/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12421051
sorry i only watch pioneer woman she taught me it’s ok to open pre cooked chicken strips, pre prepped vegetables, mix it in a lukewarm pan with bottled sauce and call it cooking

Holy shit, I'm having flashbacks to being home sick and only having PBS come in clear on the tv in the den when I was a little kid.

>>12421051
>For me, it has to be a tie between the Frugal Gourmet and Molto Mario.
OMG, Jeff Smith was a delight and an educator. I can hear him screaming to Craig right now when the spaghetti was inside the pot pie crust. He taught me so much. I had all his cookbooks, and still have a peek at the cooking with wine book occasionally. Since I travel quite a bit, I was also interested in his cooks with chicken book, and found it fascinating how the stocks for chicken soup varied by country, so I could get things right when I made stock in the pressure cooker for a recipe plan.
Molto Mario was very educational as well, all of that timing for plating food at the same time, quickly hand making some pasta idea, but, really underappreciated is a short series on Prime, where Emeril took him to Shanghai for soup dumplings research.
My other biggest influence back in the early days was Cooking Live with Sara Moulton. She had guests on her show from various expert fields, from academia to authors to reviewers, to owner of landmark restaurants, and the chitchat of technique and recipe origins with the beginning to end timing of the meal was so valuable.
I have a lot of travel time to Mexico City while growing up, thanks to my Dad who was in airline management/security. With all the high end wining and dining back in the days of daily peso devaluation, I was an early foodie. So, my interests was piqued on that subject, and loved the research and regional interests expressed by both Too Hot Tamales (Susan Feniger/Milliken) and Rick Bayless (though he was annoying to listen to, he had some passion). I loved when Diana Kennedy would show up on someone's cooking show. It's on my bucket list to go to a class at: http://www.dianakennedycenter.org/
As a Southerner I used to both love and cringe at some of the early shows on the subject of southern cooking, boy has that come a long way, but I was always interested in the perfect pimento cheese or biscuits.

You're in the kitchen and this guy BAMS your dish's ass. What do you do?

>>12421051
frugal gourmet? wasnt he a major pedo no joke

>>12421153
BAM him right back with my $230 cast iron skillet with patented octagonal multi-pour technology handcrafted by iron forging artisans in Portland, Oregon that's wound from 300 series stainless steel rod stock and hand polished to high luster.

>>12421155
It wasn't ever proven. Assuming guilt when insurance company's settle to prevent additional litigation costs and publicity is a mistake. It's pretty commonplace that it's how it's done in the legal world with NDAs and cease and desist obligations..
The rumor was a tragic end to someone who could have been as well regarded as Julia Child or James Beard.

>>12421091
Same.

>>12421067
Lol, too true. I can't stand her.

>>12421155
Yep, he was.

Remember when Mario would make dishes with rapini? He'd say "rapini" and then wink at the camera? Now we know why.

Fucker looks like he would do my taxes, not make a meal. And yeah. he's got that pedo look. Wouldn't trust him around my son.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfAFwjmkm8k
Anything with Pepin

>>12421051
>"for me"

Fuck off, reddit shill.

>>12421153
i look him right in the eye then kick it up a notch

never learned a single thing

>>12421051
he's a pedo, of course 4chan likes him

Nice troll. But yes they are/were both sexual degenerates, especially Jeff Smith the homo.

>>12421051

my nigga yan can cook

>>12421311
This.

>>12421051
>Frugal Gourmet and Molto Mario
Two of the best cooking shows ever on TV. Nearly on par with goddess Julia. Also interesting that both of these guys were fountains of culinary knowledge and sexual predators. Which goes to show that you can't judge the quality of a man's work by his personal failings.

>>12421051
Guy was a high pedo
https://current.org/1998/07/cooking-star-pays-plaintiffs-in-sexual-abuse-suits/

>>12421334
Fake news. Elmo was of age back then, and a known slut.

>>12421051
British masterchef: the professionals was pretty good.

>>12421200
I loved watching malto mario except when he had a tranny sitting to the right. that was fucked up

If you read that article, you'd notice the accuser was accused of check fraud on the business's checking account. He was a criminal.

I think if there was anything possibly true, it might be that he was closeted. Whatevs. It was a different era but it all might all still be untrue. There were serious problems with each of the accusers and he claimed his innocence. He was going to testify to that before the settlement. Like I said, if you know about legal things, it was a cost savings to the insurance company not to pay attorney fees indefinitely. The fact the accusers gladly took money vs not want him to testify and some "truth" public record is also telling.

>>12421567
It doesn't matter. The matter has been settled. His career was ruined. Mario is going through the same thing. That doesn't invalidate the great work either did, nor does it make either man less of a titan in his respective field. It just shows that when you're a public figure dodgy sex shit can be your undoing.

>>12421051
Floyd on France, Spain, fish etc.

>>12421595
>Mario is going through the same thing.
no way grab-ass happens in all kitchens

>>12421289

my dick sure "learned" a lot though

>>12421051
watching this guy, after school, back inna day.
This, plus Julia Child on pre-PBS educational TV.

I remember the Wok with Yan guy was on Letterman and Letterman was a real dick and Wok says “you wanna talk or you wanna wok” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9-vxC0YqFg

>>12421051
Justin Wilson on PBS.

>>12421799
I never got the point of having cooking segments like this on talkshows. They usually end up just like this, the chef frantically instructing the host who deliberately screws it up and both getting on eachother's nerves, resulting in just a chaotic mess.

>>12421754
My hero as well learning to cook at age twelve. Met him at a book signing a few years back, he’s deaf as a post

>>12421051
Justin Wilson is best HA I gar on tee

>>12421051
I like Alton Brown the best still, and I'm glad he is bringing back Good Eats

Otherwise on Food Network Canada, French Food at Home. I would bang the shit out of Laura Calder...pic related

>>12421754
i watched a lot of him when he switched to the healthier format "graham kerr's kitchen" - he was constantly using arrowroot.

For me? It's always been The Grill Sergeants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3WWz55gU_k

>>12421799
>Letterman was a real dick
Dave was pretty awful to all cooking segments. He starts out mean in this one but gets a little better. He screwed them up on purpose. I think it's how we figured out Martha Stewart was pretty chill. He was the worst mess-maker with her! Dave actually seems like he can cook in this one. He must have been a fan.

>>12421051
pic related
my god, i've never had such a crush on someone i've found so unattractive

also Graham Kerr ftw

>>12423379
fucken pic related

>>12423323
>>Letterman was a real dick
almost quads and yes, fuck dave
he's a huge douch nozzle

>>12421283
Alpha

>>12421153
i say hey where's the best place in Fall River to get chaurice?

>>12423390
Early Letterman was based and super edgy and he would give shit to everyone. He sold out like everyone else who gets a well known shtick and starts getting popular.

>>12421051
Justin Wilson, I GUAR-ON-TEE

>>12423695
>super edgy
i watched his early show (yes, irl boomer here) and he was always an unfunny, snarky cunt

>>12421807
>>12422829
Justin Wilson was fantastic

>>12423323
julia child totally no-sold letterman too

>>12422984
>I'm glad he is bringing back Good Eats
I thought that too a few months back
then I saw him make wings in the oven and I have no respect for him or his shows

>>12424033
If you can't appreciate early Letterman's sarcasm, you don't belong on this board. Go back to /tv/ or whatever hellhole you crawled out of.

>>12421051
I like anything with Jacques Pepin. I feel like I'm actually learning something with his shows and most of the time it only takes him the length of the episode for him to cook the meal as he rarely relies on jump cuts.

>>12421067
>pioneer woman
Are you thinking of Sandra Lee? I've only watched a couple episodes of Pioneer Woman but I don't remember her leaning on premades like Sandra.

>>12424125
>>12421807
>>12422829
>blocks your literal path

>>12425099
nah, Pioneer Woman just leans on her millionaire husband, one of the top 5 landowners in the country

Great Chefs Great Cities. the narrator was a black lady.

>>12421051

>>12421754
>>12423382
based

Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0wZEKrb52E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wbCgiL5sio&t=883s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F48VyHY7WKo&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM06STUHT-4&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Io_FmPyfE&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lkv2e_AuhQ&t=1s

>>12421703
yeah but #metoo and believe women

>>12421051
There was this old British lady cooking show were when she finished useing somthing she just threw it or emptyed it on the floor because she know a cleaning crew would clean it up. Was pure kino

>>12425505
Sounds like a cunt

I never got to watch the Frugal Gourmet back in the day but I've since gained an appreciation for him and his goofy style. My parents were big fans of his when his show was airing and I think they have one if his cookbooks still. I like the dude so much and I hope that the allegations against him are untrue.

>>12425244
This.
I have all his cookbooks, and there's some fucking sparkling gems in there.

>>12421271
They removed all the "Fast food my way" episodes... used to binge watch them all the time. Cant find them anywhere now except one or two

>>12421334
>a Christian turns out to be a kiddie diddler
wow stop the presses

>>12424898
lettermanfags seething

>>12421051
Wasnt he the pedophile?

>>12421051
I have his cookbook, and still use it heavily. The man was a great, whatever his interest in nubiles.

>>12427631
If you have it, they're available for streaming on Amazon prime

I always unironically enjoyed alton brown but what sealed it was this stupid cross over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy1vLBf4CqI

>>12421289
I learned to make a mean hand made white sauce

>>12423401
>i say hey where's the best place in Fall River to get chaurice?
Hehe. I loved when he discussed it.

>>12429966
Same. But I liked him from good eats. Don't care what /ck/ says

>>12425443
>nah, Pioneer Woman just leans on her millionaire husband, one of the top 5 landowners in the country
Yea, she no she doesn't. You sound kind of envious or hateful. She's just an original Mom type cooking for her family and their business. All that blogging and photography simply turned into a business, but it didn't start from influence or income. Before it was ever profitable, it was just a labor of love and quite simply just coming out of multiple kids and employees to do nice things for and with..
The rest? Buying up a dead main street and making a art studio, hotel, etc, it doesn't seem as much about financial empire as sort of giving back to a once better point in time, formerly thriving town. Good for them, really.

>>12421051
Floyd. Hands down. Two Fat Ladies following closely.

>>12430102
Fuck ya.

>>12421151
great post, gotta have a (you)

Pasquale's Kitchen Express.

They don't have 3* Michelin chefs who are the host the daily cooking show : https://youtu.be/kzLUO5T78eQ
Lulz Amerimutts

>>12430102
>Two Fat Ladies
Taste
Also high tier is Hairy Bakers. I think just fat british duos on bikes make the best cooking shows.

>>12421091
>>12421177
I remember watching the Frugal Gourmet as a kid, same scenario home sick, he kept going on and on, "I especially like it the GREEK WAY! THE GREEK WAY! I can't stress it enough!" I mean he was cooking Greek food and talking about that, but 12yr old me really really knew what he was implying.

Cooking With The Nate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVNHHAR21x4

>>12430100
why do you care this much about a stranger.

>>12424125
shit cook, great accent and storytelling

>>12422984
she's got a tight little body good god

>>12425244
>>12425244
>search bag for pokeflute

>>12425476
Cheers for the links anon, I think I need to buy more butter...

>>12430053
hey seriously?!?!
i thought it was somewhat of a secret that Em is a Portagee

>>12421799
Yan Can Cook! And guess what? SO CAN YOU!!!!!

>>12430100
Her burgundy mushrooms are dank as fuck.

>>12425505
Fanny Cradock?

>>12421051
Dishwasher fish hell yeah

>>12430102
>Two Fat Ladies
Was about to mention this. Informative and funny as hell.

>>12421051
No one has big dick energy in the kitchen like Julia Childs. And she makes french cuisine pretty relatable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9AITdJBTnQ

>>12436765
She was hot af if you're into masculine looking females.