For me -- even though I have disagreements with her -- Julia Child still reigns - for making cooking techniques and ideas more accessible to the masses
Brown, dude makes everything easy and his recipes are spot on.
he revolutionized thanksgiving, cutting my turkey roasting time to 3 - 4 hours for a 25 pound turkey, that alone should get him in the TV chef hall of fame.
Been on TV for years and years. Love how you get an Italian history lesson with each show and incorporates her family as well. She reminds me of all of my girlfriends mothers when I was growing up.
Been on TV for years and years. Love how you get an Italian history lesson with each show and incorporates her family as well. She reminds me of all of my girlfriends mothers when I was growing up.
In terms of whose recipe Im most likely to cook, it's Lidia. Jacques Pepin is probably my favorite watch.
But I'll watch a ton of them. Lidia, Pepin, Cooks Illustrated, Alton Brown, Sarah Moulton, Giadia, Ina Garten, and many others. I tend to just look on the guide for what recipes they're making and if it seems like something I'd want to eat, I'll record it.
One thing about Alton Browns show is that he often did things in such a weird way that I'd never make his recipes. Interesting and you learn a lot about WHY you do things in the kitchen, but ultimately Im not making recipes that require a trip to the hardware store. His recipes are not approachable to me. And he's too precise.
Been on TV for years and years. Love how you get an Italian history lesson with each show and incorporates her family as well. She reminds me of all of my girlfriends mothers when I was growing up.
In terms of whose recipe Im most likely to cook, it's Lidia. Jacques Pepin is probably my favorite watch.
But I'll watch a ton of them. Lidia, Pepin, Cooks Illustrated, Alton Brown, Sarah Moulton, Giadia, Ina Garten, and many others. I tend to just look on the guide for what recipes they're making and if it seems like something I'd want to eat, I'll record it.
One thing about Alton Browns show is that he often did things in such a weird way that I'd never make his recipes. Interesting and you learn a lot about WHY you do things in the kitchen, but ultimately Im not making recipes that require a trip to the hardware store. His recipes are not approachable to me. And he's too precise.
that 5-gallon bucket I bought at Lowe's to brine my thanksgiving turkey in makes it without a doubt the most moist, quick-cooking, flavorful thanksgiving turkey on the planet. People rave every year and they think I slaved over it all night and basted it, etc. it's easy on top of being phenomenal.
Yeah, to me the Alton Brown/Cooks Illustrated precision is kind of joyless when I try to replicate. I watch because I learn a lot about the whys and technique from these programs, but ultimately I prefer a more free cooking experience.
If we're talking chef/looks, then I love Giada and then Nigella. But, if we are talking about genuinely loving to watch someone cook, feel their passion, etc. then I love Lidia. I always want to jump through the screen to eat what she is eating. You can almost smell the aroma.
are Alton, Nadia G, and Laura Calder. My favorites for good recipes are Ina (especially desserts), Guy Fieri, Jeff Mauro, Laura Calder, Kelsey Nixon , Big Daddy and Melissa D'Arabian
when he was here in ATL. Now he's in San Diego. As far as watching to learn, Eric Ripert's show Avec Eric on PBS was terrific.
I went to his place, Juniper and Ivy (in SD) a few weeks ago. Really good stuff. One thing we had which was really cool was deviled eggs. In fact, they were probably ordinary deviled eggs but what made them really cool was that he made a baked meringue out of the whites and so it was yolks in a hard shell.
he revolutionized thanksgiving, cutting my turkey roasting time to 3 - 4 hours for a 25 pound turkey, that alone should get him in the TV chef hall of fame.
This.
Best Chef - Eric Ripert
Most Entertaining - Anthony Bourdain
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Giada. she's always showing cleavage.
This.
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Giada
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Haha, great point. She does seem like a lot of fun.
In terms of whose recipe Im most likely to cook, it's Lidia. Jacques Pepin is probably my favorite watch.
But I'll watch a ton of them. Lidia, Pepin, Cooks Illustrated, Alton Brown, Sarah Moulton, Giadia, Ina Garten, and many others. I tend to just look on the guide for what recipes they're making and if it seems like something I'd want to eat, I'll record it.
One thing about Alton Browns show is that he often did things in such a weird way that I'd never make his recipes. Interesting and you learn a lot about WHY you do things in the kitchen, but ultimately Im not making recipes that require a trip to the hardware store. His recipes are not approachable to me. And he's too precise.
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Been on TV for years and years. Love how you get an Italian history lesson with each show and incorporates her family as well. She reminds me of all of my girlfriends mothers when I was growing up.
In terms of whose recipe Im most likely to cook, it's Lidia. Jacques Pepin is probably my favorite watch.
But I'll watch a ton of them. Lidia, Pepin, Cooks Illustrated, Alton Brown, Sarah Moulton, Giadia, Ina Garten, and many others. I tend to just look on the guide for what recipes they're making and if it seems like something I'd want to eat, I'll record it.
One thing about Alton Browns show is that he often did things in such a weird way that I'd never make his recipes. Interesting and you learn a lot about WHY you do things in the kitchen, but ultimately Im not making recipes that require a trip to the hardware store. His recipes are not approachable to me. And he's too precise.
that 5-gallon bucket I bought at Lowe's to brine my thanksgiving turkey in makes it without a doubt the most moist, quick-cooking, flavorful thanksgiving turkey on the planet. People rave every year and they think I slaved over it all night and basted it, etc. it's easy on top of being phenomenal.
And precision is exactly what I need.
to each his own.
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And precision is exactly what I need.
to each his own.
Yeah, to me the Alton Brown/Cooks Illustrated precision is kind of joyless when I try to replicate. I watch because I learn a lot about the whys and technique from these programs, but ultimately I prefer a more free cooking experience.
If I want to see scantily clad women or cleavage I just look at porn.
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Giada. she's always showing cleavage.
I always like watching Bobby Flay too
Another chef who I can't stand to look at or listen to, but does a nice job in the kitchen is Ina.
Giada for personal reasons.
He has that amazing restaurant called Jack's Bistro in Santa Monica, CA
I know it's nitpicking, but her tiny ass teeth freaks me out. It looks like she has double the number she should have.
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But I simply can't not notice how massively disproportionate her head is with her body.
I know it's nitpicking, but her tiny ass teeth freaks me out. It looks like she has double the number she should have.
"Today's ingredient....OCTOPUS!!!"