Favorite FoodTV show Poll!!!

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 9, 2003, 8:47 pm

I am partial to 'Everyday Italian' now, as I love Italian dishes, especially Giada De Laurentiis!! I think I got the main shows...feel free to add...

'Best Of' kicks ass as well for the "I ATE THERE!!" factor.

Krimson Klaw · Post by **Krimson Klaw** » June 9, 2003, 8:50 pm

Irrrrroooooooooon.....SHEP!

Cajen · Post by **Cajen** » June 9, 2003, 9:27 pm

Emeril comes off to me as a cocky asshole(Man can cook...don't get me wrong). Even though the commentators for Iron Chef are complete morons it's still the most entertaining food show I've ever seen. East Meets West is pretty nice also.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 9, 2003, 9:29 pm

Yeah, I am kinda burnt on Emeril. He tends to play his 'pseudo stardom' a bit more than I like. Same with Mario, he is kinda a cocky bastard, but both those guys can cook!!

noel · Post by **noel** » June 9, 2003, 9:49 pm

Iron Chef!

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » June 9, 2003, 9:53 pm

Two Fat Ladies is just too good for words.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 9, 2003, 9:55 pm

Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:Two Fat Ladies is just too good for words.

More deep-fried beer-battered butter sticks pls!

Drustwyn · Post by **Drustwyn** » June 9, 2003, 9:59 pm

Iron Chef pwns me.

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » June 9, 2003, 11:04 pm

Hard call between Two Fat Ladies and Iron Chef. But Iron Chef won in the end. Chairman Kaga simply is too strong to beat.

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » June 9, 2003, 11:11 pm

I can not choose!!!!

Too many good food shows out there. I do love the naked chef and two fat ladies. Food Finds is also good, as well as food nation. Emeril, mmm.

Iron chef is pure entertainment, God knows I've yet to see them prepare anything I would ever put in this mouth.

Aireanna Wyndcather · Post by **Aireanna Wyndcather** » June 10, 2003, 1:02 am

Hey wheres 30 minute meals!!! I love that show!

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » June 10, 2003, 1:25 am

Iron Chef all the way, Chef Morimotu Sakai being my fave

I'm soo cured of Emeril and his bams!

Anyone remember a PBS show Yen Can Cook? God I loved that guy, he got a bit annoying with his chop-chop-done routine though.

Shashonna · Post by **Shashonna** » June 10, 2003, 1:47 am

I love Unwrapped.....and Sweet Dreams mm yummy stuff there.... also Good Eats that guy just lays it all out for ya...

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 10, 2003, 1:57 am

Yan Can Cook, and so can you!!

Kluden · Post by **Kluden** » June 10, 2003, 9:41 am

much luv for the 30 minute meals. I wish Rachel Ray cooked for me each day

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 10, 2003, 10:43 am

Kluden wrote:much luv for the 30 minute meals. I wish Rachel Ray cooked for me each day

Is that the lady with the mouth so big she could swallow a baseball bat? That's one freaky fucking mouth!

Kluden · Post by **Kluden** » June 10, 2003, 11:10 am

oh yes, Dregor, it tis that lady!

Xyphir · Post by **Xyphir** » June 10, 2003, 11:48 am

Iron Chef, but Good Eats is a close second. I love the information they give during the show and the entertainment value. I have a short attention span but that show keeps me glued.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » June 10, 2003, 12:19 pm

Kluden wrote:much luv for the 30 minute meals. I wish Rachel Ray cooked for me each day

While I like 30 minute meals, Rachel Ray can get on my nerves real quick. I enjoy her a lot more in $40 a day. Of course, her recipes... good stuff! She's just a bit whack.

I voted for Oliver's Twist. Something about the accent and food... mmmm tastee!

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » June 10, 2003, 12:44 pm

Food network is just a damn fine channel these days, this was tough. Iron Chef is great and they're so damn good at what they do. Although w/ the actress judge referring to her mom's cooking back home each show, you'd think her mom was the best chef in Japan.

I learn more on 30 minute meal and Barefoot DeContessa then any other show w/ regards to useful cooking advice.

I went w/ Unwrapped though as how businesses make everyday snacks and the like is so damn interesting.

Damiarch · Post by **Damiarch** » June 10, 2003, 12:51 pm

Wow, too many good choices to pick a # 1.

My top favorites are..

East Meets West
Iron Chef
Molto Mario
Best Of
Food Nation..

And I gotta see this Everyday Italian show!

When was it on again Cane?

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 10, 2003, 1:11 pm

Cajen wrote:Even though the commentators for Iron Chef are complete morons it's still the most entertaining food show I've ever seen.

Iron Chef is great BECAUSE they're morons. That show is just so... Japanese.

I like $40 a day and 30 min meals, mostly because Rachel Ray reminds me of an old gf. I miss that lasagna...

Alton Brown I like because he reminds me of Thomas Dolby. He blinds me with food science!

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » June 10, 2003, 1:13 pm

There's this one retarded cooking show playing on City TV in Canada called Barely Cooking..

It's a cokoing show where the chefs are in the buff except for an apron. You have cameras at different angles that gives ass shots when they grab some stuff from the refrigerator and bubbles a la popup video that gives some dumbass word plays on what the hosts say.

Did I mention it was retarded.??

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 10, 2003, 1:16 pm

That show would go from retarded to genious with the addition of hot chicks

Ceredwin · Post by **Ceredwin** » June 10, 2003, 1:51 pm

I cannot believe there are so many other Iron Chef fans out there. I just started watching it a few months ago, and am hooked. It is hysterical.. what I love the most is how the translaters put on these little accents for each chef, and you just have to love Michael jackson, er Chairman Kaga.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » June 10, 2003, 2:02 pm

OMG i can't decide!!!! i like em all!!

okay wait all but one.. Bobby Flay sucks ass

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » June 10, 2003, 2:09 pm

Iron Chef > All

Drustwyn · Post by **Drustwyn** » June 10, 2003, 2:09 pm

I forgot about Wok With Yan... I used to watch that when I was 9 years old! I loved that show!

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » June 10, 2003, 2:27 pm

We don't have all theese cooking shows in Canada.

Cable company too cheap.. or maybe my dad just didn't get the Cooking channel..

The only one i can think of is the one Animalor mentioned and that one just disturbs me..

Truant · Post by **Truant** » June 10, 2003, 4:43 pm

Need more than one vote ><

Oliver's Twist/Naked Chef (reruns)

followed by Hot of the Grill w/ Bobby Flay and Molto Mario

and Good Eats gets major bonus points on the educative front. I learn more in 30 minutes on that show than a week of Discovery Channel.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » June 10, 2003, 5:37 pm

This thread has brought to my attention that a lot of us spend a lot of time watching the food network. I never realized it was that popular

And yeah I wish we could vote for more than one show.

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » June 10, 2003, 6:23 pm

East Meets West. Big crush on Ming Tsai.

Kargyle · Post by **Kargyle** » June 10, 2003, 6:37 pm

I like a lot of those shows, but I have to go with Good Eats being my favorite. I really like the way Alton Brown lays everything out and explains the "science" behind a lot of cooking. I was a big fan of Iron Chef for awhile, but it got kind of old after awhile. I really enjoy the Naked Chef, but for some reason I don't really like Oliver's Twist. Anyway, Emeril when I first saw him on the Food Network quite a few years ago had a really good show. He's steadily gotten worse as his popularity has risen. His whole show has become some big Pavlonian experiment to see if the people will start drooling everytime he yells BAM.

*edit* many typos

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » June 10, 2003, 8:44 pm

Oops. Saw the word naked and had to vote.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 10, 2003, 9:28 pm

Damiarch wrote:Wow, too many good choices to pick a # 1.

My top favorites are..

East Meets West
Iron Chef
Molto Mario
Best Of
Food Nation..

And I gotta see this Everyday Italian show!

When was it on again Cane?

Everyday Italian airs Mondays at 5:00 pm, Thursdays at 12:00 pm, and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. All times ET.

yup.

Baracus · Post by **Baracus** » June 10, 2003, 9:52 pm

Where is Nigella?

Truant · Post by **Truant** » June 11, 2003, 8:15 pm

Drustwyn wrote:I forgot about Wok With Yan... I used to watch that when I was 9 years old! I loved that show!

It was Yan Can Cook, best I remember. FULL CONCENTRATION!

Bubba Grizz wrote:Oops. Saw the word naked and had to vote.

It's ok, you got all excited about a naked man. Happens all the time, i'm sure.

Kriista · Post by **Kriista** » June 12, 2003, 6:39 am

i grew up watching cooking shows, dont konw why, but i was drawn to them

yan can cook, frugal gourmet, and fuck, i forgot the name of that guy they put on right after east meets west(right before they go off the air)

before the time there was the food network, and the discovery daytime programming was just home improvement shit, i had a tight schedule worked out

from 11-2 id watch TLC, for worlds greatest chefs(think that was the name, had a jazzy main song, and the same female narrator throought), then 2-4 on discovery, then 4-5 back on TLC, id do this 5days a week, for months on end(at the time i was driving my ex to/from work, and didnt have a job, so this was all i did...)

at teh time i wasnt, but now am a vegitarian(was vegan for 4ish years or so), but for some reason still watching all cooking shows

i love foodnetwork, but i really cant stand their primetime shit
the best of KICKS my ass, 30minute meals is pretty boring(altho i like the host), unwrapped is a kick in the groin as well

naked chef/good eats are my favs, i also like the molto mario shit(not hte studio version, the one that hes out in italy travelling around)

bobby flay i can watch sometimes, its just funny to see how often hes wrong about ingredients, and disagrees with the cohost about shit hes wrong about(like, theres no milk in coconut milk)

Cthuldan · Post by **Cthuldan** » June 12, 2003, 9:05 am

Kriista wrote:i grew up watching cooking shows, dont konw why, but i was drawn to them

yan can cook, frugal gourmet, and fuck, i forgot the name of that guy they put on right after east meets west(right before they go off the air)

before the time there was the food network, and the discovery daytime programming was just home improvement shit, i had a tight schedule worked out

from 11-2 id watch TLC, for worlds greatest chefs(think that was the name, had a jazzy main song, and the same female narrator throought), then 2-4 on discovery, then 4-5 back on TLC, id do this 5days a week, for months on end(at the time i was driving my ex to/from work, and didnt have a job, so this was all i did...)

at teh time i wasnt, but now am a vegitarian(was vegan for 4ish years or so), but for some reason still watching all cooking shows

i love foodnetwork, but i really cant stand their primetime shit
the best of KICKS my ass, 30minute meals is pretty boring(altho i like the host), unwrapped is a kick in the groin as well

naked chef/good eats are my favs, i also like the molto mario shit(not hte studio version, the one that hes out in italy travelling around)

bobby flay i can watch sometimes, its just funny to see how often hes wrong about ingredients, and disagrees with the cohost about shit hes wrong about(like, theres no milk in coconut milk)

Hahaha...that was me in college. In between classes and projects/study groups I'd go home and watch all the great cooking shows. Yan Can cook, Frugal Gourmet (his Lentil soup kicked ass), and that old Louisiana fella with the suspenders and colonel sander’s tie were the best. I also enjoyed my 4 different showings of World’s greatest chefs, etc. in between.

As for the new stuff, I’d have to agree on Iron Chef and Good Eats (that’s the one with the guy with glasses who makes cheese fries, correct?) being highly entertaining. For me, having a good hosts/commentator is usually better than how/what they cook. For example, I can’t stand Emeril, Malto Mario, or any person/show like that. I prefer the down home goodness of the two gravity challenged ladies or the goofy british guy who cooks for his mates.

Not to change the subject…do they show Yan can cook, Frugal Gourmet, or the hillbilly anymore? Or, did they all retire?

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » June 12, 2003, 9:12 am

Justin Wilson > all

I can watch any of the cooking shows when I surf across them, my family usually gets something odd for dinner the next day

. I don't watch it them intentionally though.

I've got a couple vegitarian/vegan cookbooks with some awesome recipes. I'll frequently drop what they used to add protein and add meat/fish though.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » June 12, 2003, 11:22 am

Kriista wrote:...and fuck, i forgot the name of that guy they put on right after east meets west(right before they go off the air)

Graham Kerr - old school Galloping Gourmet from the early 70's. He did a few shows including a healthy cooking show in the early 90's on TDC or one of the similar networks (before there were 50 of 'em heh). I like watching GG when I'm up late enough to catch it.

I pretty much love all of these shows, even Bobby Flay's shows (I like Boy Meets Grill better than Hot Off the Grill) despite the fact that Bobby annoys the shit out of me. I voted for Tyler's Ultimate since I really like both of Tyler Florence's shows, but I like the concept of Ultimate better.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » June 12, 2003, 1:21 pm

Truant wrote:
Drustwyn wrote:I forgot about Wok With Yan... I used to watch that when I was 9 years old! I loved that show!
It was Yan Can Cook, best I remember. FULL CONCENTRATION!

actually wok with yan was a show BEFORE yan can cook

http://www.i-mockery.com/MartinYan/main.htm

from this page:
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Woj.html

this excerpt:

Wok With Yan

Mon-Fri 12:30-1:00 p.m., 26 May-5 Sep 1980 Sat 1:30-2:00 p.m., 10 Jan-21 Feb 1981 (R) Mon-Fri 1:30-2:00 p.m., 2 Feb- Mon-Fri 4:30-5:00 p.m., 26 May 1981- Mon-Fri 4:00-4:30 p.m., 14 Sep 1981- Mon-Fri 2:00-2:30 p.m., 12 Oct 1981 Mon-Fri 4:00-4:30 p.m., 5 Jul-24 Sep 1982

In Wok With Yan, chef Stephen Yan demonstrated how to cook oriental dishes with a wok. A kind of Galloping Gourmet of the l980s, Yan achieved notoriety for his energy and ebullience and for the bad puns on the word, "wok," printed on his apron. The series was produced by Carlton Productions and Stephen Yan Productions in Ottawa.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » June 12, 2003, 1:22 pm

Aabidano wrote:Justin Wilson > all

omg how can we forget Justin!

Truant · Post by **Truant** » June 12, 2003, 7:43 pm

Ajran wrote:
Truant wrote:
Drustwyn wrote:I forgot about Wok With Yan... I used to watch that when I was 9 years old! I loved that show!
It was Yan Can Cook, best I remember. FULL CONCENTRATION!

actually wok with yan was a show BEFORE yan can cook

http://www.i-mockery.com/MartinYan/main.htm

from this page:
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Woj.html

this excerpt:

Wok With Yan

Mon-Fri 12:30-1:00 p.m., 26 May-5 Sep 1980 Sat 1:30-2:00 p.m., 10 Jan-21 Feb 1981 (R) Mon-Fri 1:30-2:00 p.m., 2 Feb- Mon-Fri 4:30-5:00 p.m., 26 May 1981- Mon-Fri 4:00-4:30 p.m., 14 Sep 1981- Mon-Fri 2:00-2:30 p.m., 12 Oct 1981 Mon-Fri 4:00-4:30 p.m., 5 Jul-24 Sep 1982

In Wok With Yan, chef Stephen Yan demonstrated how to cook oriental dishes with a wok. A kind of Galloping Gourmet of the l980s, Yan achieved notoriety for his energy and ebullience and for the bad puns on the word, "wok," printed on his apron. The series was produced by Carlton Productions and Stephen Yan Productions in Ottawa.

thanks coach

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » June 12, 2003, 8:30 pm

glad i could help woody.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » June 16, 2003, 3:56 am

This was like the toughest poll... ever.

I had to go with Oliver's Twist though because he's just dreamy. Had Nigella Bites been on the poll she woulda won my vote hands down. I just recently bought her cook book "How to be a Domestic Goddess" and every recipe I've tried from it is amazing.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » June 16, 2003, 6:12 am

I've got a Ming Tsai... IN MY PANTS.

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