I was going to say Alton Brown, but he will be too busy talking with all the other serious eaters. Instead, I would ask Andrew Zimmern how he finds the best versions of all the weird foods he eats and what sorts of dreadful illnesses he's gotten while taping his show.
Sadly, I probably wouldn't be able to hear his answer over the sound of how awesome he is.
For Memphis BBQ, I would recommend Cozy Corner (North Parkway near Danny Thomas) if you don't mind grabbing your food in a bad location or Nelly's/Interstate BBQ (multiple locations).
I would also recommend Lobster King (Chinese) and Saigon Lee (Vietnamese), both on Cleveland near Jefferson, for Asian.
I'll also second Gus's for fried chicken, but I prefer heading out to Mason, TN to check out the original.
I would also say that Old Venice on Perkins has some of the most delicious pizza I have ever eaten.
For a delicious burger in a place you wouldn't necessarily expect it, check out the Soul Burger at Earnestine and Hazel's (an old brothel on South Main)
For classier fare (but not over-the-top nice), I would recommend Interim (on Sanderlin), McEwans, and Lolo's Table (both next to eachother downtown on Madison).
I could keep going, but I think that's more than enough.
It started with my mom, but I ended up picking most of it up on my own after moving away to college.
Wow. Just wow. I don't know if there's anything more to say. That was truly impressive!
For your basic cream cheese wonton, things couldn't be simpler.
1 block cream cheese.
About 1 tablespoon white sugar.
A big squeeze from a lemon.
Mix it all together, and put it in the middle of some raw wonton wrappers. Just kinda squeeze the wrapper up around the cream cheese mixture, but there's no need to seal it up completely.
Fry them in your choice of oil for really only about 10 seconds. Wontons should be stiff, but still light in color when you remove them from the oil. Set them on a rack or some paper towels to dry off. They will turn a nice brown as the remaining oil finishes cooking them.
Add crab for an easy crab rangoon.
Whole oats are easy. You can use them for oatmeal at breakfast, add to salad to increase bulk, or mix with yoghurt for desert (I guess it's acid or something in the yoghurt, but the oats get soft after a few minutes of being mixed in).
This sounds like another interesting food related book. I've been trying for months to pick up a copy of Omnivore's at the library, but none of the branches here have had it in stock. I guess it says something that all 12 or so copies we have in this town have been in constant demand. Perhaps I will get to this one first while everyone else is distracted by his prior works. Or maybe I will just give in and order a copy of my own.
That sounds delicious! I wonder if any of the various Asian grocers around here would have anything similar for me to try.
I just made these tonight to go with dinner. Cut the recipe to 1/3 because there were only two of us. Came out fairly well considering the fact that I had some odd fractions to contend with, and ended up needing to use 1/2 and 1/2 rather than milk. I did have a bit of trouble with the popovers deflating after coming out of the oven, but the taste was wonderful! I was skeptical of the "custardy" designation until I gave them a try. Great flavor, and lovely texture. This has definitely made it into my recipe file!
I made an applesauce that I found on her website. It was apple season up in Minnesota (I went to college up there, and there was a nice Orchard in town), and we would go pick apples every year. You end up with so many apples that you just don't know what to do with them all. We decided to make some applesauce, and I figured I might as well follow Martha's lead and do it up right. It worked pretty well, and was a lot easier than I expected from the queen of "good things."
Johnathan Gold: Where can I get good Mee Krob?
I would ask Alton Brown if he would come to my house to cook.
Rachel Ray
Is she ever unhappy?
Rachael Ray - Why do my 30 minute meals take longer than your 30 minute meals?
Lets see, this question really has a few different answers. I would like to interview Alton Brown just because I love his show and want to see what he is like in real life. One of the most interesting people to interviews would be Paula Dean since she is such a character. Finally, if I had to pick someone purely on good looks (and probably good food too) I'd have to choose Giada De'Laurentes.
Paula Deen - Are the food/vacation specials you've done as fun as they look and where are you and your family going next?
i would interview martha stewart and i would ask her why she doesnt do anymore gardening on her show..i really miss that show marth stewart living show she had before she went to the big house :(
I would interview Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes and ask him how he overcame his difficult teen years to become a successful chef and does he have any advice for teens who are struggleing.
Michael Ruhlman:
Tell the truth - how many times have you had to slap Bourdain around?"
or Anthony Bourdain:
"How do you resist shaving Ruhlman's head ala Season 2 Top Chef?"
Gordon Ramsey-what's your favorite dish?
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