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wasn't jamie a bit of a 'child' star when he started his first cooking show? i remember him jaunting off to the market on a moped, gathering a host of unwashed friends to join in the proceeding, etc. i just watched this mornings episode and he has grown up. still hasn't taken a bath or changed his clothes, though. i think the show will be a hit here in the usa. he has a simple honesty combined with a little adult attention deficency, which comes across as likeable. he is still the homegrown light of the sun in england. as he should be!

i phobe out in public places (grocery carts, the terlit handle, etc.) but, i also see something that is very allowed in most all restaurants (and look for this to diminish in the future)and that is wedding rings. actually, any sort of jewelry, including earings are sometimes left on ALL of the time, while bathing, sleeping and changing a diaper before going to work. when i see paula deen mashing potatoes with her hands and that gargantuan self bought quartz ring set full of butter and yesterdays bread crumbs i have to fight back a little bit of throw up. dozens have eaten her food though and lived to tell about it.

i am just reading, and haven't seen said 'show'. but, i have to agree. people cook, and people have hair and skin. wearing 'gloves' when cooking is mainstream in restaurants now, most places, but that isn't the key. handwashing is. if the glove is dirty, you might be safer with a washed naked hand. no one lives in a sterile environment. and no one eats food that has not passed by some mouth breather at some point. if you would sit down and enjoy a meal with any native culture other than your own, these guys can't be so bad. they licked your spoon, so what, come on. at some point your mother picked your bottle up off the floor, wiped it off on her sleeve and stuck it back into your screaming mouth. ta dah! a 'cook' friend of mine once said 'if you find a hair in the food, don't say anything, everybody will want one'.

i just caught the last few minutes of the Cleveland episode. and i wanted so bad to see it all! (waiting on a re-run, already!) ruhlmans 'House' looks just like he described it in the book. (if you haven't read his book 'House'...get it! he is a wonderful writer. he gets into some historical elements that are quite surprizing. very good read!) and to see michael and tony sitting on that porch in the ending segment had to be a true toast to Cleveland.

Yes. I enjoyed it, too. Typical AB, ha! (for those who missed the production, it is on 'now'. and no doubt will be re-played for some time, maybe till the next time. FN does re-peats of re-peats.

oddly enough she is in a new movie to be released in july...NO RESERVATIONS...apparently, they couldn't find an original title for the film. http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/noreservations/trailer1/

what is the deal on this movie? couldn't they find another name for it? http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/noreservations/trailer1/

really! thanks for the link. this looked to be a very interesting operation. some nice folks, indeed.

It's Presidents Day and Tone is on the TC all day long starting at 9am. (Watch episodes back to back and get caught up if you haven't already seen them.)

I'm anxious to see the new season of shows. It will be a great test of Tony and the production staff not to strain the premise and try topping some of last year's great episodes, but to just let the show be itself. (kind of like a tv example of the sophmore jinx) SB *** knocking on wood *** ← tc is showing some of the new episodes right now. and i don't think anyone is going to be disapointed. they are better than ever.

Dammit, I wish I'd seen this before now. Of course, I've been doing well to stay upright at all the past few days (due to illness, not alcohol, alas!) but I'd have managed somehow. ← i just flipped on tc and they are airing the indonesia episode tonight. (now). keep an eye open for them, they come on earlier than the regular series.

Am watching the Beruit episode right now. This is huge! Very well done! Both entertaining and very tense. I hope everyone is seeing this one!

It looks like the 21st You'll get a double feature that night with the Beruit episode.Thanks. Looks like a dandy night for me. ← they are doing a twofer on the 21st? that tex/mex espiode is great! i will tell everyone i know to watch both of them. (and ya'll do the same!)

What Bourdain is showing is respect for the culture and hosts he's visiting. The guest of honor is offered these "delicacies", and it would be the highest insult to the host to turn it down. That's like receiving a gift and telling the giver, what a piece of crap, dropping it on the floor, and asking who gave him that awful haircut. In Saudi Arabia back in the 70s, we visited a Bedouin tent and they offered my father and me the testicles of a goat. Had to do it. Easy for Dad, he'll eat anything and follow up with a story about the depression if you make a face. So, beating heart of a cobra, seal eyeballs, various organs, beverages fermented with spit, or even wolf nipple chips (actually that's from Life Of Brian)... Props to Bourdain for sacking up, bracing himself, and respecting the gestures everywhere he goes. Salad is not food. Salad is what food eats. ← i'm thinking ab seeks out the different. happening onto being invited to a meal of beating cobra hearts would be very rare. he is respectful, indeed! but, i think he wants out of the bun type of foods. and looks for them. i like your dad's philosophy. and i love old depression stories. they lived on starvation two meals out of the day because they couldn't afford three meals.

Well looks like it is August 21st after ad in tonight's rerun of Puerto Rico episode..."Ah the pig a noble and magical creature"... After reading posts on Barnes and Noble, Travel Channel and here by Tony, it should be a very heartfelt and enlightening show. .....And hope he is planting those size 12s in tropical sand at this very moment and taking some well deserved and restorative time off! Patience can be just as much a virtue as curiosity at times...... ← It will be interesting to see how Beruit was ... just a few weeks ago. And I think that NR has the exclusive. Bourdain should have some interesting insight on his experience.

What's not food? Live octopus? I had it in Korea, albeit a much smaller one, and it's not "gross" or really too crazy, though it is a unique experience. I'd definitely classify it as a delicacy, though, since there is really no need to eat an octopus alive. Regarding whether or not mankind will "survive" with respect to food, I think the only people at risk are those who know nothing more about food than what they buy pre-packaged from the supermarket or from restaurants and take-out. That is, people who take it for granted. ← Oh, yes! Who needs a war to eliminate a third of the population? Just blackout the freezer sections in grocery stores. Within a month you would know who could learn the fastest and most of America would need smaller clothes. One note, though. Before I could locate a live octopus or a dead seal, I think I would have gone veg and made a great salad.

I've got nothing for respect for Anthony and I love NR - he always treats his hosts and their culture with honor and respect, no matter what is being offered up. Fascinating bit of history there with the Inuit and the seal - I could never have imagined it would be eaten the way the way it was. He's fearless. The Korea episode was something else altogether. I fully admit to being the world's most squeamish eater, the still wiggling octopus that was suckering itself to the inside of their mouths put me right over the edge. If I put anything in my mouth that was still moving, projectile vomiting would ensue immediately. I don't know how he does it.....but I admire him for it. ← It isn't 'food' to me. But, through his experimental 'eating' we can see that mankind will survive, and has. We can either learn new ways to nourish our bodies or continue in traditions that are instilled. It is good to know that there are alternatives. And how to prepare them! I see NR as a learning event more than just a culinary experience. (And very well thought out. AB's mind tips us all out of the box.)

When you buy a cookbook written by a famous chef, do you automatically assume that all of the recipes are original?Is this an important factor in your purchase? Does it matter that ghost writers may have "enhanced" or even altered the original recipes? or the writing for that matter? ← i have a copy of fanny flag's 'whistle stop cafe' cookbook. and it came to mind while reading your post. nearly all of the recipes are based on restaurant recipes...or so she says. i think that today, most every recipe has come from another one somewhere in time. is there really anything new under the sun? i have a secret recipe..one that i have never seen served anywhere else in the world. and i will hold onto it until death, ha! it is one dish i can make that no one will get anywhere else. (at least until someone else makes it.) cooking minds think alike sometimes.

her 'older' show were interesting. but, the take on making her new 'hubby' part of the scene is going to be a downfall. he might be a nice guy but he has no tv personality and i think he knows that. he can barely look at the camera while she blathers on about him. all of a sudden the show is about the boys, their new show, and her husband (who seems to be an albatross on stage.) sad.

Since Bourdain himself has already noted there's no book, it looks to me as if it's simply an error. The photo at half.com is identical to the photo of the dvd at Amazon, and both say "hosted by" which suggests a film. ← i'm not sure what it is. i sent a note to report it. i was going to let it go and noticed the same 'seller' had several pages with two identical items and there were no other sellers on the page. this is very odd. then i noted that the individual has a lot of bad 'reports' on his 'service'...some people not getting their merchandise, etc. it most likely is some sort of a scam. sad.

There is a book out (2006) by a bourdain called 'decoding ferran adria'. i haven't seen this mentioned here in the forum, but it is listed on the net. i suppose it is in book stores, too. should be an interesting read, no doubt. ← Only the DVD is listed on amazon. Where is this book? ← http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ137...75QQprZ53564585 this link should take you to half.com, and the page on the site where i found the book listed. there is a photo of the book. (now, i want to suggest that anyone buy the book from a bookstore if they can possibly do that. no author makes a dime off of re-sale books. some of the sellers buy several copies and of course ab would profit from that.) i have bought from half.com several times. it is a good source to find many items that are no longer in stock elsewhere. ← ok...i have just read tony's post that says 'there is no book'. i don't know what this is on half.com but i will send them a note about it immediately. this seller should be taken off the lists. sorry for any confusion...and tony...stay safe. prayers are with you. P.

There is a book out (2006) by a bourdain called 'decoding ferran adria'. i haven't seen this mentioned here in the forum, but it is listed on the net. i suppose it is in book stores, too. should be an interesting read, no doubt. ← Only the DVD is listed on amazon. Where is this book? ← http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ137...75QQprZ53564585 this link should take you to half.com, and the page on the site where i found the book listed. there is a photo of the book. (now, i want to suggest that anyone buy the book from a bookstore if they can possibly do that. no author makes a dime off of re-sale books. some of the sellers buy several copies and of course ab would profit from that.) i have bought from half.com several times. it is a good source to find many items that are no longer in stock elsewhere.

the florida episode was great. i liked the hammock scenes.

There is a book out (2006) by a bourdain called 'decoding ferran adria'. i haven't seen this mentioned here in the forum, but it is listed on the net. i suppose it is in book stores, too. should be an interesting read, no doubt.

And just to keep us all going while through a 2-week "dry" (i.e., Bourdain-less) period: http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/26/bourdain_QA/ Click on the sponsor/Honda logo, watch the ad, and then hit enter - it's the only way to get the whole article. Just read it! Thanks! (warming up for tonights episode, ha!)