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Favorite Celebrity Chef
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chef_boy_RD
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I like Rachael Ray because I can learn a lot from her (she does come across a little obnoxious at times), but also Bobby Flay is one of my favorites because he's a champ on the grill
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chef_boy_RD
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Ooh another good one too. Was it Tyler that made some of the new dishes on the Applebee's menu?
jglass
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I like Bobby Flay but that man puts hot peppers in everything.
Tried some of Tyler's recipes..always yummy. I have his cookbook Tyler's Ultimate ordered.
I like Rachael Ray ok but sometimes she just gets on my nerves.
Love Paula Deen even though her accent was a little hard to get used to. Its like when I see someone from KY on tv and their accent is so thick. Im sure I probably sound just as bad lol.
Tried some of Tyler's recipes..always yummy. I have his cookbook Tyler's Ultimate ordered.
I like Rachael Ray ok but sometimes she just gets on my nerves.
Love Paula Deen even though her accent was a little hard to get used to. Its like when I see someone from KY on tv and their accent is so thick. Im sure I probably sound just as bad lol.
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chef_boy_RD
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That's the best part of his cooking, I love it hot. Some of my friends can't stand the amount of hot sauce I use, but I suppose its an acquired taste
Mama Mangia
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Love the boys - the Carrubba's! Damian and Johnnie - my God they are like family to me! And they guy on BBQ America - he goes to some really nice places with some really good foods. Beeba and MaryAnn Espesito make a lot of good things - reminds me of days gone by.
PBS station.
I was turned off by the Food Network by several of their cooks - CiCi Carmichael, Sara Molten, Martha Stewart, Sandra Lee, etc.
I used to get a charge out of the Two Fat Ladies - their stories alone were funny.
I don't care for Wolfgang Puck, Rachel Ray, Giada, Yan Can Cook, Bobbie Flay.
Paula Deen is ok.
Emeril I like - when he is cooking in his kitchen and not on the show set.
I'm done (for now!)
PBS station.
I was turned off by the Food Network by several of their cooks - CiCi Carmichael, Sara Molten, Martha Stewart, Sandra Lee, etc.
I used to get a charge out of the Two Fat Ladies - their stories alone were funny.
I don't care for Wolfgang Puck, Rachel Ray, Giada, Yan Can Cook, Bobbie Flay.
Paula Deen is ok.
Emeril I like - when he is cooking in his kitchen and not on the show set.
I'm done (for now!)
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KYHeirloomer
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What do we mean by celebrity?
Is it being on TV? Or is it being known in the food world as a great chef?
If we mean being on TV, then is it based on the "star" being a great chef or merely a great entertainer?
If we base it on being a great chef I think that leaves out most of the Food Network stars. I'm mean let's face it, Giada thinks she's on the Playboy Channel. And if I was half as impressed with Tyler Florance as he is impressed with himself I would be twice as impressed as I am. Sandra Lee isn't even a cook, far as I'm concerned, let alone a great chef.
What impresses me abut a chef is his/her knowledge about food, and their talent combining it in tasty and exciting ways. Among the more well-known chefs this would include people like Jacques Pepin, Rick Bayless, and John Besh. Get away from the TV, and you start talking about people like Heinz Beck, Ana Sortun, and JoAnne Weir.
I'm also impressed by chefs who turn out incredible meals under less than ideal conditions. Imagine, for instance, feeding 30 people out of a galley about half the size of a typical home kitchen. Quite a stunt, you may think. Now imagine doing that for three meals plus snacks, every day for weeks at a time.
Our own Shipscook does that for a living.
There are an awful lot of sea-going folk who think she's celebrity enough for anyone's plate.
Is it being on TV? Or is it being known in the food world as a great chef?
If we mean being on TV, then is it based on the "star" being a great chef or merely a great entertainer?
If we base it on being a great chef I think that leaves out most of the Food Network stars. I'm mean let's face it, Giada thinks she's on the Playboy Channel. And if I was half as impressed with Tyler Florance as he is impressed with himself I would be twice as impressed as I am. Sandra Lee isn't even a cook, far as I'm concerned, let alone a great chef.
What impresses me abut a chef is his/her knowledge about food, and their talent combining it in tasty and exciting ways. Among the more well-known chefs this would include people like Jacques Pepin, Rick Bayless, and John Besh. Get away from the TV, and you start talking about people like Heinz Beck, Ana Sortun, and JoAnne Weir.
I'm also impressed by chefs who turn out incredible meals under less than ideal conditions. Imagine, for instance, feeding 30 people out of a galley about half the size of a typical home kitchen. Quite a stunt, you may think. Now imagine doing that for three meals plus snacks, every day for weeks at a time.
Our own Shipscook does that for a living.
There are an awful lot of sea-going folk who think she's celebrity enough for anyone's plate.
Jafo232
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chef_boy_RD
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I like watching Anthony Bourdaine's No Reservations- those chef's all around the world cook up some amazing stuff
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KYHeirloomer
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>One can only dream can't they?<
Only if your dreams are filled with 7th Ave. hohs.
I think she dresses that way to detract from the fact her recipes aren't all that special. And she needs to ask Morimoto for some lessons in knife work.
Only if your dreams are filled with 7th Ave. hohs.
I think she dresses that way to detract from the fact her recipes aren't all that special. And she needs to ask Morimoto for some lessons in knife work.
jglass
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My favorite quote came from him.
It is the skill of the cook that makes food rise above circumstance.
jglass
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Sigh.... One can only dream can't they?
lol You sound as bad as my older brother.
Cook Chatty Cathy
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My favorite TV celebrity chef was always Emeril Lagase, but even he has gotten old. I just can't stand snobbish bores like Bobby Flay, and some of the others on Food Network! I used to love to watch the Iron Chef back when!
P.S. But I can assure you I bet if I ever tasted some of dishes "Shipscook" puts out she would surely be on my list forever!
I could not agree with KYH more, he said and awful lots in a few lines, and in my book... the everyday, "down in the trenches", homemakers, and plain ole' common folk just trying to feed their families are the real unsung celebrities! Like all of us!!! So we should salute ourselves and say "Damn good job there, and it tastes wonderful too"!!! And that is the ultimate celebrity each and every one of us.
Cheers to all, CCCathy
P.S. But I can assure you I bet if I ever tasted some of dishes "Shipscook" puts out she would surely be on my list forever!
I could not agree with KYH more, he said and awful lots in a few lines, and in my book... the everyday, "down in the trenches", homemakers, and plain ole' common folk just trying to feed their families are the real unsung celebrities! Like all of us!!! So we should salute ourselves and say "Damn good job there, and it tastes wonderful too"!!! And that is the ultimate celebrity each and every one of us.
Cheers to all, CCCathy
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chubbyalaskagriz
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Julia Child & James Beard were my early favorites... I cried like a baby when 3 celebrities died: Julia Child, Lucille Ball & Carol O'Conner (Archie Bunker). I also should admit that I even teared-up a bit yesterday when watching coverage of the Tim Russert funeral.
But today? I love Martha and Ina best. I also like Michael Chiarello.
And I can't dare let this slide KYH, without remarking that although I understand why the straight dudes here all dig Giada and her low-cut bosom-revealing-t's, the guys like ME adore Rocco & the Deen brothers! (hee-hee!)
Now... celebrity cookbooks (that is, celebrities that are NOT real chefs?) I like the books by Sophia Loren, Patty LaBelle, Mo'Nique, Trisha Yearwood, Linda McCartney, Naomi Judd, and I also dig "The Soprano's Cookbook"...
(Okay, lastly- and I hesitate to admit this 'cause I often caught HELL for this from folks back at "the other" food site... I really, really enjoy Paula Deen! Now just shut-up and leave me alone about her! )
But today? I love Martha and Ina best. I also like Michael Chiarello.
And I can't dare let this slide KYH, without remarking that although I understand why the straight dudes here all dig Giada and her low-cut bosom-revealing-t's, the guys like ME adore Rocco & the Deen brothers! (hee-hee!)
Now... celebrity cookbooks (that is, celebrities that are NOT real chefs?) I like the books by Sophia Loren, Patty LaBelle, Mo'Nique, Trisha Yearwood, Linda McCartney, Naomi Judd, and I also dig "The Soprano's Cookbook"...
(Okay, lastly- and I hesitate to admit this 'cause I often caught HELL for this from folks back at "the other" food site... I really, really enjoy Paula Deen! Now just shut-up and leave me alone about her!
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KYHeirloomer
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I never claimed to dig Giada, Chubbs. What I was trying to say is that I'm underewhelmed with her cooking skills, and if she wants to bounce her boobs in the soup she should take it to a soft porn station. And I often wonder if that square smile is really her, or do they paste that on with some sort of graphics program.
Do you really find the Deen brothers attractive? I thought you had better taste than that. Well, the older one, maybe...... And, unlike they momma, neither one of them can cook, IMO.
Speaking of their momma, I think you came under fire not so much for admiring her, but for buying in to the idea that she's the queen of southern cooking, which she most emphatically is not. And frankly, especially lately, I'd much prefer her if she'd cook with her mouth shut.
I'd have to agree with you about both Ina and Michael. Oddly enough, while I love watching Michael do his stuff (Lawd but he makes entertaining look so simple), I can't get his published recipes to work, most of the time. Something seems to get lost between his kitchens and the printed page.
Do you really find the Deen brothers attractive? I thought you had better taste than that. Well, the older one, maybe...... And, unlike they momma, neither one of them can cook, IMO.
Speaking of their momma, I think you came under fire not so much for admiring her, but for buying in to the idea that she's the queen of southern cooking, which she most emphatically is not. And frankly, especially lately, I'd much prefer her if she'd cook with her mouth shut.
I'd have to agree with you about both Ina and Michael. Oddly enough, while I love watching Michael do his stuff (Lawd but he makes entertaining look so simple), I can't get his published recipes to work, most of the time. Something seems to get lost between his kitchens and the printed page.