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"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGrM-uEUejE
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRowzMWIbpo
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> I really did like him.

You bloody *******. You had to post that video. I have made that dish many
times before and I can attest it is simply, delicious and a real crowd
pleaser. I've also made it with slivered granny smith apples which I sauté
with the pork. I will really miss him. It's been ages since his shows were
on TV here in the US. His "Floyd on Fish" was easily the most informative
cooking show since Julia Child. I'm glad he died while being happy with his
girlfriend and his wine, at least.

Makes me hate FoodTV even more. Floyd cooked wonderful, gourmet food with
fresh, real ingredients and it was not so hard any Sandra Lee WalMart
shopper couldn't do it.

Paul

On 2009-09-17, Paul M. Cook > wrote:

> Makes me hate FoodTV even more. Floyd cooked wonderful, gourmet food with
> fresh, real ingredients.....

Interesting. I've been watching cooking shows for decades and I've
never even heard of him. Seems like a right nice chap, though, and
his dishes quite interesting. The beef/oysters thing was unusual, yet
not pretentious. I'd gladly try it.

nb

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:16:40 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

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>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
.. .
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGrM-uEUejE
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRowzMWIbpo
>>
>> I really did like him.
>
>You bloody *******. You had to post that video. I have made that dish many
>times before and I can attest it is simply, delicious and a real crowd
>pleaser. I've also made it with slivered granny smith apples which I sauté
>with the pork. I will really miss him. It's been ages since his shows were
>on TV here in the US. His "Floyd on Fish" was easily the most informative
>cooking show since Julia Child. I'm glad he died while being happy with his
>girlfriend and his wine, at least.
>
>Makes me hate FoodTV even more. Floyd cooked wonderful, gourmet food with
>fresh, real ingredients and it was not so hard any Sandra Lee WalMart
>shopper couldn't do it.
>
>Paul
>
Any idea whan the pork clip was taped? I'd guess it was in the 1980s,
judging by the clothes. Floyd did a fine job of talking up good food
-- non-factory food in the video. Of course he called us punters and
worse doing so, but we deserved it.
--

modom

"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:16:40 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGrM-uEUejE
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRowzMWIbpo
>>>
>>> I really did like him.
>>
>>You bloody *******. You had to post that video. I have made that dish
>>many
>>times before and I can attest it is simply, delicious and a real crowd
>>pleaser. I've also made it with slivered granny smith apples which I
>>sauté
>>with the pork. I will really miss him. It's been ages since his shows
>>were
>>on TV here in the US. His "Floyd on Fish" was easily the most informative
>>cooking show since Julia Child. I'm glad he died while being happy with
>>his
>>girlfriend and his wine, at least.
>>
>>Makes me hate FoodTV even more. Floyd cooked wonderful, gourmet food with
>>fresh, real ingredients and it was not so hard any Sandra Lee WalMart
>>shopper couldn't do it.
>>
>>Paul
>>
> Any idea whan the pork clip was taped? I'd guess it was in the 1980s,
> judging by the clothes. Floyd did a fine job of talking up good food
> -- non-factory food in the video. Of course he called us punters and
> worse doing so, but we deserved it.
> --
>

I first saw it back in the very early 90s. It was part of his Floyd on Food
series. The hardest part of the recipe was finding really good quality
pork. I think I may just whip up a batch this weekend. Pork is on sale
everywhere it seems.

Floyd's sometimes acerbic humor was born a bit from frustration, I think.
He found his calling and his passion in food and he was dismayed to find it
not shared by a great many people. It wasn't arrogance at all, because
arrogant people make terrible teachers and he was in fact a very generous
and eager teacher. It was more sadness I think, that he found people so
uninterested in the finer things in life, like food and wine. I know I feel
that way often. It just seems people don't really care.

Paul

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:24:33 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>Floyd's sometimes acerbic humor was born a bit from frustration, I think.
>He found his calling and his passion in food and he was dismayed to find it
>not shared by a great many people. It wasn't arrogance at all, because
>arrogant people make terrible teachers and he was in fact a very generous
>and eager teacher. It was more sadness I think, that he found people so
>uninterested in the finer things in life, like food and wine. I know I feel
>that way often. It just seems people don't really care.
>
>Paul
>
Nicely said.
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modom