641281 Sat Aug 01 20:04:29 -0700 2009 34 33 Food Media and News 0 4909905 Anyone remember a cooking show that aired during the 90's that had an older guy cooking up mostly french dishes? The show would always end with him having the meal with a glass of wine and a random friend guest. That's about all I can remember. It was a very slow moving show and the guy was older. thanks Sat Aug 01 20:04:29 -0700 2009 1098472 chowguest 1 4909917 Was it Pierre Franey? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Franey (He's the gentleman in the lower left of the book cover) Sat Aug 01 20:17:28 -0700 2009 4909905 129532 DrewBB 2 4910170 no but thanks for your research Sun Aug 02 02:46:54 -0700 2009 4909917 1098472 chowguest 1 4910190 The random friend/guest closing sounds like Graham Kerr; he ended The Galloping Gourmet and his other shows that way. I guess he qualifies as older, as TGG was on in the '70s; but he was youngish at that time, so he may not be your man. His picture is on the masthead here: http://www.grahamkerr.com/ Sun Aug 02 04:01:45 -0700 2009 4909905 74301 harrie 1 4910354 Justin Wilson? Sun Aug 02 06:47:12 -0700 2009 4909905 10726 TrishUntrapped 2 4910435 He did sit down with a friend, didn't he? I bet you're right, he's the one. Sun Aug 02 07:29:47 -0700 2009 4910354 74301 harrie 2 4910536 Wasn't Justin Wilson the heavily-accented Cajun cook? He was delightful, but not French. Sun Aug 02 08:25:47 -0700 2009 4910354 24468 chicgail 3 4910829 Yes he was the Ragin' Cajun, but that's kinda Frenchish... Sun Aug 02 10:43:07 -0700 2009 4910536 10726 TrishUntrapped 1 4910425 Maybe it was Earl Peyroux? http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Earl-Peyrouxs-Gourmet-Cooking/Earl-Peyroux/e/9781565543232 There is a pic of him on this book cover. Sun Aug 02 07:24:10 -0700 2009 4909905 129532 DrewBB 1 4910551 I also vote for Earl Peyroux and "Gourmet Cooking". It aired in the late 80s (probably was still on the in the 90s) on Saturdays at Noon on local PBS stations. I watched it mostly for laughs, as the production values were low, low, low. If he chopped an onion, he told you all about it, Every Time. If he made rice to go with a dish, he put in a ring mold, Every Time. Result, he always ran Out Of Time, Every Time. Sun Aug 02 08:31:02 -0700 2009 4909905 95137 mcsheridan 2 4910836 I remember Earl Peyroux too... He started a different kind of slow food movement.... ;-) Sun Aug 02 10:44:28 -0700 2009 4910551 10726 TrishUntrapped 1 4910569 Jacques Pepin was bown in 1935, kinda makes him an older guy for alot of us. He had a cooking show in the 90s. He has a distinctive parisien accent (he is french) and made plenty of french dishes. Always finished the show sitting with a guest and a glass of wine (he is french). Thats my guess. Sun Aug 02 08:39:53 -0700 2009 4909905 176627 porker 2 4910609 I thought the great Jacques Pepin did a show with Julia in the 90's. Did he have one of his own too? Sun Aug 02 09:08:53 -0700 2009 4910569 15691 mcel215 3 4910939 Oui, several. Sun Aug 02 11:43:42 -0700 2009 4910609 10195 KTinNYC 4 4917086 oooh Jacques! I remember watching several of his shows on PBS with my mom while I was still in school...in the 90s there was his original show and the one with Julia (both of which involved lots of wine), and the one with his daughter Claudine (where she stood around while he did all the work)...his newer show was on fast French food, but that may have been after 2000. Tue Aug 04 13:39:31 -0700 2009 4910939 448441 bluemoon4515 1 4918492 sorry folks! still not the guy! I'm going to head to the library and see if they have that tv cooking book and look in there. I will update post if I figure it out! Tue Aug 04 22:18:44 -0700 2009 4909905 1098472 chowguest 2 4918579 A better description of the host might yield better results. Tall, short, skinny fat, balding, hairy, mustache, beard, wore a toque... Also PBS or some other network would help nail it down. Tue Aug 04 23:50:38 -0700 2009 4918492 10516 MplsM ary 3 4929616 old and gray. possibly non USA show. This will be updated because I just ordered that tv cooking show book. I will update once solved. Sat Aug 08 19:11:03 -0700 2009 4918579 1098472 chowguest 1 4938813 Jeff Smith of The Frugal Gourmet? It aired from late 80s to late 90s. Tue Aug 11 23:35:50 -0700 2009 4909905 49714 ekandgh 1 4940308 I remember a cooking show with an older gentleman who mostly sat while he was preparing food (not Paul Prudhomme) and occasionally would get kind of tetchy when something wasn't laid out properly. I don't remember his name, but I remember that he used to annoy me :-)! Wed Aug 12 11:39:47 -0700 2009 4909905 34558 roxlet 1 4940311 Robert Carrier seems to fit the description. Wed Aug 12 11:41:21 -0700 2009 4909905 40746 Peg 1 4940799 Sounds like Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet, author of many cookbooks. I used to watch his show on tv in the '60's. His wife Trina was his producer. They'd travel and Graham would cook up dishes local to the place they were visiting. I learned a lot of technique from him, as well as fearlessness. He was all about having fun in the kitchen and not taking yourself too seriously. When he started to cook, the first thing he'd do was pour himself a glass of wine. Each show ended with the tasting with a guest. Cheers! Wed Aug 12 13:50:31 -0700 2009 4909905 213911 plainfood 2 4942063 Kerr's shows as an older, bearded man were health food oriented. I don't remember any wine with a friend at the end of these 90's shows. I'd suggest James Barber, too. He was bearded, wore glasses, and somewhat clumsy in his food prep, perhaps self taught. He walked with a limp. Wed Aug 12 21:21:14 -0700 2009 4940799 56131 jayt90 3 4942269 I'm thinking it's Kerr. If I remember correctly, he did 2 different comeback shows in the 90's. The first was a rehash of the original TGG,complete with studio audience, which is what I think the OP is referring to. The 2nd was his health food show that he did alone in the studio and always ended at a desk breaking down the grams of fat he saved with his new healthy recipe. Barber fits the old and slow, but I don't remember him ever having a guest drop in. The only other outside possibility I can think of from that time period is maybe carlo middione. He was on everyday on one of the cable channels like discovery. Thu Aug 13 01:08:59 -0700 2009 4942063 179170 DDR4040 1 4941895 James Barber, The Urban Peasant (Canada)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barber Wed Aug 12 20:02:50 -0700 2009 4909905 202405 tjr 1 4942089 It was a chef who appeared on the Discovery Channel. I don't remember his name, but he was on every day. I can't remember if he was French or Italian. Maybe French. But maybe someone will remember if they knew it was on Discover Channel. Oh yeah, he had a very strong accent. Wed Aug 12 21:36:49 -0700 2009 4909905 10869 junebug 2 4942282 It's not the one you are looking for, but my all time favorite show like that was a show from Canada. It was a little Italian chef with a co host. He only spoke broken English and would often break out into opera while he was cooking. Chef Pepe maybe? Anyway, this guy was amazing. He did everything on a 4 burner cooktop, with 3 frying pans and a pot of boiling water. His timing was incredible. He cooked everything in real time and every dish came out perfectly and at the exact same time. Nothing was prepped, staged or even planned ahead of time. He would start by throwing a big piece of meat or fish into a pan and then he would ask the co host what she(?) wanted to go with it. It was very impressive. Thu Aug 13 01:25:37 -0700 2009 4942089 179170 DDR4040 3 4942301 It really started to bug me that I couldn't remember the name, so I started googling. It turns out I was thinking of Chef Pasquale. His show was called Pasquale's Kitchen Express. In my search, I saw something interesting on his wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasquale_Carpino The show was focused around the colourful Pasquale engaging the audience in his cooking while singing at the same time. The food prepared on the show was for the most part Italian, usually consisting of an appetizer, entree, and dessert. The episode would usually end with Pasquale being the gracious host pouring wine and serving his delicious dinner to a lucky audience member. Any chance this is the mystery chef? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=manMP_5VyfA Thu Aug 13 01:57:10 -0700 2009 4942282 179170 DDR4040 4 4943057 I think this is the one I was thinking of. I remember him singing all through the show. Thu Aug 13 08:37:34 -0700 2009 4942301 10869 junebug 5 4946981 OK thanks a lot but still isn't it. I've googled all of your suggestions including pics and video searches. watchign what we eat book contained a lot of info but was useless in my search. my new idea is to purchase a tvguide from the era in question 94-95 (ebay) and examine the timeslot! Fri Aug 14 12:44:31 -0700 2009 4943057 1098472 chowguest 6 4947372 Are you thinking of MIchel Oliver? I used to watch him when I was little (I'm over 40 now) - and he introduced me to creme fraiche and crepine/crepinette - he used to fascinate me how he would use it to wrap just about anything. I have one of his books, La Vraie Cuisine Francaise, but when I search the web for his name or that book, I get nada, zip, bupkus. Fri Aug 14 15:26:04 -0700 2009 4946981 118582 maisonbistro 6 5133234 Isn't it weird, I'm reading Watching What We Eat as well and it made me think of the same guy I'm pretty sure you're thinking of. I feel like he had a beard, the set at some point (maybe for the dining at the end) was all-white...AUGH! This is driving me crazy. :) Mon Oct 26 18:41:29 -0700 2009 4946981 196290 oliviasaru 1 4992213 i think your talking about keith floyd. since we're in the old cooking show topic, anybody know this cooking show in the 90's or early 2000 with this fat italian english speaking chef travelling around italy? he used to have some sort of a cane he uses when he hikes a hill or something. the guy has curly grayish hair and he also cooks on that show. tthanks. Mon Aug 31 07:01:13 -0700 2009 4909905 1105881 muffinkx 2 5136795 I'm thinking the same thing. It must be Keith Floyd. Wed Oct 28 06:07:17 -0700 2009 4992213 222865 FoodChic 1 5072626 Did you ever find out who you are looking for? Thu Oct 01 11:39:47 -0700 2009 4909905 1113326 Mandolay