@Euniceandrich Emeril is my spirit animal!! His Emeril Live show (reruns on Tubi) is still so much better than literally anything on Food Network right now. I still find some newer programming on occasion on Hulu too. Love him!!
Unlike the rest of these, at least jet tilas cookbooks are actually good food
Though idk if Carla hall has a book. Ina garten always seems fun, but her timing is off in the recipes I’ve tried. Maneets stuff is over complicated (try Chaudhry’s curry bible instead). And while Gordon is fun to watch, he doesn’t follow his own technique advice most of the time.
I’m a Binging with Babish fan, so Andrew Rea. I’m not sure any of it has aired on broadcast or even cable, but his practical advice for easy cooking (and focus on cinema meals) are pretty great. Also, seeing what it would take to make some of the more ridiculous things really happen is usually entertaining. The pasta I cook now is many times better than before thanks to a minute or so of the video on the pasta from Elf, for example, and even the more complex dishes are great and achievable (aside from the ones with several hundred dollars of premium ingredients, which I haven’t tried).
@baqui63 He always used to say he wasn’t a chef, but he’s been our favorite for years, and we’ve used multiple of his recipe books with good results. And flank steak cooked his way is unbelievably good.
Digging Jacques Pépin does not preclude also digging Alton brown. Too lazy to look up the chef that does nordic stuff, often on rocky beach, but that’s fun change.
@cbatte he was a character. I was really close to his sister Olivette. He was a good ole country boy and not at all Cajun. He was from a farming community in the Amite area of Louisiana, and his accent on tv wasn’t even remotely how he spoke in person. I grew up in Cajun country in the bayous of Houma so it was funny to see that dichotomy. He sure could cook though. He taught me how to make a venison roast at 12. He was all about laughing, and he was a genuinely nice guy.
@duodec@ItalianScallion You mean Christopher Kimball, and you can still watch him on his own show. I couldn’t stand him, myself - I thought he was supercilious and he looks like a lightbulb. Much prefer Bridget & Juila, they’re great.
@duodec His show is called Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, because the location is on Mill St in (downtown) Boston. It’s on PBS stations. I agree, @Kyeh, about Kimball; I always sensed a feeling of superiority coming from him and I watched the show for its content and suffered through him.
After he left, I remember reading a discussion somewhere that said he was not a very nice person during negotiations to renew his contract at ATK. I don’t recall if ultimately he decided to leave or if ATK decided he would leave. I’m not sure how much of the whole story to believe. I was surprised at how quickly he established a new show and I’m glad for him and viewers that there is another high-quality cooking show on PBS.
Looks like a lightbulb. I never noticed that! Good one, Kyeh!
@ItalianScallion@Kyeh I know about his new show; not really a fan. I have family that is New England Old Blood Yankee; my paternal Grandmother was literally a D.A.R. and some of her relatives might also have been, and talked and acted like it, very patrician and proper. Not the comical misrepresentations that have been on TV. If you are not used to it it can come off as egotistical (and with some people it is). I didn’t get that bad part of the vibe off Kimball. He was performing in a stiff yankee way, and in any case the shows were partly his creation. He made them what they were (along with the ensemble cast).
I’m sure I haven’t caught all of the episodes since he left. Have they had one using game meat? I know Kimball hunted, and remember at least a couple of shows featuring (venison? elk?). New powers that be perhaps too much urban and no longer rural Vermont? After he left production was moved from Vermont to a farmhouse set in Boston. The only good thing is that it wasn’t sucked into NYC.
He was a cofounder of the company, the magazine, and both TV shows. He owned the house in Vermont it was filmed in for the first 10 years. There have been way too many times where a founder of a company gets pushed aside or kicked out because of reasons that are not always good. I haven’t followed up on it, but my first response in situations like that is to be skeptical
@Kyeh
Interesting perspective, @duodec. I didn’t know Chris owned the Vermont farmhouse. The most I could find about the farmhouse they’re currently using is that it’s a 19th century house located near Boston, which makes sense since I can’t think of a neighborhood in the city that would have such a house surrounded by enough land to at least look like it’s on a farm.
And yeah, I’ve met some pretty stiff Yankees, not in Massachusetts where I live, but in Northern New England.
@duodec@hchavers It irritates me that she pronounces spaghetti as spaghitti. I’ve been to a lot of places in Italy and I’ve never heard it said that way. But…maybe it bothers me more than it should.
@duodec@pskemp2 I don’t know if Martin Yan was local to SF Bay Area but remember him from local PBS station, and also seeing live cooking at the Gilroy Garlic festival.
His famous line was “if Yan can cook, so can you.”
My brother in law was named Ramon and liked to say “if Ram can cook, so can you.”
Alton, Martin Yan, Emeril, Lan Lam, a whole host of newcomers on YouTube (De mi Rancho a Tu Cocina is a great one! TriggTube, Andy Cooks)
Too many fun personalities in this scene. Jet Tila is the best in the provided list.
/giphy Emeril Lagasse Bamm!
@Euniceandrich Emeril is my spirit animal!! His Emeril Live show (reruns on Tubi) is still so much better than literally anything on Food Network right now. I still find some newer programming on occasion on Hulu too. Love him!!
Unlike the rest of these, at least jet tilas cookbooks are actually good food
Though idk if Carla hall has a book. Ina garten always seems fun, but her timing is off in the recipes I’ve tried. Maneets stuff is over complicated (try Chaudhry’s curry bible instead). And while Gordon is fun to watch, he doesn’t follow his own technique advice most of the time.
Bobby Flay
Boyardee
@Ignorant I think my mother had him feed me as a child. Cardiologist will probably never forgive it.
@pmarin all fine dining should be done in moderation.
/showme realistic cats making a 4 course meal.
@mycya4me what is that cat to the right of the orange cat holding?
And more importantly, where’s the dessert?
@kittykat9180 @mycya4me he’s making carrot cake for dessert
@catthegreat @mycya4me I think the carrots are better shredded than sliced. Now I’m questioning his/her qualifications to be a chef.
Can’t go wrong with Nadiya Hussain https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/nadiya
(try the 30 garlic clove chicken)
Swedish Chef
@Wookee
/showme realistic cats making pizza.
@mediocrebot they could just as easily be using their paws to swipe bits and pieces on the pizza to eat.
@Kidsandliz @mediocrebot Definitely this.
@Kidsandliz @mediocrebot needs tuna.
@Kidsandliz @mediocrebot @pmarin I agree!
Matty Matheson
@edguyver14 I love him, he’s hilarious AND he knows his stuff!
Frankie Celenza from struggle meals!
The Frugal Gourmet.
I’m a Binging with Babish fan, so Andrew Rea. I’m not sure any of it has aired on broadcast or even cable, but his practical advice for easy cooking (and focus on cinema meals) are pretty great. Also, seeing what it would take to make some of the more ridiculous things really happen is usually entertaining. The pasta I cook now is many times better than before thanks to a minute or so of the video on the pasta from Elf, for example, and even the more complex dishes are great and achievable (aside from the ones with several hundred dollars of premium ingredients, which I haven’t tried).
Alton Brown!
@baqui63 He always used to say he wasn’t a chef, but he’s been our favorite for years, and we’ve used multiple of his recipe books with good results. And flank steak cooked his way is unbelievably good.
Totally agree about Nadiya Hussain! Her shows are awesome!
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
You left off the “I don’t watch chefs on tv” option.
Julia Child
@lrichman
Digging Jacques Pépin does not preclude also digging Alton brown. Too lazy to look up the chef that does nordic stuff, often on rocky beach, but that’s fun change.
Alton Brown from the old “Good Eats” series.
I don’t have a favorite TV Chef, I don’t watch TV.
Justin Wilson
@cbatte he was my cousin! I gauron tee!
@sillyheathen So cool! I loved watching him when I was a kid. He was very entertaining.
@cbatte he was a character. I was really close to his sister Olivette. He was a good ole country boy and not at all Cajun. He was from a farming community in the Amite area of Louisiana, and his accent on tv wasn’t even remotely how he spoke in person.
I grew up in Cajun country in the bayous of Houma so it was funny to see that dichotomy. He sure could cook though. He taught me how to make a venison roast at 12. He was all about laughing, and he was a genuinely nice guy.
@cbatte @sillyheathen How fun!
Where is the I hate to cook, why on earth then would I watch one of these shows and so don’t have one option?
Masaharu Morimoto!
/showme a Iron Chef exploding artichoke and mussel basket
Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison of America’s Test Kitchen. Yeah, I know it’s two, but they’re sort of inseparable.
@ItalianScallion I thought the show was better with Richard Kimball there but it is still great with those two.
@duodec @ItalianScallion You mean Christopher Kimball, and you can still watch him on his own show. I couldn’t stand him, myself - I thought he was supercilious and he looks like a lightbulb. Much prefer Bridget & Juila, they’re great.
@duodec His show is called Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, because the location is on Mill St in (downtown) Boston. It’s on PBS stations. I agree, @Kyeh, about Kimball; I always sensed a feeling of superiority coming from him and I watched the show for its content and suffered through him.
After he left, I remember reading a discussion somewhere that said he was not a very nice person during negotiations to renew his contract at ATK. I don’t recall if ultimately he decided to leave or if ATK decided he would leave. I’m not sure how much of the whole story to believe. I was surprised at how quickly he established a new show and I’m glad for him and viewers that there is another high-quality cooking show on PBS.
Looks like a lightbulb. I never noticed that! Good one, Kyeh!
@duodec @ItalianScallion Do you see it?
@duodec @Kyeh I don’t. Suddenly it’s so bright in here that I can hardly see anything!
@duodec @ItalianScallion That’s his ego blinding you.
@duodec @Kyeh Ah, I get it. The ego powers his lightbulb head.
@ItalianScallion @Kyeh I know about his new show; not really a fan. I have family that is New England Old Blood Yankee; my paternal Grandmother was literally a D.A.R. and some of her relatives might also have been, and talked and acted like it, very patrician and proper. Not the comical misrepresentations that have been on TV. If you are not used to it it can come off as egotistical (and with some people it is). I didn’t get that bad part of the vibe off Kimball. He was performing in a stiff yankee way, and in any case the shows were partly his creation. He made them what they were (along with the ensemble cast).
I’m sure I haven’t caught all of the episodes since he left. Have they had one using game meat? I know Kimball hunted, and remember at least a couple of shows featuring (venison? elk?). New powers that be perhaps too much urban and no longer rural Vermont? After he left production was moved from Vermont to a farmhouse set in Boston. The only good thing is that it wasn’t sucked into NYC.
He was a cofounder of the company, the magazine, and both TV shows. He owned the house in Vermont it was filmed in for the first 10 years. There have been way too many times where a founder of a company gets pushed aside or kicked out because of reasons that are not always good. I haven’t followed up on it, but my first response in situations like that is to be skeptical
@Kyeh
Interesting perspective, @duodec. I didn’t know Chris owned the Vermont farmhouse. The most I could find about the farmhouse they’re currently using is that it’s a 19th century house located near Boston, which makes sense since I can’t think of a neighborhood in the city that would have such a house surrounded by enough land to at least look like it’s on a farm.
And yeah, I’ve met some pretty stiff Yankees, not in Massachusetts where I live, but in Northern New England.
Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
An acclaimed chef who is fun to look at too.
@hchavers Ahhh, Giada… she was doing something with food in a kitchen but I was too distracted…
She and Alton Brown used to have some of the best on screen interactions.
@duodec @hchavers It irritates me that she pronounces spaghetti as spaghitti. I’ve been to a lot of places in Italy and I’ve never heard it said that way. But…maybe it bothers me more than it should.
Swedish Chef
Tiny Chef!
Julia Child.
Kevin Gillespie
Marcus Samuelson
Aaron Sanchez
Anne Burrell -
Antony Worrall Thompson
Marco Pierre White
Alice Waters
Julia Child
Martin Yan; Yan Can Cook!
@pskemp2 definitely. Also while Uncle Roger is not my favorite, he’s fun to watch, and there was this classic meetup.
@duodec that was good! thank you. i never heard of uncle roger. Yan’s the man!
@duodec @pskemp2 I don’t know if Martin Yan was local to SF Bay Area but remember him from local PBS station, and also seeing live cooking at the Gilroy Garlic festival.
His famous line was “if Yan can cook, so can you.”
My brother in law was named Ramon and liked to say “if Ram can cook, so can you.”
@pskemp2
I love Martin Yan’s enthusiasm! Also when he started traveling to different parts of China, that’s really interesting.
@pskemp2 Uncle Roger is a lot of fun to watch. No idea if he can really cook.
I used to love watching Martin Yan.
@duodec @pmarin @pskemp2 I particularly remember the episode he nicks himself and continues teaching while giving himself first aid
RIP Chef Anne Burrell!
Alton, Martin Yan, Emeril, Lan Lam, a whole host of newcomers on YouTube (De mi Rancho a Tu Cocina is a great one! TriggTube, Andy Cooks)
Too many fun personalities in this scene. Jet Tila is the best in the provided list.
Padma Lakshmi (I guess she can cook, too
)
Kush Bhasin. A manic genius.