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I thought I was hard on a kitchen until I watched the ANTI-CHEF guy. I appreciate that he doesn't put on a lot of 'YouTube persona', though. We used to like watching Chocolate Cacao. He's really leaned into shorts recently, but a lot of his older stuff is enjoyable. Edit: aw man, not the worst snipe but still.. Anyway, more content - Has anyone watched Brad Leone's new channel? YT has been recommending it but between the Bon Appétit implosion and the poorly canned fish incident I just don't know if I want to watch his new stuff. you ate my cat fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Jun 10, 2023 |
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I watched one of the new Brads and it's the same old content transposed into a new setting. The one I watched had him making sauerkraut again which, sure. If you're really jonesing for Brad content it'll scratch that itch but I didn't see anything there that'll keep me coming back.
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Jun 10, 2023 01:41
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Weird History Food isn't specifically about cooking but is mostly about food.
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you ate my cat posted:Anyway, more content - Has anyone watched Brad Leone's new channel? YT has been recommending it but between the Bon Appétit implosion and the poorly canned fish incident I just don't know if I want to watch his new stuff. His video appeal popped with the BA bubble. I do follow him on social media and he’s carved out a nice life for himself, though it doesn’t beat Rick’s mexican beach town. This NYT video has an interesting premise but I feel there was too much input to get a recipe with bad steps. https://youtu.be/BMkpEAgYlxU
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Jun 10, 2023 05:31
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Brad is ok but he’s just not as much fun outside the context of the BA kitchen. Plus the fact that he didn’t really stand in solidarity with the rest of the staff makes him a lot less charming.
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Jun 10, 2023 06:20
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The thing Bon Appetite did well was the ensemble. A lot of the people aren't as interesting trying to carry things without that context
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Jun 10, 2023 08:43
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Even Claire’s solo videos are boring. My partner watches them to learn baking but they have zero entertainment value to me.
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Jun 10, 2023 08:49
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Top Chef World All Stars just wrapped up. Definitely a higher class of guest judges in London and Paris, throwing around Michelin stars like they were nothing. “Oh look, that’s Alain Ducasse dropping by the kitchen.” Results spoilers: Buddha won again, because he’s basically a Michelin star chef doing food competitions. I think Sara from Kentucky could have been in contention if she hadn’t hosed up one of her finale dishes and served raw veal liver (ugh). Gabri from Mexico was never going to win but sounds like his food was interesting considering he always cooks Mexican cuisine.
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Jun 10, 2023 14:18
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Colonel Whitey posted:Brad is ok but he’s just not as much fun outside the context of the BA kitchen. Plus the fact that he didn’t really stand in solidarity with the rest of the staff makes him a lot less charming. Agree here. There's a bit of reading-between-the-lines, but it felt mildly revealing who did guest spots with eachother following the implosion and I don't recall seeing Brad do much with others. smackfu posted:Top Chef World All Stars just wrapped up. Definitely a higher class of guest judges in London and Paris, throwing around Michelin stars like they were nothing. “Oh look, that’s Alain Ducasse dropping by the kitchen.” Also agree on all counts here. Was so very sad for Sara, as the judges go just shy of outright saying she would have won save for the raw veal. Have been rooting against Buddha for the past few episodes cause he's clearly very, very good at making fancy and beautiful food... but he clearly doesn't really need the Top Chef crown to be successful. Gabi rules, he served them crickets.
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Jun 10, 2023 14:59
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I'm kind of looking for something to binge, what are the good seasons of Top Chef? Or most well regarded that is.
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TheKingslayer posted:I'm kind of looking for something to binge, what are the good seasons of Top Chef? Or most well regarded that is. Chicago (Season 4), All-Stars 1 (Season 8), and pretty much anything from Season 14 (Charleston) until today, but especially Season 15 (Denver). Denver has my favorite bunch of chefs of any season. Portland is the worst of that group but even that one has lots of high points, it just suffers from a couple frustrating chefs and being filmed in Portland in the immediate aftermath of the summer of 2020 and the middle of the pandemic Old Top Chef was good and gave us a lot of good chefs but honestly the quality of both the competitors and challenges really has been heads and tails better since about the Charleston season.
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Jun 11, 2023 22:17
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Season 6 (Vegas) is also worth watching. Was almost a turning point of the show when it comes to the level of chefs they're getting.
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Some of the early ones had personal chefs who had never worked in a restaurant and they just could not cope with “make fifty plates” challenges. I think there was also one where they eliminated someone in the quickfire in the first episode which I thought was not cool. And that was before people got a second chance to come back into the competition.
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Almost all of Top Chef is watchable, I think pretty much every season has at least a few great personalities and the top level of competition is always pretty good even at its worst. Earlier seasons had more trouble finding people so the talent spread is a bit wider, and the first half of the show’s existence is Tom/Padma slowly excising most of the lovely unfun reality tv bullshit (personality clashes, dumb challenges). Now it is a well-oiled machine, which is how it’s maintained it’s consistency at such a high peak. The best part of the last few years is that casting has really made an effort to find a more diverse set of chefs to compete, and everyone is really supportive of each other.
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Vegetable posted:Even Claire’s solo videos are boring. My partner watches them to learn baking but they have zero entertainment value to me. I was largely neutral on Molly, and enjoyed some of her videos. But then she introduced her video and mentioned he was a professional falconer and I just can't anymore.
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Agreed on all of the above, early top chef suffers from being a Bravo show during the period where reality TV meant having people butt heads and yell and get drunk and commit felony assault against each other It eventually finds a groove where it becomes all about consummate professionalism and honest competition with peers above all (almost, sometimes there are tiny backslides into drama for the spectacle of it) My personal top 3 seasons are Colorado, Seattle and Charleston, maybe in that order? Season 1 of all-stars is also a must watch, and I cannot say a single bad thing about the entire Top Chef Masters season, I go back and watch that constantly because it's just a completely different level of challenge and it makes me very happy
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Vegetable posted:Even Claire’s solo videos are boring. My partner watches them to learn baking but they have zero entertainment value to me. i fully disagree, claire is naturally charming in a way you can't create, she just has It
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I dont watch as much claire as I used to but verdict: mmm gets me every time
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Claire's non-BA videos have the confidence of an experienced baker making a recipe she has made dozens of times before, whereas when she's doing weird poo poo to recreate garbage tier food, she's fumbling around and doing weird experiments. It's a different energy, and while one is not inherently better than the other, I find the latter more entertaining.
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The good news is Top Chef is a gift that keeps on giving. If you're ok watching multiple seasons over a long period, go in an increasing order. They frequently bring contestants back, and their arc -- a former runner-up and fan favorite getting kicked off first, or an insufferable prick coming back as some sort of zen master who helps cool down a new hot shot -- are really great punches that you'll miss if you skip to the latest stuff. I only started watching it this year, and I think I started at season 10. Everyone's recommendations are great so far.
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While we’re on the topic of BA alumni, nothing will come close to Gourmet Makes but Sohla and Ham’s series for NYT captures a very similar energy. One random ingredient to make a multi-course meal. I’m honestly flabbergasted at how talented the two of them are and they complement each other so well. Great energy.
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Vegetable posted:While we’re on the topic of BA alumni, nothing will come close to Gourmet Makes but Sohla and Ham’s series for NYT captures a very similar energy. One random ingredient to make a multi-course meal. I’m honestly flabbergasted at how talented the two of them are and they complement each other so well. Great energy. Their side comments about dishes they throw together for munchies or when guests come over are super interesting. Fried chicken with mac n cheese and other sides is a Sunday production for people like me; for them, it’s 6:30pm on a Tuesday and they forgot to make dinner plans.
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CatstropheWaitress posted:Agree here. There's a bit of reading-between-the-lines, but it felt mildly revealing who did guest spots with eachother following the implosion and I don't recall seeing Brad do much with others. Sohla literally called him a big dumb white guy. I think it's safe to assume that he's, at best, an "aw shucks why is everyone all mad about this" sort of harmful ignorance. With he and Claire basically being the face of BA, it's a bad vibe.
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I forget the word they used but there's a video from right after everyone left with Brad and Andy making bluefish in a backyard, and they just completely gloss over everything that led up to the collapse. E: this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UxZkrPLgL8
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Grem posted:Sohla literally called him a big dumb white guy. I think it's safe to assume that he's, at best, an "aw shucks why is everyone all mad about this" sort of harmful ignorance. With he and Claire basically being the face of BA, it's a bad vibe. she also compared him to trump in that interview which seemed a little... much
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The_Doctor posted:Crime Scene Kitchen came back last night! Hell yes. It's amazing watching Joel McHale sink further and further unto "this is where my career has led me. This is now my paycheck." Every episode. Only time he broke out if it was when Ken Jeong showed up.
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Selena+Chef on HBO max is surprisingly charming and down to earth. All the dudes are complete loving dads and some of the tips are nice.
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I really like that too, and you can actually see Selena improve if you watch it from S1.
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Morimoto's Sushi Masters came out on Roku today. First impressions are that it's pretty by the books. Morimoto is fun to watch and very straightforward in his judging. Kenji and Dakota Weiss are the other judges. Not much to say about them. Contestants are awkward and the editing is definitely contributing to that.
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What's Kenji like as a host? I've always figured him to be very personable but not exactly charismatic. I guess that's not necessarily a job requirement though.
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He’s fine. He wasn’t around for the first half of the first episode. Gave good feedback during judging.
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The Bear is back tomorrow!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KrUxLBHVu8
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Rico Suave
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Drag queens and gays love Nigella https://youtu.be/tsk0N3LlOGI
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i like all the comments on this saying things to the effect of 'come on guys, shes clearly mispronouncing it on purpose as a joke' when the british have lost all benefit of the doubt after their centuries of crimes to their own language
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Borsche69 posted:i like all the comments on this saying things to the effect of 'come on guys, shes clearly mispronouncing it on purpose as a joke' when the british have lost all benefit of the doubt after their centuries of crimes to their own language
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mystes posted:british people are actually capable of making jokes I'll believe it when I see it.
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captkirk posted:I'll believe it when I see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxcyeFGOp2k
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Were there any jokes there or just a series of racist rear end statements about Mexicans? captkirk fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Jun 25, 2023 |
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