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Do you like to watch cooking shows?
Asked at Hy-Vee, 3504 W. Clinton Parkway on January 15, 2010
“Yes, I do. Alton Brown is my favorite. Emeril Lagasse is another one. I enjoy them; they’re interesting.”
“No, I do not because I don’t cook. My husband does.”
“No, because they don’t entertain me.”
“I never watch cooking shows. My wife does all the cooking.”
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autie (anonymous) says…
Giada ROCKS. She can cook for me any time.
countrygirl (anonymous) says…
I learn lots of stuff from Alton and I enjoy watching triple D.
autie (anonymous) says…
the cool thing about is Alton is the explaination of what is going on with the chemistry and physics of the processes. That cancels out his goof ball acting.
schula (anonymous) says…
I love to watch cooking shows. Some of my favs:
Top Chef, Chopped, Triple D, Iron Chef, Good Eats
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
Spacehog,
so sorry for you losing your Chocolate lab. dogs are a very special gift to us humans. they give so much each day, care so much and you sure can count on them.
I know what you mean about the crying too.
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“I never watch cooking shows. My wife does all the cooking.”
---our own poster paul...sounds like he doesn't like to watch his wife do the cooking either?
just because *she* does the cooking doesn't mean you can't enjoy cooking shows ... "bam!"
if you watch Paula Dean long enough, you start to pick up that accent.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
No, I do not like watching cooking shows. I do like that Anthony Bourdain fellow. I try to spot when he is doing lines of cocaine during the show.
risingsunshine (anonymous) says…
I do.. I enjoy watching "Down Home with The Neely's" ... and Rachel Ray..-- Shoot, I watch it ALL... I love to cook..
autie (anonymous) says…
TOB, wouldn't it be great to go on walkabout with Tony? Drinking and eating the local fare. I think he should take us to someplace like Sicily. Great food, good wine and chicks.
Spacehog..stay up. You're in it for the duration today. New puppy? We like puppies...mostly. Your situation makes me think. My old lab is getting on to ten now and doesn't move quite as quick as he used to. We make a great pair as we get tuckered out about the same time when hunting now.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Autie - Yeah, that'd be fun. He knows everybody everywhere he goes so you know you'd be getting the best food and drink.
autie (anonymous) says…
Damn the luck on that one. My setter had a mast cell tumor in the same place but she was fortunate. Been over five years and nothing ever came back. And the pathology report on the original tumor was less than encouraging.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Not much, but I did watch that show Cops once.
prospector (anonymous) says…
Justin Wilson was the best.
"I garonteee!"
Gumbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4umR...
Squirrel Hunting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oScmod...
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
Never watch, don't see the allure. If Rachel Ray wanted to spend the night, that would be OK, and I would let her cook some too.
misterlee (anonymous) says…
I spend too much time in the kitchen to take time to watch someone else cook on TV. I'm sure I can still learn a few things, but I just don't see the need.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
cwgoku,
Careful, there...
T_O_B will bespawl your choice cooking show host.
autie (anonymous) says…
bespawl? Is that a word? I will rip on Rachel Ray..shrill, nasally voice that makes my skin crawl. I'll take Everyday Italian and Semi Homemade any day over that one.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Rachel Ray can go jump off a tall building and land in a bed of cacti and then ripped apart by rabid wolverines.
somedude20 (anonymous) says…
I like that Sandra Lee and not for cooking reasons. I would watch the show if she did her show semi naked
xbusguy (chris Ogle) says…
Oh yes.... Bamm, add some more salt to that frozen pizza ... then watch my favorite cooking show.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
Well I sure as heck will not share a bed with Emeril...
And I sure don't want to make the Bob mad, he is the main reason I read this stuff. You all crack me up. Excuse me, now I have to go look up this Sandra Lee of which you speak.
autie (anonymous) says…
I'm glad Paula Dean isn't my grandma or nothin. If I was down in Georgia with 'em, I'd look like Mangino.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
Oh wow! Sandra Lee is a winner. She is my age too. What a keeper. I don't care if she leaves crumbs in bed.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
I watch WWE and we have their cookbook. Does that count?
http://www.amazon.com/can-you-take-he...
autie (anonymous) says…
by golly Roedy my cuzins bought me that cookbook a few years back...we's wuz cookin with JR. an the kid would come in an says "can you smell what the rock is cookin"?
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
space,
That phrase is an ignorant debasement of language.
Re: bespawl...
Did not the spittle flying from T_O_B's vocal aperture virtually leap of the screen?
autie (anonymous) says…
That show sounds like I hit. Probably generate a huge cult following. I'd bet the host gives out lots of helpful hints on charcoal and how to keep that cutting board clean by setting it on the floor for the dogs to lick off...stuff like that.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
I lied. I like watching some of those BBQ competition shows. I watched the American Royal one earlier this week.
beawolf (anonymous) says…
I told my wife her cooking would improve if she wore those low cut tops like Giada.
Speaking of Alton Brown, his new book is great.
The downside of watching these shows is that they make me hungry.
Triple D may be the best show on TV.
Bourdain is getting stale. I can't take Rachel Ray's voice any more. The Nealys are irritating. I still like Bobby Flay, especially his "grilling" shows. I'd like to party with Paula Dean and Guy Fiero (sp).
autie (anonymous) says…
Bobby Flay is OK but he can be a bit arrogant. Guy needs a new hairdo and lose the stupid sun glasses hanging off the back of his head. Nobody has mentioned Tyler Lawrence. He is pleasant and easy going.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
I'd watch H_Lector's cooking show.
rrussell (Rex Russell) says…
Watching Giada in a low-cut top stirring stuff up is just soft-core porn. Luv her show.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Where do you see all these cooking shows mentioned?
I have never heard of half of these people.
OrangeCat5 (anonymous) says…
Graham Kerr (the Galloping Gourmet) isn't dead, he's about 76 years old.
I love Alton Brown and have learned so much from Good Eats. Love Rachael Ray, too (I haven't really seen much of her talk show, but love 30 Min. Meals) I like Paula Deen, too, mostly just to listen to her.
But my favorite cooking show was/is Two Fat Ladies.
And that Julia Child ain't bad either...
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
I do like watching Posh Nosh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAvOIx...
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
That Andrew Zimmer sure do eat some strange stuff.
ohjayhawk (anonymous) says…
Prospector beat me to it. I miss good old Zhoustan (Justin) Wilson.
spacehog - Sorry to hear about your dog. We have two black labs and I dread the day they and our two mutts go.
jonas_opines (anonymous) says…
No, they rank about the same as going to the strip clubs. All enticement, no follow through, and all you can really do is yell at them: "I bet you go great with gravy, yeah!" Then you look in their eyes and you get the strong suspicion that, really, they're just faking how much they're enjoying the whole thing.
Wait, what are we talking about again? Damn stomach bug.
BorderRat (anonymous) says…
Don't really watch the cooking shows but I like "Man vs Food" and that chubby bald guy that eats all the bugs and stuff.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
OK, please a little help, what is this Triple D show? Is that what is is called? Can't find it. Please excuse the ignorance.
Sigmund (anonymous) says…
Tell me what you eat,
and I'll tell you what you are.
--Brillatt Savarin
The original Iron Chef was just classic. My most memorable episode was when challenger Tadamichi Ota battled Iron Chef Sakai with live octopus.
(1/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHcolZ...
(2/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdVQ5...
(3/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMW51q...
(4/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c70rbP...
(5/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqSPTO...
Caution Spoiler!
Challenger Tadamichi Ohta Dishes:
Octopus in Cod Roe & Mayonnaise Sauce
Octopus Stew, Lobster Broth
Sauteed Octopus & Foie Gras
Octopus Grilled on Stone
Fried Octopus Suction Cups
Octopus Rice in Soup
Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai Dishes:
Octopus Carpaccio
Fried Octopus in Veal Broth
Octopus Soup, Southern French Style
Octopus Stew, Tomato Flavour
In the end it wasn't even close, a clean sweep and clear winner!
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
Very sorry about your loss, Spacehog. If it will cheer you up any, Graham Kerr, erstwhile "The Galloping Gourmet," is quite alive.
My mom swooned over Kerr when his show was on. Not sure if she caught the same vibe from the afro / painting guy (haha).
I don't watch cooking shows. Nothing against them--it's just something I never think to check out.
My husband and I used to love Dinner and a Movie when the hosts were Paul Gilmartin and Annabelle Gurwitch. They had great chemistry and were very funny. The current incarnation of the show is just not the same.
For those who have never seen it, Dinner and a Movie featured a popular movie, framed within a cooking show of sorts, with the menu somehow tied in with the movie's theme. The recipes were actually wonderful (they even published a cookbook, which we bought) and the "cooking intermissions" were woven into the movie segments very well.
I guess that's what a cooking show needs to draw me in--a good movie and some naughty cooks trading double entendres.
lmn (anonymous) says…
I've never noticed Giada's cleavage. I can't take my eyes off of her ginormous head. It's HUGE.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
Found Giada......... goodness............ she looks really........... smart
jackpot (anonymous) says…
cwgoku that's Dinners,Drive-in's and Dives on the food network. Triple D
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
Thank you
autie (anonymous) says…
so CWGOKU...now you know why the second post of the thread says "Giada ROCKS".
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Tonight, quail saltimbocca. No cleavage.
.
Unless I'm squatting like a plumber to get something from a lower cabinet.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
That worked, Hog. Cute puppy.
autie (anonymous) says…
Now that there dog gots character. And that love on me look inherent in Labs.
sbdad (anonymous) says…
I liked the guy that used to be on channel 6, he was great! Sorry I forgot his name.
jonas_opines (anonymous) says…
Love on me look? That dog, though quite handsome, is clearly passing stern judgment.
beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…
sbdad (Anonymous) says…
I liked the guy that used to be on channel 6, he was great! Sorry I forgot his name.
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Tony Nave?
budwhysir (anonymous) says…
No not at all, I only like one kind of cookie and dont need to watch how to make any other flavor. Keep your cookie shows. I will continue to watch home improvement shows with subjects like how to remove ice from your sidewalk, or "7 uses for the snow you remove from your driveway.
or:
dont scoop the yellow snow
snow snow where will you go
the walk is icy how bout yer neighbors stare?
snow on my driveway ice on my sidewalk
bob is my buddy,
and many other classics
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
I don't really like movies about gladiators either.
jumpin_catfish (anonymous) says…
We love Alton Brown and our new favorite is Drive-Ins, Diners and Dives, great show.
marthacaxx (anonymous) says…
Oi! I like Good Eats. I also like uhhhhhhhhhh, Good Eats! Alton Brown is amazing! He is my favorite cook on tv. I have at least 5 or 6 of his DVD's. They are awesome! He is so funny! Makes me wish that I had cable again.
Informed (anonymous) says…
I was always a fan of Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet. I still have almost all his cookbooks. Yeah, I know, he got in trouble with some boys. Can't even find his shows in reruns.
I enjoy lots of FN shows, but absolutely cannot stand Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. Maybe it's seeing such a perfectly matched kitchen and appliances, which changes for pretty much every episode. Although it could be the 'tablescapes'.
jrswift (anonymous) says…
For hot chefs, I would take Nigella Lawson or Padma Lakshmi. Rachel Ray is just annoying and Giada's head is too big! Love Bobby Flay, Alton Brown and the people on America's Test Kitchen. Oh, and what about Anthony Bourdain? His shows aren't really about cooking but they are certainly about food.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
Graham Kerr (the Galloping Gourmet) isn't dead, he's about 76 years old.
---and well pickled too.
ldvander (anonymous) says…
I saw on MvF the host went to an Indian restaurant in NYC and ordered up some Phaal. Supposed to be the hottest curry around. They use the Ghost Pepper which I have checked out online and, yeah, that little bugger is hot as hades. Does anyone know if India Palace will whip up some Phaal?
And yes Paula Dean is the greatest!