On 6/17/2013 6:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:37:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Guy Fie(whatever his name is) because I find him annoying.
>>
>> Does he do actual cooking anymore? I was fine with his cooking show
>> the last time I saw one, but I can NOT stand Diners, Drive-Ins and
>> Dives and/or whatever else he hosts where he's not cooking. For the
>> most part, I liked what he demonstrated (his Bo Peep pie is a go-to
>> recipe for me) and would have tried one of his restaurants... but I do
>> NOT like the sound of his weird fusion menus, so that's out.
>
> I don't think I've seen him do any cooking but I can not stand that show
> that you mentioned. They seem to feature what I call "big food" and I can't
> stand the stuff. Big portions of greasy, gloppy, cheap food.

On the other side of this discussion, one thing we really lack in
cooking shows is a chef who does good seafood.

I thoroughly enjoy Ban Sargent's program, "Hook, Line & Dinner" on the
cooking channel:

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/chefs/ben-sargent.html

He sort of reminds me of Bruce Springsteen with a sunnier disposition.