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New cooking show in the US

post #1 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:08am
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Anybody heard of

Sizzlin Summer Chef
with Michael Lomonaco

Discovery (Canada) refused to air the show here...ARGGGGGGGG

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post #2 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:36am
Kimmie don't get me started!Food Network Canada isn't showing Essence of Emeril - the NEW show that is which is infinitely better than Emeril live. Instead we get James Barber (a lesson in culinary devolution)and other assorted **** . I wouldn't mind the 'Canadian content' rules if we actually got to see GOOD Canadian shows!!! :mad:
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post #3 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:43am
Dont you just 'love' these canadian censorship rules ?. If they only applied to television, it would be ok, but the rules also apply to magazines and newspapers, it's not really fair that the publishers have to have a canadian and a U.S. edition for their publications.

[ July 17, 2001: Message edited by: coolJ ]
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post #4 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:52am
I can live with Canadian and US editions of magazines, it’s not censorship CoolJ it’s to protect our advertisers. Magazines that have no Canadian edition are readily available anyway.

I only wish the Food Network was available through regular cable.

I'm sure no show is as bad as What's For Dinner.
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post #5 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:57am
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AH! "Ken & Barbie"!

Ken who can't hold a knife and Barbie doesn't know anything about food, sorry, doesn't know anything PERIOD!!!

can't even pronounce t-u-r-m-e-r-i-c


:confused:

[ July 17, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #6 of 45
7/17/01 at 11:56am
When I see those two, I think I deserve my own TV show!!!!!!! James Barber annoys me most of all because he has no regard for sanitation. Observe him handling chicken one day and you'll know what I mean. I keep thinking if I had dinner at his place I'd probably find his beard in my food! I'm surprised he hasn't cut all his fingers off by now; he's another one who can't hold a knife... :rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes: :eek:
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post #7 of 45
7/17/01 at 12:00pm
Wow, all of this inside information is priceless. Wait 'till I tell my friends. :eek:
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post #8 of 45
7/17/01 at 12:52pm
Ken and Barbie...What a scream Kimmie...They are sooo bad. I recently moved to the country out of the range of cable. I was desperately hoping that I could get the real Food Channel on my shiny new satellite dish. WRONG! Not available - Insert Food TV Canada. Thank you CRTC. I wonder if our American friend would enjoy learning more about K & B?

[ July 17, 2001: Message edited by: Linda Smith ]
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post #9 of 45
7/17/01 at 12:58pm
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Hum, something to ponder over...

they have a lovely cookbook...bleurk!




[ July 17, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #10 of 45
7/17/01 at 1:13pm
Dear Friends:

What we need is a show with Antony Worrall Thompson!

I know that this Chef gets on many people's nerves but I adore him! Even the "Volvo" of British cuisine declared that she trully loves him! I do not agree with everything he says but he is real! I wonder if he is a member of the Chef Talk Cafe. I used to watch him on "Ready, Steady, Cook". What a wonderful program that was!

:)
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post #11 of 45
7/17/01 at 4:23pm
I think what's needed is a new cooking show format. I'm tired of the same old guy and girl behind a counter cooking some boring thing or another. I liked the two fat ladies-they went to market, robbed some chickens of eggs and then, in a completely natural way, threw together a great meal. It wasn't about some fake, put-on personality, or acrobatics, or any kind of song & dance--just good food and and a relaxed approach to it.

I'm not sure what I'm suggesting here, but something different. All the shows seem the same to me.
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post #12 of 45
7/17/01 at 5:39pm
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I HAVE to tell this story to show how horrible Ken and Barbie are on that show: my significant other, (to whom I alluded the other day as wanting only hot dogs & fries) has a corresponding understanding of food preparation and haute cuisine. But even he stood up and took notice when he saw a part of their show on Risotto, where Barbie explained that if you wanted to save time, you could pour all the liquid in at once!!! Although he wouldn't know a Risotto from a rhizome (bless his pointy little head) he knew that Risotto was Italian, involved some odd rice, and that the preparation was TIME-CONSUMING, involving small amounts of liquid at a time! How come Barbie didn't know that? :eek: :confused:

[ July 17, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #13 of 45
7/17/01 at 5:45pm
Kimmie, have you seen her on Canada AM? I can honestly say that there is one reason and one reason only that she got on the show: she has good hair. It's embarrasing! They do a little table-ronde every now and then of Canada's stupidest people. I include Valery Pringle and her buddy on that list. All in all, they make a fine group! :-P
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post #14 of 45
7/17/01 at 6:04pm
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Anneke,

Sorry I missed her. That must have been fun!

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post #15 of 45
7/17/01 at 6:36pm
Not sure who Ken and Barbie are, but it must be a howl!

I've seen the Michael Lomonico show. It's pretty good- lots better than the Epicurious shows he did most recently; I didn't much like the female co-host. She seemed a bit of an airhead.
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post #16 of 45
7/17/01 at 6:42pm
Trust me Mezz you don't want to do it. It's everything a cooking show shouldn't be. Plus those two are the worst hosts ever. And the recipes are not even tempting.

Their goal is to make dinner in 30 minutes. Did I mention they don't have much imagination.
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post #17 of 45
7/17/01 at 10:39pm
I know what you mean about Ken and Barbie, I don't watch their show, unless of course, I don't have a choice or am bored to tears and really have nothing else to do. Has anybody watched his other show, ken and company, how does he get away with a dog in the kitchen ?
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post #18 of 45
7/18/01 at 8:31am
Ken and Company - AKA ken without Barbie. Did they have a nasty break up? I kinda like the dog in the kitchen - best part of the show. - Rushed right out to buy his book - Hah!
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post #19 of 45
7/18/01 at 8:49am
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A dog in the kitchen!!!

Never seen the show!?


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post #20 of 45
7/18/01 at 10:10am
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Hey KyleW,

That's a nice find. Thank you.

Like you said, we better behave!!

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post #21 of 45
7/18/01 at 10:13am
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Too funny Mez!

Barbie and Ken, the dolls from Mattel!!!

:D
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post #22 of 45
7/18/01 at 10:17am
Your Ken and Barbie analogy reminded me of Bobby Flay and Jacqui Malouf. You know those airhed co-hostesses are going to set back all the hard work of women cooks and chefs who've struggled to get the same amount of disrespect that male chefs have struggled to get in our society.

Bitter? table for one...? I think I hear my number being called.
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post #23 of 45
7/18/01 at 10:40am
Monpetitchoux, I agree with you. She's a cheerleader minus the pom-pons. Ken and Barbie: I've been introduced to the plastic version, but not the TV version!
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post #24 of 45
7/18/01 at 11:00am
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The TV version would provide you a good laugh! Fun but far from the virtues of a really good cooking show...

So, anyone else watched Sizzlin Summer Chef
with Michael Lomonaco?

:rolleyes:
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post #25 of 45
7/18/01 at 1:08pm
Anneke,

Valerie Pringle is GONE!!!

;)
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post #26 of 45
7/18/01 at 1:10pm
Thanks for the tip, Linda.

We were thinking of getting a satellite dish...we think NOT ANYMORE!

:eek:
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post #27 of 45
7/18/01 at 9:01pm
Did you know that Antony Worrall Thompson has a link to ChefTalk on his BBC Web Bio? Click Here.

[ July 18, 2001: Message edited by: KyleW ]
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post #28 of 45
7/18/01 at 9:08pm
Wow Kyle! That's so cool! Made me proud.. I wonder who else has links to Cheftalk..? :D :cool:
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post #29 of 45
7/18/01 at 9:38pm
Ya jes don't never know :) Guess that means we shoud behave :eek:
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post #30 of 45
7/19/01 at 5:59am
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Here's a Barbie joke:

A guy walks into the Toys-R-Us toy shop and says to the assistant: "Could you please show me your Barbie dolls? My daughter's birthday is today and I have to get something she will love!"

She says, "Certainly, sir. Here, we have:

*Fashion Barbie @ $15.95
*Vacation Barbie @ $15.95
*Housewife Barbie @ $15.95 and
*Divorcee Barbie @ $215.95!"

The guy asks in astonishment,"Why is "Divorcee Barbie so much? She looks the same to me."

The assistant answers, "Well, sir, Divorcee Barbie comes complete with Ken's car, Ken's house, Ken's golf clubs, his season tickets to the Tribe and the Browns, his Gold MasterCard, his yacht and his summer home."

:D :D :D
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