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Electric Bugaloo posted:Yeah, that episode was great. There's a chapter in Medium Raw where Bourdain talks about "normal people" cooking and what everyone should be able to do to cook "well"- and, like I said earlier in the thread, it's all pretty fair and basic. What it boils down to is: Know how to use tools well (know how to dice/mix/etc. correctly), know your basic skills (steaming/sautéing/grilling/etc)-but for real (none of that "yeah, I'm a man. I know how to grill" nonsense you see in backyards all across America, ruining good meat), know how to pick ingredients, and have a set palette of a few dishes that you've practiced and are comfortable with enough that you'd share them with others. Reading that chapter was what turned me from a guy who liked to cook into someone who was passionate about cooking. It is just so goddamn true and it feels incredible to know that, if called on, I can make great steak or roast a chicken or pan-fry a calf's liver. There are really few things in the world that make you feel more confident, in control, and impressive than being able to handle a knife naturally and calmly.
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Dec 12, 2011 04:03
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So dunno how other people feel about him but I actually really like Chuck Hughes even though he has like 10 shows on Cooking right now. The Week Off: Mexico one has been great so far (and makes me really hungry).
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Dec 12, 2011 05:18
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Just flipped to the Food Network because I can't sleep, and they're making Green Bean Casserole Cupcakes on Niche Food Wars. I feel like they're not even interested in making food taste good or appealing anymore.
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Dec 12, 2011 09:07
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Jamesman posted:I think he meant the fact that they are cakes on television, and therefore he cannot eat them. I'm opposed to the cake shows because more often than not it's a god drat pile of fondant shaped like whatever the client wanted. You're better off getting a sculptor and a pile of play-doh than with going with a celeb CAKE chef.
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Dec 12, 2011 09:19
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ShutteredIn posted:So dunno how other people feel about him but I actually really like Chuck Hughes even though he has like 10 shows on Cooking right now. The Week Off: Mexico one has been great so far (and makes me really hungry). Chuck's Day Off is pretty entertaining, since (unlike most cooking show hosts) he seems pretty unpretentious and is just doing the show because he likes to cook. He also sets my gaydar off pretty hard -- maybe it's the Quebecois thing, but he does seem to have a lot of attractive young men over to cook for. There was one episode when the restaurant had a fire so he cooked for the fire fighters, and when they showed up they looked more like gay porn stars. His bio says he has a girlfriend, but I remain unconvinced.
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Dec 12, 2011 14:10
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Johnny Longtorso posted:Chuck's Day Off is pretty entertaining, since (unlike most cooking show hosts) he seems pretty unpretentious and is just doing the show because he likes to cook. He also sets my gaydar off pretty hard -- maybe it's the Quebecois thing, but he does seem to have a lot of attractive young men over to cook for. There was one episode when the restaurant had a fire so he cooked for the fire fighters, and when they showed up they looked more like gay porn stars. His bio says he has a girlfriend, but I remain unconvinced. Nah, he's straight but I can totally see what you're seeing there, and a lot of it is just him being Quebecois. Garde Manger is loving ridiculous though and outside of Pied Du Cochon is probably your best bet if you ever find yourself in Montreal.
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Dec 12, 2011 14:38
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I'm telling youse, I think Elizabeth Faulkner is going to pull off Next Iron Chef. I liked the episode yesterday.
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Dec 12, 2011 22:24
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I Ozma Myself posted:I'm telling youse, I think Elizabeth Faulkner is going to pull off Next Iron Chef. The secret ingredient challenge made me gag with all the plugs.
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Dec 12, 2011 23:42
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flashy_mcflash posted:Nah, he's straight but I can totally see what you're seeing there, and a lot of it is just him being Quebecois. Yeah his extremely attractive girlfriend was on his holiday special. He does come off as not pretentious at all. It was cool seeing him work the line at a little taco shop, even if it was setup for TV.
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Dec 13, 2011 00:35
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I just saw an ad for "Rachel vs Guy: Celebrity Cook Off", a competition reality show in which Guy Fieri and Rachel Ray each take a team of D-list celebrities and put them against each other. This is a real show. This is happening. Can we just destroy food network so it doesn't manage to get any worse than this?
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Dec 13, 2011 05:15
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Toffile posted:The secret ingredient challenge made me gag with all the plugs. Hahahah, true, I kept thinking that was an ad. Especially the part where Alton said something like "we all know that you shouldn't cook with a wine you wouldn't drink, so..."
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Dec 13, 2011 05:17
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axleblaze posted:I just saw an ad for "Rachel vs Guy: Celebrity Cook Off", a competition reality show in which Guy Fieri and Rachel Ray each take a team of D-list celebrities and put them against each other. This is a real show. This is happening. Wait so are they just going against eachother 1v1 every episode? 
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Dec 13, 2011 05:19
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gently caress SNEEP posted:Wait so are they just going against eachother 1v1 every episode? I wonder if it's the same setup as Worst Cooks in America, where Ray/Fieri each have a "team" of cooks, with the teams competing and the losing team losing a member.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:20
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I Ozma Myself posted:I wonder if it's the same etup as Worst Cooks in America, where Ray/Fieri each have a "team" of cooks, with the teams competing and the losing team losing a member. It looks like that's the case.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:22
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I Ozma Myself posted:I wonder if it's the same setup as Worst Cooks in America, where Ray/Fieri each have a "team" of cooks, with the teams competing and the losing team losing a member. Looks like it yeah. Oh hey, the promo has Alex G. calling Coolio "a crime against cooking". The contestants appear to be: Joey Fatone Cheech Marin Aaron Carter Lou Diamond Phillips Coolio Summer Sanders Alyssa Campanell Taylor Dayne
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Dec 13, 2011 05:28
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I think when I said D-list I was being FAR too kind.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:29
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axleblaze posted:I think when I said D-list I was being FAR too kind. LOU DIAMOND PHILIPS!! Yeah, it's depressing. Almost as depressing as Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featuring Kid Rock.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:30
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axleblaze posted:I think when I said D-list I was being FAR too kind. Yeah, when Cheech and Lou Diamond Martin are probably the biggest draw...yeesh.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:34
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Taylor Dane? WTF? Who's next, the dude that sang MMMMMMMMMM?
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Dec 13, 2011 05:51
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Kung Fu Jesus posted:Taylor Dane? WTF? Who's next, the dude that sang MMMMMMMMMM? First you guys hate on Lou Diamond Philips, then you want to hate on Crash Test Dummies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIbcqgXh5-4 Actually, you made me wonder what Brad Roberts is up. He has his poetry up on his site. Ughhhhhhhhh. Yeah, I'm half surprised he's not doing reality TV somewhere.
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Dec 13, 2011 05:56
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I would watch the hell out of that show if Lou Diamond Phillips would channel his character from The Big Hit every episode.
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Dec 13, 2011 06:11
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Wow, Summer Sanders! She hosted some show on Nickelodeon I used to watch all the time as a kid.
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Dec 13, 2011 06:13
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Toffile posted:Looks like it yeah. Between Joey from N'Sync and Aaron Carter, it's like my musical taste from the late 90's is coming back to haunt me.
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Dec 13, 2011 06:21
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robot roll call posted:Wow, Summer Sanders! She hosted some show on Nickelodeon I used to watch all the time as a kid. Figure it Out
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Dec 13, 2011 06:42
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Dec 13, 2011 06:56
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100% watchable if it means more Cooking With Coolio
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Dec 13, 2011 07:02
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I Ozma Myself posted:I wonder if it's the same setup as Worst Cooks in America, where Ray/Fieri each have a "team" of cooks, with the teams competing and the losing team losing a member. Shouldn't Fieri mop the floor with her since he has a restaurant where people actually eat and her recipes are to disgusting to digest?
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Dec 13, 2011 10:49
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This was buried on page one or two, but Batali now does a cooking talk show called "The Chew". I saw a clip of it and was pretty entertained, a five minute meal segment that looked good, with blowjob jokes.
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Dec 13, 2011 15:21
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Toffile posted:Oh hey, the promo has Alex G. calling Coolio "a crime against cooking". Lucky for her pots and kettles are commonplace in a cooking show.
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Dec 13, 2011 16:01
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Mr. Wookums posted:This was buried on page one or two, but Batali now does a cooking talk show called "The Chew". I saw a clip of it and was pretty entertained, a five minute meal segment that looked good, with blowjob jokes. I've been watching it during my lunch break and it's not bad. It is absolutely a show for house wives, and I wonder how long Michael Simon and Batali will stay on the show, but it's fine for what it is.
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Dec 13, 2011 17:11
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robot roll call posted:Wow, Summer Sanders! She hosted some show on Nickelodeon I used to watch all the time as a kid. I used to think she was so hot on that show. Nowadays she's shilling for some product on late-night infomercials. Also hahahaha Aaron Carter. He beat Shaq, you know. http://youtu.be/OfhhWA9GF0M I really only watch Food Network out of habit nowadays. I honestly can't think of any one show I actually LIKE on there anymore. How exactly did that network crash so hard so fast?
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Dec 13, 2011 19:51
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Jamesman posted:I really only watch Food Network out of habit nowadays. I honestly can't think of any one show I actually LIKE on there anymore. How exactly did that network crash so hard so fast? I think I noticed it going to poo poo when they started doing all these reality tv and/or contest type shows.
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Dec 13, 2011 20:25
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Cake contest shows. Once they realized people who are watching don't even care about recipes, there was no turning back.
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Dec 13, 2011 22:14
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raditts posted:Lucky for her pots and kettles are commonplace in a cooking show. Just checking- am I the only one on here who likes her?
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Dec 13, 2011 22:35
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I actually kind of like picky bitchy Alex G. on Chopped. I didn't like her on Next Iron Chef at all. I think it was how flustered she got cooking, and then how she talked endlessly about being an Iron Chef in her interviews. As much as Zakarian's an rear end in a top hat for the bankruptcy thing, his cooking makes him stand out. I'm so conflicted about him because I want to like him, but douchey rich guy... Him and Falkner in the final is a good matchup, even if it's weighted heavily in her favor. Regarding Iron Chef though, how long is Morimoto going to stay? I had no idea about Cora leaving, and thought it would be him finally slipping leash.
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Dec 13, 2011 23:25
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Toffile posted:Oh hey, the promo has Alex G. calling Coolio "a crime against cooking". I liked Coolio's Cookbook. Why she gotta hate?
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Dec 13, 2011 23:47
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Glitterbomber posted:Time out people don't like Naddy G? The hell guys, she's one of about four reasons to even have COOK. I had written her off. I came home, was bored, turned on the TV, and after seeing bullshit on television, I said I will give her another chance. After about 3 minutes, I came to this thread to complain. I saw 70+ new responses, yours was--rightfully--ignored as a troll. Do you have brain damage? Or, if it knocks your rocks off to imagine it in a staccato, arrogant, condescending voice of: "AH! A-DO-you-ha-ve-BRAIN-dam-aahj" LET, us, CUT-A-to, HANS! "eh" DONT-a-be-a.... Christ. I changed the channel. Sure, if I saw her pass me on the street, I would look twice. Then, I would see the skulls and multiple ounces of jewelry on the hands, and let her walk by. Nonetheless, she is attractive. And then it ends. I can stomach chefs I dislike if their recipes sound good. Her entire show--from the small amount I stomached--had the nuance of the olive garden. BUT-AH! ya know. I-MA, Nah-D-AH-G. And this is "I am making you want to kill yourself cooking show!"
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Dec 14, 2011 03:06
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Cream_Filling posted:I liked Coolio's Cookbook. Why she gotta hate? That actually looks kind of funny. Am I broken from the cough meds I've had today, or is it real-deal funny?
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I Ozma Myself posted:That actually looks kind of funny. Am I broken from the cough meds I've had today, or is it real-deal funny? Despite actually owning a copy, I'm honestly not so sure myself. I guess I have a soft spot for 90s light rap, so the weird gimmick somehow doesn't grate on me. The writing, like Coolio himself, is a weird mix of earnest and 90s gangsta mugging, yet it doesn't turn into the ghetto-themed monkey cheese bullshit you'd think it would. His cooking philosophy is sort of like Sandra Lee, with lots of cheap cuts of meat and canned sauces, if you substitute "aging black hip-hop semi-celebrity" for "aging white woman semi-demi-celebrity" and "white guys who listened to Gangsta's Paradise" for "gay camp". It's not like it's aspirational cooking where you learn the fundamentals of proper cookery or whatever, but as far as celebrity vanity cookbooks go, it's pretty inoffensive and it really does feel like Coolio wrote it, and not the typical celebrity writing team of "struggling English major, a PR flak, and a representative from the Kraft Corporation". It sort of feels like he's trying to try and get urban people to not buy so much McDonalds, which is in my mind an alright excuse for the silly stuff like calling teaspoons "dimebags" or whatever. Also, his non-gimmick jokes are often legit funny, even to my rarefied internet humor senses. I realize I just wrote like 100 words on Coolio's cookbook, but I've got my own pharmacological excuses, so here goes. OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Dec 14, 2011 |
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