642334 Wed Aug 05 15:27:47 -0700 2009 2 33 Food Media and News 0 4920857 I just watched Bobby making the Kentucky Hot Brown that he serves at his restaurant. I realized that not a single ingredient in the recipe did not require a cooking step, aside from the parsley tossed on at the end. I have no existential problem with this, but it is kinda funny when you break down what you'd need to do to whip up one of these at home: roast a turkey with a homemade bourbon-maple glaze, basting all the while (2 hours cooking, 20 min active) oven roasting the bacon (30 min cooking, 5 min active) making a cheese sauce (20 min cooking, 10 min active) make a savory french toast for the base of the sandwich (20 min cooking, 8 min active) cut and pan sear some tomato slices (3 min cooking, 3 min active) carve the turkey (7 minutes active) plate the french toast, top with turkey and cheese sauce and broil (5 minutes active) assemble the rest (3 minutes active, depending on how many you're making) Not that it's intended to be prepared at home, but since it's on the FN, for the home cook: shopping for ingredients (1 hour active) washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen after this splatter and prep-intensive meal (30 minutes) struggle with leftover turkey and cheese sauce (timeless) SO...from my calculations, 61 minutes of active cooking time and as for the carbon footprint, all the intense btu's that are consumed in a little less than three hours by the stove, oven, and broiler. Then you get to wash and clean for about an hour and a half (perhaps this is a bit much, but the way I clean...). And to include the nap required after eating this, at least an hour, you've got a grand total of about four hours. To make a sandwich. I bet it costs at least $25 bucks a serving, too. I need to cross a creek out behind my house. Anybody have blueprints for a boat? Wed Aug 05 15:27:47 -0700 2009 209317 SaltyRaisins 1 4921210 One of my gripes about the series is that Bobby doesn't play fair (except for one show I saw in which he and the challenger had the same budget). He uses whatever he wants and cost doesn't matter....compared to many contestants who are selling their product, and therefore make things budget friendly, not using the most exotic ingredients.... The Tony Luke guy, seeing he was in for trouble with Mr. Deep Pockets, had a worker go out and bring back higher quality cheese and stuff for his cheesesteaks... He knew if he didn't, he was going down... Wed Aug 05 17:45:01 -0700 2009 4920857 10726 TrishUntrapped 1 4922291 Defintely takes it way away from the concept of food that can be made as a last minute late night snack. I won't say he disrespected the food, but he disrespected the name and the idea behind the food. Thu Aug 06 07:25:28 -0700 2009 4920857 79896 shallots