Who's your favorite TV chef... - Page 3

jinx · 04-02-2007, 04:33 PM

Oh yeah totally, they were a piss. Googling for their recipes always resulted in farm animal porn though... not that there's antything wrong with that...

King · 04-02-2007, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Heston Blumenthal because his ideas fascinate me and I find him rather attractive.

I don't know about him being attractive or not, but he's a good chef. His scientific approach is cool and different, and he's interesting to watch. His restaurant, The Fat Duck, has been named the best restaurant in the world by both Michelin and Restaurant magazine at different times. Plus it's just the inside of a small house, which is cool.

elSicomoro · 04-02-2007, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

My favorite Iron Chef is Chen Kenichi.

Masaharu Morimoto comes off like a Japanese Bobby Flay.

I like Chen too. I don't mind Morimoto...he could use some English lessons though.

I feel bad for the Italian Iron Chef...I don't think I've ever seen him picked. Surely somebody picked him!

Sundae · 04-03-2007, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King

I don't know about him being attractive or not, but he's a good chef. His scientific approach is cool and different, and he's interesting to watch. His restaurant, The Fat Duck, has been named the best restaurant in the world by both Michelin and Restaurant magazine at different times. Plus it's just the inside of a small house, which is cool.

Ooh, thanks for the pic - it's not how I imagined at all.

One of these days I'll find someone who loves me enough to take me there for the tasting menu

And the "selections of wine by the glass) to go with it...

Hyoi · 04-03-2007, 08:40 AM

Anybody remember Justin Wilson? Not only did the man show me a lot about Cajun cuisine, but he kept me rolling on the floor with his jokes. Tough sumbitch......made his own dark roux. I'm lazy and buy it a jar.

TheMercenary · 04-03-2007, 08:41 AM

Justin Wilson, he is dead now. He always was entertaining and his dishes were spicy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wilson_(chef)

Hyoi · 04-03-2007, 09:18 AM

Dead as Gaius Julius Caesar, but not forgotten. Man refused to use black pepper, so most of the spiciness can be attributed to his preference for cayenne, hot sauce, and lots of it. 'Nuff to make you sweat.

Another Cajun chef is (was, I don't know) Paul Prudhomme. Fat man could cook. I think a chef ought to be fat anyway. Skinny chefs make me nervous. If your food's so damned good, why aren't you fat?

Wouldn't eat Giada's concoctions, but I would chew on her tits.

TheMercenary · 04-03-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyoi

Dead as Gaius Julius Caesar, but not forgotten. Man refused to use black pepper, so most of the spiciness can be attributed to his preference for cayenne, hot sauce, and lots of it. 'Nuff to make you sweat.

Another Cajun chef is (was, I don't know) Paul Prudhomme. Fat man could cook. I think a chef ought to be fat anyway. Skinny chefs make me nervous. If your food's so damned good, why aren't you fat?

Wouldn't eat Giada's concoctions, but I would chew on her tits.

simian · 04-03-2007, 11:16 AM

I should have included this earlier - - Cooking is fine, but a show on EATING is better! The Travel Channel has Andrew Zimmern and his show Bizarre Foods. That bit of TV shows me more about food than any of the cooking shows. Takes me back to some of the great and just plain weird stuff I have eaten in other countries.

wolf · 04-03-2007, 12:40 PM

Nearly everytime someone mentions a chef, at least one that's seen in the American market, I'm getting a little flash of nostalgia ... especially the Two Fat Ladies. I have (I think) all of their cookbooks, although I've not made a single thing out of them. I might now be inspired to do so for my next pot luck.

I enjoyed Justin Wilson too ... his "gar-un-tee" catchphrase still sees some use.

Anybody remember Chef Tell? I think he was probably not much known outside of the Philadelphia market. I met him, back when I was in high school, he came and lectured to the German and Culinary classes at my high school. I knew someone that apprenticed with him, he was supposed to be a major jerk, although that's my impression of most successful chefs.

Kitsune · 04-03-2007, 12:44 PM

Alton for the win. Really pleased to see Feasting on Asphalt will be returning for a second season this fall, minus the fat LA cop that ruined it all after Alton broke his arm.

I can't believe they gave the guy his own show after that. "Food Detective", my ass.

Weird Harold · 04-03-2007, 06:29 PM

My least favorite is Paula Dean. Don't know why, she just grates on my nerves. My favorite is Giada, Every Day Italian. My wife says her head is too big for her body. Still rather watch her than Paula Dean.

Hyoi · 04-04-2007, 06:25 AM

Anybody remember Chef Tell?.....wolf

Yeah. He was on PBS years ago. Taught the first wife how to cook so I suppose I owe him my life. Man couldn't pronounce "apple" to save his soul. Always came out "ahbble".

Pie · 04-04-2007, 11:21 AM

Love: Mario Batali, Alton Brown (when he gets things right, don't ever let him near Indian food).

Watchable: Jamie Oliver, Chen, Sakai, Tony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Two Fat Ladies, Ming, Sara Moulton.

Intense Dislike: Paula Deen, Giadia, Flay, Ray, Sandra Lee (she's double-plus ungood), Martha, any "reality show" type.

Weird Harold · 04-04-2007, 03:52 PM

Justin Wilson is on RFDTV. RFDTV is a network on Dish Network, and since someone mentioned he's dead, they are probably reruns.

04-02-2007, 04:33 PM	#31
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Oh yeah totally, they were a piss. Googling for their recipes always resulted in farm animal porn though... not that there's antything wrong with that... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

04-03-2007, 08:40 AM	#35
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Anybody remember Justin Wilson? Not only did the man show me a lot about Cajun cuisine, but he kept me rolling on the floor with his jokes. Tough sumbitch......made his own dark roux. I'm lazy and buy it a jar. __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

04-03-2007, 08:41 AM	#36
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Justin Wilson, he is dead now. He always was entertaining and his dishes were spicy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wilson_(chef) __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012! Last edited by TheMercenary; 04-03-2007 at 09:08 AM.

04-03-2007, 09:18 AM	#37
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Dead as Gaius Julius Caesar, but not forgotten. Man refused to use black pepper, so most of the spiciness can be attributed to his preference for cayenne, hot sauce, and lots of it. 'Nuff to make you sweat. Another Cajun chef is (was, I don't know) Paul Prudhomme. Fat man could cook. I think a chef ought to be fat anyway. Skinny chefs make me nervous. If your food's so damned good, why aren't you fat? Wouldn't eat Giada's concoctions, but I would chew on her tits. __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

04-03-2007, 12:40 PM	#40
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Nearly everytime someone mentions a chef, at least one that's seen in the American market, I'm getting a little flash of nostalgia ... especially the Two Fat Ladies. I have (I think) all of their cookbooks, although I've not made a single thing out of them. I might now be inspired to do so for my next pot luck. I enjoyed Justin Wilson too ... his "gar-un-tee" catchphrase still sees some use. Anybody remember Chef Tell? I think he was probably not much known outside of the Philadelphia market. I met him, back when I was in high school, he came and lectured to the German and Culinary classes at my high school. I knew someone that apprenticed with him, he was supposed to be a major jerk, although that's my impression of most successful chefs. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-03-2007, 11:16 AM	#39
simian -... ..- ... .... .. ... ... - ..- -..- .. -.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	I should have included this earlier - - Cooking is fine, but a show on EATING is better! The Travel Channel has Andrew Zimmern and his show Bizarre Foods. That bit of TV shows me more about food than any of the cooking shows. Takes me back to some of the great and just plain weird stuff I have eaten in other countries.

04-03-2007, 12:44 PM	#41
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Alton for the win. Really pleased to see Feasting on Asphalt will be returning for a second season this fall, minus the fat LA cop that ruined it all after Alton broke his arm. I can't believe they gave the guy his own show after that. "Food Detective", my ass.

04-03-2007, 06:29 PM	#42
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	My least favorite is Paula Dean. Don't know why, she just grates on my nerves. My favorite is Giada, Every Day Italian. My wife says her head is too big for her body. Still rather watch her than Paula Dean. __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

04-04-2007, 06:25 AM	#43
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Anybody remember Chef Tell?.....wolf Yeah. He was on PBS years ago. Taught the first wife how to cook so I suppose I owe him my life. Man couldn't pronounce "apple" to save his soul. Always came out "ahbble". __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

04-04-2007, 11:21 AM	#44
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Love: Mario Batali, Alton Brown (when he gets things right, don't ever let him near Indian food). Watchable: Jamie Oliver, Chen, Sakai, Tony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Two Fat Ladies, Ming, Sara Moulton. Intense Dislike: Paula Deen, Giadia, Flay, Ray, Sandra Lee (she's double-plus ungood), Martha, any "reality show" type. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-04-2007, 03:52 PM	#45
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	Justin Wilson is on RFDTV. RFDTV is a network on Dish Network, and since someone mentioned he's dead, they are probably reruns. __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)