Jason! ([info]jason0x21) wrote,
@ 2007-02-12 09:06:00
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Entry tags:beatdown, food, food network, sodomy

For once, not about computers
Anthony Boudrain gives a royal beatdown to the Food Network. Likes the old guard, despises much of the new group, and boggles at the misuse of the greats. Also gives his favorite Iron Chef matchups.

Thankfully, he likes Alton. That alone is enough to make me run out and order "Kitchen Confidential", right there. Alton's engineering-based deconstruction of cooking has helped me more in the kitchen than anything else (mostly in terms of what-not-to-worry-about, and what-to-really-sweat).

I also intensely dislike Bobby Flay, but I can't argue with his skills (at least, as they appear on TV). Heaping abuse on him as they do indeed seems rather uncharitable.

And who knew Giada could cook? You'd never know it from her shows.




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[info]badger
2007-02-12 02:35 pm UTC (link)
M hates Bourdain as a jerk, but she found a lot of that post of his good. Neither of us can stand Bobby Flay. I don't care if he can cook, his personality is unattractive enough I don't want him long enough to learn anything.

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[info]meep
2007-02-12 03:35 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, Stu and I are pretty much in total agreement with the post. Mario, Alton, and Giada are our favorites.... and Giada did have a cooking show at one point, as opposed to going around to parties looking pretty.

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Thanks for this post! :)
[info]margarita_5
2007-02-12 04:07 pm UTC (link)
Bourdain is golden. He cracks me up with his irreverance. And I do agree on almost every point - Love Mario and Alton. Detest Giada, but that's more of a bitter "I'll never be a goldfish" thing...I'm in therapy now. I absolutely agree with his assessment of Sara Lee. That woman terrifies the shit out of me.

Makes me want to go home and watch all those episodes of his that I've been DVRing for the past few months in a row. Might just do that...

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[info]aklikins
2007-02-12 07:46 pm UTC (link)
I think my new personal hero is the Jeff guy on "Ace Of Cakes".

I've never found Bobby Flay as annoying as apparently everyone else in the universe does.

I liked Bourdains old show, but haven't really seen the new one. He seems to fall into the "Very Talented Asshole" category that can be very entertaining.

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[info]wildandfree
2007-02-12 10:34 pm UTC (link)
My brother calls Giada's show Cooking With Cleavage. (Mind, I don't think that's a complaint...)

I adore Alton. He's geeky and sciency in his cooking which I love. Reminds me of my old crush on Bill Nye!

Ace of Cakes also rocks, but a different network...

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[info]susan_z
2007-02-13 03:53 am UTC (link)
i <3 Anthony Bourdain. Sure, he's kind of a jerk, but he's most definitely my kind of jerk. If you enjoyed this piece, you should definitely read Kitchen Confidential (i'd be happy to loan you my copy), as the funniest stuff is when he's skewering himself and some of the spectacularly dumb-ass moments in his career. But he's also a man who knows food, and he's definitely an old school chef -- a swaggering pirate of a cook whose balls are so much bigger than any mere mortal's could ever be.

And i think he's dead on the money with all of his points. Because i fully agree with him about Alton, Mario, and the pure evil of Sandra Lee. i also agree with his other points, but those were the ones that made me say "hell, yeah". And you know, i've never hated Bobby Flay as much as most folks seem to. He may be abrasive, but he has the skills to pay the bills, dammit, unlike so many celebrity chefs.

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(Anonymous)
2007-02-13 07:03 am UTC (link)
I understand why everybody could find Bobby Flay a bit sanctimonious but hey, the guy can cook and that's what he does. Giada, my husband likes her, she's OK, whatever! My favorite is Ina Garten The Barefoot Contessa - she has class and she's real - her husband's kinda cute too. And she does Love him! Sandra Lee, yowza, scary, YES! Never trust a skinny cook haha! Alton is fabulous. Mario is wonderful. I love Tom Douglas, though you don't see him on TV much. I like Paula Deen, but I hate her cooking. Man, I wouldn't want to be her doctor - sorry Paula, you're a doll and i hate to have to say that! It's like when you're best friend won't stop smoking. you want to support her, but not that habit!!! Nobody talks about Martha Stewart anymore! Wow, now there's a nutcase; I'm just about done with "Just Desserts." Martha, Martha, Martha. What do you all think of that little sexpot Nigella of Nigella Feasts? Yowza, I'm a straight woman but I could go for her! WoW!

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