Anthony Bourdain was in my 'hood!

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Bourdain gets props for hipping me to the best place in Hong Kong for barbecued suckling pig (that's Dragon on Gage St. btw, $30 HKD for a nice large plate of suckling pig w/ white rice). Also shout outs to a fellow smoker.

 

[arsenik509]

I think the main reason they do the random segments of him doing **** like flying around in MiGs is because it's on the TRAVEL channel. So they have to show you **** you can do besides eat. A Cook's Tour was on the Food Network so they wanted more food related things, with some travel thrown in.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

Wonder how threads about Jamie Oliver, Ming Tsai, Bobby Flay, Emmeril and the rest would go.
I never got into Jamie Oliver.......so I can't really comment. Emeril built the food network, so he's gotta get some props. He also cooked at Commander's Palace, which is no small thing.....so he's moved on from day to day chef into some type of celebrity....and he has some annoying and overused catch phrases, but he's done a lot more good than bad for food in america. Bobby Flay is kind of an asshole.....his food is good, but not spectacular....but he has a good on-air personality. He's perfect for shows like "Throwdown" where he can capitalize on his attitude. I miss Jack McDavid. Ming....sweetheart in person. Very friendly, makes good food. I've not eaten at his restaurant, but I've had a dish or two he prepared and they were enjoyable. His travel show and pbs show were MUCH better than his East Meets West. I also LOVED "cooking under fire" which was far far superior to Top Chef, if for no other reason than it featured Michael Ruhlmann. My current favorite on-air personality is probably still Alton Brown, even if he is part of that atrocious Iron Chef America. I like his delivery, topics, and frequent use of Shirley O'corrier. I miss David Rosengarten.

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon

My current favorite on-air personality is probably still Alton Brown, even if he is part of that atrocious Iron Chef America. I like his delivery, topics, and frequent use of Shirley O'corrier.
Alton Brown - I don't understand why he gets lots of love from everyone. Does anyone else find him annoying? He ruined food tv for me.

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon

My current favorite on-air personality is probably still Alton Brown, even if he is part of that atrocious Iron Chef America. I like his delivery, topics, and frequent use of Shirley O'corrier.

Originally Posted by robin

Alton Brown - I don't understand why he gets lots of love from everyone. Does anyone else find him annoying? He ruined food tv for me.

I used to like Alton Brown when he first started out. But man, he's become such a geek. Where is the artistry in cooking if everything is measured to the most minutiae and the presentation is more like a science experiment?

He's a good guy, but enough of the geekiness already!

(Props to the fact that he films near Hotlanta, where I used to roam as an undergrad.)

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

Where is the artistry in cooking if everything is measured to the most minutiae and the presentation is more like a science experiment?
Which is why I enjoy watching chefs like Jamie Oliver. He has the "******* - I'll do what I want and if you don't like it, tough" mentality on tv.

 

[ChicagoRon]

I agree that's more entertaining, and closer to my style, but it helps to understand the science experiment aspect first, before you go off on your own just mixing random ingredients and cooking techniques.

 

[Tomasso]

He was in my hood the weekend before last at a food and wine fest. He seemed like a pretty cool guy. He hung out with our group for a bit at a few of the events as we were running with some extra women (models) and he appears to be quite the hound. While most all the celebrity chefs in attendance came sniffing around our group at one time or another it was Rocco DiSpirito who carried the scent of desperation.

 

[Brian278]

Speaking of TV chefs...

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by Brian278

Speaking of TV chefs who are trophy wife material...

Corrected... And I'll raise you a:

 

[jpeirpont]

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon

I miss David Rosengarten.

I didn't think anyone else liked him, he was my favorite in the early days of the Food Channel.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Brian278

Speaking of TV chefs...

I cannot give Giada the nod. Her head is far, far, far too large for her body. She then tends to wear her hair to further emphasize she has the build of a bobble-head. I'm not saying I wouldn't hit it, but marry it? No way.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Her voice makes me want to vomit....but if her mouth were busy, I could probably tolerate her....she does have a big head, but I'm sure it looks good from above

 

[juicemakesugar]

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

I used to love Taste with David Rosengarten, Two Fat Ladies and Chef Du Jour

 

[hi-val]

Graham Kerr in the lets-drink-wine days and not the get-right-with-God days was pretty good too.