Comments on: Discuss: Your favorite TV cooking shows

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By: EBeth

EBeth — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:33:00 +0000

These comments are great. Made me nostalgic for 2 Fat Ladies-wish Food Network would repeat those! Remember Graham Kerr of Galloping Gourmet? Didn’t care for his show but what 70s cuisine/culture! Love The Best (British version) and Kylie Kwong shows.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:03:00 +0000

Anonymous– Terry and I ate at Lidia’s restaurant in Pittsburgh– it was very good, and apparently very similar to her other restaurants (Terry’s eaten at at least one in New York). I like her a lot, too!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:06:00 +0000

What about the Italian lady on PBS…Lydia? I love her recipies because it is exactly how I was taught. Sandra Lee makes me puke….she has too be intoxicated heavily to believe in what she is doing. My fiance seems to think I like Rachel Ray since he keeps buying the cookbooks, but I have never made one recipe. Giada, depends on the mood….Her over enunciation and constant glazed smile can put me over the edge at times. Paula Deen must have a secret plan to kill us all with stick upon stick of BUTTER!!!!

By: vudutu

vudutu — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Mo food channel comments from Bourdain's guest blog, the last one had me howling...

Anthony Bourdain, you are a GOD. Sentiments very similar to this have been screamed at my television late at night when I can't find anything else to watch and am forced to watch one of these pseudo-cooks perform their danse macabre. Sandra Lee should be boiled in E-V-O-O and then garnished with cheese whiz. Bravo, Chef Bourdain!

"Anyone who can eat the ass-end out of a dead wart hog is OK in my book"

you know rachel ray likes to cut corners- i can get down with a woman like that. she's the kind of girl you can hang around with all day in a bathrobe and eat bacon. just bacon. if bourdain can't appreciate that then he's a bastard. a hard bastard whom i grant oceans of respect (he ate a raw seal with little inuit children!)
as for nigella, i only hope she'll one day respond to my numerous letters and grant me my fantasy: which is that she dress up as a strict school marm and paddle me while i recite my multiplication tables.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:17:00 +0000

Peter– and chunky salsa and avocados totally tastes better. Bittman has his moments; I like what he does with the NYT, but I find his recipes can be iffy. America’s Test Kitchen is fab.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Personally, I’m a fan of Mark Bittman (if only to see him frustrate chefs with his lack of chefitude). Also, Christopher Kimball (from America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, etc), becuase his (their) recipes really are easy and turn out well without much effort. Great for a weeknight when you haven’t much time, you know?

I’m absolutely with you on the dislike of Sandra Lee. I mean, anybody who thinks that guacamole is taco seasoning mashed into avocados has got something seriously wrong going on in the head (I mean, hell, you’d be closer if you just used chunky jarred salsa with avocados, and it’d be just as freakin’ easy!).

By: Toddy-O

Toddy-O — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:58:00 +0000

Fine Living, that’s right. Also owned by Scripps Howard. I call it FoodTV Classic. Emeril, Mario and other “classic” FoodTV shows air there.

Saw the new “Rescue” show Saturday. Must every “Chef to the rescue” show have a host who has a bad English accent? It reminded me of a poor ripoff of the Discovery Channel/TLC program.

By: kmitch218

kmitch218 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:05:00 +0000

Just found your blog, I really like it.

Favorites – Ina Garten (although her laugh is a bit overdone.) Her food always looks good and she doesn’t make anything that’s actually that difficult to recreate. Top Chef on Bravo, the best competition series on tv. Iron Chef America is okay although Bobby is used to often. America’s Test Kitchen on PBS is always good. Good Eats has its moments.

Awful – Sandra Lee, Rachael, Paula Deen and her sons (although I always enjoy an appearance by her sea captain husband), and Throwdown (I like Bobby Flay, this show stinks)

Also – try Fine Living, the new home for Emeril and Mario. They’re both doing new episodes of their FN shows.

By: Julie Niesen

Julie Niesen — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:52:00 +0000

PHSChemGuy– I am so with you. I know he settled out of court and the allegations weren’t proven, but it’s still a taint. What ever happened to Craig?

K– Totally with you, but I forgive Giada’s prettiness because her recipes are to die for.