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I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.

Who would you name of the current batch and why?

Name the worst TV chef
 

On 17/06/2013 3:34 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>
> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>


Bobby Flay cooks some interesting stuff, but his manner turns me off.

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I gotta go with Sandra Lee and her cut and paste form of cooking, and
also for inflicting upon the world the Kwanzaa cake, a cake so
disgusting that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube of
people making her cake because it is so awful.

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On 6/17/2013 1:34 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>
> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>

Sandra Lee, package food cooking gone wrong.

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"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his
>most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>
> Who would you name of the current batch and why?

I can't really think of bad ones but there are some that I don't like.

Paula Deen because she is so phony.

Bobby Flay because I find his voice to be annoying.

Guy Fie(whatever his name is) because I find him annoying.

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"Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
...
>I gotta go with Sandra Lee and her cut and paste form of cooking, and
> also for inflicting upon the world the Kwanzaa cake, a cake so
> disgusting that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube of
> people making her cake because it is so awful.

Is she still on?

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:29:12 -0400, Susan > wrote:

> I also like how fastidious she is about making sure her recipes are
> foolproof before publication, unlike some chefs.

My DD loves her cookbooks, says every recipe she tried turns out well.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:34:20 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> wrote:

> I gotta go with Sandra Lee and her cut and paste form of cooking, and
> also for inflicting upon the world the Kwanzaa cake, a cake so
> disgusting that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube of
> people making her cake because it is so awful.

There are lots of people who love to bash her (more, I think to make
themselves feel better about their own nasty cooking), but there are
lots more people who actually cook like that. Some of them even post
here.

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On 6/17/2013 4:37 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his
>> most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>
>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>
> I can't really think of bad ones but there are some that I don't like.
>
> Paula Deen because she is so phony.
>
> Bobby Flay because I find his voice to be annoying.
>
> Guy Fie(whatever his name is) because I find him annoying.

Fieri - and yes, he is the human cliche factory.

I don't know if it's the cheap costume jewelery, the spiked died hair,
or the skate punk wardrobe that grates on me more, but when he starts
going "off the hook"and "out of bounds", I feel like locking him in a
phone booth with Rachel Ray and a bottle of "EVOO"!

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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.

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On 6/17/2013 5:37 PM, 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'm not sure, his last cooking show was "Guy's Big Bite", but that's
been a couple of years back.


> 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.

http://www.texwasabis.com/menu.html#!prettyPhoto

he actually has some interesting dishes, but for the life of me I can't
grasp having ribs and sushi as a combo.

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casa bona wrote:
> On 6/17/2013 3:53 PM, Pete C. wrote:
> >
> > Definitely the Plastic Princess Ina...
> >
> But she DOES know how to cook.

Who? What's the show called?


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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:34:20 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> > wrote:
>
>> I gotta go with Sandra Lee and her cut and paste form of cooking, and
>> also for inflicting upon the world the Kwanzaa cake, a cake so
>> disgusting that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube of
>> people making her cake because it is so awful.
>
> There are lots of people who love to bash her (more, I think to make
> themselves feel better about their own nasty cooking), but there are
> lots more people who actually cook like that. Some of them even post
> here.

I think most people do their food like that. Whether or not it is cooking
is debatable.

Tonight we are having burgers. I am not cooking them. Have hamburger
patties and some kind of chicken BBQ patties from Costco. Both precooked.
Just nuke them. But I did make the whole grain macaroni salad to accompany.
I won't be having that though.

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casa bona wrote:
> On 6/17/2013 4:37 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree
>>> at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>>
>>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>>
>> I can't really think of bad ones but there are some that I don't
>> like. Paula Deen because she is so phony.
>>
>> Bobby Flay because I find his voice to be annoying.
>>
>> Guy Fie(whatever his name is) because I find him annoying.
>
> Fieri - and yes, he is the human cliche factory.
>
> I don't know if it's the cheap costume jewelery, the spiked died hair,
> or the skate punk wardrobe that grates on me more, but when he starts
> going "off the hook"and "out of bounds", I feel like locking him in a
> phone booth with Rachel Ray and a bottle of "EVOO"!

Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair! I
gather that she is a very good cook. It's just her superior attitude that I
can't stand. Likewise for Joanne Weir.

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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.

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Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> casa bona wrote:
>> On 6/17/2013 3:53 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>> Definitely the Plastic Princess Ina...
>>>
>> But she DOES know how to cook.
>
> Who? What's the show called?

Barefoot Contessa. Ina Garten.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Ohhh... She is another one I can't stand. Mainly because the few times
> that I did try a recipe of hers, nobody liked it at all! But her cutesy
> talk doesn't thrill me either.

I can't say I've ever made a specific recipe of hers, but she did
inspire me from time to time. She's another one that people here were
all ga-ga about for a few years and then started to bash after she
became "too" popular.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:56:28 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote:

>
> casa bona wrote:
> > On 6/17/2013 3:53 PM, Pete C. wrote:
> > >
> > > Definitely the Plastic Princess Ina...
> > >
> > But she DOES know how to cook.
>
> Who? What's the show called?

Ina Garten - Barefoot Contessa
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/prog...8__EST,00.html

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair! I
> gather that she is a very good cook.

I love her cooking. She really knows what she's doing - but I do wish
she'd take a couple of inches off her hair... it's too long to be
spiked like that.

> It's just her superior attitude that I can't stand.

Superior? I think she's funny as hell and makes me laugh out loud...
but I can see that she, Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray use the same style
of commenting.

> Likewise for Joanne Weir.

Another good cook, no opinion about her personality. She instructs
people how to cook on TV and that's what she does as a living.


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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair!
>> I gather that she is a very good cook.
>
> I love her cooking. She really knows what she's doing - but I do wish
> she'd take a couple of inches off her hair... it's too long to be
> spiked like that.
>
>> It's just her superior attitude that I can't stand.
>
> Superior? I think she's funny as hell and makes me laugh out loud...
> but I can see that she, Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray use the same style
> of commenting.

Funny? I don't recall her ever sayng anything funny! Her latest show is
the one where a restaurant hires a chef. Don't think it is on currently.
In the beginning she says something like, "That's why they call ME!" And
she looks all puffed up and superior.
>
>> Likewise for Joanne Weir.
>
> Another good cook, no opinion about her personality. She instructs
> people how to cook on TV and that's what she does as a living.

I disagree.

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On 6/17/2013 5:44 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:22 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> On 6/17/2013 1:34 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>>
>>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>>>
>>
>> Sandra Lee, package food cooking gone wrong.
>
> Sandra ISN'T a chef, she is a cook, and a food assembler.
> AND she has her audience.

OK, if we're going to play by semantic rules, how many of these people
are active "chefs" as opposed to restaurant owners and branding managers?

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On 6/17/2013 5:56 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> casa bona wrote:
>> On 6/17/2013 3:53 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>> Definitely the Plastic Princess Ina...
>>>
>> But she DOES know how to cook.
>
> Who?

Ina Garten.

> What's the show called?

"The Barefoot Contessa".

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On 6/17/2013 6:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> casa bona wrote:
>> On 6/17/2013 4:37 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree
>>>> at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>>>
>>>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>>>
>>> I can't really think of bad ones but there are some that I don't
>>> like. Paula Deen because she is so phony.
>>>
>>> Bobby Flay because I find his voice to be annoying.
>>>
>>> Guy Fie(whatever his name is) because I find him annoying.
>>
>> Fieri - and yes, he is the human cliche factory.
>>
>> I don't know if it's the cheap costume jewelery, the spiked died hair,
>> or the skate punk wardrobe that grates on me more, but when he starts
>> going "off the hook"and "out of bounds", I feel like locking him in a
>> phone booth with Rachel Ray and a bottle of "EVOO"!
>
> Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair! I
> gather that she is a very good cook. It's just her superior attitude that I
> can't stand. Likewise for Joanne Weir.

Ditto on both!

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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.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:35:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair!
> >> I gather that she is a very good cook.
> >
> > I love her cooking. She really knows what she's doing - but I do wish
> > she'd take a couple of inches off her hair... it's too long to be
> > spiked like that.
> >
> >> It's just her superior attitude that I can't stand.
> >
> > Superior? I think she's funny as hell and makes me laugh out loud...
> > but I can see that she, Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray use the same style
> > of commenting.
>
> Funny? I don't recall her ever sayng anything funny! Her latest show is
> the one where a restaurant hires a chef. Don't think it is on currently.
> In the beginning she says something like, "That's why they call ME!" And
> she looks all puffed up and superior.

I don't watch reality shows of any kind. I am talking about her
cooking show called Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. She's funny as all
get out.
> >
> >> Likewise for Joanne Weir.
> >
> > Another good cook, no opinion about her personality. She instructs
> > people how to cook on TV and that's what she does as a living.
>
> I disagree.
>
and I disagree with you.

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On Monday, June 17, 2013 1:34:15 PM UTC-6, Kalmia wrote:
> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>
>
>
> Who would you name of the current batch and why?

Of the current group, Trisha Yearwood. Why is she making a fool of herself. I don't think she needs the money.

My all time least favorite is Jamie Oliver. He was an idiot who just wanted to be famous and rich.

Dale P

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On 6/17/2013 6:56 PM, dalep wrote:
> On Monday, June 17, 2013 1:34:15 PM UTC-6, Kalmia wrote:
>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>
>>
>>
>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>
> Of the current group, Trisha Yearwood. Why is she making a fool of herself. I don't think she needs the money.
>
> My all time least favorite is Jamie Oliver. He was an idiot who just wanted to be famous and rich.
>
> Dale P

I disagree there. Oliver grew up in the restaurant business, literally.
And his recipes and passion are complimentary.

As for being an "idiot"...who's laughing all the way to the bank, you or
him?

I also salute him for his efforts, bot here an in the UK, to promote
better school food choices.

I don't find a lot of artifice in the man, just caring and creativity.

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sf wrote:
>
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:34:20 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> > wrote:
>
> > I gotta go with Sandra Lee and her cut and paste form of cooking, and
> > also for inflicting upon the world the Kwanzaa cake, a cake so
> > disgusting that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube of
> > people making her cake because it is so awful.
>
> There are lots of people who love to bash her (more, I think to make
> themselves feel better about their own nasty cooking), but there are
> lots more people who actually cook like that. Some of them even post
> here.

I don't think there is a person here (or most anywhere else) who doesn't
cook like that occasionally when they are tired or in a hurry. I think
most here aspire to cook at a higher skill level or they wouldn't be
here looking for ideas.

Tonight I took some boiled potatoes leftover from a previous potato
salad production, diced some onion, added some bay leaves and thyme,
S&P, canned chopped clams and juice and some box vegetable stock to make
chowder. Quick and easy and lazy. I think that's a level above SL, but
not really that far. I have more clams left (51oz can) so clam fritters
are on the agenda for tomorrow.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:12:58 -0600, casa bona > wrote:

> I'm not going to disagree with you, but I am going to point out that
> some people feel less than sanguine with the whole Martha Stewart level
> lifestyle she portrays.

It says more about their jealousy than anything else. Make fun of it
if you can't have it and really wish your life was that way. Neither
one "has it all". Both gave up something to build their empire - Ina
has no children, but she has a devoted husband and Martha has a child,
but her marriage failed.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:25 -0600, casa bona > wrote:

> On 6/17/2013 5:44 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:22 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/17/2013 1:34 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> >>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
> >>>
> >>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Sandra Lee, package food cooking gone wrong.
> >
> > Sandra ISN'T a chef, she is a cook, and a food assembler.
> > AND she has her audience.
>
> OK, if we're going to play by semantic rules, how many of these people
> are active "chefs" as opposed to restaurant owners and branding managers?

The point is that she has a particular audience and that's who she is
addressing. If you don't like her show, then there are others you
might like better. I don't like reality shows of any type, so I watch
shows that are cooking demonstrations. I don't particularly like
Southern cooking, so that narrows the field.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:55:19 -0600, casa bona > wrote:

> 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.
>
I tried watching that show a couple of times, but it was boring. I
like Kelsey's Essentials.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:10 -0700 (PDT), dalep
> wrote:

> My all time least favorite is Jamie Oliver. He was an idiot who just wanted to be famous and rich.

I can't stand his speech impediment (get some speech therapy, you can
afford it), but he's a pretty good cook.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:12:58 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> I'm not going to disagree with you, but I am going to point out that
>> some people feel less than sanguine with the whole Martha Stewart level
>> lifestyle she portrays.
>
> It says more about their jealousy than anything else. Make fun of it
> if you can't have it and really wish your life was that way. Neither
> one "has it all". Both gave up something to build their empire - Ina
> has no children, but she has a devoted husband and Martha has a child,
> but her marriage failed.

Did Ina want children? She and Jeffrey seem totally fine with just each
other.

Cheri

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On 6/17/2013 7:46 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:12:58 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> I'm not going to disagree with you, but I am going to point out that
>> some people feel less than sanguine with the whole Martha Stewart level
>> lifestyle she portrays.
>
> It says more about their jealousy than anything else.

Yes.

> Make fun of it
> if you can't have it and really wish your life was that way.

Yes again.

> Neither
> one "has it all". Both gave up something to build their empire - Ina
> has no children, but she has a devoted husband and Martha has a child,
> but her marriage failed.

You read things pretty objectively.

No small talent that is.

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On 6/17/2013 7:52 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:25 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> On 6/17/2013 5:44 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
>>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:22 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/17/2013 1:34 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>>> I stumbled upon this old thread from 1994. The OP named Nat Dupree at his most hated - I didn't think she was so bad.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who would you name of the current batch and why?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sandra Lee, package food cooking gone wrong.
>>>
>>> Sandra ISN'T a chef, she is a cook, and a food assembler.
>>> AND she has her audience.
>>
>> OK, if we're going to play by semantic rules, how many of these people
>> are active "chefs" as opposed to restaurant owners and branding managers?
>
> The point is that she has a particular audience and that's who she is
> addressing.

She certainly does, and they haven't canceled her due to low ratings either.

> If you don't like her show, then there are others you
> might like better.

There are and so I frequent them.

I'm a big Ming Tsai fan, even if some of his fusions are a bit odd.

> I don't like reality shows of any type, so I watch
> shows that are cooking demonstrations. I don't particularly like
> Southern cooking, so that narrows the field.

I like some Southern dishes, but as a category I find it lacking as well.

If you can get some of the Gordon Ramsey cooking school TV shows via
bit-torrent you will find he knows his stuff and instructs well.

As a reality TV character I find him nose-punch-worthy.

It's all how one presents.

I do recommend his show "The F Word", simply for the diversity of chefs
and dishes presented.

I was surprised that no one nominated him in this category.

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On 6/17/2013 7:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:55:19 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
> I tried watching that show a couple of times, but it was boring. I
> like Kelsey's Essentials.
>

I've never seen it, onto the DVR it goes, thank you.

I like Ben, he's a real person with minimal ego.

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On 6/17/2013 7:59 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:10 -0700 (PDT), dalep
> > wrote:
>
>> My all time least favorite is Jamie Oliver. He was an idiot who just wanted to be famous and rich.
>
> I can't stand his speech impediment (get some speech therapy, you can
> afford it), but he's a pretty good cook.
>
That's not a speech impediment, it's a working class statement ;-)

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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> Oooh! Anne Burrell is another one I can't stand. She has his hair! I
> gather that she is a very good cook. It's just her superior attitude that
> I can't stand. Likewise for Joanne Weir.


I can't stand Rachel Ray and Bobby Flay. I do like Nigella Lawson, Ina
Garten, and Ree Drummond. I don't watch cooking shows much anymore though.

Cheri

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"casa bona" > wrote in message
...

> Rachel comes off as more everyday, middle class, etc.
>
> Yes, I know she's past that by a long way now.
>
> The Gartens tend to evince upper crust, money, etc.
>
> I think that aspect doesn't play well with some.


Could be. I love Ina's house, her herb garden, and her lifestyle...but I'm
not at all interested in Jeffrey. ;-) What bothers me about RR is that she's
just too busy with all the rushing here and there, where Ina is soothing to
me most times.

Cheri

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:34:10 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> Just because they might not be everyones cup of tea, doesn't mean they're
> jealous. Personally, I like them to watch them, but I don't like to watch
> Rachel Ray, and I'm not at all jealous of her or her success. She just
> grates on my nerves on TV and of course I don't know her in real life, so
> couldn't say.

There's a big difference between lack of interest and actively
denigrating people who are obviously successful at what they do. I
don't visualize you in the second category.

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