KLMA330 From Canada, joined Feb 2005, 692 posts, RR: 2 Posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 970 times:
The Everyday Italian thread inspired me...
Does anyone else love this network? Personally, I could take or leave food, and I can't cook to save my life, however, I just love watching these guys go at it... Perhaps it's cause I couldn't afford half the ingredients they use, and they make it look so easy, but it's a joy to watch.
Barefoot Contessa, Mario Batalli, Emeril, so on and so forth, and let's not forget IRON CHEF JAPAN! simply ROCKS!!!
CactusA319 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2918 posts, RR: 29 Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 962 times:
Yup, Food Network is definitely one of my favorite channels. It's the main reason I've gotten into cooking.
My favorites are Emeril (altough his schtick sometimes gets a little old) Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, the Barefoot Contessa, and to a lesser degree Rachel Ray (she's always good for a laugh if nothing else).
And yes, Iron Chef Japan rocks. Exotic food and extreme cheesiness all in one tidy one-hour package.
Max999 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 906 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 960 times:
Best TV channel out there...
Does anyone if they have Food Network outside US and Canada? And if not, do other countries have something similiar?
All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18877 posts, RR: 64 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 959 times:
I usually watch Iron Chef at 11PM weeknights, and Giada/Ina/Michael/Dave on Saturday/Sunday mornings if I'm around. It's been on my cable system for the last 10 years, and I still don't get tired of watching Iron Chef. I wish they'd put it on DVD!
The one thing I have to credit it with is bringing a wide variety of food to regular markets that was previously unavailable. Even our state-run liquor stores started carrying Limoncello in a prominent display after it appeared on FoodTV.
Sara Moulton is the best cook on the network, I believe, and far underrated. She has a lot of classic training, mentored under Julia Child, and is the Executive Chef for Gourmet magazine.
KLMA330 From Canada, joined Feb 2005, 692 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 958 times:
Quoting AeroWesty (Reply 3): Sara Moulton is the best cook on the network, I believe, and far underrated. She has a lot of classic training, mentored under Julia Child, and is the Executive Chef for Gourmet magazine.
What's the name of her show? Never seen it I'm afraid...
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18877 posts, RR: 64 Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 955 times:
Her latest show is Sara's Secrets. She used to have two live hours per day with guest chefs and audience calls, that I think was a bit grueling for her.
Roger136913 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 473 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 955 times:
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 955 times:
Quoting KLMA330 (Reply 4): What's the name of her show? Never seen it I'm afraid...
Sara's Secrets
I think the Everyday Italian thread showed who my favorite Food Network chef is. Besides her looks, I am a huge fan of Giada's cooking. Everything she does is beautiful, simple, flavorful and colorful. Like anyone, I am a huge Iron Chef fan (Kyo-no wa kore-desu!!). I like Rachel Ray's $40 a day but I am not a major fan of 30 minute meals. Alton Brown's Good Eats is also a really good show.
Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18877 posts, RR: 64 Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 948 times:
I have a lot of mixed feelings about Alton Brown. I've always liked watching his show, but I've either not been able to duplicate his recipes well, or we have different tastes.
He's certainly educational as to how cooking works, and his book I'm Just Here For The Food is in my collection, but when I'm looking for how to make something new, I'll read what he has to say, then look for a recipe by Tyler Florence or Sara Moulton first, since I can recreate theirs nearly perfectly without any trouble, and they taste great!
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 945 times:
One of my favorite networks too. Of the specific shows, I'd probably go with Good Eats and Emeril as the most entertaining.
"Let me think about it" = the coward's way of saying "no"
Scamp From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 533 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 942 times:
It's a great channel. Especially when there is "nothing else" on. Love "Good Eats."
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 11, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 938 times:
Quoting AeroWesty (Reply 8): then look for a recipe by Tyler Florence
Of course you like him Westy
Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 934 times:
"Good Eats" is my 2nd all-time favorite cooking show, after "The Frugal Gourmet" w/ Jeff Smith (unfortunately some of his off-screen antics tarnished his reputation).
But what I really like about Alton's show is how he makes cooking good food accessible to the everyday person, often resorting to the hardware aisle to fashion a cooking implement instead of dropping hundreds of bucks at the kitchen supply store.
I do like Sara Moulton's cooking, unfortunately her show is on in the afternoon when I have to work.
Mario Batali is another favorite that has not been mentioned. He just has good presence in the kitchen, and can explain what he is doing and why.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 917 times:
I'm a Food Network addict. "Good Eats" is one of my favorite shows (filmed all around the Atlanta area), as are "Unwrapped", "A Cook's Tour" (Unfortunately, the show's been relegated to the 4:00 am timeslot on Thursdays) and "The Secret Life of..." I'm pretty much over Emeril. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Paula's Home Cooking". I like watching her, as she cooks like my grandmother does, only even more fattening.
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 915 times:
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 13): I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Paula's Home Cooking". I like watching her, as she cooks like my grandmother does, only even more fattening.
Her show is great, nothing but comfort food with style. I especially like how every dish starts out with half a stick of butter.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
CactusA319 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2918 posts, RR: 29 Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 913 times:
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 13): I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Paula's Home Cooking". I like watching her, as she cooks like my grandmother does, only even more fattening.
Yup, forgot to mention that one. I've tried a couple of her recipes and they're very good, altough not a great option if you're on a diet.
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18877 posts, RR: 64 Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 909 times:
VSLover From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 1886 posts, RR: 24 Reply 17, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 909 times:
Quoting CactusA319 (Reply 15): Yup, forgot to mention that one. I've tried a couple of her recipes and they're very good, altough not a great option if you're on a diet.
...or if you dont mind eating 4 stick of butter with each dish.
this was a pretty hilarious take on one of her shows:
Before I knew what hit me, Paula was standing before a giant pile of meat; About 30 lbs worth of poultry. She was preparing a very special dish called "turducken." A turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken all stuffed with stuffing. Hmmm, intriguing. Why she left out the Cornish hen stuffed with a quail stuffed with a hummingbird is beyond me - the turduckenhenailbird, of course. Paula giggled through some of her typical innuendo ("Don't forget to rub your meat *wink*" and "Splay your legs, ooooh!")
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 18, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 904 times:
The caption is priceless:
Do y'all think Paula puts butter in her tea?
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Jake056 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 291 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 895 times:
I've gotten tired of the Food Network. Its slogan should be "All Emeril, All the time". I like the guy, but too much show and not enough cooking.
Paula Dean is good. I'm not crazy about her cuisine, but I like her approach to cooking and her personality. She is so chatty, I know more about her personal life than some of my own family!! Which is not necessarily a bad thing...
Rachel and Giada--keep 'em. Same with Sandra Lee. Too "cutesy" for words and their culinary skills leave a lot to be desired.
Sara Moulton is OUT at Food TV. Unfortunately they've parted company after 10 years. She was the best of all of their stars. A real chef and teacher.
I have ZERO interest in all of the "foodstyle" shows. "Secret Life of..." et. al.
Alton Brown's show is very educational and entertaining.
My favorite cooks on TV in general, though, are Lidia Bastianich, America's Test Kitchen, and Jacques Pepin. These shows are on PBS.
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18877 posts, RR: 64 Reply 20, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 885 times:
Jake056 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 291 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 875 times:
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 22, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 865 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 12): "The Frugal Gourmet" w/ Jeff Smith (unfortunately some of his off-screen antics tarnished his reputation).
Actually, those allegations turned out to be false.
Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss
Max999 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 906 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 859 times:
Quoting AeroWesty (Reply 3): Sara Moulton is the best cook on the network, I believe, and far underrated. She has a lot of classic training, mentored under Julia Child, and is the Executive Chef for Gourmet magazine.
I agree, she was the best on the network. However, I think Sara's more dramatic coworkers on the network, such as Emeril and Bobby Flay, took the spotlight off her cooking talents.
All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.
EWROwznj00 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 856 times:
Food Network is really one of the best out there. I remember when it was just Emeril, Yan Can Cook, and the Galloping Gourmet. Well, maybe not just those 3, but it was very limited. Look at what it has now. I've actually gone to some of the places Rachel Ray went to for 40 dollars a day, as well as some of the places on The Best Of. It has a great variety of shows I feel.
My favorite shows are Paula's Home Cooking, Barefoot Contessa, Everyday Italian, and Iron Chef Japan.
I want to marry Tyler Florence. The man can cook and he's a Hottie McGee
25 N1120A: Were those actually on FoodTV? I thought they were PBS shows
26 WhiteHatter: We've got a few channels here, UKTV Food and the Discovery networks. Plus the travel channels show cookery programming. Most of the pervs watch UKTV F
27 N1120A: Yeah, you can include me in with them . The funny thing about Nigella is that she is on the Style Network here in the US
28 Gigneil: I love me some Tyler Florence.... but I love Dave Lieberman more. He's H-O-T hot. I used to watch Food Network mostly for From Martha's Kitchen, then
29 LesMainwaring: i've always loved food shows, back to the galloping gourmet and julia child ... i watch a disproportionate amount of food network, but considering i'm
30 QANTAS077: best tv food show i've seen is Nigella bites, she's a godess without doubt! and she eats everything she creates! can't beat a woman that enjoys food a
31 N1120A: I think that is the point of her show. Then again, I don't like her cooking either, but I get a laugh out of watching her get drunker and drunker as
32 WhiteHatter: I'm not surprised, some of the stuff she does would translate into US television styles quite easily. It's easy on the brain TV. Sometimes I've sat t
33 EWROwznj00: I could be mixing Yan up with Ming Tsi; I think Ming Tsi came later though. But I'm sure Galloping was on Food Network a LONG time ago. I remember wa
34 N1120A: Actually, I am not a big fan of Nigella's cooking. She has way too much of a "butter and bacon fix everything" mentality. I do like the style of her
35 Gigneil: Yan Can Cook and Simply Ming both come on PBS. N
36 N1120A: Ming Tsai was indeed on Food Network, however, with the show "East Meets West". I really liked the episode of Emeril Live where Martin Yan came on an
37 AeroWesty: Yup, Graham Kerr's old shows were on FoodTV for a while, but scheduled VERY late in the night. (Might have even been on earlier at some point.) Befor
38 N1120A: Wow, not bad. Do you have both pre and post heart attack?
39 ConcordeBoy: Indeed, I do so love the Rachael Ray, er Food, Network! FRIGGIN' RIGHT! ...the American one is okay to watch when I'm bored, but it has absolutely NOT
40 N1120A: Since when do like women, let alone women with gigantic rear ends?
41 ConcordeBoy: Simple. While I may be gayer than Christmas in New York... I am still both black and male-- a combo which sometimes defaults to thus
42 AeroWesty: Nope, only the the pre-heart attack/car wreck series. I bought it off TV when I was a teenager. I even had a set of GG spurtles, but don't know where
43 KLMA330: And a notable mention, as it seems we forgot, to Jamie Oliver... Just so darn cute, and he can cook too!
44 EWROwznj00: Where did he go off to anyway? Does he still have a show?
45 Eaglekeeper101: I liked watching the original Iron Chef when I was stationed in Okinawa, even though I couldn't understand a damn thing any of them were saying. It wa
46 Flpuck6: Watching the Food Network always made a 2h30 hr flight from the Northeast (JFK/BOS) down to S.Florida go by so fast. I don't mind Rachel Ray ... her e
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