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Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 6: Cheesy Ham and Banana Casserole
BEST. BLOG. SERIES. EVER.
Back to the Grind for Starbucks
Also I'd like to see roomier Starbucks. When I was a student at UNC I didn't want to wait for one of 20 chairs to become open so I could sit in the Franklin Street Starbucks. If I wanted to sit in a coffee shop I went to the Caribou Coffee the next block over where there were plenty of chairs on a good day.
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Pinkberry Sues 'Copycat' Fro-Yo Shops
I'm amazed Pinkberry hasn't sued some of the similar Pinkberry-ish yogurt places in, say, Miami.
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 6: Cheesy Ham and Banana Casserole
BEST. BLOG. SERIES. EVER.
Back to the Grind for Starbucks
Also I'd like to see roomier Starbucks. When I was a student at UNC I didn't want to wait for one of 20 chairs to become open so I could sit in the Franklin Street Starbucks. If I wanted to sit in a coffee shop I went to the Caribou Coffee the next block over where there were plenty of chairs on a good day.
More Golden Clog Award Fallout
^ I also thought Florence and Jacob (the owner of Food Network Addict, where the interview was originally posted) took the Golden Clogs too seriously as well. Jacob described the presentation of the Rocco, the award that Florence "received," as "chastising." I don't think Bourdain and Rulhman wanted to treat Florence like he was a bad child. I'm guessing Florence and especially Jacob misconstrued the fact that Florence said he wasn't attending the Golden Clogs because he was cleaning a fish for the BubbleQ later that afternoon. Plus Florence might've read that Food Network memo that Bourdain mentioned in his Travel Channel blog about not attending the Golden Clogs and decided to snub Bourdain on the basis of the memo.
Who's going to win Top Chef?
I'm doubting that this current season will be on iTunes because NBC took off several of its shows (including Bravo shows) off of iTunes a while back. I don't know when and where anyone without Bravo in the States can see it. Hulu would be a good place to start looking for episodes but the service only has clips from previous seasons of Top Chef up now and not full episodes.
I don't have a winner lined up and I'm not going to say who I think may and may not win because I don't want to look stupid a few months from now when the winner is announced.
Recently Tony and Rocco were seen at the SoBe Wine & Food Festival together. Maybe they've put aside their differences. I'm very confident, however, that Rocco will not go home yet--I think Magical Elves (Top Chef's production company) wants him to show up somewhere else in this season.
E. V., Oh No! 'Rachael Ray Show' in Danger
Oh, I hate when my links don't work: Direct link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/13/report-rachael-ray-getti_n_91288.html
E. V., Oh No! 'Rachael Ray Show' in Danger
Cary, honey, I've seen worse name-calling and taunts outside of this blog (i.e. Rachael Ray Sucks @ LiveJournal). I wouldn't give up on Serious Eats just yet.
As for Rachael Ray's show being allegedly canceled: it's a rumor, nothing more, according to the Huffington Post. The NY Post just hates people on the Food Network IMHO.
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 4: Bacon, Doughnut, Egg Burger
^The scary thing about that bread pudding recipe was that she didn't come up with that recipe; a fan of hers gave it to her and she prepared the recipe for Paula's Home Cooking.
You'll never see ____ on my grocery list
Frozen concentrated orange juice and garlic chopped up and preserved in water or oil.
Paula Dean.
I don't really watch Paula as much as I used to. Food Network switched her Paula's Home Cooking late afternoon slot with She Who Will Not Be Named on Serious Eats, which conflicted with another show I used to religiously watch. (I'm embarrassed by the show--it's a trashy talk show that's not Jerry Springer.) Food Network moved Paula's Party in the same time slot as E!'s The Soup, another show I religiously watch and prefer to see when it first airs as opposed to seeing a rerun. I stopped watching Paula's shows because I don't want to follow Paula to her new timeslots. Since I'm from the South, however, I was not offended by her drawl and constant use of "y'all"--just those monstrous creations she made on Paula's Party.
Cook the Book: 'Panini Express'
Tomato, basil and mozzarella.
If you could travel to any place in the world...
Italy, and if I couldn't do a tour of the whole country, I'd just stick with the northern cities--Turin, Florence, Venice and, if my journey permits, Rome and Sienna.
Do you like the Cheesecake Factory as much as NBA players?
Haven't been, but I remember when Fox Sports did a profile of former North Carolina women's basketball player Ivory Latta. The segment ended with the team eating at the Durham, NC Cheesecake Factory. I guess this could corroborate your theory of NBA players eating at the Cheesecake Factory somewhat.
Robert Irvine Fired from the Food Network
^ I guess they are. With whom I can't imagine, but as long as it's not Rachael Ray, I'm happy.
Do you eat in bed?
If I don't have a eating surface like a table or desk to eat at I'll eat in bed.
When the vending machine calls, what do you choose?
When I actually had access to a vending machine that served food instead of Tide to Go and razors, I selected 3 Musketeers bars more often than not.
A limit on the SL nightmare series. Pity.
I think Dave Liberman has been somewhat blacklisted from Food Network because he made some disparaging remarks about the Food Network at the 2007 (note the date) SoBe Wine & Food Festival. (Behold, I have linkage.) All the poor guy has now is an online series that hasn't even gotten the same push as Adam's The FN Dish.
Food Network Celeb = Restaurant Chain Spokesman?
Considering the amount of celebrichefs and celebricooks on the Food Network with restaurant deals as well as product placement, I just see any outside deals away from the Food Network as a way to make ends meet and I don't look down on anyone on the Food Network because of endorsement deals. I can go on and on about who and what angers me about the Food Network nowadays but I'll refrain for the sake of the Serious Eats editors.
Alton Brown's recipes: yay or nay?
I've made several of Giada's recipes--they come out fine to me...
Semi-Homemade With Sandra Lee
I sometimes watch just to talk about everything she's done wrong in her episodes. I will never try one of her recipes and I would never consider the Oriental Trading disasters she calls "tablescapes."
Would rather give up nuts or chips?
Chips, since I really don't eat them anymore.
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Website: http://takemiami.wordpress.com
Location: Miami, FL
About: aspiring chef, always thinking too much and forgetting the small stuff
Favorite foods: I have a love for Italian food--I make it all the time.
Last bite on earth: Something from a Giada De Laurentiis cookbook, probably Everyday Italian if not Everyday Pasta, and hopefully I can cook it and serve it with a spot of wine.
I'm amazed Pinkberry hasn't sued some of the similar Pinkberry-ish yogurt places in, say, Miami.