Everyday Italian + Iron Chef America = great tv

What do you guys like?

2/19/2008 6:20:39 PM

Good eats > all

Iron chef America blows in comparison to the old iron chef
though Alton Brown makes it almost worth watching

[Edited on February 19, 2008 at 6:31 PM. Reason : s]

2/19/2008 6:30:59 PM

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"Everyday Italian"

it took me years to finally realize why people watched the food network

after watching this for the past few weeks, i now know

2/19/2008 6:32:47 PM

Good Eats, definitely. I <3 Alton Brown. (No Homo)

I like Iron Chef America, not as much as the Japanese version, but it's still a good show. They need to get a little more adventurous with the secret ingredients though. Plus I've not yet seen a battle with the new dude (can't remember his name).

Definitely like Ace of Cakes as well, Everyday Italian is nice to look at , and I'd watch Guy's Big Bite if it wasn't on at such a stupid time.

[Edited on February 19, 2008 at 6:36 PM. Reason : d]

2/19/2008 6:36:08 PM

unwrapped, everyday italian, ace of cakes, 30 minute meals (i know, i know...quasi annoying, but still)

2/19/2008 6:44:06 PM

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives FTW!

2/19/2008 6:56:02 PM

I just like watching the network itself. It's the one channel I go to when there is absolutely nothing on.

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"Plus I've not yet seen a battle with the new dude (can't remember his name)."

You mean Michael Symon.

2/19/2008 7:07:32 PM

^^ yeah guy has really grown on me I like D,D&D and Guy's big bite

2/19/2008 11:49:02 PM

I like Good Eats and Unwrapped, and if I'm folding laundry or something and Ace of Cakes is on I usually watch it for a few minutes just to look at the inventive things they create.

I miss Ready, Set, Cook

[Edited on February 20, 2008 at 10:05 AM. Reason : For some reason I find Giada even more annoying than Rachael]

2/20/2008 10:04:58 AM

Anything with Alton Brown (I love Feasting on Asphalt)
Everyday Italian
Iron Chef
Dinner: Impossible
Ace of Cakes

Also I like most of the stuff Bobby Flay makes, even though I think he's a douche.

I hate:
Anything with Rachel Ray
Anything with Emeril

2/20/2008 10:47:43 AM

Alton Brown rules and I would bwn the hell out of that Glada chick or whoever. She is hot as fuck.

2/20/2008 11:07:45 AM

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"I just like watching the network itself. It's the one channel I go to when there is absolutely nothing on"

food network is always on in my house Got my fiance into it too!

2/20/2008 11:20:29 AM

shits played out.

2/20/2008 12:04:51 PM

Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Ace of Cakes, Good Eats, and Dinner Impossible are the only shows worth watching


imo

2/20/2008 4:17:59 PM

I love dinner impossible

2/20/2008 10:01:46 PM

Good Eats, Feasting on Asphalt, and Dinner Impossible. Iron Chef and Ace of Cakes on occasion, but not really that devoted to those anymore. Everything else is eh... except when I hear the phrase "Yummo!" which makes my skin crawl for some reason.

2/21/2008 12:27:15 AM

^^ Me, too. But have you heard about this?

TV chef spiced up his past exploits

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/taste/stories/DNnf_tvchef_0221liv.State.Edition1.1026008.html

'Dinner: Impossible' chef is eating his own untrue words

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"Among some of the stories Irvine has shared: He is a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. The queen of England gave him a castle. He's chummy with Prince Charles. He received a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition from the University of Leeds. None of that is true, according to the St. Petersburg Times, which investigated each of Irvine's claims and a few others. On Tuesday, Irvine's biography was no longer posted on the Food Network's Web site. In an e-mail sent to The News Journal, a Food Network spokesperson said: 'It's unfortunate if Robert embellished the extent of his culinary experiences. We are investigating the matter and taking the necessary steps to ensure the accuracy of all representations of Robert on Food Network and foodnetwork.com.'"

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID=/20080220/LIFE/802200317/1005/LIFE

It's bad.

[Edited on February 21, 2008 at 1:52 AM. Reason : .]

2/21/2008 1:47:08 AM

^ Who cares?

2/21/2008 9:12:27 AM

Yah, he's still an awesome chef.

2/21/2008 10:48:39 AM

As long as its not like him cheating on the actual challenges

2/21/2008 10:49:39 AM

strangely enough, the better food shows are on the Travel Channel.

2/21/2008 10:55:13 AM

yeah i'm strangely captivated by anthony bourdain on the travel channel

2/21/2008 11:23:01 AM

Isn't it Anthony Bourdain in that one show where the commercial describes eating "still-beating cobra hearts"? I kinda shudder every time I see that.

"It pumps as it goes down..."

2/21/2008 11:25:17 AM

I got really into The Next Iron Chef (reality series) but I don't really like Iron Chef. I think a better competition would involve more than two chefs, and not cooking for judges. Maybe something like Dinner Impossible meets Challenge.

2/21/2008 11:27:16 AM

giadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa in HD

2/21/2008 11:30:38 AM

I read an article awhile back saying that on Iron Chef America, the guest chef chooses the Iron Chef he wants to go against way in advance, something like 3 months, and when they film, only that Iron Chef is there and the others are just silhouettes. Also, they are given three ingredients as to what the possible secret ingredient is (months ahead of time). The chefs then make up a shopping list as to things that they'll need to make their dishes. So even before they reveal the "secret ingredient" the chefs know what it is based on what has been bought for them. It kind of took the excitement out of it for me, even though it still must be pretty difficult to cook everything in the hour they have. If I can find the link to it, I'll post it. It was one of the challenge chefs (the one who battled Bobby Flay in the ribeye secret ingredient) giving an interview about the whole process.

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070528/CUSTOM04/70523008/1277/CUSTOM0401

[Edited on February 21, 2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason : a]

2/21/2008 11:54:28 AM

^^yeah, I have "Giada in Paradise: Capri" on my DVR.

2/21/2008 1:42:31 PM

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"Also, they are given three ingredients as to what the possible secret ingredient is (months ahead of time). The chefs then make up a shopping list as to things that they'll need to make their dishes. So even before they reveal the "secret ingredient" the chefs know what it is based on what has been bought for them."

They explained that in that "inside kitchen stadium" or whatever it was called special that they did, but I thought they said 5 possible ingredients. I think the original Japanese version did the same thing.

2/21/2008 2:30:04 PM

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"Who cares?"

needlesmcgir

Um. . .Food Network for starters:

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"In an e-mail sent to The News Journal, a Food Network spokesperson said: 'It's unfortunate if Robert embellished the extent of his culinary experiences. We are investigating the matter and taking the necessary steps to ensure the accuracy of all representations of Robert on Food Network and foodnetwork.com [emphasis added]."

The extent to which Irvine's resume was allegedly embellished is significantly damaging to the Dinner: Impossible brand, the Food Network brand, and Irvine as a brand, a chef, and a celebrity. And you majored in business?

In any event, I indicated that I liked Irvine's show, and I was just passing along the info. I mean, I'm not happy about it.

2/21/2008 4:48:45 PM

Food Network chef fired after resume fraud

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"NEW YORK (AP) — After rising to culinary stardom preparing impossible meals on his Food Network series, Robert Irvine has met an obstacle his kitchen prowess couldn't overcome — an embellished resume."

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"Following the revelations, the network announced it would not renew Irvine's contract, though it would air the remaining episodes of the current season, the series' fourth."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-03-chef-fired_N.htm

Does this matter now?

3/4/2008 9:03:49 PM

are there no Tyler's Ultimate fans? i like cooking some of his recipes.

bobby flay acts like a dick, but has some pretty good recipes.

alton brown and his show good eats annoy the shit out of me along with anything rachel ray. i wanna stab that bitch in her raspy ass throat

3/4/2008 11:30:19 PM

^tyler's ultimate is great. There is rarely one of those where the food doesn't look fantastic.

3/5/2008 8:59:12 AM

Paula Deen is awesome!!! I like Giada too!

3/5/2008 9:10:28 AM

I watch Iron Chef America & Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

3/5/2008 9:44:52 AM

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"alton brown and his show good eats annoy the shit out of me along with anything rachel ray. i wanna stab that bitch in her raspy ass throat"

YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH ABOUT ALTON BROWN.

rachel ray annoys me too, but her 30 min meals aren't bad. I just try to not listen to her or pretend she's Giada.

I'm into D,D, & D though guy CAN be a little too much sometimes.

3/5/2008 9:48:25 AM

^^^ Heh, all of the people I know in Savannah hate that lady.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/03/paula-deen-is-trying-to-kill-us-part-4-bacon-donut-egg-cheeseburger.html

[Edited on March 5, 2008 at 9:49 AM. Reason : asdf]

3/5/2008 9:49:25 AM

^good christ!! while I enjoy each of those items separately, I can't imagine eating that goddamned disaster.

3/5/2008 12:04:18 PM

That sucks for Irivine, I really like him on dinner impossible. He definitely set himself up for failure though...

Here is hoping the next guy/gal will be a good replacement.

3/5/2008 12:30:15 PM

Alton Brown gets way too fucking close to the camera. Something about all the porn lighting and the super close shots of his ugly mug really creeps me out.

In fact, that whole damn channel is just porn for fatasses.

3/5/2008 3:10:14 PM