[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
My fiance and I have a very well stocked kitchen, full of a lot of the hardware and specialty foods that you see on those cooking shows. Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies, to the point that I have actually taken classes at a local culinary school, and my fiance makes traditional Indian dishes quite often.[/quote]
You ever go to the Indian grocery store over by the Uncommon Market?
I get cases of pureed mango there for mango/yogurt/coconut milk smoothies, which are absolutely awesome.
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Sure do, that is where she gets most of her ingredients from.
[quote]John Romaniello wrote:
True story: they put Giada in those shirts to highlight her 'oobies so no one notices how enormous her head is.
Because, seriously, it is unreal.
I’ll watch anything with Bobby Flay. Dude is a fantastic.[/quote]
Completely agree with that…I like cooking shows, as a cooking enthusiast without any actual classes I do pick up tips/ideas from the shows. Worst part about the cooking channel is that they don’t have on demand…fucking sux
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Who the fuck has any of this shit in their kitchens?
Sweet Albino Black Beans
Cherry Smoked Butter Lemon Zest Powder
Make sure you use fresh porcupine quills to check the temperature of the curried ocelot in your hyperbaric oven blender
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I think I know the show you have in mind. It’s called “Chopped,” right?
They try to throw in some truly bizarre ingredients in order to really challenge the contestants because they’re all professional chefs who would otherwise breeze right through.
Besides the bizarre ingredients, they also throw them curve balls by forcing them to incorporate some commonplace but completely illogical ingredient, like frosted cornflakes in an entree or asparagus in a dessert.
[quote]John Romaniello wrote:
True story: they put Giada in those shirts to highlight her 'oobies so no one notices how enormous her head is.
Because, seriously, it is unreal.
I’ll watch anything with Bobby Flay. Dude is a fantastic.[/quote]
Completely agree with that…I like cooking shows, as a cooking enthusiast without any actual classes I do pick up tips/ideas from the shows. Worst part about the cooking channel is that they don’t have on demand…fucking sux[/quote]
Yep, same here. I actually picked up some decent skills from watching those shows, not to mention it made me feel really confident about throwing in spices.
There have been a few that have come and gone, but people don’t want to see that shit. They want to see something decadent, or at the very least Giada’s tits. Fun fact: every human being that doesn’t have a penis hates Giada.[/quote]
Well, I guess I have a penis then.
[quote]ranengin wrote:
A Russian that doesn’t drink? Next you’re going to tell me that unicorns exist ;).
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Yes, unicorns exist… and they drink.
[quote]John Romaniello wrote:
True story: they put Giada in those shirts to highlight her 'oobies so no one notices how enormous her head is.
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She has a head?
[quote]BobParr wrote:
I actually picked up some decent skills from watching those shows, not to mention it made me feel really confident about throwing in spices.
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Although Guy Fieri still kinda bugs me, I’ve grown to really like his show “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives”.
[quote]orion wrote:
I believe there is some potential out there for a show that teaches you how to do a solid, somewhat healthy meal at a somewhat reasonable price with things you can shop for in under ten minutes.
Cooking shows were created to make you hungry. If you watch a cooking show to the end you just HAVE to eat something, even if you haven’t been cooking.
I freaking love watching Iron Chef, especially chefs like Morimoto and Zakarian. Total geniuses. Both of them.
Flay is good too, but he’s been on the air for so long his stuff gets kind of predictable, and when it’s something out of left field it’s more than likely one of his staff that thought it up.
But yeah, when they’re doing some sort of crazy protein like elk or wild boar or whole fish I’m stoked.
As for Giada? I love her. Her blue blood genes might have skewed her height vs her head but that’s ok w me.
Rachel Ray? Don’t dig her at all
Barefoot Contessa? I cannot stand that fuckin’ xanax induced soft lighted pretentious housewife shitshow of a show… But don’t tell Jeffery… Tee Hee!