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[url]http://www.bastardly.com/archives/2005/12/15/rachael-ray-vs-giada-de-laurentiis-a-food-network-bastardly-matchup/[/url]

Actually pretty hilarious. And no, I did not weigh in.

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Nice Find!!!

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i have to admit, i've been a rachel ray fan forever (before she blew up!)... i kinda dig the thick italian thing she's got going on... she always gets tipsy on 40 dollars a day.

flay is the man on the grill... his steaks always look too good!

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First off, Paula Dean has the absolute best recipes on television. I've made alot of her stuff and everything has come out delicious.

I don't like emeril much, but the best meal out I've ever had was at K-Pauls. It's owned by Paul Prudhomme, an authentic cajun/creole chef. I've been replicating his recipes in my own home for years and he's by far my favorite chef. He used to have a TV show, but that may have been locally when I lived in SE texas.

I'm not sure if he's still in business since his shop was in New Orleans, but It was Very Reasonable and from what I hear his prices are always pretty fair and wow... You won't find a better blend of flavor in any kind of food in the world.... The depth and the way the peppers clean your palate after every bite...

sorry food is one of my passions...

If you're more than a novice in the kitchen I suggest you check out some of his recipes in Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen. The Seafood and Andouille Gumbo and the Shrimp/Crawfish Etoufee' are my favorites. Chicken Etoufee' is pretty good too, just be prepared to take on an endevor with most of his meals to make them come out right.

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good eats is pretty kewl as is unwrapped and the secret life of..

Its also fun watching the old & new Iron Chef as well as the various food competitions.

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[quote=itvnetop]i have to admit, i've been a rachel ray fan forever (before she blew up!)... i kinda dig the thick italian thing she's got going on... she always gets tipsy on 40 dollars a day.

flay is the man on the grill... his steaks always look too good![/quote]

The other Italian chick is hotter now (Giada De Laurentiis). Even though Ray will always have the girl next door thing going unless she continues to blow up. The average newly wed gains like 2-5 pounds in the first year of marriage. I also wonder how that chick gets tipsy off the 1 drink she has at the end of the show. They must be putting everclear in the margiritas she drinking. I'm gonna have to watch closely next time.

However the funniest thing I ever saw on Food Network was during Iron Chef. The announcer consider the chefs, one of which had over 20% BF if not more, athletes. The only athletes that can have over 20% BF and still be considered athletes are Lineman, Olympic Powerlifters, and David Wells.

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[quote=itvnetop]i have to admit, i've been a rachel ray fan forever (before she blew up!)... i kinda dig the thick italian thing she's got going on... she always gets tipsy on 40 dollars a day.

flay is the man on the grill... his steaks always look too good![/quote]

Basically it looks like everyone ON that channel loves to drink. Rachel gets totally shitty though.

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Bobby Flay definitely likes to dip into the sauce too.

The first time I saw Iron Chef I thought it was a joke.

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Yeah, Flay has some decent drink recipes, plus his wife (Stephanie March) is pretty hot too. If you ever watch Sandra Lee's show, she has a cocktail recipe towards the end. I think she's a big time drunk...

On my honeymoon, my wife and I went to Paula's restaurant in Savannah, The Lady & Sons. It was a 90 minute wait on a Tuesday night (good thing there was a beat up Irish pub next door!), but well worth it, as the food was incredible. My wife has made several things from one of her cookbooks, and they've all turned out great. I think she has stock in Land O' Lakes, with all the butter she uses.

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[quote=Mattyk72]Bobby Flay definitely likes to dip into the sauce too.

The first time I saw Iron Chef I thought it was a joke.[/quote]

Yeah, the REAL Iron Chef is absolutely nuts. "Tonight's secret ingredient is horse shit." And those guys would come up with a recipe for it.

Chen Kenichi.

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[quote=BDBohnzie]Yeah, Flay has some decent drink recipes, plus his wife (Stephanie March) is pretty hot too. If you ever watch Sandra Lee's show, she has a cocktail recipe towards the end. I think she's a big time drunk...

On my honeymoon, my wife and I went to Paula's restaurant in Savannah, The Lady & Sons. It was a 90 minute wait on a Tuesday night (good thing there was a beat up Irish pub next door!), but well worth it, as the food was incredible. My wife has made several things from one of her cookbooks, and they've all turned out great. I think she has stock in Land O' Lakes, with all the butter she uses.[/quote]

My wife has made a bunch of Paula's stuff, my Mom too. I don't think I've ever had anything I've been disappointed in.

I'd love to go to Lady & Sons some day, my Dad went a year or two ago and he had a long wait too. They must rake in the bucks in that place.

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food network rocks,, i love the 30 min meals

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I'd love to go to Lady & Sons some day, my Dad went a year or two ago and he had a long wait too. They must rake in the bucks in that place.[/QUOTE]

The restaurant is 3 stories tall...seating and bar on each floor. Has to be able to seat between 2 and 300 people easily.

My wife got a [url=http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bohnzie5001/detail?.dir=a543&.dnm=2cfa.jpg&.src=ph]chicken pot pie[/url]...it was the size of a large soup bowl...

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]Yeah, the REAL Iron Chef is absolutely nuts. "Tonight's secret ingredient is horse shit." And those guys would come up with a recipe for it.

Chen Kenichi.[/QUOTE]
Rokusaburo Michiba
Hiroyuki Sakai
Masaharu Morimoto
Masahiko Kobe

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[quote=FRPLG]Rokusaburo Michiba
Hiroyuki Sakai
Masaharu Morimoto
Masahiko Kobe[/quote]

For some reason I can't stand Iron Chef America. All I like is the original Iron Chef. I don't watch the show religiously or anything but I have yet to see a newbie beat an Iron Chef. Maybe I just don't watch enough. lol

I also like Rachel Ray's $40 a day (sort of. she seems kinda phony)
And Unwrapped.

Good times.

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[quote=FRPLG]Rokusaburo Michiba
Hiroyuki Sakai
Masaharu Morimoto
Masahiko Kobe[/quote]

If you didn't look those up, bravo.

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[COLOR="Blue"]For some reason I can't stand Iron Chef America. All I like is the original Iron Chef. I don't watch the show religiously or anything but I have yet to see a newbie beat an Iron Chef. Maybe I just don't watch enough. lol

I also like Rachel Ray's $40 a day (sort of. she seems kinda phony)
And Unwrapped.

Good times[/COLOR]


[COLOR="Black"][/COLOR]The new iron chef just have more choices for the secret ingredients; hence, the battle does not look as challenging. On the old show, there is only one secret ingredient....ie cabbage. And those chef would come up with 5 unique cabbage dishes.

When the series first opened, I believed Batali or Flay did beat Sakai. One thing I dislike about the new Iron Chef is the judging panel.... these "food critics" are not open minded and sometime bias. If something looks different or taste different, these judges will openly criticize the dishes. These judges are just not up to par being an epicureans and just do not know how to appreciate unusual delicacy. I've seen one of the judges refusing to taste a dish that was prepared raw....granted this is not fear factor but be open minded and take the palate test or not be part of the panel.

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The reason I like the new one is because it's stuff I ACTUALLY eat. No, I've never had sea urchin, so I don't get hungry watching the Japanese one like I do the American one.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]If you didn't look those up, bravo.[/QUOTE]
Had to look them up for spelling. I had them in my mind though.

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[QUOTE=DynamiteRave]For some reason I can't stand Iron Chef America. All I like is the original Iron Chef. I don't watch the show religiously or anything but I have yet to see a newbie beat an Iron Chef. Maybe I just don't watch enough. lol[/QUOTE]
I think the challengers are close to .500 against the Iron Chefs. The Americans lose al lot more than the Japanese guys did. Poor Morimoto has no chance since he makes Japanese food which I am sure is incredbile but doesn't totally suit the American palate usually. The best all around chef is clearly Batali. He uses lots of different styles and tastes. By comparison both Flay, Cora and Morimoto pretty much stick to what they do best.

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Nice work. I know them all but I always forget the Italian one. I just know he holds an onion.

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Malcolm, I like both shows for the challenging aspects of culinary cuisine. I just don't think the judging panel are open minded. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy our good old american bbq and back yard burgers, but I just think there are more than one taste out there. Even an italian pizza taste different than the chicago or NY style pizza. My favorite food is the chicago style hot dog with the "neon green" relish.
I've had sea urchin before and I liked it. The edible part of the urchin looks like uncooked shad roe, but it tasted good. My first experience with sushi was awful; I felt uneasy all day. However, after going out with friends and trying it out again, sushi grew on me. Since then, I've appreciated and enjoyed foods from all over the world from french fine wines, spicy thai curry, exotic carribean fruits, cajun cooking, soul food (chitlen), german roasted suckling pig, bison burgers...... I just think all cultures have their uniqueness in food.

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Oh, I agree about the judges. I don't want it for the judges, I just want it to get ideas on what to make for me and the wifey. And without a doubt, I enjoy exotic foods but I like to watch people make things I think I am going to like. I'm a HUGE Thai fan and Southwest Virginia needs more of those.

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Lexington is a pretty small town; it does have historic culture due VMI's presence. The closest big town is either Charlotte or Roanoke. Even with these two cities, you are limited in the spice and food selection. With your IT skills, you should move to Northern VA and experience more of this food. We're really big melting pot with so many different ethnic restaurants. I used to go to school in Blacksburg and they didn't have too many choices in chinese or thai restaurants.

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I'm not a huge fan of big cities. I was born country and raised country (yet I have no southern accent at all). I'm not a fan of the hustle and bustle even though the salaries would probably be pretty favorable.

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[QUOTE]I'm not a huge fan of big cities. I was born country and raised country (yet I have no southern accent at all). I'm not a fan of the hustle and bustle even though the salaries would probably be pretty favorable.
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I respect that. Money is not everything in this world. I have lived in both, a rural area and big cities. I learned to apprciate both. Eventhough I live in a metropolitan area, I'm a do it yourself guy. I fix my own car, I paint my own house, I landscape my own yard, and I cook. I enjoy restaurant to experience different food and then replicate them at home if I can.