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Chicken fried steak with cream gravy.

I won't split nuances with you, or argue about who might be able to save up enough to have one of these meals. I will, however, give you my opinion on this type of perverse cosumerism to which many snobs seem to be attracted. I think this is grossly flaunting one's station in life and I look forward to the time when these establishments start charging reasonable prices because their clients have gone bust due to their sorry judgdment. rj

I can't believe it. Not one mention of country ham, red eye gravy, or grits. What's it like in Europe this time of year?

Since I don't see any limitation to only processed foods, here are some real food yucks: Octopus Squid Rare duck Chicken sashimi

I think FNTV reached its lowest common denominator audience when they started up the "makeover" shows that have become so prevalent on so many networks that used to be my favorites. I had started to become disenchanted with them when the network went heavily into the "unwrapped" type of programming. How many folks who are serious about cooking want to watch a steady stream of shows about how candy bars and packaged snacks are manufactured? The cursed "makeover" shows have taken over the programming on TLC, Discovery, A&E, and others, displacing non-airhead shows. Looks like Food Network is next. Screw them very much.

Unless you have the jaw muscles of a timber wolf, london broil is the wrong cut to use in your methods of cooking, considering that you must have well done meat. Some of the best beef stew I ever made was london broil cooked 3-4 hours in broth over a low flame.

Cornbread with any more than one tbsp. of sugar per batch aint cornbread. It must be referred to as "cake" or "dessert". It's the law.

Do they have a kitchen in "Everyday Italian"?

Eggs are deadly. Never deliberately eat one. Green tomatoes cause cancer. Be forewarned. Don't eat grilled meat, we all know the dangers of that. Bacon will kill you instantly. Take care.

I just did a search for Calabash seafood and found zilch. I know that they don't serve gourmet here, but their food is fresh, delicious, and plentiful. Calabash, NC is a small town almost on the NC/SC border, about 25 miles north of Myrtle Beach. The town is known for its seafood restaraunts (it has a lot of them). At dinner time there are long lines at most places. Our favorite one is Captain John's. Have you been to Calabash? Have a favorite?

Who would want to eat a damned octopus? Just eat the corks.

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Forest Gump: Soup is as soup does. Don't analyze it, just enjoy it.

I don't know about jaded. It's not lark's tongues or bear's genitals, treats of the late Roman emperors. Stuffed Crust Pizza. Now that strikes me as pandering to a jaded palate. I would not be surprised to see the next post on this thread to be how delicious raw lark's tongues and bear's genitals are. I'm sure they're available in Japan.

Have we become so jaded as to actually consider eating culinary turds such as this?

Flay showed much more talent and ingenuity than I gave him credit for. My future bashing will only be for his cockiness. I thought that FN did an outstanding job with ICA. A bit of tweaking will make it an excellent show.

I applaud those who buy local, free-range, organic poultry that they can verify is legitimate. My point is that the overwhelming portion of the market is a farce, charging exorbitant prices for products using loopholes in the laws.

I agree that squid should be severely pounded and then thrown away.

As I've said before, some folks will eat anything that doesen't crawl off their plates and escape into the nearest fetid swamp. does the swamp have to be fetid? In your case, I would think the the more fetid, the better.

Have you guys ever investigated "free range" poultry? If so, you would know that these creatures are housed in the same quarters as all the other chicks, with shit, ammonia and the same feed. They are provided with a small opening to get outside to walk in a small fenced runway, which they seldom take advantage of. They don't eat off the fat of the land and get harvested in a big chicken roundup. This is what you pay your premium prices for.

As I've said before, some folks will eat anything that doesen't crawl off their plates and escape into the nearest fetid swamp.

Welcome Nullo. You should be able to get any problem solved here. Edited to say: culinary, that is.

Hollandaise sauce. I cannot master this simple, but delicious concoction. I am a self-proclaimed good cook, but I more often than not get scrambled eggs or egg juice. What must I do?

The chef..........Bobby Flay Menu.............. Chicken feet Rare duck Squid Lamb Octopus Companions..... Albert Gore Bill Clinton John Kerry Hillary Clinton Did I hit any nerves?