobby Flay? What's with the huge knots in his ties? In watching this past week's episode again I agree with the person who wrote that Bobby Flay just doesn't want anyone else on the Food Network to be an expert grill-master besides him. Go, Adam, go!

Daisy and Delilah
07-25-2008, 04:40 PM
Elyse, funny you should mention Bobby Flay's terrible dress. Have you seen the clip of the upcoming show? He's wearing a huge knotted tie that's plaid and a plaid shirt. It looks awful. I would think his wife is classy enough to want him to look better. It seems she could help him if she has better taste. Not to mention the network wondering what he's going to wear. Hmmmm......they're not worried about Guy Fieri are they?
I can't believe how this show has brought out the arrogance so blatantly in BF.

Guy has a show called Guy's Big Bite. He supposedly cooks on that show but if you watch it, it's questionable. I saw one of his first episodes yesterday they were re-running. It was comical. In my opinion, he's got too much going on with the other shows so he's pretty sloppy on GBB.

I think Tuschman was getting emotional. I thought the same thing. Bob seems like he could break down very easily. I notice it alot more this year than last year.

jennielynn1970
07-25-2008, 06:17 PM
LOL,

that pic is Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens criminal and linebacker, whenever I see the Neely dude I think of him.

:eek::eek:

Pat Neely is way too sweet looking to be confused with that guy!

Ray Lewis smolders, lol. He's got bad boy written all over him!

cassiesmom
07-28-2008, 09:57 AM
Everyone, what did you think of the NFNS outcome? It wasn't what I was expecting!

Medusa
07-28-2008, 10:23 AM
Everyone, what did you think of the NFNS outcome? It wasn't what I was expecting!

It's exactly as I predicted. (to myself) Lisa was too tense and the other guy (his name escapes me at the moment) always looks like he just rolled out of bed. While that may not have anything to do w/his culinary skills, FN is looking for the whole package. Plus I think Aron's appeal is universal. Once the competition really got rolling and it came down to 4 persons, I could tell that Aron would be the winner. He wasn't concerned w/singing or comedy. He likes to cook and it shows. He'll be coached on how to improve his camera appeal.

Karen
07-28-2008, 11:24 AM
Everyone, what did you think of the NFNS outcome? It wasn't what I was expecting!

I was quite pleased, but surprised.

Someone somewhere will surely give Lisa a show - but she's interested in so many things, she'd seem a better fit for HGTV or something. And Adam (Mr. Bedhead) maybe can do a podcast and get sponsors. His concept just didn't seem like it would be enough to base a whole show around.

cassiesmom
07-28-2008, 11:28 AM
One, was Bob Tuschman actually getting emotional when he talked about Adam in this past week's episode?


Tuschman is definitely an Adam fan. And I am, too. (If only he were 10 years older! *sigh*)

Daisy and Delilah
07-28-2008, 12:20 PM
I really thought they were going to pick Lisa. I was so happy when they announced that Aaron won. Unfortunately, I didn't catch his 4 1/2 minute taping because I got a phone call:( I'll catch it on a rerun. The judges were so impressed with him.

It seems that Lisa has a million things going on so she'll be okay but Adam seems lost. I hope they both get some offers.

YAY AARON!!!! I can't wait to see his show next week!!

I forgot to ask if anyone saw the show after the NFNS? Food Detective with Ted Allen(I think that was it). What did anybody think of it?

jennielynn1970
07-28-2008, 01:35 PM
I thought they were going to pick Lisa as well. Her taping went really well, and I almost liked her, lol. :p

I am really really really happy that Aaron won! The only thing that got me with his taping was that I could hardly understand a word he said!!! He spoke so darn fast, and blurred so many of his words together, it was really difficult to make out a lot of what he said.

Other than that, I'm glad they looked past that and picked him anyway!! YAY!!! I'm sure Lisa will excel at what ever she goes on to do after this. Maybe she'll go to the Fine Living Network and get a show there, or end up on a show on Food Network later on.

I really hope to see Kelsey at some point doing a show or something. She had such spunk and was really good! She had everyone else beat on the "Vote for your favorite" on their site as well!

RICHARD
07-31-2008, 05:00 PM
i was trying to catch the last episode of the NFNS and came across someone who I had never seen before on the TVFN. Her name is Nolan or Noonan. The program was on the On Demand part of my cable.

I started to watch a part of the program and had to turn it off.

Why? Her hair.

Again, they have a 'personality' who's grooming habits are pretty horrific.
The TVFN is hung up on making people pretty-this woman does the RR hand swipes and moves her head more than a actress in a hair care commercial.
In the 10 minutes I watched she had one side of her long hair behind her shoulder, by the time I turned it off both sides were in front of her shoulders and she was moving around so much that I had to turn it off because I started to obsess about how many hairs I'd find if I ate at her house.

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Was the NFNS pcked by the judges?

If so, it shows that the TVFN is still reeling from the Jag remarks from last season. Their approach to progamming is pretty insulting - It focuses on putting on niche cooks - Latin cooks that only cook Latin meals, Black people who only cook BBQ, Italians that only cook Italian.

While I do dislike Booby Flake, he does cook outside his mango salsa/chipotle safety net. It's more fun to watch someone cook a meal that entertains me as opposed to someone who does the same thing over and over again.

As with the Neely's and the BBQ- how many pasta dishes can Giada make? Will RR ever cook a whole chicken instead of chicken fingers? How many plantain dishes can we possibly make? Fried, fried and fried?:rolleyes:


Formulas are nice for medicine and secret potions....but they get old rather quickly when looking at food entertainment.:rolleyes:

Daisy and Delilah
07-31-2008, 08:15 PM
Richard, this year the judges picked the winner. Aaron's first show is on Sunday at 1:30 EST. That's the same time Amy Findlay aired when she was on. They're calling it, "Big Daddy's House". In the clips, he is loaded with energy.
Aaron should be different in that he cooks all over the place and not just one type of cuisine.

With Jag last year and Amy not working out, I guess they decided they should choose.

I am also entertained by Booby. I especially like new episodes of throwdown. Even though, he seems to sometimes go way out of the traditional way to do a challenge. Did anybody see the one that was aired last night? He had a throwdown with Paula Deen making country fried steak. The judges both said her's was too salty and they picked her to win anyway. I think she whined her way into the win.

I hope Aaron is really a treat to watch.

Has anybody watched Road Tasted with the Neely's?

Daisy and Delilah
08-04-2008, 02:28 PM
I just had to bring this thread back up after watching FN yesterday.

Ok. Enough of Anne Burrell. I'm getting a little squeamish watching her slap everything and digging with her hands.

Speaking of squeamish....Did anybody see Paula Deen yesterday with her and her friend from Savannah making cinnamon rolls? Those two didn't use a utensil for any part of the prep. They were digging butter out with their fingers, patting the ingredients on the dough with their fingers. It was a slopfest. Way over the top. It was sickening. I loved how Paula kept telling the lady to deep fry her rolls for better flavor. And.....lo and behold.......she deep fried some dough on skewers.

I don't have a problem with handling some things without utensils but FN is getting to be too much.

I love Iron Chef and I'm so happy to see new shows on Sunday night. Last night it was curry for the secret ingred. I've decided that some of the things they prepare on that show come from part of an animal I want nothing to do with. Among other things. Some things I see, turn my stomach. I'm always surprised that the judges eat this stuff and don't gag on some foods.

Is it necessary to go so far over the edge to prepare good food? Won't some simple dishes with normal ingredients do the same?

I saw Aaron's new show yesterday at 1:30. I thought it was good. He was on with the Neely's before that. Both segments kept my interest. He still can't talk and cook at the same time but he's gotten alot better.

I can't help but wonder what happened with Aaron's son that ran away from home. I haven't heard anything else.

RICHARD
08-17-2008, 12:13 AM
I was watching the Ask Aida show the other day.

Talk about BORING. IT's the old Tyler FLorence show-the one with the Gal who can't boil water sidekick-this time it's a dopey male computer nerd sidekick.:rolleyes:

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AB is too hyper and showy-enough.

Here are two more instances of why the TVFN channel is getting less and less time on the tube in my house.

They didn't happen on the food channel but-I was flipping the channels and came across Mario B. cooking on the Martha Stewart show, on the next channel Paula Deen was on one of the shopping networks.

Mario made some kind of focaccia (sp?) and Martha was 'helping' -Now, why does SHE have to do the same recipe as the cook? She was her usual Anal Retentive self-Mario made a mess and Martha had to make her batch of dough perfectly.....MB looked like he was peeved by the time they were finished with the segment.

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I then flipped it back to the Paula Deen sell-a-thon. She was selling some pre package stuff she put together......during the cooking and tasting she is talking to the host, some doofus guy that they spoofed on Saturday night live once-PD interrupts the host and starts to laugh about a piece of food she spits onto the guy jacket. She laughs again, then reaches over, picks the food off of his jacket and then puts it back in her mouth.

I quickly turned the channel.....


EWWWWW!!!:confused::eek:

Daisy and Delilah
08-17-2008, 05:39 PM
Paula Deen is everywhere. I can't get away from her. After some of the stunts she pulls on Paula's Party, we know how nasty she can be.
Her Smithfield commercials are pretty funny. She's a terrible actor.

Has anybody watched Aaron's show on Sunday? I think it's pretty good. He seems to be a really good cook. I think FN picked a winner with him.

Have I mentioned lately that I'm in love with Pat Neely? I love him more and more. Look out Gina!!!!!:)

RICHARD
08-29-2008, 11:26 PM
Food Defective show is boring, it's an Alton Brown show without the cooking.

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Dinner Impossible is really lame now.

I caught about 5 minutes of the "Devil went down to Georgia" show and it's really unwatchable.

He was supposed to cook for 300 people and CHarlie Pride -I think.

Toward the end of the show he looked into the camera and says something like, "I don't have to yell at my crew, They can do the job without me yelling!" IT's an obvious slam at Robert Irvine and he said something else that was totally off the wall.

Then the word gets from the staff where he is cooking,to the woman running the kitchen that he is falling behind. The woman comes out and tells him that she heard he was behind schedule. When she leaves he makes a comment about how the kitchen staff should not say anything about him and his cooking-they can do the challenge.

So he starts to spin around gets people to fix one service of all the food, so he woun't lose the challenge, then takes it to the dressing room for the star.
Of course, it's the most delicious food ever cooked!

I turned it after that....

boh-ring!

Daisy and Delilah
08-30-2008, 12:04 AM
I'm glad you borught this up, Richard. Michael Symon is terrible on that show. I only saw the one where he went to Alcatraz. It was so bad, I could only watch part of it. As I remember, he wasn't even in a rush and everything fell together perfectly. That didn't really fit the show's title:rolleyes:

I see Guy Fieri has another show coming on. How long can this guy hold up on the diet he eats without collapsing?

Karen
08-30-2008, 01:16 AM
I can't help but wonder what happened with Aaron's son that ran away from home. I haven't heard anything else.

According to this link (http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/LIFE03/806260304), Aaron's son Josh came back home, and is getting the counseling he needs.

Daisy and Delilah
08-30-2008, 09:47 AM
Thanks, Karen. Everything is looking up for him and I'm glad. I really like him and his new show.

I see the article mentions to go to FN to vote. I didn't know we had the chance to vote. I never heard a word about it.

RICHARD
08-31-2008, 11:30 AM
I'm glad you borught this up, Richard. Michael Symon is terrible on that show. I only saw the one where he went to Alcatraz. It was so bad, I could only watch part of it.

Yep, you are correct.

It is really unpalatable!

I was bored and tuned into the Ask Aida show again. What a diva-I have to laugh at the questions-anyone with half a brain can see that they structure the show around what they get asked.....Doofus Computer Dude is totally useless. She made fish and chips -the chips were deep fried sweet potatoes.

THIS GOES BACK TO MY SWEET PEEVE! Everything has to be sweet. Notice all the BBQ sauces, creams and dressings! Honey, sugar-brown and white-and molasses. I love ketchup but will use tabasco over it because of the SUGAR....If you go out and get an Arby's/Boston Market's or Subway sandwich all the meats are sugary sweet. I try to make my own BBQ sauce when I can. Vinegar, some ketchup, tabasco and spices. The bottled crap-especially the honey flavored styles are just honey flavored ketchup with packets of sugar added.

There are a few other shows that I saw were being promoted and have no desire to watch.......The Cooking in the Loft show looks like it's a show with all the tips you have ever seen on TVFN all rolled into 1/2 hour.

The Neely's really creep me out. Her squirming and his "duh/wow/how did you do that?" look on this face! I have seen that look on kid's faces when the see a magician.:confused:

I don't bother with RR or Emeril anymore. Alton Brown don't cook and Fieri in his TGIF commericials is all I can handle.


The 'date' commercial really bugged me. At the beginning the girl, sitting across from her date gets up and Fieri slides in to give the dude some advice on what to order?

He then picks something off the plate and slides out......Ugh, just the thought of having my girlfriend absorb some of his "butt heat" off the bench creeps me out. LOLOLOLOLOL....:rolleyes:

THe latest Jack Daniels commercial makes want to choke. There is a reason why he should pursue his cooking business.........He'll stay in the back and out of sight.

RICHARD
09-04-2008, 12:19 AM
I saw part of a Big Bite program. He beats some eggs for a breakfast dish,
then places the mixture into the skillet.

He takes another frying pan full of sausage and dumps that into the empty bowl where he beat the eggs. Now I have always tried not to cross contaminate food when I cook-even though I thought he was going to reheat the sausage in the eggs I didn't think this was the smartest move....

EEEEEEEWWWWWW!

Daisy and Delilah
09-04-2008, 10:53 AM
He always seems to be a nervous, hyper wreck. Especially on Big Bite. Nothing he does surprises me. I catch him in alot of mistakes.

His new show comes on soon. Help us all.:rolleyes:

Sevaede
09-05-2008, 05:42 PM
Guy Fieri gets on my nerves. He grabs food from strangers plates and they look obviously annoyed. He acts entitled every time he goes in to a restaurant getting more than just his "free sample"..

My husband talks about how people go to "wash" their hands but all they do is run them under water and call it good. :p

jennielynn1970
09-05-2008, 08:25 PM
I've been so busy lately, haven't sat down to really watch much of Food Channel. What I have seen is more than enough of Guy Fieri stuffing his face where ever he goes. What the heck man?! All he does is scarf up tons of food. How is he not 500lb by this time??? His next show should be "Losing It with Guy Fieri".

The Neely's just bug me. I like the husband, but the wife, Gina. Ugh. She is always so giggly and girly, and shaking her bootie about everything. I think the last one I saw with them was Road Tasted, where they went to a bunch of different ice cream places, and they had organic and fresh icecream. Not sure about you, but I'm tired of seeing organic slapped on everything. My mom laughs and says how my dad grows all these veggies on the farm, and the guy who farms next door sells things by the road side, slaps ORGANIC on his sign, and he and my dad's veggies and stuff sell for how much more a pound/dozen etc. She just doesn't get it. People who come and buy straight from my dad get the regular price, same with the food markets. They buy from him by the bushel, peck or whatever by the pound.

I'm actually not working tonight, and don't have to go to work till tomorrow (Saturday) at 6pm, so maybe I'll watch some late night Food TV.

Daisy and Delilah
09-05-2008, 10:54 PM
Gina Neely on Road Tasted is a joke. Once again, she tries to take over the camera and upstage poor Pat. I still love Pat and I really think he deserves better than her trying to steal his thunder.

I love the organic thing, Jennie. I always wondered, how in the heck can we prove whether or not it's organic? Are we going to take it to a lab and have it analyzed? I doubt it.

Did anybody see Paula Deen on the Wheel of Fortune show this week? I think it was an old rerun but I still can't get over how she was hogging the camera. She was so annoying and wouldn't shut up. No one was amused by her. For the first time, her flamboyant attitude didn't get everybody's attention.

Guy Fieri. Holy Cow!!! He is just more than I can take. The way he eats, I always think he acts like somebody thats been deprived of food for a long time. Why doesn't he weigh over 500 pounds??

RICHARD
09-07-2008, 04:36 PM
She was so annoying and wouldn't shut up. No one was amused by her. For the first time, her flamboyant attitude didn't get everybody's attention.

Guy Fieri. Holy Cow!!! He is just more than I can take. The way he eats, I always think he acts like somebody thats been deprived of food for a long time. Why doesn't he weigh over 500 pounds??

GN was competing with PD, someone has to lose.


I just heard that you will no longer see Emeril on TVFN. He has moved to FLN for good. Just as we suspected.


Fieri's show is a EL clone, He will have people yelling OVER THE TOP-trying to erase "BAM" from our conscious. He could eat like a pig for all I care. It's his manners! He has none and it's irritating that the people who program the network find that his annoying personality passes as entertainment. LIke the huge bites of food he takes, the TVFN is trying to shove GF down our throats.

THe same formula as R Ray. Saturate the airwaves with a personality and eventually we will yak it up. It's like the Nathan's Hot Dog contest on the 4th of July. You are really pumped up for it until you realize that you have watched people eat 50+ plain hot dogs.

Another person that seems to have overloaded my gastric sensory system is Giada. Seems like every time I tune in she is flashing clevage and telling us that it's yummy or delicious. I love Sandra Lee but got burned out on her beause every thing was beautful and she wasn't flashing me and boobage!:rolleyes:

I went to Target and there was every RR cookbook on display-The worst part is the cover. They all have the same picture of her-looking like she drank about 18 shots of espresso or whatever she takes to keep that dopey smile on her face.

Another offering with my cable provider is Gordon Elliot, producer of some of the programs on the channel, hosting a series where he looks for people that make pedal cars-the kind we had when we were kids- out of metal. I watched that show and it was really boring and had nothing to do with food-he probably has a deal in place that allows him to get that tripe on the network.


I saw the winner of the last FNS competition and I like the way he cooks, but he seems like he is forcing his commentary during the show. One thing I caught was the 5-6 shots of hand washing and the way his hands look? I couldn't tell if they were all jacked up from cooking or what!

So, I still think NIgella rocks my sauce pan and think that she is on just enough for me to look for her and wonder what kind of crumbs she'd bring to the bed.:confused:

Of course, She'd have to sleep in the 'crumb spots'!:D

RICHARD
09-07-2008, 05:00 PM
I just went back thru this thread and saw a post about a TVFN contest where the winners were going to go to the November 2 NASCAR RACE.

I think it was PD and GF hosting....

I have to look for the tie-ins and the one hour special that they will air.

Oh, If it is PD hosting the drivers better keep their fingers in their gloves!:rolleyes:

Daisy and Delilah
09-07-2008, 08:17 PM
That Paula Deen is a busy woman isn't she? How many more things can that woman do at once?

I have to agree with you again, Richard. Almost all of the FN heavy hitters are obnoxious for one reason or another.

I have noticed that Sandra Lee and Simply Delicioso have stopped the cleavage shots. Giada is still hanging out of everything she wears.

I keep seeing ads for Emeril moving to FLN exclusively. We get him at least twice a day here on FN. Is everyone else getting it too? I wonder if the FLN is watchable.

Tonight is Alton Brown's new show. I'll be watching that for sure.

Guy Fieri....Guy Fieri......Guy Fieri.......OK, ENOUGH ALREADY!!! How much more can we take? Get the remote and start pushing those buttons everybody. I can not wait to see how they yuck it up with the NASCAR folks. Wait a minute.....maybe I can wait.:rolleyes:
The FN is setting a bad example for this country by giving GF so much time in the spotlight. It takes away any class they might have. Suddenly, the FN thinks acting like a pig is entertaining??

I have to tell you, Richard, after I commented on those Californians grilling lettuce, everybody is doing it. It seems to be a popular thing now.

Lastly, the girl that does "How'd That Get On My Plate", I think her name is Sunny. She is wild and crazy isn't she? Is she the GF of the female set?

RICHARD
09-08-2008, 12:13 AM
I keep seeing ads for Emeril moving to FLN exclusively. We get him at least twice a day here on FN. Is everyone else getting it too? I wonder if the FLN is watchable.

Tonight is Alton Brown's new show. I'll be watching that for sure.

Guy Fieri....Guy Fieri......Guy Fieri.......OK, ENOUGH ALREADY!!! How much more can we take? Get the remote and start pushing those buttons everybody.

I have to tell you, Richard, after I commented on those Californians grilling lettuce, everybody is doing it. It seems to be a popular thing now.



The FLN is a Mothra Stewart vehicle. It's her station/channel. I don't get it on my cable.

Alton Brown is a total loser.

Tonight on the Iron Chef program (snail battle) I tuned in to see what was beig cooked. I stuck around because, as in all ICA programs they cook so much weird stuff I could not figure it out.

They were cooking sweetbread and snails, When AB went to talk to the judges they had some wrestler, a woman and the grumpy white guy that never likes anything, Steingartner? AB first asks the wrestler about snails and the guy makes a "never really ate them before, but I will keep an open mind" comment, the woman give some benign answer and the conversation goes to the old dude. AB asks him about his experience with snails. It's jeffrey steingartner, I think.....He says that he had hoped that there would have been some kind of giant African snail that is a foot long. He holds his hands up about a foot apart while talking to show how big they are.

AB then says, "Well maybe you and the wrestler can go out after the show and share a giant snail dinner." The camera cuts back and forth to the two panel members and they are sitting there with an absolutely blank look on their face. Obviously AB meant it as a joke, but you can tell that it was verging on some kind of some kind of sexual insult.

When Brown sees that he has offended them in some way and says, "Let's just move along." I am paraphrasing here because I had to stop and try to figure out what had just happened, It took place around 15 minutes in to the program....check it out.


If you watch the end of the new AB series you probably will see the usual mentions of all the people who 'donated' travel and lodgings for the series.
If the TVFN had to pay for the programs it would never get made.

I think I posted this before but, The TVFN show producers go to the travel councils of the area where they want to do the program and pitch the idea to the members. The members, looking for a cheap way to bring in tourists, call all their relatives or people who they get kickbacks from to promote their businesses.

The show gets made and if you get 500,000 people to view it, even a one percent increase of traffic into an area means 5,000 more people to spend money during a travel season.

Oh I almost forgot.

Watch how many eateries that he goes to and gets a plate on the table in front of him. I just saw the first segment of the program, The dish was Salted Cod in Creole sauce. HE never tasted the dish and when he went back to talk to the woman who was cooking, He picked up the raw piece of fish on the table then wiped his hands on his jeans.:rolleyes:

HE did the same thing in his other specials. With other traveling cooks they taste what is prepared, this dude is a wuss.:rolleyes:


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About cah lee fuh nee ahns and grilled food. We have nice weather most of the year, I have grilled in 35 degree weather-so it is true, we are crazy.

But, there is a joke about us Mexican people and why we do not BBQ....
It's because the beans and rice fall thru the grill!:D;)

I have seen people grill fruit, weird...and even avocados!:rolleyes:

So, If it don't fall in the fire. We have tried!:p

Daisy and Delilah
09-08-2008, 05:25 PM
[quote}But, there is a joke about us Mexican people and why we do not BBQ....
It's because the beans and rice fall thru the grill!:D;)

I have seen people grill fruit, weird...and even avocados!:rolleyes:

So, If it don't fall in the fire. We have tried!:p[/QUOTE]

Good one, Richard. lol :D

I saw Iron Chef last night. The AB thing was just plain weird. It was one of the weirdest IC's I've ever seen. The snails probably tasted ok but almost the whole show grossed me out. Wasn't it nice to give the giant wrestler a larger plate?? He's trying 10 or more dishes. How much does he really need to eat? He probably went out to eat after the show.:rolleyes:

I gotta say I loved the AB show afterward. The bush tea was strange but......whatever. I guess it's a custom?
AB is just like GF and most everybody else on the FN. They have a huge dish prepared for them and they barely touch it. I was sitting there thinking about how much food they waste on that network.

Of course, I understand they can't eat it all because they would wiegh 500 pounds but......AB acted like he was always starving and never tasted half the food. Wasn't that the idea of the show? To sample the food?

Did you catch the part where he was walking through the cane field wearing black socks and sneakers? Holy Cow!! I know they did that for a laugh. Speaking of cane, they use it in everything.

What about when the captain of the boat told him there were naked women running all over the island they were going to. AB acted like he didn't hear him.

After that show, Michael Symon was on with the Charlie Daniels Dinner Impossible. Symon was actually panicking and sweating. It was something I haven't seen before in one of those shows.

I never thought about boneless chicken having no flavor. Those chicken fingers at Applebee's are delicious!!

I was totally intrigued by the cayenne pepper in the devils food cake they served. I think Symon put it in the frosting.

When the lady came out and told Symon that they had to serve the food earlier because the people showed up early, who cares? Tell them they'll eat when it's ready. That really got all over me how he hopped to it when she spoke. If you tell me 10:00 it's going to be 10:00 or, would you rather eat food that may not be cooked long enough?

I haven't seen anybody grill an avocado yet.

I think I get FLN on my cable. I'll check it out. I'm not positve that it's there but I think it is.

RICHARD
09-09-2008, 10:43 AM
I had to laugh about the "cheeseburger in paradise"...

When I go on vacation I don't eat at the 'established' eateries, I go native.:rolleyes:

I may get Beijing Bowel, Montezuma's Revenge, The Congo Crouch or the Kim Chee Squats.....But, I am on vacation, I am going native! I guess there is the allure to eat at the stool -pun intended?- where Jimmy Buffett ate a cheeseburger in paradise, but I won't go there for that one dish.

I want fish liver, pig kidneys, turtle tail soup! :confused I guess I might have to chow down at a Mickey D's while I'm in Macedonia, Mexico or Morocco. I can do that at home, anytime!;)

The other thing I noticed is the AB interruptions!
STFU! The Salt Cod Woman should have slapped him in the head with the fish.

Daisy and Delilah
09-09-2008, 07:33 PM
AB interrupting: He was so hyper on that entire show. He's always like that but he seemed unusually overwraught. I've often wondered how he avoids spending most of his time in a bathroom. The man will eat anything. Don't put him and GF on the same shoot with one Port-A-Potty.

I saw the RR show this morning on CBS. Am I bored out of my mind or what? She has a bus that's touring the country to go around and help people cook meals in their homes. Supposedly, her chefs will teach people better cooking skills. It's got "Rach Reaches" on the side of it and it's bright red. I think that's what it said but I'm not sure. Pretty close anyway.
There are like 6 chefs traveling on it. Aaron McCargo is one of them. The others are winners of cooking shows and other things.

Look for that big red bus in your town.

Have I mentioned: Has anyone seen how tired Booby Flake looks lately? On Iron Chef to be specific.

RICHARD
09-10-2008, 03:21 AM
Look for that big red bus in your town.

Have I mentioned: Has anyone seen how tired Booby Flake looks lately? On Iron Chef to be specific.

ANd take the chance of getting caught trying to break the windows?

NO way!;)


Fake is probably feeling the push of TVFN to keep 'fresh' ideas on the plate. :rolleyes:

You can tell that Tooshman and the other chickie babe that judged the NTFNS are starving-LOL, how many food puns can I put into this post?-for new ideas and they are probably pushing the 'stars' to the boiling point.

If you notice, they are pushing the "smaller" shows off the air as soon as they do a run of 10-12 shows. Someone mentioned that the first winner of NTFNS was given a limited run of 6 shows. That keeps them from keeping a dog on their hands. If you notice that show was never rerun-they washed their hands of her pretty quickly. AB show is run as a 4 part special and it's mostly AB- I had a hard time being interested in watching him. They did one recipe, made tea, stopped to eat at a roadside stand and ate a cheese burger.

I would have liked to see him try to cook on the ship. I have always loved the BBQs that are on hung on the stand on the side of the boat. Try to make a cheeseburger on one of them.

I love the Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain shows on the Travel Channel. The trip around and show you how it's cooked, what is eaten and talk to people, They don't interrupt every word their guests say and try to overpower them with tidbits of trivia or guess what the cook is adding to the dish.

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Other TV chefs have been able to endure because they do not have to worry about getting pushed into going on the road, hawking utensils and doing more than one show a year.


The network is saturated with show after show of recipes that have already been done. I saw Florence do a braised short rib recipe that I have seen everyone else do-He did it differently by using pureed veggies instead of tossing chopped ones into the bottom of the pot. A different twist to be sure! I would like to try that. That keeps me interested in some shows.-but for the most part it's all Stupid Chef Tricks, wash your hands and the same expletives used to describe the food and tastes. Woody, Nutty, Smoky, Beautiful, Lovely, Bam, Off the Hook. I want to shzush this together, Hit it with some salt and think that it's MONEY!

Some tips? How about a show where they show you how appliances are made? A short, six part -1/2 hour each -series would be good. Go to a country and watch the locals cook the cuisine native to the are.

Noodles? Do a show on noodles, the kind from different countries and how to prepare them, how they are served and why. Don't turn it into chemistry test or a scavenger hunt to find ingredients. Make it attainable to people who like to cook.
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BTW,
Chorizo? In Spain it's a sausage like salami. In Mexico it's a greasy soft spicy breakfast sausage. I found out that in South America that it's a cut of steak!

I never knew that! How many different foods mean different thing to different people all across the world?

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I saw a restaurant show where they followed a guy Rocco Dispirito (?) open up shop, It was way too much 'reality' show and RS came off as a real (fake) AH. Follow someone in Littletown, America, not some jerkwad who names a restaurant after himself. We tend to look at food as status, comfort and rank.

I go to eat, not to be subjected to a pompous, arrogant moron who is more enamoured with a name than he is with giving a customer a quality meal that they do not hesitate paying a premium price.

Sometimes a .99 cent hamburger is just as good as a 100 dollar can of caviar.:D

RICHARD
09-19-2008, 06:08 AM
Speaking of the Food Channel...

I saw a new program promo...

IT's some kind of cooking school show. I don't think that it's a competition-it looks like they will follow some aspiring chefs thru school..

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The news paper sends out a cooking insert once a month. I peruse them for recipes and stuff.

I was looking at a chimichuri (sp?) recipe -I'll get it later and post the it later- It's an olive oil based sauce/marinade that rocks my world.

You can use it on meet to prep it, after you cook the meat or as a bread spread. If you toast a hard crusty bread and spread this on it you will be hooked, I'd compare is to an oily pesto!

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Oh, I watched another small part of AB's Eating on Waves and found again that I have some strange eating habits.

My mom always taught me that I should...(these are buffett rules!)

Never put a spoon you have shoved in your mouth back into a community plate.

Serve yourself from the sides of a community plate,

Serve yourself from a larger plate into YOUR plate as opposed to going down the line tasting every plate (with the same spoon)

For new food you have never tasted before, take a small portion so it you don't like it .......you won't waste food.

Brown was standing behind a woman who ran/had something going called, LoLo's? He was tasting from a bunch of plates lined up, all had a different dish on them. he repeatedly shoved the spoon he was using into different dishes and at one point, reached over one dish to serve himself from the side farthest away-So. if the dish was a clock face, he stood at the 6 o'clock position reached over and took a spoonful from 12 and brought it back over the plate to his mouth.

Yech.

I drop stuff on my stove top and will eat it. I taste and cook with one spoon, when I cook for myself. But why are people, who are schooled in cooking/food prep/sanitary techniques, have no manners when it comes to serving/eating?

The other thing that I won't do is have anyone feed me with their utensils.
If we are eating a meal in public and someone offers me a taste of their meal I always have them use their spoon to put the food on the palm of my hand or on my dish.

If it's someone I swap saliva with then all bets are off!

If Guy Fieri showed up at my table and tried to snake a bite off of my plate, he'd have to pull the fork outta his hand.....


I have to laugh at myself sometimes....I'll get grossed out when I see someone on the FN do something nasty with food and don't even stick around to see the end of the program!

Karen
09-19-2008, 09:37 AM
Only once in my life have I ever had someone take food off my plate - we were at the wedding of a mutual friend, standing around at the reception. We all had little plates of food. This guy just reached over and snagged food off my plate with this fork. I was completely appalled, but thankfully kept my composure: the bride was having a stressful enough day, and I didn't need to add to it by causing a scene. But I never thought of that guy again without cringing!

Medusa
09-19-2008, 10:07 AM
I had friends over for Thanskgiving dinner a couple of years ago, placed the turkey in the middle of the dining table and before we all were even seated, one of my guests reached over, snapped off both the turkey wings and slapped them on her plate! I was so shocked, I was speechless! She and I are no longer friends. (not because of that)

RICHARD
09-22-2008, 03:31 PM
I had friends over for Thanskgiving dinner a couple of years ago, placed the turkey in the middle of the dining table and before we all were even seated, one of my guests reached over, snapped off both the turkey wings and slapped them on her plate! I was so shocked, I was speechless! She and I are no longer friends. (not because of that)

That was really tacky! And the thing with Karen, People snagging food off of your plate!:rolleyes:

In our huge family we would always defer to mom and dad. THey were dark meat fiends and they had the dibs on the drumsticks! We knew not to mess with them!

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I told the story about the woman in our office who HAD TO BE FIRST to serve herself at the pot lucks we would have.

She'd raise a huge stink about how she didn't like to go to a plate that someone had served themselves out of. She also had the habit of starting a task when she knew we were waiting on her-she was a selfish person and a jerk.

One time, just to be spiteful, I went ahead and served myself first. ;)

Do you think that stopped her from eating and complaining?


NO!:rolleyes:

slick
09-24-2008, 11:54 PM
OK, call me stupid or call me whatever but I just watched Hell's Kitchen. I'm not sure if it's the same version as what you see down there but this time it's not Gordon R. It's some idiot with a headband. All the contestants seem to be from the UK. Anyway, I've been watching the last 5 or 6 episodes and I have a question.

Paul Young was one of the chefs who was eliminated. He bears an uncanny resemblance to the singer. Is he one and the same? You know "Everytime you go away" ??????

RICHARD
09-25-2008, 12:19 AM
OK, call me stupid or call me whatever but I just watched Hell's Kitchen. I'm not sure if it's the same version as what you see down there but this time it's not Gordon R. It's some idiot with a headband. All the contestants seem to be from the UK. Anyway, I've been watching the last 5 or 6 episodes and I have a question.

Paul Young was one of the chefs who was eliminated. He bears an uncanny resemblance to the singer. His he one and the same? You know "Everytime you go away" ??????

What do you mean by 'Down There'? Are you trying to be punny with the Hell's Kitchen theme?;)

IT's not the same HK as we see down here. The Brits put out a program and we steal it because we cannot, as a nation of 340 million people, come up with any original programming...

YOu win the prize because it was PY and when the show goes into reruns, he does indeed, Go Away Every Time!:rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell's_Kitchen_(UK_TV_series)

Logan
09-25-2008, 09:19 AM
Richard, do you ever watch America's Test Kitchen on PBS? It can be a bit dry, but it is a worthwhile 30 minutes of tv. I am on their mailing list and get kitchen tips from them all the time, some of them quite good! I am also on their recipe testing list, but I have yet to test a recipe! :o On that show, they do have a segment, every time, on testing kitchen utensils or appliances, as well as different food products, ranging from very expensive, to quite inexpensive. The results are sometimes amazing! And the recipes they work to make easier and enhance flavor are usually quite simple and good.

RICHARD
09-25-2008, 03:09 PM
Richard, do you ever watch America's Test Kitchen on PBS? It can be a bit dry, but it is a worthwhile 30 minutes of tv. I am on their mailing list and get kitchen tips from them all the time, some of them quite good! I am also on their recipe testing list, but I have yet to test a recipe! :o On that show, they do have a segment, every time, on testing kitchen utensils or appliances, as well as different food products, ranging from very expensive, to quite inexpensive. The results are sometimes amazing! And the recipes they work to make easier and enhance flavor are usually quite simple and good.


Yes,

I do like the blandness! I like that the food is the star, not the "I made this for my husband and he proceeded to lick the plate afterwards" stories you get from on the FC.

Did you ever see the episode where they tasted olive oil? 50 bucks a liter? Geez, cook or use it as a facial? I like the cooks and the dude is a riot. I like when he whines about spicy foods!

I also watch the the other PBS program-the Martha Stewart produced offering with the four different gals that do a segment for each show. It's almost 'Cooking with the Stepford Wives'. Like you said, dry but with just the right amount of info, cooking and personality!

Logan
09-25-2008, 03:55 PM
I missed the olive oil episode. I would have remembered that for sure!

Christopher Kimball sends out an email about once/month and I am always interested in the happenings in Vermont, especially when the maple syrup is flowing. I've never leaped off and bought any, but one day I will!

I'll have to expand my PBS viewing to catch other cooking shows. My husband loves to watch that BBQ guy when he comes on. I don't turn on the tv much, to tell you the truth, even though we have one in every room of this house! :o I still watch FN a lot. We don't get Martha's Fine Living network on our cable that I know of. And I have to tell you, I still love Guy, even if he grosses you out! He entertained me through my recovery from my neck surgery, earlier this year. Those diners he visits are amazing to me, even if I would be 500 pounds if I visited all of them!!! :D

RICHARD
09-25-2008, 06:05 PM
Those diners he visits are amazing to me, even if I would be 500 pounds if I visited all of them!!! :D


I like the restaurants, especially the BBQ places, but it's his manners tha bug me. My parents taught us to be respectful in the kitchen -no games, flipping utensils and or acting up....It's just me anyway.


PBS has many good cooking shows, especially on the weekends! Check them out.

RICHARD
09-28-2008, 08:43 PM
U had a good laugh a few minutes ago.

I flipped by the FC and saw another 'special' with AB. It's a "Best of" type program. Bum Appetit looked for the best places to eat.

AB is the host and Andrew Knowitall is the mouthpiece describing the restaurants and what they offer.

One pizza place serves pies with raw eggs on them and you can look around and see HOLLYWOOD STARS! IT's also co-owned by Mario B. I wonder if that had anything to do with it's selection?

AK also gave his spin on a steakhouse picked as one of the top three.
He said something about being able to pick a piece of meat at this eatery, they cook it for you and when they serve it, "IT TASTES LIKE STEAK".

That is culinary genius, imagine making a steak taste like steak!:D

Daisy and Delilah
09-28-2008, 10:53 PM
I have to say that Feasting on Waves was one of the most awesome series I've ever seen on tv.
What a cool show. Their journey was amazing. I loved seeing all the island people and learning what their native foods are. The underwater scenes were just incredible. Kudos to FN for doing a stellar job. I'm really sad to see it come to an end tonight.:)

I loved Alton's tan too.;)

RICHARD
10-14-2008, 10:17 AM
Has anyone seen the Chef Jeff program?

I watched the set up for the series a few days ago. I have to admit that I was impressed by his story. He seemed to be really humble about being able to go from a prison to becoming a chef-I didn't see why or what he went to jail for-only that he made it out and was trying to teach people how to get ahead thru cooking.

I did tune into the the premiere of the show and was a little taken back by the small part I saw. I tuned in as they went to feed the crew of the Genera; Hosp soap opera.

I didn't get it. I understand the pressire of cooking as a job/vocation, but is it a contest? A school? I'll have to watch it from the beginning to see.

I was a little turned off about the way the cooks were after each other. There were two guys that were mad dogging eah other-the one made a statement about if he was alone with the other guy he thought they would have fought it out.

And I also was a little confused about CJ's attitude toward his charges and the way he gave them instructions on how to prepare they food.....

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Did the NTFNS's show run it's course?
I really haven't watched any of the FN lately-I have looked for something new and haven't seen anything that interests me.

There was a huge push for new shows and then nothing. I have noticed that the new shows are just the regulars cooking with family or people who have sent in recipes....even then the shows are kinda lame.

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Is Bridget from America's test kitchen getting chubby?:eek:

cassiesmom
10-14-2008, 07:27 PM
I saw "Chef Jeff" and really liked it. If they each get through the program successfully they will go on to cooking school. 3 of the 6 don't have a high school diploma or GED so they must get that in order to enter the culinary studies program.

I didn't see any episodes of "Big Daddy's Kitchen". Apparently Aaron is still with FN, though because I saw him in a promo spot for their new line-up.

Karen
10-14-2008, 07:34 PM
I am watching the first episode of Chef Jeff - seems like a good idea. He's opening a new restaurant, and hires 6 "kids" ranging in age from 18-24, who are "at-risk" - either have done jail time, sold drugs, used drugs, or gotten into other trouble. If they make it through the program they get a 2-year scholarship to go to culinary school.

RICHARD
10-14-2008, 07:47 PM
Thanks, I was wondering about the atmosphere and the tension in the air.

I'll have to check it out.

Daisy and Delilah
10-14-2008, 11:03 PM
Chef Jeff is a great show. The chef assigned one of the young men to be the group leader. The other fella was a little upset about it. I think he thought he should have been chosen. That's where the animosity comes in.
I think this is one of FN best shows ever.

Richard, if you're talking about Aaron McCardle's show....I think they showed the few episodes he made and they are taking a break. Aaron is on the road with Rachel Ray right now in her mobile teaching project. I saw Aaron on another FN commercial the other day so he's still around. Unlike Amy that opted not to come back, or, they decided not to bring her back. Elyse(cassiesmom)said she went to France with her family to live.

I think Aaron will be around for awhile.

RICHARD
10-17-2008, 03:38 PM
Richard, if you're talking about Aaron McCardle's show....I think they showed the few episodes he made and they are taking a break. Aaron is on the road with Rachel Ray right now in her mobile teaching project.

Thanks!

LOL, I saw something that has me split on the whole idea.

I was watching Mike Chiarello cooking a dish where he made a batch of veggies-I think it was in the oven, roasted.

After he took the juice/broth from the bottom of the pan he tossed them into the trash. I thought that it was a waste, My dogs will eat veggies and love them-I thought about it and remembered that dogs should NOT GET ONIONS!

Hokay! Last night, AB made a dish and tossed the roasted veggies into the dog's dish! I didn't see the set up for either dish so I can't be sure onions were present, but name me a cook that doesn't use onions and I'll call it a travesty!

I guess if you don't cook onions with the mix you are O.K., but I was a little concerned about how one treated the subject opposed to the other.

LOL, I watch way too much cooking on TV and put too much effort into watching them as they cook!

Daisy and Delilah
10-17-2008, 04:24 PM
I think his name is actually Aaron McCargo instead of what I wrote above. I don't know the spelling. I saw a piece with him in it last night and heard his name. Oops. I told myself I need to come back here and say something.

I watch so much cooking on tv, I convince myself that I'm a gourmet cook until I actually cook. Forget it.

You gotta wonder how some of that food actually tastes(I think I said this before but it always bugs me).:)

jennielynn1970
10-17-2008, 10:00 PM
I've been dealing with insomnia and just not sleeping much at all, and so have been watching FN till about 5am when the infomercials come on. I saw a commercial for one of the Dinner Impossible shows and the new guy is having an issue getting it done, and Aaron McCargo shows up to help "save the day". Good to know he's still around, even if it's not on a show of his own.

I love watching the older Good Eats shows. I still adore Alton Brown, lol.

RICHARD
10-18-2008, 06:35 AM
I've been dealing with insomnia and just not sleeping much at all, and so have been watching FN till about 5am when the infomercials come on.

I watch the AB ROLLER infomercials to lose all the weight I gain while watching and eating my way thru late nightTVland. :eek:

I just can't do the Symon programs. IT seems like he panics to easily and doesn't have the 'panic mode' that Robert Irving had. This will probably be the last incarnation for this series.

I caught about 5 seconds of the Giada series with her sister, I don't know what is funnier-they way she treats her non-cooking sister or her sister admitting she don't know squat!

The weekend shows are coming up, see if I remember to watch some.

I did see part of part of the "Off the Hook-G Fieri" program. That was scary.

Daisy and Delilah
10-18-2008, 12:03 PM
You're so funny, Richard.

Every time Giada has one of her relatives or friends on the show, she acts like they don't even know how to boil water. It really is sickening how arrogant she can be. I know all of her friends and family agree. Especially the ones that obviously know something about cooking.:rolleyes:

RICHARD
10-18-2008, 12:35 PM
You're so funny, Richard.

Especially the ones that obviously know something about cooking.:rolleyes:


If there is an Italian woman on the planet who cannot cook, she married into the family.;)

I put on the FC as background noise and was tripping on TF and his ultimate show. He made a chicken pot pie.....He pulls out a chicken and says that it's organic, tastes good and really good for the enviroment.

He goes to the fridge and pulls out a dozen eggs in a plastic egg box....Um, I thought that plastic packaging wasn't good for the enviroment.:confused::eek:

I did see and liked the Cooking in the Loft show, the hostess was kinda dopey, in a good way.

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Oh, and I love the cuts to commercials on the programs. Those are the segments where the host tell you that they are going to finish things up when they come back from commercial and they continue cooking.

RR almost threw a header today. She's making some kind dish that goes into the oven and she squats down to slide it in. She'll be right back she reminds us, then does this 180 twist as she stands up so she can finish up. LOL, she did it so fast that you can see her stumble and almost throw her hand out to steady herself on the counter.....

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Ann Burrell is making some kind of chicken and mushroom dish.....She's explaining what goes into the dish- "Pancetta, It's a bacon-y thing"..

I have to keep a little notebook to write all the things I laugh about.....:D

Scooter's Mom
10-30-2008, 06:47 PM
First time I've ever seen Giada was today.

It's the first time I've ever WANTED clams or oysters. She made it look so easy!

Daisy and Delilah
10-30-2008, 08:33 PM
I have to keep a little notebook to write all the things I laugh about.....

Great idea, Richard. You seem to catch the best errors.

The story about RR is really good. She moves around like a hummingbird and we know she's knocking back 14 cups of strong coffee every day. No wonder she almost fell.
Whatever happened to her Dunkin Donuts ads?:)

RICHARD
10-30-2008, 09:27 PM
PROGRAM ALERT

This Sunday was the contest that Deen and Fieri were supposed to host before the NASCAR race. You'll probably see it later on in the year, but there will be some kind of tie in in the prerace program....keep your eyes peeled!

jennielynn1970
10-30-2008, 09:40 PM
First time I've ever seen Giada was today.

It's the first time I've ever WANTED clams or oysters. She made it look so easy!

I love Giada! Her food is amazing. I made a few of her dishes for my assistant's birthday and mother's day this year.

Warm Vegetable Salad (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/everyday-italian/warm-vegetable-salad-recipe/index.html)

Chicken Scallopine with Saffron Cream Sauce (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/everyday-italian/chicken-scallopine-with-saffron-cream-sauce-recipe/index.html)
This was good with rice for the sauce as well.

They sound a little involved, but they are REALLY easy!

RICHARD
11-02-2008, 01:00 PM
LOL,

Why do I torture myself so?:D

I tuned into Booby Flake's program this morning as background noise-he had on some Texas gal and they were cooking pork steaks.

The gal starts to make her 'signature' BBQ sauce and BF has to interject his three cents in about it. HE wants it spicy hot so while she is making up the sauce part of her recipe he tosses out some different chili powder for her to put in.

The next thing that made me laugh was the "grilled" potatoe recipe. The woman thinly slices some potatoes and is going to put them on the BBQ. Before she puts them on to cooks she says, "Now I am going to take my grilled potatoes and put them on the grill."

I thought, they aren't grilled -yet, so how can they be grilled potatoes?:confused:

My last thing was about the Weber Grill top. Twice during the show Flay took the top off of the domed Weber he uses, and put it on the floor while he checked on the food.

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Oh, I flipped the tube back on and saw the Cooking for Real woman make the roasted corn with the mayo slathered all over it.

Now I want corn and have none in the house!:(

Scooter's Mom
11-02-2008, 06:15 PM
Richard I watched that one too.

I have to say - her grilled pears sounded yummy.

Her pork steaks looked much tastier than his cuban style pork sandwich thingies. I don't think I would like pickles grilled with my pork.

I have officially become a food network addict.

Moesha
11-02-2008, 06:38 PM
PROGRAM ALERT

This Sunday was the contest that Deen and Fieri were supposed to host before the NASCAR race. You'll probably see it later on in the year, but there will be some kind of tie in in the prerace program....keep your eyes peeled!

I wasn't in the room so I wasn't exactly "watching" but I heard it!

RICHARD
11-02-2008, 07:30 PM
I wasn't in the room so I wasn't exactly "watching" but I heard it!

Dang, I missed it.

I'll have to wait for the TVFN program you know is coming!

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GF had his son on the show. What is the deal with the wristbands? His kid wears one to. :confused:

SM,

The Cubano style of sandwich is pressed like a paninni and the pickles are always part of it. Never had one, but pork. in a sandwich, is really good.

I didn't pay too much attention to the episode, but I did notice that the woman didn't bother to strain or make her sauce "smooth"- I am not a fan of any sauces that have stuff floating around in it.:eek:

Daisy and Delilah
11-03-2008, 09:21 AM
I saw that Booby Flake show too. It was a rerun. That show was a comedy of errors. She almost flipped some food right off the grill, several times. Those potatos were questionable from the beginning.

Has anybody ever tried that squash she had? The green ones. There are so many things I don't know about.

I thought it was rather strange that she didn't come prepared to make the so called BBQ sauce. Richard, I'm with you. I like sauce as sauce. That stuff of her's was weird. Booby was handing her spices that he wasn't even sure what they were.
I also got the sense that he felt he was being outdone by her a couple of times. He hates to be outdone by a woman.:eek:

I saw GF's son on too. Ok....the young man is wearing an armband and his Dad is wearing a matching one. Hmmmm......how old is his Dad? Grow up Guy!!! I can never imagine GF as a husband and father. Holy Cow!!!

I have to say it again, I love the Chef Jeff Project. Personally, I think he cuts some of the kids too much slack but he doesn't want to make them backslide. Well, some of them are backsliding anyway.

I really love the show.

I can't wait for the Thanksgiving special where we see the Iron Chefs competing.

I am also seriously addicted.:o :o :o

Doggone it!!! I missed the NASCAR thing too. I watched te race but missed that.

RICHARD
11-03-2008, 11:14 AM
Has anybody ever tried that squash she had? The green ones. There are so many things I don't know about.



I have to say it again, I love the Chef Jeff Project. Personally, I think he cuts some of the kids too much slack but he doesn't want to make them backslide. Well, some of them are backsliding anyway.

I really love the show.

I can't wait for the Thanksgiving special where we see the Iron Chefs competing.

I am also seriously addicted.:o :o :o

Doggone it!!! I missed the NASCAR thing too. I watched te race but missed that.


The green squash is called Chayote (Chai oh teh). My dad loved them and I haven't had any for a while. Again, you can find them in a regular store out here, but may have problems in different areas of the country.

Flay has this little 'thing' that he does when someone makes a suggestion that is better than his he'll look down and away from the person. I noticed that on the Throwdown programs. On TD, when the gals have a better thought than he does, he does get a little attitude.

I like the CJP but have to cringe when I hear the kids talk. I use the captioning feature on my TV set and when I see that the transcription is verbatim It drives me crazy. I am a stickler for kids being well spoken.
I gots a real problem wit dat.:eek:

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And speaking of squash?

Last year I didn't pay too much attention to the holiday FN programs last year- I guess they had one where all the hosts show up on set with a dish and they sit down and eat- I guess RR showed up with some pumpkin soup-my mom had watched it and was very irritated that the other chefs came with some elaborate dishes and RR showed up with puree'd squash.

I guess she really does practice frugal food preparation.

Daisy and Delilah
11-03-2008, 07:57 PM
I had a real problem with the lady with four kids telling all the lies last night on CJP. What's up with that and why is she still there? Then there was the kid that was appointed leader and didn't show up. Jeff gave them both the day off--I would have made them stay. I think they wanted the day off--that was their intent.

I also have a problem with the kids talking the way they do.

Thanks for the info on the green squash, Richard. I see it here in the stores. Maybe I'll try it. We have a large Hispanic population here. We're able to find alot of foods that would be used in Hispanic homes more readily. I have a Mexican grocery store a half mile from here.

I forgot to mention.......did anybody catch the Guy Fieri Big Bite show the other day when he went to pour soda in something and shook up the bottle? It was hilarious. He mumbled, "Why did I do that", and tried to cover it up. At least he had the good sense to let the bottle sit before he uncapped it. :rolleyes: I still think Guy has way too many things going on. He still seems to be dominating the network.

I saw another cooking show yesterday on PBS. I didn't know the chef. She made a salad with raw potatoes. I never thought you could eat raw potatoes.

RICHARD
11-03-2008, 08:03 PM
Did anyone catch the Giada episode where she is cooking with a woman in a brown shirt/top?

Talk about obnoxious.

The gal was making some pasta and GD was getting a little irritated about whe was the woman was cooking the dish. The woman had a accent, I take it she was from Italy, and was cooking A traditional dish of pasta. GF was hovering over her- More cheese? Put some green in the dish! Add my meatballs! The woman held her ground and GF got a little put off by the whole thing, she got snitty and went to sit down while the woman finished the dish.

It was really funny to watch her get an attitude because the woman wouldn't budge from her recipe.:rolleyes:

Daisy and Delilah
11-04-2008, 12:21 PM
Did anyone catch the Giada episode where she is cooking with a woman in a brown shirt/top?

Talk about obnoxious.

The gal was making some pasta and GD was getting a little irritated about whe was the woman was cooking the dish. The woman had a accent, I take it she was from Italy, and was cooking A traditional dish of pasta. GF was hovering over her- More cheese? Put some green in the dish! Add my meatballs! The woman held her ground and GF got a little put off by the whole thing, she got snitty and went to sit down while the woman finished the dish.

It was really funny to watch her get an attitude because the woman wouldn't budge from her recipe.:rolleyes:

I didn't see it but she really does get upset if someone doesn't go along with her. She thinks she's the only chef in the world. Yada yada yada.......

RICHARD
11-04-2008, 12:55 PM
I didn't see it but she really does get upset if someone doesn't go along with her. She thinks she's the only chef in the world. Yada yada yada.......

She was really a tool, She'd suggest something for the dish and when the woman said 'no' to her, she'd look into the camera, smile with the "I cannot believe she'd turn down my ideas" attitude.

LOL, I just cannot turn it off.....I may have to go for intervention!:D

Daisy and Delilah
11-04-2008, 01:38 PM
She was really a tool, She'd suggest something for the dish and when the woman said 'no' to her, she'd look into the camera, smile with the "I cannot believe she'd turn down my ideas" attitude.

LOL, I just cannot turn it off.....I may have to go for intervention!:D

It's no big surprise to any of us that she would react this way. Poor little thang has never known the word "rejection" in her life.:rolleyes:

RICHARD
11-07-2008, 11:15 AM
BATTLE HAM!

I'll get hammered for this, But I have to post it anyway.

I loved Iron Chef when it was the original......Fuke-San! I would run thru the GF's place trying to get her attention by yelling that!

This version runs me hot and cold. I like the 'secret ingredients" but find that the ICA chefs a little more conceited and the guest judges too flamboyant for me at times.

Last night I watched the HAM BATTLE-like who really is the loser?

The pig that died to be on TV, the chef that drops the challege or Alton Brown? ;)

The judges were Mark Ekco, Ted Allen and some gal that I have seen before on the panel and I have to say that I was CAPTIVATED by her. LOL< let me run down my judging the judges?

Ecko looks like he smells, You'd think a 'fashion' maven would dress-or know how to dress himself appropriately. He wore a cap and t-shirt. I know he wore his own clothes from the line, but I was shocked that they didn't let him wear an overpriced T-shirt with his name/company on it.
I can do a really good Ted Allen imitation - so I'll pass on him. The woman, I know her initials are KB-I remember that from the chyron the had on the screen when AB spoke to her.

Anyway, I was obsessed with her cleavage. LOL, bear with me, it has to do with food, trust me! I was trying to figure out what her nationality/background is, She reminded me of a woman I worked with years ago. She was Iranian, was stunning and had ample 'assests' like the judge.
The dress the judge was wearing was low cut, It wasn't really trashy and you would have to be "special" to wear it and not look cheap.


Anyway, when they first introduced her I stopped and thought to myself, "WTF happens if she drops something on herself?"

Now, I know that probably is the last thing you may think about during a cooking show, but, I am a man, I like ham, women and..........I like food..:confused:

Now, being the idiot I am I stayed up until they fed the judges just on the off chance gravity came a' calling- I wanted to see her dig that morsel out.

Just a second?

God? Please forgive me for having impure thoughts during the Iron Chef Ham Battle. Mom always taught me not to play at the table or mess around with my food, or act stupid while eating but this woman's cleavage was really distracting! AMEN.

After a mega-second I realized that I would never get to see that, and if it happened it would go onto a blooper reel somewhere, so I went to bed
and never found out who won the Battle Ham and the Battle Gravity.

But, for some strange reason, I have a hankering for some ham at the moment........

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I saw the Chef Jeff program where he took the kids to eat the seafood at the farmer's market.

That was funny and sad at the same time. To think that there are people out there who live in a state next to the ocean who have never tried shellfish.

We would go camping by the beach in Mexico growing up and my dad would go pick mussels off the rocks and cook them up......

It really makes me think about the people who think a Filet-o-Fish sandwich from Mickey D's is seafood!:(

Daisy and Delilah
11-07-2008, 01:47 PM
LOL LOL LOL You never stop cracking me up, Richard.

I saw Battle Ham too. My first thought was that every dish would automatically be loaded with fat and cholesterol but that's the norm.
With ham, what else is there?
In my feebleness(is that a word?)I can't remember who the Iron Chef was. Cat Cora I think. Anyway...the Iron Chef was the winner by one point.

I love Alton Brown but his voice during that show is really starting to annoy me. He never shuts up.

I had also forgotten who the judges were but I think it must have been the lady that always shows plenty of cleavage. FN website probably has some info about her.
I like Ted Allen. He's always gracious. Ecko did not impress me in the least. Was he stuck up or what? I was also questioning the t-shirt. It was a cheesy move to let him wear that at best.

CJP The young man puking almost put me over the edge. I was irritated that the chef made them taste things whether they wanted to or not. I understand her reasoning but for heaven's sake. The kid was turning gray from the thoughts of it. Of course it was national tv so I know it was more for show than anything.

Has anybody seen the new Barefoot Contessa shows yet? It's on here on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. I have missed it every week so far. It's been a long time coming. I was surprised to hear she actually made new shows.

What exactly is that thing inside the Filet-O-Fish? It is pretty sad that some people think that's all there is to seafood. In my opinion, there is nothing better on this earth than an excellent seafood meal.

RICHARD
11-08-2008, 10:42 AM
CJP The young man puking almost put me over the edge.

Has anybody seen the new Barefoot Contessa shows yet?

What exactly is that thing inside the Filet-O-Fish? It is pretty sad that some people think that's all there is to seafood. In my opinion, there is nothing better on this earth than an excellent seafood meal.

The CJP? I think that when you intro people to food that small should be the operative word. I LOVE Oysters-but doing shooters the first time out is probably daunting for the first timers. The texture is the first hurdle!

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I am not a huge Contessa fan-I like her recipes, but she's too nice to all the people she knows-can't they cook for her once in a while? :0

Did you ever see the commercial where they show fishermen pulling a net onto the deck of a boat, the net opens and a bunch of square fish fall out?

The tagline was something about getting a "square of fish" in some kind of meal. I really don't know, but when I want something different I'll buy one. I am not proud to say that!

Boullabaise, french bread and a good beer, with some oyster shooters to start? That's a seafood dinner!

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I just popped on the tube for a second and got some Nigella! I thought my love affair with her was over.....she's making a dish and pulls out an electric pepper mill! Like WTF? :eek:;)

Then she did something that I just adore.....

I have this think about KILTER. DON'T LIKE IT.

For example? If you want to make me really nervous, put me in an Architectural Digest home. AD is a mag that focuses on really nice homes and the way they were built. They do photo layouts of the house and they are immaculate. The house looks like no one lives there. They are beautiful, but they are cold because of the way they are kept. I can see the anally retentive owners freaking out and telling you to take off your shoes and dusting you off to keep their homes clean. Anyway, I like to see things like a book, glasses and a cup of coffee on a table, a cat asleep on a couch, Pair of slippers on the rug...little messages that people do live in the house, Something out of kilter.

So, Nigella is making a crab salad and goes about chopping up a red chili. She cuts it into little pieces, then drops it into the bowl.

As she goes to chop up a lime for the dressing, she pulls out the knife that still has flecks of the chili on it and goes to work on it.

I LOVE THAT. I know that sometimes you HAVE to wipe or get a new blade for the next step, but I hate the cold and clinical way that some/most of the people cook on TVFN. No, it's not surgery and there is a certain amount of care that you have to take when you cook or prepare chicken, eggs and stuff like that, but it was refreshing to see someone cook 'normally'!

RICHARD
11-12-2008, 04:44 PM
I watched the Vegas episode of CJP.

That was pretty neat to go by limo, but it was a rapper's ride, the lights and side show was a little too much-Why not rent a motor home? The ride from El Lay to Vegas is about 5 hours. Slower in a huge limo or motor home, but why not spend the money to rent a MH and then let the kids play cards, go the the RR and snack? That would have been more fun and a way to get everyone into the swing of things.

For me it would be more tolerable that sitting in a car looking across at someone passed out in their chair. ;)

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And here is another peeve of mine-I pay way too much attention to these programs and all the shiat that goes on during them.I love to cook and get some good ideas from the channel but I feel that they sometimes take advantage of the contestants/cooks/guests.

Here is my view..

CJ takes the crew to his home to see what it is like to have family.

He then puts the kids to cook for his momma's birthday!

WTF? Come on Chef, that was really a put off to me.

Why not have a nice spread put out by your restaurant?


Side note?
The only other place I have been invited to where the hostess made me cook, clean and slave-and it was for almost a whole week- was that lady GINI-she's fun but I heard she also let people clean out her cat's boxes!


And what is it with these kids? NO GRILLING EXPERIENCE? Half of the smog in Lost Angeles is from BBQs and homeless people setting the hills ablaze when they light up an illegal fire to cook.

That should be one of the pre reqs to any cooking school. You have to cook a three course meal in a charcoal pit, then a gas or propane grill. THAT will separate the wheat from the chaff.:D


I just watched the rerun of the CJP and the kids offered to cook at his party....my mistake!

RICHARD
11-17-2008, 10:56 AM
The end of Chef Jeff was really good, Adam-sheesh, Hope he gets his head outta his rump!

The new TVFN shows?

Chopped? Looks like Iron Chef for Dummies!
Guy Fieri? I was so tired of him last spring his ultimate recipe show looks like a redo of the first one! I wonder if TGI Fridays will be stealing recipes again.

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I watched the Iron Chef/Thanksgiving show last night.

I kept a pad next to the me on the couch and wrote down some of the "LowLights" of the show.

Tiki Barber is a grade-a, prime cut idiot-He is a freaking moron-nothing about him is entertaining, interesting or worthy of my time.

At the end-I don't have my list near me but am going for the one I remember making me laugh- was the fried bread thing with Lou Diamond Phillips and Booby Flake. You have to watch carefully for this little car crash.

LDP asks BF about the fried bread and if it's a Navajo (Amerind) style recipe-LDP had encountered it before.
They cut to a shot of BF looking down and saying that he went to the reservation to learn how to make it. He looked like he was ticked off that someone had figured out what he cooked and called him on it.

One other thing was the jalapeno peppers in cranberries? WTF was that all about?

Special Japanese charcoal?- Go to the store and buy some mesquite charcoal and see how hot THAT burns, it does smoke but hey, maybe I have lived in Cah lee fuh nee ah too long to notice smoke?


Pink Salt blocks? I can see people RUNNING to their computers to find out where they can spend 75 dollars for pink salt from Asia!

LOL

http://www.atthemeadow.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_27

I swear to george that I guessed at the prices......and sure enough! I love the text that detailed the mining operation-and nowhere does it mention the poor people being exploited with 10 cent an hour wages for getting us that cool pink salt to cook with.:rolleyes:

Daisy and Delilah
11-17-2008, 01:25 PM
lol lol lol You kill me, Richard!!!:D

I watched those shows too.

Chef Jeff finale was good. I'm still shaking my head over Adam not entering the school yet. HUH??? What the heck is he thinking? After all the hoopla from him--the crying, complaining, whining, thank yous.....what is wrong with this kid? He's given a chance like that and he blows it?
However, I was thinking about the whole situation. Some kids would be unrehabable. If he only had them for 6 weeks, highly unlikely that they would be all 100% brand new.

What killed me was the big deal about the chef practically offering him a job and he hasn't taken advantage of anything yet??? What the heck, most people would love to go to that school.

Iron Chef Thanksgiving Challenge. I want to say that that show seemed to repulse me more than usual with some of the ingredients they were adding.

Tiki Barber??? Who does he think he is? He was way too arrogant for my taste.

Booby Flake agreeing right away with Lou Diamond Phillips......Puh leaaassseeee BF had no idea what that bread was. He was so taken aback, he just automatically agreed with him. Right away, YEA, that's Navajo bread!! He apparently forgot he was talking to a Native American Indian?? Flake hates to be upstaged.

I loved it when the pot caught on fire but I had wished it would have been BF that was responsible.

I was pretty repulsed by the dead geese/ducks, whatever they were. It wasn't pleasant. Thank God they were already dead. I couldn't have handled them killing them on camera. Not that they would do that.

I was really surprised that there was a one point difference at the end. I was certain that Maurimoto and Cora's dishes paled in comparison, according to the talented Tiki Barber.

The jalapenos and cranberries. Arby's has a sauce they give you for the jalapeno poppers called Berry....something. That's exactly what it tastes like. Cranberries and jalapenos. It is actually delicious.

Chopped looks rather crazy. Iron Chef for Dummies--Good one!!

What was the new one with Ted Allen? I can't get away from him on that Food Detective show. That show gives me the creeps. It reminds of a bad science show from the 80's.
I used to like him. As an Iron Chef judge, he is just too nice.

Lastly, but certainly not least. Richard, how did you like those spiffy chef garbs that were designed by Mark Gecko? C'mon buddy!!--You took the already existing outfits and designed identical new ones. The only changes were shiny, ugly fabrics and big old tacky buttons. Stellar job MG!!

RICHARD
11-17-2008, 05:41 PM
I am not a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination.

Levi's and a Target t-shirt are my style. I am not a fan of clothes, especially shirts that have these mysterious logos/words that mean nothing to me.

I go to the closeout sales at target for shirts 2/7 dollars, so tees with SOUTHPOLE Est. 1843, Ecko Ltd. rhinos and A&F sports teams that do not exist and cost more that quadruple of what I can get two of - matter of fact for 28 dollars I can get 8 t-shirts if I wait long enough for a sale.

The 'new' look unis I had seen before, There is a neat Chinese food place in Pasadena where the hostess wears the same thing. It just has a gold pattern on a solid red color. It was much ado about nothing.

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Another thing about fashion, the other day I ran into a guy with a South Pole shirt on. I always laugh because for every NORTH POLE shirt I see, I see someone who will never see that side of the planet-and someone making money off of a marketing strategy.

I'll have to get my list out and go over it. I did channel surf a bit during the program so I missed more highlights. I have to see GF's special...
That should be a hoot!

RICHARD
11-22-2008, 07:06 PM
I was watching some of Dear Food Network-I wonder what BF would do without CHIPOTLE.

Everything is Southwest. UGH he just made Sweet Potatoe Soup with chipotle cream on the top......

It's car wreck time on the food network!:D

jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 08:21 PM
I still can't believe that Guy Fieri has children. I'm scared. I would not want to be those kids teacher! Unless he actually cooks more than he walks around places and eats their food, it might be ok to have him for a "room dad" to supply munchies, but other than that, I can't imagine what his kids are like (yeah, one kid was on the Thanksgiving Disasters show, and he's a cutie, but I wonder how obnoxious he really is.)

RICHARD
11-22-2008, 10:28 PM
I still can't believe that Guy Fieri has
children. I'm scared. I would not want to be those kids teacher!

Getting them is easy, bringing them up is the kicker.

I would never let my kids get on T.V. - the kids usually have the parents wrapped around their fingers and are allowed to do whatever is necessary to become stars!:confused: I have a niece that was into the show business thing-she is a spoiled brat already.

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I had to laugh at Giada the other day.

She was doing her travel show and was in Florida-racing around and eating up the town.

She went to a night club to take a salsa dancing lesson- It was a room with a stage at one end-and the teacher giving the lesson to a room full of people.

GD is in the front row of the class and you can see she is a beat off the steps.
I am laughing when the guy next to her stepped on or kicked her. DUDE, I got hysterical. That was one of the funnier shows I had seen in a while.

And what is it with the hosts using props now?

Flay and his 'drawing board' and list that he tacks to the pole, TF just pulled out a megaphone during his segment.:confused:

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The new thing that makes me want to scream is the "Everything is good with bacon".....I have heard that about 10 times in the last week....

:rolleyes:

jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 10:45 PM
The new thing that makes me want to scream is the "Everything is good with bacon".....I have heard that about 10 times in the last week....


Hmmmmm.... as a bacon lover, I kinda have to agree with that statement! ;)

blue
11-22-2008, 10:49 PM
The new thing that makes me want to scream is the "Everything is good with bacon".....I have heard that about 10 times in the last week....

:rolleyes:

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jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 10:51 PM
Speaking of "everything is good with bacon", I saw Guy make this, and was actually thinking of making it for Thanksgiving, but not sure about the bacon on top of it. It almost seems like overkill for flavors.

What do you guys think?? It's a take off of that old green bean casserole (which I hated with a passion).


The Mean Green
For the Beans:
2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed, cut into 2-inch pieces (weighed prior to trimming)
4 strips bacon, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large Vidalia sweet onion, 1/2 cut into large dice, 1/2 reserved
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 2 by 1/2-inch pieces
4 shittake mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inch strips
4 oyster mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

For the Roux
1/4 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups panko bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of boiling water, blanch green beans. Remove to an ice bath until cool, drain and let dry. Lightly butter a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish.

In a large frying pan, over medium-high heat, saute bacon until lightly crispy, remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate to drain. In remaining bacon fat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, heat over medium-high heat, add onions and saute until just starting to caramelize, add in red bell peppers, saute 2 minutes, add in mushrooms and minced shallot and saute for 2
more minutes. Season with the salt, pepper and cayenne. Set aside.

For the roux:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. When butter is melted, add in flour, all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until well combined. Continue to stir for 1 minute more. Add in milk 1/2 cup at first, stirring well to combine, then add 1 cup more milk, stir to combine and bring to a simmer, then add final 1/2 cup of milk and stir and simmer until thickened. Add in seasonings, combine with green bean mixture and pour into prepared pan. Top with 1 1/2 cups panko crumbs, then reserved bacon, then remainder of panko lightly sprinkled on top.

Place in oven, set timer for 35 minutes.

For the Topping
1/2 cup buttermilk
Reserved 1/2 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced, with a mandoline
3 medium shallots, thinly sliced with a mandoline
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
4 cups canola oil

In a medium bowl place buttermilk, onion, and shallots. Let sit 10 minutes, drain well.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and seasonings. When green beans have been in the oven 25 minutes, in a large frying pan, heat canola oil to 350 degrees F. While oil is heating, dredge drained onion and shallots in flour mixture. Drop carefully into the hot oil, 1/3 at a time. They will cook rapidly, 1 minute or less. Turn over if necessary. Remove and drain on paper towels. Let oil heat between batches. When timer goes off for green beans, take out of oven, top with onion-shallot mixture, evenly coating the casserole, place back into oven and continue to cook for 5 more minutes. Remove and let set 5 minutes before serving.

RICHARD
11-22-2008, 10:56 PM
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LOLOLOL, Now I have to try THAT!

I like bacon too, but when it comes on hamburgers and covered in chocolate
that kinda creeps me out.

I love pork- the best way to eat a pig is BBQed in a pit, the second best way is spit roasted. At one of our "international days" at work the Phillipino table did a suckling pig and the skin was so perfect. Just the right amount of crunch and flavor......Man was that good!:D


Bacon has it's place in my heart. And in my arteries too!

jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 10:59 PM
Bacon salt! Now there is a yummy must have!!

Karen
11-22-2008, 11:01 PM
Wow, I clicked the link, and

"Bacon Salt is a zero calorie, zero fat, vegetarian and kosher seasoning that makes everything taste like bacon."

So of course it has stuff in it that I'm allergic to, sigh. (Garlic and paprika)

I knew it sounded too good to be true!

I'm not allergic to bacon, though, so all is not lost, I'll still just have to watch calories, etc.

jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 11:04 PM
Did you see the Bacon Lip Balm?! OMG, lol, that's too funny!!

blue
11-22-2008, 11:11 PM
How about ....

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jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 11:13 PM
hmmmmm.... a bacon martini??

RICHARD
11-22-2008, 11:14 PM
Karen,

I feel for you. That must be a real chore to read every label.:(

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You can put bacon lip balm on a pig??????:D


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The GF GB casserole is way too much work-LOL I love the campbell's GB casserole and can eat that plain all day long! I love it with the golden mushroom soup-By the time you track down all the ingredients and I counted 20? I know that some are repeats, but all that prep work, for me is not worth the hassle.

It's only two I have to worry about and even figuring out a 1/2 recipe is daunting.

We discussed the thing about finding the right ingredients for a recipe. Vidalias are really rare out here and the shallots and mushrooms you'd have to go to an expensive national store and pay a premium price for them.

I looked at shiitake shrooms at a store out here and they were 5.99 a pound. God knows what they cost today!

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I cannot live without my season salt!

Karen
11-22-2008, 11:16 PM
Karen,

I feel for you. That must be a real chore to read every label.:(

It is much, much preferred to the alternative: allergic reactions that range from the life-threatening anaphylactic kind to the 12-16 hours of throwing up kind.

jennielynn1970
11-22-2008, 11:29 PM
The GF GB casserole is way too much work-LOL I love the campbell's GB casserole and can eat that plain all day long! I love it with the golden mushroom soup-By the time you track down all the ingredients and I counted 20? I know that some are repeats, but all that prep work, for me is not worth the hassle.

It's only two I have to worry about and even figuring out a 1/2 recipe is daunting.

We discussed the thing about finding the right ingredients for a recipe. Vidalias are really rare out here and the shallots and mushrooms you'd have to go to an expensive national store and pay a premium price for them.

I looked at shiitake shrooms at a store out here and they were 5.99 a pound. God knows what they cost today!

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I have all the ingredients. Numbers of ingredients don't intimidate me in a recipe. The hot oil kind of freaks me out, but other than that, it's not too hard. People let recipes intimidate them when they shouldn't. It's a bunch of prep work, but other than that, not too much work, except for the deep frying of the onions and shallots.

You do what I do. I know that the cashiers at Giant do NOT look at what kind of mushroom you have. They just do "generic" mushrooms.

I got Shitake and Oyster mushrooms tonight for 2.69 and 1.36. They were rung up at 3.49/lb, so......

My vidalias were 2.98 lb.

Shallots were prepackaged, 1.99. Not too bad, but there are only 2 of them. I couldn't find loose shallots at this certain Giant.


I'm getting back at the manager yelling "SHRINK!!!!" at me for the stupid cheese that I didn't leave out of the cold section (the customer did). :p ;)



I actually DID save $20 in coupons. I was good and searched them all out.

RICHARD
11-22-2008, 11:30 PM
It is much, much preferred to the alternative: allergic reactions that range from the life-threatening anaphylactic kind to the 12-16 hours of throwing up kind.

I can barely read the labels with glasses on!

RICHARD
11-23-2008, 09:05 PM
Is anyone watching the PBS special with a New York food writer, Mario Batali and some actress?

I have watched this-I know, it's not a TVFN program, but they are touring Spain and eating up the country side!

It's really interesting and the foods are fantastic! The only problem is the actress, who is a vegetarian is a royal PITA.

MB and the writer are always teasing the actress about eating meat when they have a meal and the woman is an absolute idiot-oh, it's Gwenyth Paltrow.
I am watching it from the standpoint of the food but I cannot stand the idiotic back and forth about veggies versus meat eaters.

Why would some vegetarian agree to do a program on a country rich with a tradition of meat, ham and seafood? The foods are spectacular but the banter and trying to gross out the GP is really stupid and makes it not worth watching when she shows up. MB and GP show up and leave during the episodes that I have seen, so by and part, it watchable.

The series is called Spain on the Road Again.

jennielynn1970
11-23-2008, 09:23 PM
Gwyneth is annoying to begin with.

RICHARD
11-23-2008, 10:01 PM
Gwyneth is annoying to begin with.

When I grew up (never) my mom hammered into my head that you never go to the table and complain/make faces or act stupid when you get to a dish/ingredient you don't like.

MB, the writer and GP just went on and on about what they were eating. MB and GP had breakfast and MB is going on about his food....and the fact that it's meat-"you can taste the barn".....GP is making faces and instead of taking the high road, she's making comments about back at him.

People wonder why the PETA/veggie people and regular carnivores don't get along. There is a certain amount of stupidity on both sides. I never liked Batali and found that his attitude toward GP was really nasty and rude. GP gets back at him by making snippy comments about eating meat. Here you have people on a culinary vacation of a lifetime and they are being AHs toward each other because one does and the other doesn't eat meat.

Last week the writer and GP had grilled veggies done up in oil over an open fire. Instead of giving a detailed rundown of what they were eating, they had to have a conversation about how Mario would react to a meal without meat.

I was never a fan of either MB or GP, this just reinforces my feelings toward them.

jennielynn1970
11-23-2008, 10:07 PM
it's kinda like when i dated the muslim guy and we disagreed about pork products. I just said that the prophet didn't have proper refrigeration and that's why it's in the Qur'an that you can't have it (so sue me... it was blasphemous).

He would have a fit if I ate bacon, which I love. In the end, that's what I used to get rid of him. "OOOH.. I had this huge smoked turkey BLT from WaWa's.. it was soooooo good!!" :p

He said eating bacon or pork products for him would be like me eating cat or dog. Not sure about that. I see them as pets, and I don't think they kept them as pets, lol. they also thought dogs were unclean. I said the prophet wasn't a dog person either. Again.. blasphemy. ;)

I had fun annoying him, can you tell??