Anthony Bourdain Reviews the Food Network Lineup
Anthony Bourdain shares his thoughts on the Newer, Younger, More Male-Oriented, More Dumb-Ass Food Network over at Ruhlman's, a few choice bits excerpted here:
On Mario Batali: "Oh, Mario! Oh great one! They shut down Molto Mario--only the smartest and best of the stand-up cooking shows."
On Rachael Ray: "We KNOW she can’t cook. She shrewdly tells us so. So...what is she selling us? Really? She’s selling us satisfaction, the smug reassurance that mediocrity is quite enough."
On Sandra Lee: "Pure evil."
(His "IRON CHEF AMERICA match-ups I’d REALLY like to see" are pretty amazing, I'd watch them even on Pay Per View!)
We've had a related question over in Talk for a few weeks, if you haven't chimed in yet now's your chance: Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
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2 Comments:
I hate to agree with my husband, but I really like Alton Brown. A great combination of cooking and science. It's good to learn not only what tastes good but why!
Deborah Dowd
http://play-with-food.blogspot.com
play-with-food at 8:45PM on 02/09/07
I like everyone. My favorite has to be Bourdain. Least would have to be Rachael Ray, she can get a bit overwhelming at times, I don't like some of her cutsie talk (sammies, EVOO, ect.) that giggle, these can get a bit old. I enjoy watching Paula Deen except her "party program"......Man, what is she on? She screams, kackles and flirts, she is just a little to "in your face". Y'ALL
pjracz10 at 11:47AM on 07/29/08