food THROW DOWN SOME CHILI!!!

Food Network:

Bobby Flay:
Mediocre chef, claims to know a lot about BBQ, but really he just grills stuff.

Alton Brown:
I can't take him seriously. He's like a mad scientist caricature. Does he really know food, or is it all scripted?

Emeril Lagasse:
The worst of the worst. Bad recipes, sloppy presentation, corny jokes.

Mario Batali:
Annoys the hell out of me!

Rachael Ray:
WTF! Annoying voice. Annoying recipes. EVOO?? Get over yourself.

Paula Dean:
Some disgusting home cooking. She made a salad with iceberg lettuce, bananas, raisins, mayonaise, cheese... should I keep going? She made corned beef and cabbage with a canned ham.

Tyler Florence:
Pretends to know how to cook to get laid.

Michael Chiarello:
Hmmm, don't recall anything too horrible, in fact, I think I saw a few appetizing things.

Sandra Lee:
She's okay.

Giada De Laurentiis:
She's okay too.

Sara Moulton:
Blah!


PBS:

Lidia Bastianich:
Now she can cook! Screw Food Network!
 
Giada De Laurentiis is hot. You don't even have to watch, just listening to her speak Italian words is sexy. Me and my roomate have bets before the show to see if she will or won't show cleavage. She cooks too?
 
Food Network:

Bobby Flay:
Mediocre chef, claims to know a lot about BBQ, but really he just grills stuff.
Agree wholeheartedly!!

Alton Brown:
I can't take him seriously. He's like a mad scientist caricature. Does he really know food, or is it all scripted?
He really knows his stuff. His approach, the why's not just the hows, has influenced my cooking.

Emeril Lagasse:
The worst of the worst. Bad recipes, sloppy presentation, corny jokes.
restarauntaur whose recipes are difficult to reproduce at home. I think he's running out of material and cooking outside his expertise.

Mario Batali:
Annoys the hell out of me!
annoying maybe but this is the BEST, MOST SKILLED chef on the network. He knows his stuff better than anyone. I rarely try to reproduce his recipes because they always seem to have some impossible to find ingredient.

Rachael Ray:
WTF! Annoying voice. Annoying recipes. EVOO?? Get over yourself.
glad someone else thinks EVOO is stupid. I'd like to see what she can do with out the $40 or 30 minute limit to really judge her. right now she cooks like a good home cook.

Paula Dean:
Some disgusting home cooking. She made a salad with iceberg lettuce, bananas, raisins, mayonaise, cheese... should I keep going? She made corned beef and cabbage with a canned ham.
southern american cooking...yep, thats what it is. for goodness sake they boil peanuts down there



Anyone watch Americas Test Kitchen on PBS? That jerk is really annoying...but there is really good info every show. Don't you hate it when that happens.
 
I agree with you on Mario's know-how, but his expertise on Italian cuisine comes across as arrogance that I would accept better if he were a true Italian with an accent. Also he talks about obscure things from small towns in Italy, so it's easy to make stuff up, so who knows what's true. :(
 
Tyler's Ultimate (Tyler Florence) is a decent show. They show him doing his research before attempting the dish by going to restaurants that are famous for the dish, then he gets the secrets out of them, and makes his own version. I don't know if every show is like that, but that's a decent show.
 
Flay = Loves himself

Alton Brown = Definitely script, but entertaining and the kids love it.

Emeril = If he was the only food show on I'd probably watch him.

Mario = Better than Emeril

Rachael Ray = She likes BEER!!! She is spunky and likes to have fun! Thumbs up! A Boob job would be nice!

Paula Dean = I love southern cookin'!!! I think she's funny, and is my daughters favorite show. Hope she has a good cardiologist...

My favorite is Rick Bayless....
 
Anna Olson looks like she was hit in the face with a shovel.
Rachel Ray was hilarious on Jay Leno, but usually 30 min of straight talking
Emeril need to kick it up another notch. Bam. Incredibly boring.
Alton is entertaining in his nerdy way.
 
Cap'n Bones said:
Paula Dean = I love southern cookin'!!! I think she's funny, and is my daughters favorite show. Hope she has a good cardiologist...

My favorite is Rick Bayless....
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Yeah, some of her stuff is okay, but damn, there's Crisco and butter in everything... with bacon on top!

And Rick Bayless, think I've seen him, but he's not listed as having a show.
 
Like Flay. Cooks some good grub.
Dig Alton! Love to know the science of cooking!
Prefer to watch Giada with the sound off.
Would rather gouge out my own eyes and ears with a dull knide than ever have to watch Rachel Ray. (Even liking beer does nothing to change my opinion!)
Emirel makes me sick. If I got around of applause every time I mis-pronounced garlic, I'd be one happy cook.

Have a great day all, it was fun to post again, but now am running late!

Vic
 
chiliman said:
Would rather gouge out my own eyes and ears with a dull knide than ever have to watch Rachel Ray. (Even liking beer does nothing to change my opinion!)
Emirel makes me sick. If I got around of applause every time I mis-pronounced garlic, I'd be one happy cook.

Vic
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LOL... exactly.
 
I like Bayless too but why does he talk like Christian Slater?

I also Like Alton Brown's show. Educational and entertaining.

I don't think anyone's mentioned Steven Raichlen. I dig his show ( BBQ University) and his books.

Since I'm too cheap to pay for cable, it's PBS cooking shows for me....although I watched a lot of the Food Network a couple years ago. My favorite show was Iron Chef.
 
I think the really great chefs don't have time for their own TV shows. When you see cooking contests on TV, like a rib cook off in KC, you see pitmasters cooking Q that would blow Flay out of the water, yet he is hailed as a BBQ expert. You go to your favorite Italian restaurant, and you see the chef working over 10 hours a day every day. No time for TV. These shows are for entertainment. Some are not even chefs, but are hired because of their looks and abilities as a host. Alton Brown comes across as someone that was hired as a quirky host, who probably had to learn a lot about food after he got the job.
 
My wife and I used to LOVE the Two Fat Ladies. They used butter and bacon fat and the like that would put Paula Dean to shame!!! And what a couple of hooch hounds. For my money, that's good cookin!
 
Thanks! Yeah, he always reminded me of that science guy too.
 
thehotpepper.com said:
I think the really great chefs don't have time for their own TV shows. When you see cooking contests on TV, like a rib cook off in KC, you see pitmasters cooking Q that would blow Flay out of the water, yet he is hailed as a BBQ expert. You go to your favorite Italian restaurant, and you see the chef working over 10 hours a day every day. No time for TV. These shows are for entertainment. Some are not even chefs, but are hired because of their looks and abilities as a host. Alton Brown comes across as someone that was hired as a quirky host, who probably had to learn a lot about food after he got the job.
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I find on sunday morning that the guy I least want to hear from is the all-pro linebacker. as good as he was, his view of the game is limited to his position. The same thing for a chef who is brilliant in a small catagory. IMHO
 
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