Posts by augiewren

When I say he opened a can, I mean he used a large chef's knife like a hatchet and layed into a number 6 can and drained out the liquid into a pot. The fact that he can afford it is irrelevant. Loads of people watch TV and I imagine a...

:mad: I don't know if it was a repeat or a new episode but did anyone else see Bobby Flay open a can with his knife on Iron Chef last week? I almost screamed. Kinfe usage is a basic thing that's taught to first day students. I've always...

I'm not sure how we started this, but my wife and I have eaten Chinese on Christmas Eve for the last 12 years. Now it's a tradition with no particular origin. Maybe it's because you can always get a table in a Chinese restaurant on...

I love to grill. But I really love to expedite. Keeping it all together. Encouraging the staff. Plus I can keep an eye on every dish that leaves my kitchen. You haven't lived til you've moved 1200 covers across the deck in one evening....

How about a grilled cheese sandwich...hold the cheese. Shrimp scampi with no garlic. And my favorite-------salt and pepper....for his beer.

Absolutely terrible. It's too loud and too "Hollywood". C'mon...Todd English throwing things into a bowl behind his back? Is this cooking or The Gong Show? Take it off. Please. Before anyone thinks this is what real...

6'3"--240 All the grace and finesse of a cinder block.

eels (as in jellied!)

This happened at a small dinner party. A roommate and I had invited 2 ladies over for dinner. For the finale, we had decided to make bananas foster. I sauteed everything and went to add some rum. Picked up a bottle and didn't look at...

Dinner At Antoines (not exactly about food but it takes place in a restaurant) Chef (the British TV show) Oh yeah...the name of the guy in the Monty Python sketch is Mr Creosote (just a wafer thin mint?)