Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
>


He was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts, in a community of
first and second generation immigrants, where people naturally
"Tawk funny." Some of us got over it. He hasn't.

gloria p

> Puester \
>
>sqwertz spurts:
>>
>> Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
>> he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
>>
>
>
>He was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts, in a community of
>first and second generation immigrants, where people naturally
>"Tawk funny." Some of us got over it. He hasn't.

Yup, Emeril tawks funny... all the way to the bank... and sqwertz is a welfare
sponge.

Ahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .


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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Steve Wertz wrote:

> Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
>
> Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.

That one I can understand, though an alleged profession should know
better.

> I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> words.

He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.

Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
>I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
>words.

As long as he can pronounce "BAM" correctly, he can afford to pronounce
everything else pretty much any way he damned well pleases.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> > Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> > he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
> >
> > Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
>
> That one I can understand, though an alleged profession should know
> better.
>
> > I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> > words.
>
> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.


And both pale in comparison to his cooking ability which is about zip.

Paul

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> > Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> > he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
> >
> > Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
>
> That one I can understand, though an alleged profession should know
> better.
>
> > I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> > words.
>
> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.
>

He makes several MILLION dollars a year pronouncing things the way he wants.

Let me repeat; MILLIONS.

Anyone here in rfc doing better?

Van

Paul M. Cook©® wrote:


> And both pale in comparison to his cooking ability which is about zip.


bullshit... he may be obnoxious but I'm 100% positive he'd cook you
under the table any day...

~john

Dave Smith wrote:

> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.


He's a friggin' Chef not an English Professor! It's his style... You
think Justin Wilson spoke proper English?

~john

"Van" wrote:
> He makes several MILLION dollars a year pronouncing things the way he
wants.
>
> Let me repeat; MILLIONS.
>
> Anyone here in rfc doing better?

No. I have to admit that I'm only up to a couple of million a year
pronouncing things the way *I* want.

<but I'm like Hertz -- knowdamene?>

Steve Wertz wrote:


> If your job is teaching the public your profession, it's your
> responsibility to do it properly.


Who said anything about teaching? Emeril's job is that of *entertaining*
not teaching...


> If he realty was competent in his profession, he'd *know* that
> he's not pronouncing these words correctly.


How does pronouncing a dish incorrectly prevent someone from preparing
it correctly?

~john

"Levelwave©" > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook©® wrote:
>
>
> > And both pale in comparison to his cooking ability which is about zip.
>
>
> bullshit... he may be obnoxious but I'm 100% positive he'd cook you
> under the table any day...


Well admittedly I don't have 50 young chefs working behind the scenes to
make me look good.

Paul

>
>Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
>> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.
>
>
>He's a friggin' Chef not an English Professor! It's his style... You
>think Justin Wilson spoke proper English?
>
>~john

And those are celebrity chefs, most are somewhat personable but many can't cook
very well.... the vast majority of professional chefs out in the field are in
fact totally illiterate (I meran they can't read or write a lick, not in anyh
language)... don't need readin' n' writin' to cook, in fact slaving away long
shifts over a hot stove every day it helps to be a non-thinker... nine times
out of ten your restaurant meal was prepared by an illiterate illegal alien...
ya know those fancy schmancy Chinese restuarants in NYC that serve such
luscious food, the only ones with any academic education at all is the cashier
and the waiters.... compared to those guys in back slinging Lo Mein, Lobster
Cantonese, and Peking Duck extravaganzas, compared with them your waiter who is
barely intelligible is an Einstein. And most ethenic eaterys the same...
typical pimple-faced fast food booger flipper is at least a college student, is
far more educated then the best of the best French/Italian chefs.

If Emeril didn't have exactly that personality he'd be just another struggling
nobody cook that no one would ever know... he's loved by his audience because
the typical home cook identifies with his lack of finesse in his ability to
communicate, just like them. Emeril can really cook but that's not why he
became wealthy.


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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

>Well admittedly I don't have 50 young chefs working behind the scenes to
>make me look good.
>
>Paul

Nothing can make you look good, not even a pile of maggoty shit... you
brainless twit.


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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> > Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> > he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
> >
> > Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
>
> That one I can understand, though an alleged profession should know
> better.
>
> > I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> > words.
>
> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.


He's a chef, not an english lit major. Who cares?
>

"Van" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> > > Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> > > he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
> > >
> > > Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
> >
> > That one I can understand, though an alleged profession should know
> > better.
> >
> > > I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> > > words.
> >
> > He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> > pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.
> >
>
> He makes several MILLION dollars a year pronouncing things the way he
wants.
>
> Let me repeat; MILLIONS.
>
> Anyone here in rfc doing better?
>
> Van

Of course not...hence the periodic threads stemming from envy....and so
obvious too.

kimberly
>
>

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 19:49:34 -0400, Levelwave©
> > wrote:
>
> >Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> >> He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> >> pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.
> >
> >
> >He's a friggin' Chef not an English Professor! It's his style... You
> >think Justin Wilson spoke proper English?
>
> If your job is teaching the public your profession, it's your
> responsibility to do it properly.
>
> If he realty was competent in his profession, he'd *know* that
> he's not pronouncing these words correctly.
>
> -sw

His job isn't teaching. His job is to bring people to the conclusion that
they too can cook. I know people like you have a problem with the masses
being able to do what you hold yourself so highly for...but the fact is,
alot of people are afraid of cooking when they don't need to be. His job is
also to entertain...which his banking account can attest to his prowess in.

kimberly

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:17:19 -0400, Levelwave©
> > wrote:
>
>
> >Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> >> If your job is teaching the public your profession, it's your
> >> responsibility to do it properly.
> >
> >
> >Who said anything about teaching? Emeril's job is that of *entertaining*
> >not teaching...
>
> It's both. If it was just entertaining, then it wouldn't be about
> cooking, would it?
>

Why not?


> >> If he really was competent in his profession, he'd *know* that
> >> he's not pronouncing these words correctly.
> >
> >How does pronouncing a dish incorrectly prevent someone from preparing
> >it correctly?
>
> They go hand in hand. If you can't see the correlation, then I
> don't have the patience to explain it to you.
>
> -sw

In other words, what you're saying is "I don't have an intelligent reply, so
I'll fluff it and hope you don't notice".

(Steve=A0Wertz) WROTE:
Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before he goes
on TV and makes a fool of himself.
Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce words.
He's also using the tough part of the lemongrass as well, even after he
warned people that it's really fibrous.
<sigh>
-sw
---------------------------------------------------------------
RESPONE:Last year Emerill did a show on the Greek cuisine and still to
this day I laugh my azz off everything I see his face on tv.
Not going into allot of details I have known and worked with off and on
last 20 years in greek restaurants which owners were from Greece &
Cyprus. I have also taken classes at the greek community center which
all instructors were from greece.
Not one dish he prepared on show or the way he pronounced -gyros- came
close to the true greek cuisine.
Wish now he had done that show here in Detroit -Greek Town- as one
restaurant owner was quoted as saying he would have OPA Emerill's head
on a platter.

T E wrote:

> Not going into allot of details


Once you learn how to spell correctly then you can start giving advice
on proper pronunciation...


~john

<sqwertz@clueless spurts:
>
>>I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
>>words.

IT'S *MISPRONOUNCE*, MISTER DOUCHE BAG.

da noive of dis sqwertz putz to abash a highly successful culinary celebrity's
regional accent, when sqwertz is a low iq douche bag successful at nothing, a
failure at everything except bigotry.


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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

> You think he makes 3+ million a year doing his shows? I think
> you're way off. He's not a movie star, and hardly in demand by
> any other networks. Look at his sitcom, for example, and his very
> short-lived TV commercial for toothpaste (lasted 3 weeks).
>
> -sw

Let's face it: He IS the major draw on the TV Food Network, running every
nite 8pm prime time PLUS all the reruns at other hours. Has been for YEARS.
Granted, he's no Jay Leno (who just re-signed at $27 MILLION a year), but he
IS the big dog at FoodTV.

Understand, even Howard Stern makes over $15 Million a year.

Second, he's gotta be making a bundle from EACH of his restaurants. They
are all extremely successful, and do major volume with bottom lines to
match, I would imagine.

Finally, the "Emeril" branded food products ALONE (marinades, bbq sauces,
seasonings, salad dressings, pasta sauces, etc.) probably pay him millions.
You can't go into any stupidmarket and not see his stuff.

Oh yeah, almost forgot the Emerilware cookware (offshoot of All-Clad). And
aprons and chef coats.

And I'm sure he makes a pretty penny from all those COOKBOOKS.

Over $3 Million, Mr Wertz? You ain't even thinkin!

Van

>"Van" writes:
>
><sqwertz spurts:
>>
>> You think he makes 3+ million a year doing his shows? I think
>> you're way off. He's not a movie star, and hardly in demand by
>> any other networks. Look at his sitcom, for example, and his very
>> short-lived TV commercial for toothpaste (lasted 3 weeks).
>
>
>Let's face it: He IS the major draw on the TV Food Network, running every
>nite 8pm prime time PLUS all the reruns at other hours. Has been for YEARS.
>Granted, he's no Jay Leno (who just re-signed at $27 MILLION a year), but he
>IS the big dog at FoodTV.
>
>Understand, even Howard Stern makes over $15 Million a year.
>
>Second, he's gotta be making a bundle from EACH of his restaurants. They
>are all extremely successful, and do major volume with bottom lines to
>match, I would imagine.
>
>Finally, the "Emeril" branded food products ALONE (marinades, bbq sauces,
>seasonings, salad dressings, pasta sauces, etc.) probably pay him millions.
>You can't go into any stupidmarket and not see his stuff.
>
>Oh yeah, almost forgot the Emerilware cookware (offshoot of All-Clad). And
>aprons and chef coats.
>
>And I'm sure he makes a pretty penny from all those COOKBOOKS.
>
>Over $3 Million, mr sqwertz? You ain't even thinkin!

sqwertz doesn't possess a high enough IQ to think... has a difficult time
understanding there are folks who actually have incomes greater than his monthy
welfare check and book of food stamps.

http://www.ajc.com/living/content/li...3/25chefs.html


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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Nexis wrote:
>
> His job isn't teaching. His job is to bring people to the conclusion that
> they too can cook.

It's a level after that. His job is to educate people about a wide
variety of foods so they can become knowledgible consumers. More
knowledge means both more trips to the grocery to get interesting
ingredients but more importantly more willingness to go to a wide
assortment of restaurants to experience for themselves the variety
they saw on the tube. He's really good for the restaurant industry
in general and his own restaurants in specific.

Cooking classes by restaurants do the same. They turn ocassional
visitors into informed regulars more often than they get folks to
switch from restaurants to cooking at home.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:01:22 GMT, Puester
> > wrote:
>
> >Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>
> >> Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> >> he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
>
> >He was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts, in a community of
> >first and second generation immigrants, where people naturally
> >"Tawk funny." Some of us got over it. He hasn't.
>
> This isn't a accent thang, though. He just doesn't know how to
> pronounce common culinary words. He pronounces plenty of other
> words correctly, that have the same sounds.
>
> Why don't the technical producers rehearse the big words with him?
> It happens constantly. or does he do this on porpoise because he
> knows his audience is do clueless and gullible?
>
> -sw
>
> -sw

You ever think that perhaps he knows EXACTLY how to pronounce those things,
but chooses to use his own as a means of a "trademark"?

Dog3 wrote:

> His shows, product endorsements, line of cooking equipment, his
> restaurants. I think 3 million/year is a drop in the bucket to Emeril.

Of course. Even Kelly Ripa makes more than that for her morning show
with Regis. 3 million is absolutely nothing for Emeril.

nancy

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On 7 Apr 2004 23:58:14 -0500, beatnik wrote:
>
> >Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >>I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> >>words.
> >
> >Could it be that this line from your complaint about Emeril's
> >pronunciation skills was meant to ironically display that nobody's
> >perfect?
>
> I spelled and pronounced everything just fine, at least.

Since you can count how many times, what did you come up with?
And what's with the dash in mispronounce?

nancy

> Nancy Young writes:
>
>sqwertz spurts:
>>
>>I've heard him *mis-pronounce* words.
>>
>>I spelled and pronounced everything just fine, at least.
>
>And what's with the dash in mispronounce?

That hyphen represents sqwertz' IQ, "at least".


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"Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in message
...

> > bullshit... he may be obnoxious but I'm 100% positive he'd cook you
> > under the table any day...
>
>
> Well admittedly I don't have 50 young chefs working behind the scenes to
> make me look good.

So you're claiming you could do as well as Emeril
(in all his ventures, of course) if you DID? The logical
question to ask is just how Emeril came to HAVE "50
young chefs working behind the scenes" for him in the
first place - you think Food Network just hired the
first Portuguese guy with a funny accent who happened
to come walking by?

Bob M.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...

> >He's a friggin' Chef not an English Professor! It's his style... You
> >think Justin Wilson spoke proper English?
>
> If your job is teaching the public your profession, it's your
> responsibility to do it properly.
>
> If he realty was competent in his profession, he'd *know* that
> he's not pronouncing these words correctly.

One MIGHT make the observation that if you were
a competent writer, you would proofread your postings
and would have caught that little typo before pressing
the "send" button....one MIGHT, but I won't...:-)

Since when is proper pronounciation essential to the
business of being a chef? Practically NONE of the
"celebrity chefs" hosting their own cooking programs
have any formal training in teaching or large-group
presentation at all - they either work out some means
of dealing with the camera, etc., "on the job," or they
don't last long. The only one I can think of off the top
of my head who really INTENDED to make it on TV
is Alton Brown, who was already in that business before
turning to food. (And yes, it does show in the way "Good
Eats" is produced.)

Like him (or rather, his TV persona) or not, Emeril
Lagasse happens to be a chef who has been incredibly
successful in his restaurant ventures, etc., before ever
even thinking about going on-camera. The criticism I
see of him here seems to be mostly from those who don't
think he meets THEIR notion of what a "TV chef"
ought to be like, and to those people I can only say -
fine, don't watch him. But he's clearly doing SOMETHING
right, or Food Network wouldn't still be lavishing what
seems to be a pretty healthy budget on his show.

Bob M.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> >Who said anything about teaching? Emeril's job is that of *entertaining*
> >not teaching...
>
> It's both. If it was just entertaining, then it wouldn't be about
> cooking, would it?

Nonsense. Emeril Lagasse's SOLE job - and for that
matter, Mario Batali's, etc. - at the Food Network is to
SOMEHOW make a show that pulls in sponsorship
dollars. If it happens to also be educational, well, gee, that's
sure a nice side benefit, but it really isn't what it's all about.
The show has to be about "cooking" (or rather, SOMEHOW
related to food - "Unwrapped" is hardly a cooking show)
to enable Food Network to justify putting it before their
viewers, but there's absolutely NO requirement that it
be an effective educational tool. Thinking that these chefs
must meet some standard of being "professional educators"
makes about as much sense as thinking that Paul Teutel, Sr.,
must have a Ph.D. in science because he has a show on the
Discovery Channel.

Again, if you don't happen to like what he does, well, there
are plenty of other shows (and even other channels) to choose
from.

Bob M.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> <yawn>
>
> On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 19:58:05 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote:
>
> > His job isn't teaching. His job is to bring people to the conclusion
that
> >they too can cook. I know people like you have a problem with the masses
> >being able to do what you hold yourself so highly for...but the fact is,
> >alot of people are afraid of cooking when they don't need to be. His job
is
> >also to entertain...which his banking account can attest to his prowess
in.
>
> You just admitted he's teaching.

Yes, but he also pointed out that Emeril is NOT teaching what
you seem to think he is. His show is NOT primarily aimed at
the nitpicking details of culinary knowledge - if he's teaching
anything, it is that such things are NOT essential to someone
getting into the kitchen, having a good time, and coming up with
dishes that taste pretty good in the process.

And what's wrong with that, exactly?

Bob M.

"Bob Myers" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > > bullshit... he may be obnoxious but I'm 100% positive he'd cook you
> > > under the table any day...
> >
> >
> > Well admittedly I don't have 50 young chefs working behind the scenes to
> > make me look good.
>
> So you're claiming you could do as well as Emeril
> (in all his ventures, of course) if you DID? The logical
> question to ask is just how Emeril came to HAVE "50
> young chefs working behind the scenes" for him in the
> first place - you think Food Network just hired the
> first Portuguese guy with a funny accent who happened
> to come walking by?


Yep. I watched his show when he was just starting out years ago. He could
not so much as even look at the camera. He was that awkward. I used to
laugh watching him attempt basic cooking techniques like julienne or dice.
He just could not handle the knife. Then he'd unveil a plate of perfectly
prepared ingredients, clearly not prepared by him. How he got where he is
has everything to do with the Food channel IMO. I've known many people who
ate at his restaurants and to a one they described it as quite ordinary and
a notch above Chili's. He's pure showman as far as I am concerned and one
does not have be Escoffier to have a valid opinion. The guy can't cook.
Want proof, watch the Julia Child episode where she had to teach him basic
technique.

Paul

Nexis wrote:

>
> > He certainly does a number on the English language. As if his
> > pronunciation is not bad enough, his grammar is even worse.
>
> He's a chef, not an english lit major. Who cares?
>

Call me old fashioned, but I expect celebrities to be literate.

Guess you've never been to New England especially around the Newport,
Providence area. I had relatives that lived there. Almost every person I
ever met pronounced their words the same as Emeril. If you pay attention,
they pronounce some vowels all flat like caaafee, etc.

There are regional differences within the US just as there are language
dialect differences within foreign countries.

Just happen to watch Survivor. There is this guy Boston Rob from Boston.
His accent is also unique to that area and yes, the words sometimes sound
like they are mis-pronounced. Also New Yorkers have a unique style for some
words as does the midwest and also the south.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> Somebody ought to teach this moron how to pronounce words before
> he goes on TV and makes a fool of himself.
>
> Today he's trying to pronounce kaffir (lime leaves), as Kye-fer.
>
> I can begin to count how many times I've heard him mis-pronounce
> words.
>
> He's also using the tough part of the lemongrass as well, even
> after he warned people that it's really fibrous.
>
> <sigh>
>
> -sw

> Dave Smith farted:
>
>>Nexis wrote:
>>
>> He's a chef, not an english lit major. Who cares?
>
>Call me old fashioned, but I expect celebrities to be literate.

I call you a dumb****... how many celebrity athletes are literate... Mike
Tyson's IQ is higher than yours, you intellectual desert.


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"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> Do you think Sesame Street is entertainment, or educational?

I think it's an educational show which is heavily subsidized
and which is produced and distributed by non-profit
organizations. That's a whole different ball game.

> It's both. It's teaching in a way that is entertaining as well.
> Ermeril is bordering on pure entertainment and has no place on the
> Food Network.

As long as it makes money for the network, it most
certainly has a place for it. Clearly, you're not going to
be counted as one of the show's enthusiatic supporters,
but apparently there are more than enough who ARE to
justify its "place on the Food Network."

May the gods protect us from those who would impose
their tastes upon everyone else...

>
> People who watch Emeril have no business watching AB, is what
> you're conveying.

No business? Not at all - but the two shows are definitely
produced with different goals in mind, and likely have
somewhat different audiences (as is evidenced by the
viewing habits that many report in this group).

Bob M.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

>
> Call me old fashioned, but I expect celebrities to be literate.
>

Why?

Especially considering what passes for "celebrities" these
days - Mr. Lagasse is a veritable Alistair Cooke compared
to many who have for some reason been given that label.

Bob M.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> Has everyone noticed that the same people coming to Emeril's
> defense are the same bunch that make up the Sheldon-sympathizers?
> I think that says it all. Some people love to be fooled by
> sensationalism and the media.

Nonsense. I, for one, think your comments re Emeril
Lagasse are off-base, and I am most certainly NOT a
"Sheldon-sympathizer." I've had THAT twit killfiled
for over a year.

Bob M.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> No go suck an egg rather than this petty BS.

Precisely. So exactly why IS it you felt compelled
to post re this "petty BS" in the first place?

Bob M.

I have heard comments on Emeril's cooking techniques vs showmanship for a
long time and I'm sure they will continue to be a subject of hot debate, but I
have eaten at three of his restaurants in New Orleans on numerous occasions
and they were always excellent. My particular favorite is Emeril's, which is
upscale, well-done, and has never disappointed.
I met the Chef one time, at the opening party for Delmonicos in NO, and he
was nothing like his TV image. Which was not a surprise.
I no longer watch the TV programs, but I would never miss a chance to dine
at the restaurants. - CatinHouston