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Four New Shows on the Food Network

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Chef/Writer Spencer

Chef/Writer Spencer

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Also, almost *every* firehouse kitchen Ive been in has a bottle of Gravy Master and a box of what is that bay flavoring...Old Bay?

And we crank out some damned good meals in those kitchens.

Sorry this is off topic.

Not off topic at all. At this very moment, several food producers are probably scouting firehouses for hunky guys who love to cook. We'll probably see that show in the fall on FoodNetwork with Jill Cordes hosting.

I wonder if anybody's doing a Baywatch cooking program for FoodNetwork? Incredibly sculpted women who long to cook (in their bathing suits, of course) for surfer dudes. Might be more suitable for MTV, tough...

What about Padme Latskhy or what ever her name is? She just about rules.

nyfirepatrolchef

nyfirepatrolchef

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Id be happy with any of them in my firehouse...and Rachel...god I cant remember her last name.

I think Id be a god in house if I could pull off getting her in for dinner.

Thinking in terms of any of them posing for pix in my fire gear as a souvenir for the house. Id get ribbed mercilessly for my coat smelling like a womans fragrance....but if one of them was the source...do you think Id honestly give a rats ass?

:cool:

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TrishCT

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Hi nyfire guy, nice to meet you....

My point...and I have one, not just on the top of my head :raz: ...

Is that I credit television, in particular, Mme. Julia Child, for encouraging american cooks to use fresh ingredients in cooking. I remember the 60's as being a veritable wasteland for suburban american cuisine... And not just in my home.... Anyone else have a plate of wonder white bread on the table with a stick of margarine as your evening "bread basket?"... As Emeril would say, Julia kicked it up a notch...

I have nothing against frozen foods or dried spices, my home is full of both as well. :shock:

nyfirepatrolchef

nyfirepatrolchef

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Hi nyfire guy, nice to meet you....

My point...and I have one, not just on the top of my head :raz:  ...

Is that I credit television, in particular, Mme. Julia Child, for encouraging american cooks to use fresh ingredients in cooking.  I remember the 60's as being a veritable wasteland for suburban american cuisine...  And not just in my home....  Anyone else have a plate of wonder white bread on the table with a stick of margarine as your evening "bread basket?"...  As Emeril would say, Julia kicked it up a notch... 

I have nothing against frozen foods or dried spices, my home is full of both as well.  :shock:

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay TRISH!~ :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Nice ta meetcha too!

*plants tongue firmly in cheek before saying.....*

Julias CHILD??? Youre gonna take cooking advice from a lil KID??? :huh:

Coop

Coop

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Earlier in this thread ther was a reference to dis continuing Hot off the Grill. Is that actually a show? I thought it was a Gap commercial. I would see it and immediatly change channels.

David Cooper

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rozrapp

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Hi nyfire guy, nice to meet you....

My point...and I have one, not just on the top of my head :raz:  ...

Is that I credit television, in particular, Mme. Julia Child, for encouraging american cooks to use fresh ingredients in cooking.  I remember the 60's as being a veritable wasteland for suburban american cuisine...  And not just in my home....  Anyone else have a plate of wonder white bread on the table with a stick of margarine as your evening "bread basket?"...  As Emeril would say, Julia kicked it up a notch... 

I have nothing against frozen foods or dried spices, my home is full of both as well. :shock:

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay TRISH!~ :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Nice ta meetcha too!

*plants tongue firmly in cheek before saying.....*

Julias CHILD??? Youre gonna take cooking advice from a lil KID??? :huh:

So, am I the only one old enough :sad: to remember Dione Lucas, who had a cooking show on t.v. long before Julia came along?

Chef/Writer Spencer

Chef/Writer Spencer

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Watched "Everyday Italian." Except for the marginally attractive hostess it was an utter snore fest. I can see how some homebodies may find it engaging though. After watching Mario whip up some Lasagna Bolognese--making sure not to cut his veggies too neatly and slopping sauce all over the place like a true Italian--the perfectly 10X dusted polenta cake (pretty nice recipe) and cream reduction for the mushroom "ragu" was disheartening given the title of the show. Suggestion (that will undoubtedly go unheeded): hire out one of those cute little Italian grandmas with poor knife skills for that show or get someone on par with Lynn Rosetto Kaspar. Does everyone who cooks on these new shows have to look like they stepped off of Melrose fucking Place?

TrishCT

TrishCT

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So, am I the only one old enough  to remember Dione Lucas, who had a cooking show on t.v. long before Julia came along?

I am only (HA!) forty friggin' four...and was just a wee one when Julia arrived on the scene on Channel 2 in Boston.... she was the first tv chef I recall.... I think her show initially ran about 15 minutes, though it may have just seemed that way.... I don't recall Dione Lucas.... It's odd how I started watching Julia..... I actually misread the tv guide and thought the show was called "The Fire Chief" :wacko: and was about firefighting. Serendipity!

Xanthippe

Xanthippe

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Does everyone who cooks on these new shows have to look like they stepped off of Melrose fucking Place?

Obviously, yes.

I rather liked the polenta cake recipe as well. Might even try it . . .

tommy

tommy

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Who exactly are you calling attractive now?  And who was unattractive then?

no one in particular. i was explaining a possible impetus behind the choice of putting people who look like they stepped off of "fucking Melrose Place" on television. in fact, i'm not even sure TVFN started this.

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Wilfrid

Wilfrid

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Does everyone who cooks on these new shows have to look like they stepped off of Melrose fucking Place?

Oh, this is long-term Food Network policy: Jack McDavid, Chen Kenichi, Sarah Moulton, Gordon Elliott, Sissy Biggers, Mario Batali, the Two Fat Ladies. These people are getting air time for their looks, not their personalities or talent. Basically, it's twenty four soft porn, with some cooking thrown in.

tommy

tommy

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Does everyone who cooks on these new shows have to look like they stepped off of Melrose fucking Place?

Oh, this is long-term Food Network policy: Jack McDavid, Chen Kenichi, Sarah Moulton, Gordon Elliott, Sissy Biggers, Mario Batali, the Two Fat Ladies. These people are getting air time for their looks, not their personalities or talent. Basically, it's twenty four soft porn, with some cooking thrown in.

no no, just the new people are attractive. like the barefoot lady and those Lighten Up ladies. :blink::unsure:

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TrishCT

TrishCT

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no no, just the new people are attractive. like the barefoot lady and those Lighten Up ladies

Ina (the Barefoot Contessa) a "hottie" who looks like she stepped out of Melrose Place??? What episode of Melrose Place did I miss?????

Let me add to Wilfrid's list :rolleyes: .... the sexy Emeril, Wolfgang, and Alton...my gosh where did they find such hunks... modeling underwear in the Sears catalog?

Jinmyo

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Oh, this is long-term Food Network policy:  Jack McDavid, Chen Kenichi, Sarah Moulton, Gordon Elliott, Sissy Biggers, Mario Batali, the Two Fat Ladies.  These people are getting air time for their looks, not their personalities or talent.  Basically, it's twenty four soft porn, with some cooking thrown in.

Chen Kenichi is so dreamy. :wub::wub::wub:

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Priscilla

Priscilla

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You know, it's funny how it goes with TV channels. They show a whole bunch of shows, and some of 'em I am interested in watching and others I am not.

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tommy

tommy

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(Trish, I believe Wilfrid is wearing his sarcastic pants today).

which, clearly, is a step in the right direction from his usual habit of posting with no pants at all.

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Chef/Writer Spencer

Chef/Writer Spencer

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Does everyone who cooks on these new shows have to look like they stepped off of Melrose fucking Place?

Oh, this is long-term Food Network policy: Jack McDavid, Chen Kenichi, Sarah Moulton, Gordon Elliott, Sissy Biggers, Mario Batali, the Two Fat Ladies. These people are getting air time for their looks, not their personalities or talent. Basically, it's twenty four soft porn, with some cooking thrown in.

no no, just the new people are attractive. like the barefoot lady and those Lighten Up ladies. :blink::unsure:

The new "uglies" are mere tokens. And as for the veterans who need facelifts--they came in under the wire, back before looks mattered all that much. And hey, I'd have a little romp with Sissy Biggers--a little low light, a couple Magnums....

Wilfrid

Wilfrid

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which, clearly, is a step in the right direction from his usual habit of posting with no pants at all.

But I do sit on a plastic sheet.

tommy

tommy

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The new "uglies" are mere tokens.  And as for the veterans who need facelifts--they came in under the wire, back before looks mattered all that much.    And hey, I'd have a little romp with Sissy Biggers--a little low light, a couple Magnums....

yes of course. only now am i starting to fully grasp your theory. :biggrin:

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