Best food shows

[stant62]

Originally Posted by StephenHero

Guy Fieri Drinking Game

Drink when Guy says the following words:

poblano
kick
tequila
fire
baby

I do like Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives in spite of Fieri (the food depicted always looks damn good).

 

[ama]

I like the Next Iron Chef. Except for the obnoxious advertising for American Airlines.

 

[Coal_Mining_Polak]

Originally Posted by stant62

I do like Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives in spite of Fieri (the food depicted always looks damn good).

+1 he obviously can be annoying but it's an entertaining show with a lot of interesting places.

Good Eats is one of my favorites

Man vs Food on the Travel channel is also a lot of fun to watch, certainly not for the faint of heart

Bizarre Foods, **** the haters - Zimmern is nothing but a nice guy to everyone he meets.

No Reservations, although Bourdain's elitism gets annoying sometimes.

 

[tor]

I can't express how much I enjoy Alton Brown's "Good Eats."

 

[jpeirpont]

I can't get into F-Word for the life of me.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by jpeirpont

I can't get into F-Word for the life of me.

Put a bunch of genteel pubbers into a fake fake Ramsay restaurant and watch their pretense and Ramsay's personality.

At least it's congruent: the show is as formulaic as the food. Meat. Pan. Oil. Butter. Herb. Done.

 

[Hombre Secreto]

I like Chopped, and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. I also love watching Mario Batali anytime he is on the Food Network. I've only seen the first season of Top Chef, and also enjoyed it. I must say though you can find some GREAT videos on youtube of Marco White cooking for some of his old Chefs/mentors. And those videos are by far the best food, and restaurant industry videos I have ever seen.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by why

Put a bunch of genteel pubbers into a fake fake Ramsay restaurant and watch their pretense and Ramsay's personality.

At least it's congruent: the show is as formulaic as the food. Meat. Pan. Oil. Butter. Herb. Done.

About the only show where I've seen good, simple food being made. I also think that Ramsay is a lot funnier in his non-US bullshit shows. His interactions with people on The F Word is very much what he's really like in person.

 

[pseudonym]

^ I especially enjoy his interactions with Janet Street-Porter.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Originally Posted by SField

About the only show where I've seen good, simple food being made. I also think that Ramsay is a lot funnier in his non-US bullshit shows. His interactions with people on The F Word is very much what he's really like in person.
In the old days of the Food network there was a lot more of that... sarah moulton was a pro at that

 

[underwearer]

Good Eats, Iron Chef, and Giadas Cleavage are my favorites.

Top Chef is cool sometimes... I watch Bourdain but I can't stand the guy hes annoying, never shuts up and thinks hes soo clever but somehow his show is still watchable.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by SField

About the only show where I've seen good, simple food being made. I also think that Ramsay is a lot funnier in his non-US bullshit shows. His interactions with people on The F Word is very much what he's really like in person.

I agree regarding the food, but I don't need an hour-long show for three simple recipes which require an appropriately simple amount of time. Between the actual cooking sequences, the amateurs are presumably ruining a lot of food which the audience can't even see. We just sit there watching pots, pans, and pejoratives fly then get an arbitrary verdict of just how amateur they really are when Ramsay calls out an inestimable integer.

It's like Scooby Doo: I scrutinize every detail of the entire episode only to be disappointed in my efforts when some half-drawn passers-by is unmasked in a suspenseful but pointless conclusion.

 

[Reggs]

 

[Reggs]

I cant believe anyone likes Bobby Flay. That guy gives me douche chills. I hate everything about Fieri.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by Reggs

The rock star that no longer smokes and the former chef who implies hot dogs are haute.

I like his show, but his facade can really get in the way.