Big Daddy

Posted by dbcurrie, September 10, 2008 at 2:49 AM

Okay, so what do we think of this winner?

I've got to tell you, he doesn't make me gnash my teeth and want to throw things at the TV, but I don't think I want to eat his food, either. If I walked into his kitchen while I was cooking, I would probably think it would be okay, but I wouldn't be asking for the recipes before I went home.

And some of it is just plain messy. Yeah, it's messy in my kitchen, but this is TV, where you sort of expect someone is going to wipe off the drips and make sure that things look appetizing at every step of the way.

And I think maybe they've got him trying to do too many items in each show, so things either aren't done before the next step, or stuff magically appears. Example is a roux he was making while browning some beef, and there was visible dry flour in the pot, not even stirred in, and in goes the water. Or he's onto the next step and he's throwing things into a pot with not enough time to explain what he's adding.

I'm not saying this is all his fault, but from the standpoint of whether I'm going to watch any more shows -- probably not. I haven't learned new techniques or new ingredients, and the recipes all seem like something I could throw together or find in a church cookbook. If he's back next season, I might tune in and see if they've improved things for him.

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