TV Chefs and Real Chefs

"Grizzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one in
TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on TV or
not. and no Oprah doesn't count! bwhahahahah

Fictional

1. Adam from Northern Exposure
2. Adam Sandlers character in Spaglish

Real

1. Justin Wilson (RIP) little wine for dis and little more for me!
2. Graham Kerr. The Galloping Gourmet. mainly because i used to watch it
with my mother as a child and though it was quite interesting.

Real or Fictional, you call it
Anthony Bourdain, for his love of adventure, food and DRINK! and those
skinny, girl-y arms and legs.
Dee Dee

"Grizzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one in
TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on TV or
not. and no Oprah doesn't count! bwhahahahah

Fictional

1. Adam from Northern Exposure
2. Adam Sandlers character in Spaglish

Real

1. Justin Wilson (RIP) little wine for dis and little more for me!
2. Graham Kerr. The Galloping Gourmet. mainly because i used to watch it
with my mother as a child and though it was quite interesting.

TV chefs: Emeril. It's stylish to dump on him, but the fact is, he cooks
like a real person, using ingredients we can actually get.

In real life: Me. I'm amazing.

This is a bit off-topic, but I love when Rachael Ray goes into
different kitchens on "$40 a Day." They show how chefs throw together
the dishes, and it's constantly astonishing. The best part is, they
don't bore us with "helpful" hints about nutmeg or meaningless stories
about their Grandpa Emanuel.

"Grizzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one in
TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on TV or
not. and no Oprah doesn't count! bwhahahahah

Fictional
I
1. Adam from Northern Exposure
2. Adam Sandlers character in Spaglish

Real

1. Justin Wilson (RIP) little wine for dis and little more for me!
2. Graham Kerr. The Galloping Gourmet. mainly because i used to watch it
with my mother as a child and though it was quite interesting.

I'll play...

Fictional. The two brothers from the movie "The Big Night" Man, the food
they trucked out!
Honorable mention to June Cleaver (leave it to Beaver) who always cooked
wearing pearls, ear rings, a dress with stockings and HH shoes.

Real.
Julia Julia Julia. (I don't even have to say her last name and you know who
I'm talking about)
Paul Prudhomme. Kinda out of the picture these days, but a great talent.
Alton Brown. Just because he knows everything (or seems to)
Local chef like. Tim Love, owner chef of Lonesome Dove Rest in Fort Worth.
He's been featured on the Food channel from time to time.

Larry T

Dee Randall said:

Real or Fictional, you call it
Anthony Bourdain, for his love of adventure, food and DRINK! and
those skinny, girl-y arms and legs. Dee Dee

And there's the fictional character based on him, Jack Bourdain of the
now departed Kitchen Confidential TV show (unaired episodes available
at fine bitorrents near you).

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

JoeSpareBedroom said:

In real life: Me. I'm amazing.

That's funny. Me is my favorite chef, too. And I thought nobody else
knew about him!

--Blair
"Now I'm gonna have to find a new place..."

"Blair P. Houghton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

JoeSpareBedroom said:

In real life: Me. I'm amazing.

That's funny. Me is my favorite chef, too. And I thought nobody else
knew about him!

--Blair
"Now I'm gonna have to find a new place..."

Nobody can make more sauces out of bourbon than I can. They always turn out
well, but I can't remember a single one of them. Show me a TV chef who can
do this! :-)

Grizzman said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one
in TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on

Quoted message said:

Fictional

Chef, from the British TV show "Chef!"
I forget the character's name, he was played by Lenny Henry.

Quoted message said:

Real

There was a chef working in a local restaurant about 8 or 9
years ago. He was amazing, and probably still in his 20s.
I told him he should be in a big city somewhere, and I hope
he made it big. The restaurant has changed ownership and names
at least 4 times since then.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

Default User said:

Dee Randall wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Real or Fictional, you call it
Anthony Bourdain, for his love of adventure, food and DRINK! and
those skinny, girl-y arms and legs. Dee Dee

And there's the fictional character based on him, Jack Bourdain of the
now departed Kitchen Confidential TV show (unaired episodes available
at fine bitorrents near you).

Thanks for the tip, Brian. I'll be looking for it.

I'm wondering how I missed it. Must of went by(e) fast.

--
Reg

Grizzman said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one
in TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on
TV or not. and no Oprah doesn't count! bwhahahahah

Fictional

1. Adam from Northern Exposure
2. Adam Sandlers character in Spaglish

Real

1. Justin Wilson (RIP) little wine for dis and little more for me!
2. Graham Kerr. The Galloping Gourmet. mainly because i used to watch it
with my mother as a child and though it was quite interesting.

My TV favorites are:

Julia Child, rest in peace great lady
Alton Brown, bringing science to America one food at a time

Fictional:
Lenny Henry's character from "Chef!"
The unnamed, unseen chef from Star Trek: Enterprise
Hop Sing from the old "Bonanza" show...anyone that could keep Hoss feed
had to be a damn good cook!

Fictional TV chef:
Elzar from Futurama

Fictional:
"Mama" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No money, no government support, and
she made sure her kids were fed. My kind of woman, she knew what was
important.

TV/Real(?): Tony Bourdain, hands down. The man is a trained cook who isn't
afraid to eat damn near anything.

Real and close to Home: FBS, trained in technical school and then by Uncle
Sam in the good ol' USN. He can cook anything........filet mignon to
seagull.

-ginny

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

Fictional:
"Mama" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No money, no government support, and
she made sure her kids were fed. My kind of woman, she knew what was
important.

TV/Real(?): Tony Bourdain, hands down. The man is a trained cook who isn't
afraid to eat damn near anything.

Plus, when something Bourdain eats tastes foul (like the Iguana tamales
he eat in Mexico on the old Cook's Tour show), he says so. In fact,
he's arguably at his most entertaining when he's ranting about how bad
something is. And when Bourdain says something's great, it's
believable. Someone like Rachel Ray is useless as a source of info
because she has the same feigned orgasmic reaction to everything she
puts in her mouth.

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

Fictional:
"Mama" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No money, no government support, and
she made sure her kids were fed. My kind of woman, she knew what was
important.

TV/Real(?): Tony Bourdain, hands down. The man is a trained cook who
isn't
afraid to eat damn near anything.

Plus, when something Bourdain eats tastes foul (like the Iguana tamales
he eat in Mexico on the old Cook's Tour show), he says so. In fact,
he's arguably at his most entertaining when he's ranting about how bad
something is. And when Bourdain says something's great, it's
believable. Someone like Rachel Ray is useless as a source of info
because she has the same feigned orgasmic reaction to everything she
puts in her mouth.

I can't remember which program it was, but he went to the restaurant "French
Laundry" (I believe it was - it's considered by many the best restaurant in
the U.S.) and was tasting each dish and commenting. My favorite was when he
ordered the lowly "french fry" to see how it compared. He really had a long
face when he had to admit how good they were. Bet he was back in the
kitchen pronto asking chef how they were made.
Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

Fictional:
"Mama" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No money, no government support, and
she made sure her kids were fed. My kind of woman, she knew what was
important.

TV/Real(?): Tony Bourdain, hands down. The man is a trained cook who
isn't
afraid to eat damn near anything.

Plus, when something Bourdain eats tastes foul (like the Iguana tamales
he eat in Mexico on the old Cook's Tour show), he says so. In fact,
he's arguably at his most entertaining when he's ranting about how bad
something is. And when Bourdain says something's great, it's
believable. Someone like Rachel Ray is useless as a source of info
because she has the same feigned orgasmic reaction to everything she
puts in her mouth.

I can't remember which program it was, but he went to the restaurant "French
Laundry" (I believe it was - it's considered by many the best restaurant in
the U.S.) and was tasting each dish and commenting. My favorite was when he
ordered the lowly "french fry" to see how it compared. He really had a long
face when he had to admit how good they were. Bet he was back in the
kitchen pronto asking chef how they were made.

That was an episode I didn't see, unfortunately, but I read the chapter
in his Cook's Tour book about that meal at the French Laundry.
Bourdain says it's the only restaurant on earth that is so great he
doesn't mind not being able to smoke there. And then when it came for
dessert, Thomas Keller, the FL chef, knew Bourdain's tastes well enough
to create for him a dessert infused with tobacco!

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Dee Randall said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> Fictional:
> "Mama" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No money, no government support,
> and
> she made sure her kids were fed. My kind of woman, she knew what was
> important.
>
> TV/Real(?): Tony Bourdain, hands down. The man is a trained cook who
> isn't
> afraid to eat damn near anything.

Plus, when something Bourdain eats tastes foul (like the Iguana tamales
he eat in Mexico on the old Cook's Tour show), he says so. In fact,
he's arguably at his most entertaining when he's ranting about how bad
something is. And when Bourdain says something's great, it's
believable. Someone like Rachel Ray is useless as a source of info
because she has the same feigned orgasmic reaction to everything she
puts in her mouth.

I can't remember which program it was, but he went to the restaurant
"French
Laundry" (I believe it was - it's considered by many the best restaurant
in
the U.S.) and was tasting each dish and commenting. My favorite was when
he
ordered the lowly "french fry" to see how it compared. He really had a
long
face when he had to admit how good they were. Bet he was back in the
kitchen pronto asking chef how they were made.

That was an episode I didn't see, unfortunately, but I read the chapter
in his Cook's Tour book about that meal at the French Laundry.
Bourdain says it's the only restaurant on earth that is so great he
doesn't mind not being able to smoke there. And then when it came for
dessert, Thomas Keller, the FL chef, knew Bourdain's tastes well enough
to create for him a dessert infused with tobacco!

I have only his book "Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines" which I take
with me to read for waiting purposes and have not got through it --
I see in that book, he has listed other titles,
"Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly"
"Bone in the Throat"
"Gone Bamboo"
"Typhod Mary (an urban Historical)"

Would you know which of these books the French Laundry experience was in?

Yes, Bourdain's is really a smoker, and you can tell the toll it (and
probably other things?) takes on him.
Dee Dee

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That was an episode I didn't see, unfortunately, but I read the chapter
in his Cook's Tour book about that meal at the French Laundry.
Bourdain says it's the only restaurant on earth that is so great he
doesn't mind not being able to smoke there. And then when it came for
dessert, Thomas Keller, the FL chef, knew Bourdain's tastes well enough
to create for him a dessert infused with tobacco!

I have only his book "Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines" which I take
with me to read for waiting purposes and have not got through it --
I see in that book, he has listed other titles,
"Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly"
"Bone in the Throat"
"Gone Bamboo"
"Typhod Mary (an urban Historical)"

Would you know which of these books the French Laundry experience was in?

Yes, Bourdain's is really a smoker, and you can tell the toll it (and
probably other things?) takes on him.
Dee Dee

_A Cooks Tour_
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582341400/103-8886135-1276651?v=glance&
n=283155

marcella

"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Yes, Bourdain's is really a smoker, and you can tell the toll it (and
probably other things?) takes on him.

I believe he's a recovering (?) heroin addict. I think he's
really likeable and pretty damm funny. Did you see him in
Japan with the vending machines, so funny.

nancy

Dee Randall said:

Quoted message said:

I have only his book "Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines" which I take
with me to read for waiting purposes and have not got through it --
I see in that book, he has listed other titles,
"Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly"
"Bone in the Throat"
"Gone Bamboo"
"Typhod Mary (an urban Historical)"

Would you know which of these books the French Laundry experience was in?

That book was "A Cook's Tour". He's a great writer as well as a chef.
Kitchen Confidential should be on all RC'ers reading list if you
haven't read it already. "Bone in the Throat" and "Gone Bamboo" are
purely fiction, but they are funny, well written, and both revolve
around the life of a chef. His Les Halles Cookbook is also remarkable,
but not one I'd advise you to share with Grandma if she's offended by
strong language.

Sandy

Grizzman said:

Who are you favorite TV chefs and real Chefs, Fictional Chefs, the one
in TV shows and movies. Real chefs speak for themselves, they can be on
TV or not. and no Oprah doesn't count! bwhahahahah

Real chefs: Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain, both of my Grandmothers

My favorite of all: The Swedish Chef! Bork! Bork! Bork!

Sandy