Just turned on the show on The Food Network.

Looks really interesting.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:48:42 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>
> Looks really interesting.
>
This is called Worst Chefs and not Worst Cooks?

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"Christopher M." > wrote in message
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> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>
> Looks really interesting.


Pass

On 2012-03-12, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
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> "Christopher M." > wrote in message
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>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.

Well, if anyone has the worst chefs in America, it's The Food Network.

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"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2012-03-12, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>>
>> "Christopher M." > wrote in message
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>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>
> Well, if anyone has the worst chefs in America, it's The Food Network.
>
> nb
>
Tee hee!

Jill

On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Christopher > wrote in message
> ...
>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>
>> Looks really interesting.
>
>
> Pass
>
>
It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
It's a good show.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
.com...
> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>
>>> Looks really interesting.
>>
>>
>> Pass
>>
>>
> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America". It's
> a good show.

Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the dog
wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> .com...
>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>>
>>>> Looks really interesting.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pass
>>>
>>>
>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America". It's
>> a good show.
>
> Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
> Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
> throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the dog
> wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.
>
> Paul

This isn't PBS, it's entertainment.

Greg

"gregz" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> .com...
>>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks really interesting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pass
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>>> It's
>>> a good show.
>>
>> Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
>> Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
>> throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the
>> dog
>> wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.
>>
>> Paul
>
> This isn't PBS, it's entertainment.

Then when will we see naked spaghetti wresting?

Paul

On Mar 12, 10:42*am, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "gregz" > wrote in message
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> > "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> >> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ws.com...
> >>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
> >>>> "Christopher > *wrote in message
> ...
> >>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>
> >>>>> Looks really interesting.
>
> >>>> Pass
>
> >>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
> >>> It's
> >>> a good show.
>
> >> Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
> >> Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. *Watching a bunch of boobs
> >> throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the
> >> dog
> >> wouldn't eat is just dumb. *And wasteful.
>
> >> Paul
>
> > This isn't PBS, it's entertainment.
>
> Then when will we see naked spaghetti wresting?
>
> Paul

Thursday at 9 pm. On Nat Geo

Easy, sqwish. You'll blow another gasket.

>I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
>show about people failing at cooking?

First thing that comes to mind: Watching incompetent yutzes on TV is a
realization of listening to your prattle on Usenet.

Any more questions, please submit via email to Food Network.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>> It's a good show.
>
> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> behold...
>
> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
> show about people failing at cooking?
>


Why do people watch the Sunday morning shows with politicians talking, when
they so clearly have failed. Why do people look at a train wreck? Hard to
figger.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>> It's a good show.
>
> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> behold...
>
> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
> show about people failing at cooking?

Here's what I wonder... How could they be sure they actually have bad
cooks? Couldn't someone fake being a bad cook?

On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:43:56 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
s.com...
>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>>
>>>> Looks really interesting.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pass
>>>
>>>
>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America". It's
>> a good show.
>
>Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
>Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
>throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the dog
>wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.
>
>Paul
>
There is an opportunity for learning in this show. Ann Burrell and
Bobby Flay show the novice cooks how to prepare an item. The novice
cooks try to duplicate the dish and also do a riff on it. For other
viewers who may be as challenged in the kitchen, watching others make
mistakes and learning from them will be helpful and maybe empowering.

Not everyone is like you, born with flawless taste, cooking
technique, plating and style.

Give some other folks a break. Television shows can't be designed
just for you. There are plenty of people out there that literally
know nothing about food and food preparation. They may gain courage
from a show like this and try something on their own.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:43:56 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
ws.com...
>>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks really interesting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pass
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>>> It's
>>> a good show.
>>
>>Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
>>Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
>>throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the
>>dog
>>wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.
>>
>>Paul
>>
> There is an opportunity for learning in this show. Ann Burrell and
> Bobby Flay show the novice cooks how to prepare an item. The novice
> cooks try to duplicate the dish and also do a riff on it. For other
> viewers who may be as challenged in the kitchen, watching others make
> mistakes and learning from them will be helpful and maybe empowering.
>
> Not everyone is like you, born with flawless taste, cooking
> technique, plating and style.
>
> Give some other folks a break. Television shows can't be designed
> just for you. There are plenty of people out there that literally
> know nothing about food and food preparation. They may gain courage
> from a show like this and try something on their own.
> Janet US

It's not really something that keeps my attention though. I did have it on
tonight but I sure wasn't riveted to it.

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
> > It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
> > It's a good show.
>
> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> behold...
>
> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
> show about people failing at cooking?

It just reinforces the concept in my mind that FN is another "comedy"
channel. The pratfall is the oldest joke in the world.

It's a good show if you like it. I hate it.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mar 18, 8:33*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
> > It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
> > It's a good show.
>
> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> behold...
>
> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. *Why would somebody want to watch a
> show about people failing at cooking?
>
> -sw

It's "worst cooks," not "worst chefs."

N.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:27:23 -0700, Pico Rico wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>>>> It's a good show.
>>>
>>> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
>>> behold...
>>>
>>> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
>>> show about people failing at cooking?
>>
>> Why do people watch the Sunday morning shows with politicians talking,
>> when
>> they so clearly have failed. Why do people look at a train wreck? Hard
>> to
>> figger.
>
> I guess you have a point there. Except that the politicians still
> think they're best thing since sliced bread. OTOH, The FoodTV
> contestants KNOW and fully admit they suck.
>


I haven't watched, but do they "win" by being the worst? If so, or even for
fame, there could be a lot of sandbagging going on. Heck, make it worth our
while and you and I could be worst at something.

On Mar 19, 9:13*am, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *Sqwertz > wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
> > > It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
> > > It's a good show.
>
> > I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> > behold...
>
> > I watched it fro about 10 minutes. *Why would somebody want to watch a
> > show about people failing at cooking?
>
> It just reinforces the concept in my mind that FN is another "comedy"
> channel. *The pratfall is the oldest joke in the world.
>
> It's a good show if you like it. *I hate it.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

The Food Network has self-described itself as "entertainment." That
should tell you plenty.

N.

Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> There is an opportunity for learning in this show. Ann Burrell and
> Bobby Flay show the novice cooks how to prepare an item. The novice
> cooks try to duplicate the dish and also do a riff on it. For other
> viewers who may be as challenged in the kitchen, watching others make
> mistakes and learning from them will be helpful and maybe empowering.

This is exactly the value of the show to me. It's a contest with a
prize so they have to eject a candidate in each episode and they eject
the ones doing the worst who therefore need the teaching the most, but
it's a contest so they have to do that.

As I watch the episodes in a season I see folks who never learned to
cook at home. They have no idea how to spell food no to mention cook
it. They have top quality teachers teaching them. They learn rapidly.
They evolve from clueless to doing just fine. All wrapped around a
contest because a lot of viewers like contests. Heck, I like the
contests among the experts so I get why it needs to be a contest.

But the biggest value is watching the evolution under the tutilege of a
teaching chef. And watching the tutilege of the teaching chef.

On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:04:44 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:27:23 -0700, Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>>>>> It's a good show.
>>>>
>>>> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
>>>> behold...
>>>>
>>>> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
>>>> show about people failing at cooking?
>>>
>>> Why do people watch the Sunday morning shows with politicians talking,
>>> when
>>> they so clearly have failed. Why do people look at a train wreck? Hard
>>> to
>>> figger.
>>
>> I guess you have a point there. Except that the politicians still
>> think they're best thing since sliced bread. OTOH, The FoodTV
>> contestants KNOW and fully admit they suck.
>>
>
>
>I haven't watched, but do they "win" by being the worst? If so, or even for
>fame, there could be a lot of sandbagging going on. Heck, make it worth our
>while and you and I could be worst at something.

They ultimately win by being the best. There is a $25,000 prize. The
goal of the show is to teach these people, who have absolutely no
knowledge of food or cooking, to cook.

Burrell and Flay each prepare a dish. They tell the students what it
is called, how it was prepared and what is in it. The students taste
the dish and comment. It is then up to the students to try to
reproduce the dish.

I haven't watched any of the 'Worst Cooks' in previous years, but I
was captured by this one. One of the teasers for the show was about
Chef Burrell telling a woman that her idea of vanilla chicken was a no
go. It became apparent over several episodes that this woman had no
concept of what vanilla was. She'd heard the word and that was better
than all the other words that were around her that threw her into a
panic. These people have no idea what the most basic of food
ingredients are. They've eaten fast food, frozen food or redi-prepared
items all their lives.

I can remember the novices being taught knife skills, roux, bechamel,
how to butcher a chicken, how to butcher a fish, how to make a
vinegarette and vary it, how to make a salad, several different ways
to cook a protein and how to tell when it was done. They were taught
how to prepare a mixed seafood tray. Almost all of them had never had
any kind of sea food. Lots more stuff that I can't recall.

I have been totally amazed by what these people don't know that you
and I take for granted. One woman asked Bobby Flay "you mean there
are different kinds of sausage?" You can tell by the squeamishness
that these folks display that they mostly never handled real food.
They can't name different kinds of fruit and vegetables -- and I don't
mean esoteric produce either.

I've also been amazed at what they have learned in a short time.

Janet US

On 3/18/2012 9:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:37:00 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>> It's a good show.
>
> I just plugged my cable TV back in and starting flipping, and lo and
> behold...
>
> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
> show about people failing at cooking?

You'd need more than 10 minutes to get it, but if it's not your thing,
don't watch it. I think the best part is watching them evolve and
learning to cook. I've learned a few things myself from watching it.

Cheryl wrote:

>> I watched it fro about 10 minutes. Why would somebody want to watch a
>> show about people failing at cooking?
>
>You'd need more than 10 minutes to get it, but if it's not your thing,
>don't watch it. I think the best part is watching them evolve and
>learning to cook. I've learned a few things myself from watching it.

Apparently you don't realize that sqwishy already knows everything
that's worth knowing.

Anyway, he needs something new to bitch about every few days. By now,
he's forgotten all about a lame TV show and he's moved on to something
else bitch-worthy.

I should be on the show. Last night I spent hours on a potluck dish.
First I bought an enormous package of noodles from the asian store (more
substantial than ramen) boiled those with ramen spice packets. Then I
bought this beautiful package of shredded organic carrots-i kid you not
they were pink and yellow-perfect for baby shower-washed them, Then bag
of baby spinach-washed and removed stems and tore into tiny pieces. Then
a jar of dried beef-used scissors to cut them into thin strips. Tasted
my new bottle of hot oil-too hot for this dish but I needed something to
keep the noodles from sticking so I added some ginger sesame marinade.
So far so good fingers are tasting good. Then I made my fatal error. I
wanted to do lime juice just like I do with my ramen and scrambled egg
breakfast. I do that with one of those little green plastic limes that
squirts juice out. So I bought a bottle of key lime juice from Florida.
Not the same thing at all. To make matters worse I had also bought
limeade juice concentrate which I think is sweetened. That's what I
should have used. Live and Learn. Tossed it out this morning and bought
cartons of macaroni salad for 99 cents.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:48:22 -0500, (z z) wrote:

> I should be on the show. Last night I spent hours on a potluck dish.
> First I bought an enormous package of noodles from the asian store (more
> substantial than ramen) boiled those with ramen spice packets. Then I
> bought this beautiful package of shredded organic carrots-i kid you not
> they were pink and yellow-perfect for baby shower-washed them, Then bag
> of baby spinach-washed and removed stems and tore into tiny pieces. Then
> a jar of dried beef-used scissors to cut them into thin strips. Tasted
> my new bottle of hot oil-too hot for this dish but I needed something to
> keep the noodles from sticking so I added some ginger sesame marinade.
> So far so good fingers are tasting good. Then I made my fatal error. I
> wanted to do lime juice just like I do with my ramen and scrambled egg
> breakfast. I do that with one of those little green plastic limes that
> squirts juice out. So I bought a bottle of key lime juice from Florida.
> Not the same thing at all. To make matters worse I had also bought
> limeade juice concentrate which I think is sweetened. That's what I
> should have used. Live and Learn. Tossed it out this morning and bought
> cartons of macaroni salad for 99 cents.

I'm glad you tossed it because the ingredients you used sounded vile
together.

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