343708 Fri Nov 17 15:14:42 -0800 2006 49 33 Food Media and News 0 2029722 Looking for new shows to tivo. What are your favorite food (cooking or about food) tv shows? Fri Nov 17 15:14:42 -0800 2006 50693 JoLi 1 2029749 Nigella is my favorite. Sundays at noon (CST) on Food Network. Fri Nov 17 15:26:42 -0800 2006 2029722 50297 marthadumptruck 1 2029826 Anthony Bourdain on Travel channel Fri Nov 17 15:54:14 -0800 2006 2029722 14734 Monica 2 2031993 Second this. Sat Nov 18 07:30:42 -0800 2006 2029826 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2029973 Gordon Ramsay's F Word If it runs again Masterchef Goes Large was great - like Top Chef without all the extra drama. Both are on BBC America Fri Nov 17 16:39:26 -0800 2006 2029722 14710 heathermb 2 2068149 I agree with the F Word. Shows a completely different side of Ramsay than that shown on HK. Mon Dec 04 15:50:38 -0800 2006 2029973 15325 aunteejoy 1 2030154 Tyler Florence & Ina Garten on Food Network AND Lidia Bastianich on PBS Fri Nov 17 17:33:00 -0800 2006 2029722 48366 ChefGirl412 1 2030449 I love Alton Brown. Understanding why certain ingredients act the way they do helps me tweek my own recipes. I can't say I watch much of the traditional cooking shows...no one I've seen on TV cooks quite like I do. I also like watching Iron Chef and some of the reality shows like Hell's Kitchen and Top Chef, to see what works and what doesn't. Fri Nov 17 19:05:24 -0800 2006 2029722 36261 sunshinedrop 1 2030467 Good Eats. America's Test Kitchen BBQ University DT Fri Nov 17 19:12:23 -0800 2006 2029722 11291 Davwud 1 2031972 I would also recommend checking out PBS. My favs are Jacques Pepin: Fast Food My Way Mexico, One Plate At A Time Sat Nov 18 07:04:43 -0800 2006 2029722 40735 jimmmb 2 2033135 We absolutely love Jacques Pepin's Fast Food My Way and find it very inspiring. I haven't seen Jamie Oliver's Italy show yet, but TiVo is set to record and I have high hopes for it. I am a Bourdain fan, but haven't enjoyed his shows as much as I hoped I would. I like Alton Brown very much. A guilty pleasure for me is Restaurant Makeover, which is a Canadian show occasionally shown on the Food Network. Sun Nov 19 01:16:52 -0800 2006 2031972 10658 Atomica 2 2044413 Agree...and Bourdain on Travel and Gordon Ramsay on BBC (oh, and Top Chef on Bravo). Sick of the food network but will watch Iron Chef and Alton. Fri Nov 24 03:43:29 -0800 2006 2031972 11408 melly 1 2032637 Iron Chef Iron Chef america Chef at Home Nigella Good Eats Urban Peasant etc etc.. if its about food..... Sat Nov 18 19:08:44 -0800 2006 2029722 52894 RiJaAr 2 2056570 I didn't think Urban Peasant was on the air anymore! I remember one episode where he attached extra drumsticks to a chicken, so that all the kids at a party would have a drumstick. That was so funny, I have yet to try that though. Wed Nov 29 21:54:20 -0800 2006 2032637 34604 sweetie 1 2032812 Current: Good Eats Dolce Vita (c/ David Rocco) Lawson, Oliver, Bayless are watchable -- but not faves. Feasting on Asphalt if it counts. Past: Taste (David Rosengarten) Ming Tsai Hot Tamales The Urban Peasant (which was never a personal fave) hasn't been on the air in Canada in nearly 10 years! Sat Nov 18 20:56:15 -0800 2006 2029722 24055 Atahualpa 2 2033228 Oh, yes, and anything Bourdain. How could I have forgotten! Sun Nov 19 02:38:38 -0800 2006 2032812 24055 Atahualpa 3 2033233 I just bought 2 of his books and can't wait to start them! Sun Nov 19 02:42:10 -0800 2006 2033228 46768 katp 2 2042432 Who could stand watching the Urban Peasant lick his fingers while cooking? Or presenting to the camera the dishes he didn't have time to finish cooking? Wed Nov 22 20:11:03 -0800 2006 2032812 29184 Anna B 2 2065319 Not quite that long - I remember watching it about 5 years ago... Another now-defunct Canadian cooking show I miss: Bonnie Stern. Whatever happened to her? In current shows, I like Good Eats and Road Tasted. Sun Dec 03 03:58:44 -0800 2006 2032812 10681 piccola 1 2033096 Lidia's Italian American Kitchen (on PBS) Iron Chef America Everyday Italian Healthy Appetite with Elie Kreiger Katie Sun Nov 19 00:50:42 -0800 2006 2029722 50492 katiepie 1 2033167 I like a lot of PBS Food Tv show too. Lidia's Italian American Kitchen Victory Garden, They always do a food piece America's Test Kitchen I also like Anthony Bourdain on Travel channel On the FoodTv: I like: Iron chef America Everyday Italian *Use to love and miss Taste (with David Rosengarten) $40 A Day (but who leaves a $1.23 tip? I was always told never to leave change) Paula's Home Cooking Food Network Challenge Throw Down with Bobby Flay Barefoot Contessa Sugar Rush and haven't yet seen but want to check out Guy's Big Bite, he's the "guy" that won the last Next Food Network Star, I watched that one too. Also watch Top Chef on Bravo. Sun Nov 19 01:47:12 -0800 2006 2029722 43068 potbelliedkiln 2 2033200 Guy's Big Bite a big disappointment - too chaotic ! Sun Nov 19 02:18:57 -0800 2006 2033167 48370 PastaFace123 1 2033197 Take Home Chef...i know, it's so staged and so lame, but i tivo it for some reason i also think i like Joan Cusack's new show on the Travel Channel Sun Nov 19 02:17:03 -0800 2006 2029722 46768 katp 1 2033442 Posh Nosh Sun Nov 19 05:41:06 -0800 2006 2029722 10784 Scrapironchef 2 2033653 Thanks for reminding me of Posh Nosh. Brilliant show. Sun Nov 19 13:28:40 -0800 2006 2033442 10658 Atomica 1 2033774 David Rocco's Dolce Vita The Surreal Gourmet (it's airing too early for me now, though) Restaurant Makeover anything Bourdain The Heat I've been watching a lot of Daisy Cooks! lately too, and getting into other PBS cooking shows (Mark Bittman Takes On America's Chefs is another) since they're the only ones in HD. Food in HD is very good. Sun Nov 19 15:25:51 -0800 2006 2029722 15482 NovoCuisine 2 2034262 I like The Heat too! If I had heaps of money and someone to marry, I'd have him cater my wedding! Sun Nov 19 20:50:11 -0800 2006 2033774 24055 Atahualpa 2 2034275 Totally obsessed with Restaurant Makeover! Opening soon is another one of my favorites... I wish I had Food Network at home. Life would be almost perfect. Sun Nov 19 20:57:02 -0800 2006 2033774 45008 rbc 1 2035657 Awesome guys! I'll be tivoing a lot of shows :) Mon Nov 20 15:31:46 -0800 2006 2029722 50693 JoLi 1 2041631 Nigella, Ina, Anthony Bourdain (LOVE IT) Tyler Florence Ham on the Street- strictly for comedic value. Wed Nov 22 16:17:33 -0800 2006 2029722 12780 Tal 1 2045964 My Fave is "Jacques and Julia cooking at home", ca. 2000 on PBS. It won an Emmy. Jacques did most of the real demo work, proving his reputation of one of the top knife users out there. The repartee between the two is delightful. I've just ordered a 4-disc dvd copy from: http://www.amazon.com/Julia-Jacques-Cooking-At-Home/dp/B00009WO95 Sat Nov 25 05:49:03 -0800 2006 2029722 17562 FoodFuser 1 2047569 Current fave is absolutely Good Eats. Other faves are Nigella (I preferred Nigella Bites over the other series that she has done), David Rocco, Ina Gartner and David Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. Got to admit, I used to be a huge fan of the Two Fat Ladies when they were on. Tehr ecipies looked really truly HUGELY calorie laden but I also found that the historical aspect of the show was always really interesting. Sun Nov 26 13:28:14 -0800 2006 2029722 11627 Otonabee 1 2052739 I LOVE Michael Chiarello, his passion for food is well, can I say a turn on??!! I also enjoy Tyler Florence and Giada. Tue Nov 28 17:24:48 -0800 2006 2029722 54479 LovesFoieGras 2 2065330 LFG, ditto-M.Chiarello. I'd love to be his neighbor. His relaxing, clever manner really is great to watch. I'm enjoying his holiday shows very much. Sun Dec 03 04:08:07 -0800 2006 2052739 36312 HillJ 3 2066781 that's funny, I actually know his next door neighbors! Sun Dec 03 23:36:07 -0800 2006 2065330 55869 megamalone 4 2067132 mega...then THEY would be lucky indeed. Mon Dec 04 02:51:29 -0800 2006 2066781 36312 HillJ 2 2067418 I used to like Michael Chiarello, but either I've changed or he has. He just seems so smug, and his "friends" in the show seem like paid actors. Mon Dec 04 05:14:36 -0800 2006 2052739 10658 Atomica 3 2067739 Atomica, I'd say he's confident about his skills. Hard to tell whose a "friend" and whose an "actor" on many food programs these days. Mon Dec 04 12:46:09 -0800 2006 2067418 36312 HillJ 1 2052752 America's Test Kitchen, Lidia Bastianich, Ina Garten, Anthony Bourdain Tue Nov 28 17:29:18 -0800 2006 2029722 55934 newfie29 1 2056610 I know they are kinda lame, but I do like the cooking challenge shows - where they make a themed cake or confectionary item. I'm amazed at what they can do with their ingredients, and how the piece does or doesn't come or STAY together. The lift from the work surface to the judging table is suspenseful - well, for a minute. I don't learn much from these shows, but they're entertaining enough to watch or have going on in the background whilst doing other things! Wed Nov 29 22:07:15 -0800 2006 2029722 52113 Seldomsated 1 2056618 Good Eats, Molto Mario (or anything Mario Batali) and anything with Paula Deen, not because I like her cooking but because I love her obsession with butter, and anyone who will say "I can't wait to put this in my piehole, y'all" on television deserves to be watched! Worst food show: Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. This woman should be shot. 2nd worst food show: anything with Rachael Ray. She and Sandra Lee can share a firing squad. Wed Nov 29 22:09:38 -0800 2006 2029722 56050 biondanonima 1 2057334 So sue me, I love me some Paula Deen. Too bad I'm lactose intolerant and cant eat practically anything she makes but i just love that show. I love $40 a day with Rachel Ray too. 2 Fat Ladies - RIP Thu Nov 30 02:44:21 -0800 2006 2029722 10246 choctastic 1 2057356 I have to admit, I also love food competition shows like Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen and Iron Chef. How did Sandra Lee get a show on Food Network anyway? Thu Nov 30 02:53:20 -0800 2006 2029722 14400 karen2006 1 2065354 Old shows: Two Fat Ladies. Anything with Jeff Smith, before all the nasty stuff got an airing I wonder if I could watch them the same way again. The cuisines of three ancient cultures was a favorite. Justin Wilson, "I garuntee!!!" Master Chefs of.... A PBS show with a voice over guy from the NPR school of enunciation, couldn't trust the chefs to speak on camera. Used to love Julia Child, now I can't watch it without being reminded of Dan Ackroyd doing Julia Child slitting her wrist. The show where Tyler Florence went around the world to track down the different ways to make a specific dish in all of its permutations, particularly taken with the show on omelette's. I went around town sampling omelette's every Sunday morning for some reason. Sun Dec 03 04:32:45 -0800 2006 2029722 11826 Phaedrus 1 2066063 Definitely Daisy Cooks! with Daisy Martinez. There's a dearth of shows featuring Latin cuisine. She fills the void with a very down-to-earth style. I also love watching Alton Brown - again, really informative and entertaining. Do they even air Jeff Smith's shows anymore? I feel sheepish admitting this, but I still have a copy of his "Cooking with Wine" book. Sun Dec 03 17:34:22 -0800 2006 2029722 24697 ArtemisNYC 1 2067452 Alton Brown-Good Eats. Shirley Corrhier is my hero. Anything by Tony Bourdain, I would travel with him anywhere. The eyes, the cynicism and attitude. Tony could rock my world on any continent, and the dinner afterward would be very memorable. Great Chefs on the Discovery channel Taste, by David Rosengarten Artemis, I have most of Jeff Smith's books and I find them very helpful. He may have had his personal problems, but I'm not going to forget what he did for cooking on PBS. Mon Dec 04 05:33:11 -0800 2006 2029722 22220 Kelli2006 1 2080792 The hypnotically-dexterous Jacques Pepin in all his TV inceptions -- with Julia, his daughter, fast food his way -- owns the medium with all others doggie-paddling in his wake. If you don't know his stuff, just YouTube "Jacques Pepin" to see a couple of clips. You will drool and learn at the same time! Fri Dec 08 03:18:04 -0800 2006 2029722 18128 markp 1 2081578 Alton Brown Anything Tony Bourdain is on Ina Garten America's Test Kitchen Nigella Michael Chiarello Essense of Emeril And Semi-Homemade for the COMDEY Value (Anyone else see her recent holiday ode to Nutcrackers and Booze??) Fri Dec 08 15:27:12 -0800 2006 2029722 53142 recordkitten 1 2234699 Best cooking competition ever was Masterchef at Large on BBC America. Can't believe noone here mentioned it... Its over now, but if they ever repeat it you should seek it out. I love Top Chef, but this is the unadulterated version. No hyped up music or scandals, just pure excellent, fun cooking and personality... It's got great hosts, a chef and a fruit and veg guy, and they have a quick and long challenges like Top Chef with 4 or 5 people on per nite and then at the end of the week the winners do another challenge plus a food knowledge test, like identifying by smell and then after several weeks they narrowed it down and picked one person that got to work with a top British chef. Not as big as the American prizes... My favorite was the person who was runner up.. Didn't anyone else watch this show???? Sun Jan 28 01:54:55 -0800 2007 2029722 11919 chompie 1 2234734 Good Eats. thats it Sun Jan 28 03:45:03 -0800 2007 2029722 69476 jwbarth