Who's your favorite TV chef...

Beestie · 04-01-2007, 03:13 AM

I was liking Ming for a while but his stuff is too complicated. Then it was Lydia and her homestyly Italian but it was a little plain. After that I liked that South American chef for a while but the ingredients are too bizzare.

Then, I tuned in to New Scandanavian cooking and decided very quickly that Tina Nordstrom had the right mix of simplicity and ease of preparation. And the stuff she makes makes me hungry.

bluecuracao · 04-01-2007, 03:29 AM

New Scandanavian Cooking is great, if just for the scenery. The couple of times I watched, it's beautiful weather.

I like Bobby Flay's Grill Meets Boy, especially the beginning when he does his food shopping. Almost makes me want to move to NYC.

Sheldonrs · 04-01-2007, 07:34 AM

I like Paula Deen. But my all-time favorite was Graham Kerr, The Galloping Gourmet. I watched his show all the time when I was a kid. Some of the funniest stuff ever.

jinx · 04-01-2007, 09:07 AM

I haven't watched a cooking show in forever.... so I'm gonna go with Masaharu Morimoto.

Hoof Hearted · 04-01-2007, 09:36 AM

Alton Brown and "Good Eats"

Have enjoyed the Paula Deen magazine and would love to catch a show...

Cloud · 04-01-2007, 11:30 AM

Alton Brown! His show is just so clever!

wolf · 04-01-2007, 12:30 PM

Alton Brown, definitely. I can't stand Bobbie Flay, Emeril, Rachel Ray, Sara Moulton, or any of the Food Network stars. I can put up with watching The Barefoot Contessa, but that's about it.

Favorite of all time has to be Julia Child, of course.

Oh, and The Galloping Gourmet, but only when he was still drinking. After he sobered up and found God, he was far less entertaining.

Yan Can Cook was entertaining for a while, but the whole Jackie Chan style of cooking gets tired really quickly.

And I always suspected Jaques Pepin of faking his accent.

Beestie · 04-01-2007, 12:37 PM

You guys are gonna think I'm nuts but I've never heard of Alton Brown.

I need to check him out apparently. I'm scratching my head at how I have never seen his show???

Cloud · 04-01-2007, 01:05 PM

Alton has a website: http://www.altonbrown.com/

I have "I'm just here for the food."

If you like Alton Brown, you might also like the Cooking for Engineers website: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/

Both have kind of a scientific bent to cooking.

Sheldonrs · 04-01-2007, 01:52 PM

I also liked The Frugal Gourmet until they found out that this former minister was also a pedophile.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2007, 02:31 PM

Seconded, Frugal was very cool.

Cloud · 04-01-2007, 02:41 PM

I have a wonderful Christmas book by Jeff Smith. Too bad.

wolf · 04-01-2007, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

I also liked The Frugal Gourmet until they found out that this former minister was also a pedophile.

I couldn't stand him before we found out he was a pedophile/ephebophile. He was always too self-righteously smug.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2007, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

Then, I tuned in to New Scandanavian cooking.....

zippyt · 04-01-2007, 06:13 PM

Alton ROCKS !!!!!

Nigela Lawson is fun to watch .

I will have to check out that sweedish cook .

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Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Who's your favorite TV chef... I was liking Ming for a while but his stuff is too complicated. Then it was Lydia and her homestyly Italian but it was a little plain. After that I liked that South American chef for a while but the ingredients are too bizzare. Then, I tuned in to New Scandanavian cooking and decided very quickly that Tina Nordstrom had the right mix of simplicity and ease of preparation. And the stuff she makes makes me hungry. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I like Paula Deen. But my all-time favorite was Graham Kerr, The Galloping Gourmet. I watched his show all the time when I was a kid. Some of the funniest stuff ever. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I haven't watched a cooking show in forever.... so I'm gonna go with Masaharu Morimoto. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Alton Brown and "Good Eats" Have enjoyed the Paula Deen magazine and would love to catch a show... __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

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Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Alton Brown! His show is just so clever! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	New Scandanavian Cooking is great, if just for the scenery. The couple of times I watched, it's beautiful weather. I like Bobby Flay's Grill Meets Boy, especially the beginning when he does his food shopping. Almost makes me want to move to NYC.

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Alton Brown, definitely. I can't stand Bobbie Flay, Emeril, Rachel Ray, Sara Moulton, or any of the Food Network stars. I can put up with watching The Barefoot Contessa, but that's about it. Favorite of all time has to be Julia Child, of course. Oh, and The Galloping Gourmet, but only when he was still drinking. After he sobered up and found God, he was far less entertaining. Yan Can Cook was entertaining for a while, but the whole Jackie Chan style of cooking gets tired really quickly. And I always suspected Jaques Pepin of faking his accent. __________________ 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

04-01-2007, 12:37 PM	#8
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	You guys are gonna think I'm nuts but I've never heard of Alton Brown. I need to check him out apparently. I'm scratching my head at how I have never seen his show??? __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

04-01-2007, 01:05 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Alton has a website: http://www.altonbrown.com/ I have "I'm just here for the food." If you like Alton Brown, you might also like the Cooking for Engineers website: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/ Both have kind of a scientific bent to cooking. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I also liked The Frugal Gourmet until they found out that this former minister was also a pedophile. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Seconded, Frugal was very cool. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I have a wonderful Christmas book by Jeff Smith. Too bad. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Alton ROCKS !!!!! Nigela Lawson is fun to watch . I will have to check out that sweedish cook . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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