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...

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.

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!

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 :drool:

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

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.

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

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

http://southladyfl.tripod.com/justin.jpg

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.

:D

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. :flycatch:

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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