I was “surfing” the Food Network TV show list and happened to find some of the new shows they’re offering. Here are a few that I’m planning on recording!
One of the new Food Network TV shows is called, “The Chef Jeff Project.” It’ll be airing running from October 5th to November 9th, 2008.
In a groundbreaking, docu-reality [...]
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Posted in Food TV on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I was excited when I realized Food Network was re-airing some of Anthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour. But when I caught the Brazil episode, I realized I had seen this before. It had been aired on No Reservations!
I recognized the opening scene when he’s in the Confeitaria Colombo (coffee shop with the pastries and there’s [...]
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Emeril Lagasse is looking for people in DC to cook with for his new show on Discovery Channel’s Planet Green Channel. But they’re also looking for people around the country.
From an email I received:
Planet Green is currently casting enthusiastic and fun people with creative and interesting cooking challenges for EMERIL GREEN, which will air on [...]
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So the fourth season of Top Chef Chicago just had their second episode last week and the second season of Take Home Chef is now re-running their episodes.
I figure I can now talk about these two new seasons, right? Plus, I want to find out what do you think about them.
First, Top Chef:
Thankfully, they didn’t [...]
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Posted in Food TV, tagged totally vegetarian pbs on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I continue to DVR food TV shows that aren’t on Food Network to see what else is out there. I think there are some definite gems, but also some true duds. Sometimes they’re such huge duds I don’t waste my time reviewing them.
But I digress.
I recorded Totally Vegetarian on PBS and thought it was mildly entertaining. [...]
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Readers, I’m not going to lie. I like reading the gossip columns. There’s something entertaining about them — and at the very least, they are good conversation fillers. Like me, you may find yourself sitting in an airport with a client for 6 hours and you’ve run out of non-controversial things to talk about. Celebrities [...]
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I just saw a commercial for Top Chef Chicago — it’s coming back on Bravo on March 12th at 10 PM EST.
For a list of the contestants, visit here. And if you like spoilers, visit here.
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Well, you knew Robert Irvine’s days were numbered when this story came out. But Food Network just announced they “will not renew his contract.” OK, so maybe it’s not a flat out firing, but it does mean it’s over for Irvine with Food Network.
If he was in politics, they would have said, “He decided to resign so [...]
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Posted in Food TV, tagged everyday food pbs show on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yeah, again — I’m late to Everyday Food, but it’s pretty good. According to their Web site, “The Everyday Food television show cast consists of five home-grown talents from the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living: Sarah Carey, Allie Lewis, Margot Olshan, Emma Feigenbaum, and Lucinda Scala Quinn.”
Here’s what I like — it’s about ingredients you [...]
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I was catching up on my After Hours show and heard one of the best lines. Of course, I can’t remember who said it (or what episode it was).
Anyway, the line was on the difference between chefs in the kitchen and pastry chefs. The guy said, “Chefs have ADD while pasty chefs have OCD.”
It makes sense [...]
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Posted in Food TV on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Now here’s a show right up my ally — a way to get a peak into an Embassy (and Ambassador’s residence) in DC and learn about a country’s culture and cuisine.
I caught the Australian one with grilled kangaroo. Each episode also offers the recipes which is great (though I don’t know where in DC you’d find kangaroo).
And — [...]
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**Update 2/29/08 — Irvine was fired from Food Network. Read all about it here.**
I like Food Network’s Dinner Impossible, I think Chef Robert Irvine is fun. Plus, the premise of the show is entertaining.
But apparently, he’s not who he says he is – mainly he never really actually helped create Prince Charles and Princess Di’s wedding [...]
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Posted in Food TV, tagged pressure cook mojohd on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Now this is a fun show on MojoHD. The premise of the show is this — Chef Ralph Pagano is suddenly dropped into an unknown location in the world, then he’s told where he is and the set number of hours he has in that location. In the amount of time he’s there, he has to make enough money [...]
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If you’re like me, you want to eat healthy but hate that “healthy” taste. Come on, you know what I’m talking about. It’s the chalky, whole wheat flavor. Yuck.
But, I caught Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander, which airs on Thursdays at 4 PM and 4:30 PM and may have just found a few new healthy recipes [...]
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Wow, can you imagine this? A TV channel asks you to go around the world and report on the culture’s drinking customs. And they pay your travel, food, and drinks.
Umm, nice.
Comedian Zane Lamprey is that guy whose show is Three Sheets on Wednesdays at 9 PM EST on MOJOHD.
I caught his show in Costa Rica. Now I’ve actually [...]
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I think I’ve found my new favorite food show. It’s call After Hours with Daniel Boulud on MOJOHD. Apparently, MOJO is a channel for men, but whatever because this is brilliant. If you don’t get the channel, it’s available on Joost.
Here’s the premise — Chef Daniel Boulud goes behind the scenes of a popular restaurant, after the [...]
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Indian Food Made Easy is a six-part 30 minute series and I’m in love with it. The reason is because, like the host, Anjum Anand, says in the intro to the show, I love Indian but always think it’s a time commitment to make the food. Instead, she offers simple and healthy ways to make Indian [...]
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Posted in Food TV, tagged feasty boys eat america on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jon Mayer and Jim Stump are the two hosts of Feasty Boys Eat America. They are a lot of fun to watch because they love food and what they’re doing. But if you ate what they cooked on a weekly basis…oh dear.
As they say in their show, their name “Feasty Boys” comes from a combo [...]
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This show is originally on the Canadian Food Network, but it’s on American Life channel for us in the U.S. Now why doesn’t the Food Network US air this show?
This Food That Wine is a great, easy to understand show that provides great insight into wine and food pairings. Hosted by Angie MacRae and Stacey [...]
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I caught Fixing Dinner on American Life with Sandy Richard the other day. Richard started her life as a menu planner because SHE HAS SEVEN CHILDREN.
Umm, let’s take a moment and think about that. SEVEN CHILDREN. SEVEN. Can you imagine? Wow, I’m in awe.
Anyway, she helps families plan meals for (basically) the week. This means from grocery [...]
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I have a feeling I’m late to this show as well, but I really like Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class. For those who may not know a lot about cooking, but want to learn – this is the show for you. For those of us who may know a little bit, you’ll still learn some techniques and [...]
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Mark McEwan, a Toronto celebrity chef and restaurateur, has a reality TV show that’s airing on Fine Living. I caught the show when they were catering a wedding for Indy car driver Marty Roth.
The premise of the show is that McEwan and his staff are catering for big names (whether they’re celebrities or business executives) — [...]
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Posted in Food TV, tagged dinner takes all on January 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The premise of Dinner Takes All is intriguing. The Web site’s description is:
Each week, five amateur cooks will take a turn hosting a dinner party for the other four in their home. This is entertaining with edge as at the end of each evening the guests award points in three categories: food, presentation and entertainment.
The host with the highest [...]
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I love artichokes. They’re versatile, healthy, and fun to serve. While I knew their season was March through May, I didn’t know that there were two different ways to grow them — and the way someone grows them is what makes a superior artichoke. I caught Follow that Food: Artichoke and learned a lot (plus, there [...]
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On TV One is a Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, back for a third season. You may recognize the host from his appearances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He’s also been a chef at Ritz-Carlton (exec chef at Morton’s), Kass Bah, and Reign.
I caught his holiday episode with Mo’Nique where they [...]
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I told you I recorded a lot of food TV! So my next show that I’m going to talk about is called Italian Cooking & Living (also the title to their magazine).
With a thick Italian accent, the host, Paolo Villoresi, talks about all things Italian. He is a native of Florence (my favorite Italian city) and [...]
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**Update 2/26 — Seinfelds respond and want lawsuit dropped.**
Ahh, yes. It was really only a matter of time, but it has happened. Missy Chase Lapine has sued Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld for plagiarism and defamation of character.
To read the lawsuit, click here. Thoughts? Agree or disagree?
Previous posts on the issue can be found here, here, here, here, [...]
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I went to Bed, Bath & Beyond the other day to buy a toaster and saw this “egg & muffin toaster.” On the side you put some water in this container, then you put the egg pan over that with your egg, then you have your meat pan, and the toaster is on the side. I was wondering, ”Who the heck would spend the money on this?”
And [...]
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While all the ingredients may not be readily available in the DC-area, I loved watching Asian Wok on AZN TV because the food they made looked so good. It’s a 30 minute, 6-part series that “takes a hard look at what it means to eat right from the perspectives of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.”
I saw [...]
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You already know that I love this show, but it’s changed since the first season! It seems that now people can submit videos and then appear on the show, instead of having him surprise people. Hmm, I might have to make up a video!
Plus, his show is starting to get corporate advertisers — when he [...]
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