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How one man destroyed the Food Network: Guy Fieri

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mean dad said:
I used to go to Tex Wasabi's in SR a lot. A few of the locals were telling me one night that they knew Guy. "He used to know us, too. Now he's famous, so he don't know us anymore." :laughing
Didn't sound like sour grapes.
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My cousin worked as a bouncer there. Used to be a fun joint from what I hear. Never tried any of his local food.

aminalmutha said:
Bourdain is a dickbag.
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I don't know. I kind of like him. I can't remember what it was, but I saw him on a panel for some competitive eating thing and one of the other guys on that panel was some French Chef that could barely see the food because his nose has so high in the air. He was just ripping everyone's dishes apart for petty technical BS and didn't even address flavor so much as how shit was being done the wrong way. No one seemed able to cook well to this guy. After one particular beef and potatoes dish everyone else seemed to be enjoying the Froggie started blathering about how unimaginative and pedestrian it was and Bordain SHREDDED the guy right there on TV for being a pretentious douchebag that should learn to taste before he learned to judge. Always had a warm spot for the dude after that.
 
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Reli said:
Why do these chefs have to have some over-the-top personality? Are Americans really that attention-deficit that that's the only way they'll watch them?

STFU and cook.
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It is a high-pressured, low paying job you have to stand on your feet all the time.

And it is really hot.

Cooks yell.
 
i used to like watching food network while i ate.

the only thing i dont like about food network is when they use these niche ingredients, or have like hundreds of ingredients. i get that making your own "italian seasoning" is going to yield a super fantastic flavor. but it would be sweet if there was a specific super-low-cost oriented cooking show where they tried to minimize time and ingredients and simply gave recommendations for how to make the dish taste better.

example: S&B golden curry. simplest instructions are to cook some meat with S+P, put veggies in there, cover with water, bring to a boil, drop in curry cubes till desired consistency.

but you can step up your game by adding broth instead of water. or cooking meats with seasoning first. or making your own curry roux or experimenting with different veggies/whatever ingredients.
 
shrimants said:
i used to like watching food network while i ate.

the only thing i dont like about food network is when they use these niche ingredients, or have like hundreds of ingredients. i get that making your own "italian seasoning" is going to yield a super fantastic flavor. but it would be sweet if there was a specific super-low-cost oriented cooking show where they tried to minimize time and ingredients and simply gave recommendations for how to make the dish taste better.

example: S&B golden curry. simplest instructions are to cook some meat with S+P, put veggies in there, cover with water, bring to a boil, drop in curry cubes till desired consistency.

but you can step up your game by adding broth instead of water. or cooking meats with seasoning first. or making your own curry roux or experimenting with different veggies/whatever ingredients.
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I think as a trained chef that defeats the purpose of all their schooling and apprenticing. The shows I've seen that do (everyday Italian) only seem to get daytime coverage. But I agree, saffron threads are expensive and overated.
 
lefty said:
I said it before- I would eat the corn from her shit.
Nigella is a Real Woman- not some stick figure like Giant Headed Giada.
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:laughing I just laughed for 15 minutes straight reading this! :laughing
 
westie said:
I think as a trained chef that defeats the purpose of all their schooling and apprenticing. The shows I've seen that do (everyday Italian) only seem to get daytime coverage. But I agree, saffron threads are expensive and overated.
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that is a pretty good point. I dunno, maybe make it a guest oriented show where people guest star and make their food, or make like a youtube compilation type thing.

i'd subscribe to that channel.

BTW, you guys ever seen "cooking with dog" ? thats one of my favorite cooking shows on youtube.
 
Everything that DDD featured here in Cabo is shit. Also, he picked the gringo-est places. Some good things at a couple of the places but none of the items presented. One has salmon. SALMON! Of all the seafood that is swimming sometimes hours before you eat it, he shows a sushi roll that features frozen fish.:rolleyes

At Asi y Asado, a good but expensive taco stand, he was watching the chef make a taco that features octopus. He asked what kind of cheese the "chef" was putting on it. Chef says "Monterey" GF says "Monterey Jack?"
Dumb ass doesn't even know about Mexican cheese types. They are named for the States which they come from, style wise.


In 2011 he was at Sammy Hagar's birthday bash. The wildly disorganized jamming was to "Wild Thing", when Sammy gave the mic to GF, he just bobbed around wearing that stupid ass open mouth grin with his sunglasses on backward. Didn't sing shit.
I mean, who doesn't know Wild Thing or at least be able to recite some nursery rhyme over the beat?

I did like Tex Wasabi's though. Very inventive rolls but non on the menu. They had some fried items that were good too but can't recall exactly what they were.
 
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shrimants said:
that is a pretty good point. I dunno, maybe make it a guest oriented show where people guest star and make their food, or make like a youtube compilation type thing.

i'd subscribe to that channel.

BTW, you guys ever seen "cooking with dog" ? thats one of my favorite cooking shows on youtube.
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:thumbup
that's a good show.
think it's fun to watch just to see the interesting Japanese equipment she uses:laughing

check out Helen's recipes pretty. good too.

papadesuyo is good but he uses stock music. after more than one episode it will drive you nuts. I mute it

nonyacooking is worth a watch sometimes.

Japanese cooking 101 is really a great channel with very simple recipes.

maangchi is my favorite.

jamesstrange is okay if you like the more stripped-down thing with just some random guy cooking. ( no fancy editing )for some reason the Azns have a best stuff on yt tho

I have a massive list if you actually want more
there's always BBC but you run the risk of this guy
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As a kid I always enjoyed watching the pbs cooking shows with my mom. Jacques Pepin, Julia child, Martin Yan, the frugal gourmet, etc. I'm sure you can still find episodes.
 
I think it was Jacques Pepin who said something about how many of these TV chefs are just personalities and celebrities rather than actually cooks. I don't have a TV but catch some shows on the internet.

If you get a chance one of the best TV cooking shows is "Great Chefs," it shows how to make actual gourmet food from really awesome chefs using real ingredients. No celebrity just great cooking. Don't know if it is still on TV or not. The chefs were from places like Pebble Beach and the Four Seasons.
 
I actually like listening to "the splendid table" on NPR. Discussions about food and cooking without the drama.
 
sanjuro said:
It is a high-pressured, low paying job you have to stand on your feet all the time.

And it is really hot.

Cooks yell.
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I was just chatting with an old buddy of mine tonight who has taken on a career helping with financial aid for a culinary academy. He gets to help a TON of GI Bill candidates get their culinary degree. My immediate conclusion was that kitchen work probably helps afghan veterans process their PTSD.
 
I've also read many times that the culinary world offers a career path to society's miscreants. Bourdain mentions this frequently in his books.
 
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