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Yoshifan823 posted:The unofficial rule of the topic is Alton Brown is awesome. I'm okay with this. I like Chopped, Good Eats, Sweet Genius, and Sugar High is okay. Other than that I just leave it on as background noise and get vaguely upset at it.
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robot roll call posted:From where I am usually standing at my job I can see a TV that is only ever tuned into the Food Network. All I can say is Giada DeLaurentis bending over whatever she's making has gotten me through some very trying times. If you could hear her speak you'd probably change your tune. Guy Fieri is obviously at the bottom of the totem pole, but I also hate Bobby Flay for some reason that I can't put my finger on. I think it's his douchey face.
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Good Listener posted:If the Cooking Channel is also a part of this discussion I will say I resent the fact they don't seem to show the original Iron Chef as much as they used to. Love me some Iron Chef, not so much the American one though for some reason. Iron Chef America lacks Hiroyuki Sakai being awesome and Masaharu Morimoto being weird as gently caress.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Bourdain stuff I love Anthony Bourdain, even though he strikes me as (possibly) a tremendous rear end in a top hat. I'd love to spend a day with him, though, because he's a fascinating person who's been to fascinating places. I'd never cook for him, though.  I also don't understand how someone who seems as knowledgeable as Alton Brown would be against molecular gastronomy. It's the science of food, what could be cooler than that? Also, besides the Food Network, Cooking Channel, and (occasionally) Travel Channel, what networks devote a large portion of their airtime to the culinary arts?
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Electric Bugaloo posted:I can't recommend Medium Raw enough. It's his "after I became a 'media person' and spent the last decade as a television host" memoir- and since my first introduction to him was through No Reservations I like it better than Kitchen Confidential. I'll check out Medium Raw. Sounds really interesting. And I love On Food and Cooking. It's one of the few culinary books I took with me to college, and I'm always finding something interesting in it.
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Dec 2, 2011 04:46
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Vanderdeath posted:I would like to think that it didn't. I never tire of the episode where they have to cook with yogurt and Chen Kenichi's expression at the announcement of the secret ingredient was one of confusion and dismay. I remember that.  Is there any sort of Iron Chef boxset I can buy?
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Dec 4, 2011 02:37
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Chiming in with everyone saying the QOTSA episode of No Reservations was fantastic (and it was). Tied with the one where he went to Spain as my favorite. Josh Homme is so cool. I also like Sunny Anderson for some reason and I can't put my finger on it.
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Dec 6, 2011 08:01
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axleblaze posted:Guy is the worst kind of people. Birds of a feather grow soul patches together. Only the worst kind of person would think to combine Japanese cuisine and Tex-Mex.
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Dec 8, 2011 04:31
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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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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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Brocktoon posted:NGR was so horrible because the requirements the chefs put on each restaurant were ridiculous. Curtis Stone complained about how one restaurant "doesn't have anything you can walk down the street and eat, like Chipotle does". Who the gently caress walks down the street eating Chipotle? And don't get me started on how Bobby Flay ruined MeltWorks with his insistence on "dipping sauces" for the sandwiches. Who needs a "dipping sauce" for a grilled cheese? I dunno, you could probably dip it in more cheese and not ruin the integrity of the sandwich. Alternatively, take the cheese off the sandwich, present it with the cheese on the side for dipping. BAM! Deconstruction.
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ToastyPotato posted:"It's not what you know, but rather, who you know." He knows the right people. ...whom he got to know by lying about his credentials. Then again, it's not like FN is a bastion of respectability. 
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Jul 11, 2012 19:39
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sba posted:He's creeping me out. He's a creepy guy, but at least creepy is different. Also his accent makes me laugh and he knows his poo poo.
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Jul 21, 2012 00:50
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This first guy on The Taste is a really big fan of the word awesome; I hate him so much and it's only been 30 seconds.
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Jan 23, 2013 02:05
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Binary Logic posted:I don't understand this screening process. If the mentors keep snubbing cooks aren't they going to run out of contestants?! The point is that it's supposed to be tough to get on because... I dunno, the other cooking competitions are too easy on their contestants?
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Jan 23, 2013 02:43
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I didn't realize we were only going to get one contestant per judge per episode, so the long line of rejections makes more sense now. I dunno, it just seemed kind of piecemeal. Hopefully the actual competition portions are more interesting.
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Jan 23, 2013 07:22
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Are the hosts going to spoonfeed (teehee) the contestants ideas for the entire competition? E: On The Taste
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Feb 6, 2013 02:06
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odiv posted:Bourdain is really popular, but I'm not sure where to start with him, having not seen anything of his before. I watched the first episode of No Reservations and it was pretty rough. His book Kitchen Confidential is probably the best place to get started, and then if you can find it, a lot of people like A Cook's Tour (both the book and the show)
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Rei_ posted:PIE STYLE WILL NEVER DIE Pie style is a mentally strong style.
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