Had it with the Food Channel...

[slick]

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]

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!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell's_..._(UK_TV_series)

[Logan]

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! 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]

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! 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]

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! 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!!!

[RICHARD]

Those diners he visits are amazing to me, even if I would be 500 pounds if I visited all of them!!!

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]

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!