/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14321417
Nice blog post

>>14321420
Go back to /pol/.

I used to think America was kind of a jackass, but then I found out that it's actually a pretty normal and nice in person and that the European version of it's culture would overedit things to make it look like a jackass. And they seem to know what they're talking about when it comes to cooking.

>>14321430
Shut the fuck up

>>14321417
He acts like any genius does when dealing with incompetence

>>14321417
Without the jackass persona Hell's Kitchen would have been cancelled by the middle of Season 1.

>>14321578
Hell's Kitchen should have been canceled so he could go back to making his UK shows.

>>14321417
>overedit things to make him look like a jackass
He also exaggerated and overacted too though to make things more dramatic, it wasn't just the editing.

He does seem like a good chef for the most part though. Except maybe with his burgers and pad thai. But a lot of people who watch these kind of cooking shows don't actually have much interest in food and cooking, they just like the drama.

>>14321417
dealing with americans would cause any sane human being to explode with rage

>>14321600
Do you suppose he was right about this?

>>14321417
I started with the UK version of the show and I attempted to watch one episode of the US version. It was basically unwatchable and not enjoyable at all. It's so fucking exaggerated and cheesy. I'm saying this as a burger.

>>14321417
No he isn't. He's still a shit, just less obnoxious than in the US version. They didn't get the idea to make him an arsehole from nowhere. They took his existing reputation and ramped it up.

>>14321621
But being an arsehole in the UK means you're still nicer than the nicest American.

>>14321615
He was absolutely right about this, the za was way too greasy, doughy, and overpacked

>>14321631
People are people Anon. Except for the Somalians

>>14321631
Not him but the format of the show was changed for US audiences for some reason. The UK version presents itself nearly as if it was a documentary about X restaurant with a clear plan to fix said business. The US version is basically Storage Wars X4 with a bunch of nonsensical theatrics and obnoxious music/interviews for the sake of ratings.

>>14321638
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdE2VdasvEU

>>14321638
It was changed because a cooking show in America not on the Food Network has to be about drama. His shows airing on the Food Network are pretty tame because they are about the food

>>14321645
There was still drama in the UK version of the show but it appeared like it was actually happening instead of being scripted. The US version is extremely jarring.

>>14321658
It's all scripted Anon

>>14321661
That is true, but it seems so fake and over exaggerated when you watch the US version. It's like some restaurant owner agreed to put on an obnoxious show fully knowing that the business would fail as long as said owner was paid handsomely by the network. The owners in the UK appeared as if they wanted their businesses to flourish despite the media attention.

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>>14321661
>>14321672
This. Even if they're both scripted, there's a difference between being scripted in an obviously fake way, like the US version is, and being scripted in a way that at least feels natural.

>>14321679
Did she ever?

>>14321417
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1X11aLACso

From his first UK tv appearance at his actual restaurant

>>14321797
Why, hello Francis

>>14321417
yeah the british version is quite subdued. catered for the audience (americans are insane and have to masterbate to tv shows)

>>14321417
My favorite is when he is working with some drunk guy who only eats bread soaked in sugar water

>>14322259
Why does he do that?