Author Topic: Favorite cooking shows (Read 25071 times)

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #30 on:** Oct 30, 2003 at 01:01 AM »

isn't the urban peasant still showing on net25? i personally haven't watched it on that channel but i seem to remember catching a commercial for it on several occasions.

GL2814 · « **Reply #31 on:** Oct 30, 2003 at 06:57 AM »

Anthony Bourdain's book...

I got 'A Cook's Tour' and I just finished the chapter on his trip to Mexico

Iguana? No way, Jose.

But I would like to go to The French Laundry in Napa and try the 20 course meal of Thomas Keller.

indie boi · « **Reply #32 on:** Oct 30, 2003 at 09:15 AM »

Quote from: demented_angel on Oct 29, 2003 at 11:12 PM

theres a new cooking show every sunday at around 10:00 on abc-5 with a new host

The show is hosted and produced by my friend, Desiree Ching (who used to be with Channel 7). The show is called Gourmet Everyday.

indie boi · « **Reply #33 on:** Oct 30, 2003 at 09:17 AM »

Quote from: GL2814 on Oct 30, 2003 at 06:57 AM

Anthony Bourdain's book...

I got 'A Cook's Tour' and I just finished the chapter on his trip to Mexico Iguana? No way, Jose.

But I would like to go to The French Laundry in Napa and try the 20 course meal of Thomas Keller.

I wanted to get his tell-all book "Kitchen Confidential" but the book is freaking expensive.

David Fincher has plans of making the book into a movie.

RMN · « **Reply #34 on:** Oct 30, 2003 at 12:56 PM »

My mom says that Sandy Daza has migrated to Canada, is his show still on

ann07 · « **Reply #35 on:** Apr 14, 2004 at 05:56 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on Oct 25, 2003 at 01:13 PM

My favorite TV cooking celebrity:

The divine Nigella Lawson.

Sya pa lang, pang-ulam na!

sir indie, wrong channel ka ata, di na ata cooking hanap mo eh!!!

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #36 on:** Apr 14, 2004 at 11:21 PM »

Quote from: ann07 on Apr 14, 2004 at 05:56 AM

sir indie, wrong channel ka ata, di na ata cooking hanap mo eh!!!

speaking of our "domestic goDESS" (don'tcha just love that english accent!)

sky and home subscribers rejoice! she's coming to the lifestyle channel at last! (saw a promo recently)

indie boi · « **Reply #37 on:** Apr 15, 2004 at 08:35 AM »

Quote from: ann07 on Apr 14, 2004 at 05:56 AM

sir indie, wrong channel ka ata, di na ata cooking hanap mo eh!!!

Hehe, guilty ako dyan.

But she really is one hot mama!

Nigella on Sky?! Bad trip! Ngayon pang nawala na ang Sky sa house ko!

greatbop · « **Reply #38 on:** Apr 21, 2004 at 02:24 PM »

I hate jamie Oliver and Nigella Bites (that's the name of the show. forgot her last name).. stupid camera moves around too much. nakaka hilo. they do know how to cook though.

Iron chef's a classic, ofcouse...

Iron Chef Japanese masaharu Morimoto (yung chef ni Robert DeNiro rati) . and yung original (forgot the name).. both kicks ass..
Chinese Chen Kenichi and French Hiroyuki Sakai. Yung Italian's Masahiko Kobe not too bad rin.

Bobby Flay... and Iron Chef Japanese was 1 win a piece against each other.

Martin Yan's not bad rin. picked up plenty of Chinese cooking tricks off him.
"If Yan can cook, so can you! Tsai Chien!"

tapos sa Food Network Canada... there's

taghorjix · « **Reply #39 on:** Apr 22, 2004 at 05:51 PM »

i dont know anything about cooking but i enjoy watching cooking shows immensely. i grew up watching Cooking it up with Nora and Wok with Yan. Now i enjoy watching random shows on the Lifestyle Network particularly East meets west and 30 mins meals. i sometimes watch (grease) cooking shows aired on chinese cable channels.

greatbop · « **Reply #40 on:** Apr 26, 2004 at 05:18 PM »

Ah yes.. it's Roksaburo Michiba... yung original Iron Chef Japanese.

pinoycoolwacky · « **Reply #41 on:** May 07, 2004 at 02:05 AM »

remembering "Walk with Yan"

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #42 on:** May 07, 2004 at 02:33 AM »

Quote from: pinoycoolwacky on May 07, 2004 at 02:05 AM

remembering "Walk with Yan"

pinoycoolwacky... the show's title was "WOK WITH YAN"... he he he..

pinoycoolwacky · « **Reply #43 on:** May 07, 2004 at 04:15 AM »

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on May 07, 2004 at 02:33 AM

pinoycoolwacky... the show's title was "WOK WITH YAN"... he he he..

got me there dude! Sorry Im a bit sleepy na kc e that's why....

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #44 on:** May 12, 2004 at 04:38 AM »

i remember during my high school says, there was this one chinese lady who does "quick" cooking shows on (beautiful) sundays at channel 9. (ya can't miss it. it has this real catchy midi-ish tune whenever it starts...)

i remember watching her in awe (clueless ast what she was saying) as she cooked these nice yummy-looking dishes in like 5 minutes flat!

my friends and i used to make fun of how she uses only ONE dishcloth per show to dry her hands, clean the countertop, dry the pan, dry the veggies, etc., etc. (not very sanitary is she?)

i think sky's chinese channel still airs her mini-cooking shows.

indie boi · « **Reply #45 on:** May 12, 2004 at 09:13 AM »

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on May 12, 2004 at 04:38 AM

my friends and i used to make fun of how she uses only ONE dishcloth per show to dry her hands, clean the countertop, dry the pan, dry the veggies, etc., etc. (not very sanitary is she?)

And don't forget that she also uses that same dishcloth to wipe the plates she'll put her dishes on.

Spiff, you're the only person I know who remembers that show AND that lady's awful habit, hehe.

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #46 on:** May 12, 2004 at 09:41 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on May 12, 2004 at 09:13 AM

And don't forget that she also uses that same dishcloth to wipe the plates she'll put her dishes on.

Spiff, you're the only person I know who remembers that show AND that lady's awful habit, hehe.

exactly! that's her!

i wonder if she's really like that in real life...

indie boi · « **Reply #47 on:** May 12, 2004 at 03:21 PM »

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on May 12, 2004 at 09:41 AM

exactly! that's her!

i wonder if she's really like that in real life...

Yikes! Hopefully not. But knowing how sloppy some chinese restaurants are, I wouldn't be surprised. I remember my fil-chi friend's story about this chinese restaurant she wants to be bring me to in Carriedo. She said the food is out-of-this-world delicious -- just ignore the servers who would carry your dishes to the table with their thumb dipped into the food.

By the way, a friend of mine saw an episode of Nigella Lawson's cooking show. According to him the show's production values are quite high. He even mentioned that the frame rate they used was akin to using film.

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #48 on:** May 12, 2004 at 05:18 PM »

Quote from: indie boi on May 12, 2004 at 03:21 PM

Yikes! Hopefully not. But knowing how sloppy some chinese restaurants are, I wouldn't be surprised. I remember my fil-chi friend's story about this chinese restaurant she wants to be bring me to in Carriedo. She said the food is out-of-this-world delicious -- just ignore the servers who would carry your dishes to the table with their thumb dipped into the food.

By the way, a friend of mine saw an episode of Nigella Lawson's cooking show. According to him the show's production values are quite high. He even mentioned that the frame rate they used was akin to using film.

cool! at 24 frames per second (film rate)... i actually noticed that too when i saw a short clip of her show while she guested on oprah. it's like watching a documentary because she sometimes explains the recipes via voice-over. and she does it all in her REAL kitchen (kaya sometimes her kids would suddenly pop in)

unfortunaltely di ko pa rin matiyempuhan yung show nya. (wala na kasing GUIDE.... aaaargh!

) one day... maabutan ko rin yan.

Ikiru · « **Reply #49 on:** May 18, 2004 at 03:45 PM »

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on May 12, 2004 at 04:38 AM

i remember during my high school says, there was this one chinese lady who does "quick" cooking shows on (beautiful) sundays at channel 9. (ya can't miss it. it has this real catchy midi-ish tune whenever it starts...)

i remember watching her in awe (clueless ast what she was saying) as she cooked these nice yummy-looking dishes in like 5 minutes flat!

my friends and i used to make fun of how she uses only ONE dishcloth per show to dry her hands, clean the countertop, dry the pan, dry the veggies, etc., etc. (not very sanitary is she?)

i think sky's chinese channel still airs her mini-cooking shows.

And Channel 9 still does!

Ikiru · « **Reply #50 on:** May 18, 2004 at 03:51 PM »

One of the earlier cooking shows aired by the Lifestyle Network was "Entertaining at Home with Dean Fearing". Quite a dandy, that Dean. Then the old i channel had this Italian grandpa type Pasquale who came across as a the Italian equivalent of the wacky Stephen Yan.

One of my workmates had this to say about the Urban Peasant: "Ang baboy magluto!" That had me in stitches.

These days, I go for Mario Batali's "Ciao, America", Rachael Ray, Nigella Lawson (divine indeed) and Tyler Florence. I wish they'd air new episodes of "Good Eats".

AshKetchum · « **Reply #51 on:** Jul 16, 2004 at 02:55 PM »

I love Nigella Lawson--I don't know how to cook, but I really enjoy just watching and listening to her. It's like she makes everything about food so...er, sensual.

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on May 12, 2004 at 05:18 PM

cool! at 24 frames per second (film rate)... i actually noticed that too when i saw a short clip of her show while she guested on oprah. it's like watching a documentary because she sometimes explains the recipes via voice-over. and she does it all in her REAL kitchen (kaya sometimes her kids would suddenly pop in)

Several shows have already copied this style; in some USA message boards, among the shows deemed as copycats of Nigella's shows include "Barefoot Contessa", "Everyday Italian", and "Mario Batali's Ciao America". Btw, I can't stand those 3 shows, biased ako kasi I love Nigella hehe...

shuttertrigger · « **Reply #52 on:** Jul 16, 2004 at 03:00 PM »

WOK With YAN, yun dati yung apetizer ko before dinner...
Molto Mario
Good Eats

Ikiru · « **Reply #53 on:** Aug 06, 2004 at 03:57 PM »

IRON CHEF rocks!!!

Dig Chaiman Kaga's dramatic flourish and his Liberace-like wardrobe, the cool and composed Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai, the harassed-looking but teddy-bear-like Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi, and the incredibly astig Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba (even the way his name is pronounced, astig din). Haven't seen Iron Chef Italian Kobe in action yet. And the commentary is hilarious especially when the actress gal Mayumo Takata (did I get that right?) is in the panel.

Great Buys · « **Reply #54 on:** Dec 06, 2004 at 04:46 PM »

I like the The Iron Chef too. Ok si Michiba, sinsulat muna lulutuin nya before doing it, astig tlaga.

I laso like 30 minute meals with Rachael Ray, East meets West with Ming Tsai and Wolfgang Puck

indie boi · « **Reply #55 on:** Dec 08, 2004 at 06:12 AM »

Kylie Kwong's cooking show in Discovery Travel and Leisure is my new fave. Kwong's asian fusion cuisine is scrumptious -- and easy to make too because most ingredients can actually be sourced locally.

Starting January one, Discovery Travel and Leisure will morph into Discovery Travel and Living -- this means more cooking shows!! They've already shown a sneak peek on Nigella's show.

riverfan · « **Reply #56 on:** Dec 08, 2004 at 10:29 PM »

Current: Barefoot Contessa and Tyler's Ultimate and Nigella Bites.

Past: Wok with Yan and Cooking with the Dazas

wedge · « **Reply #57 on:** Dec 09, 2004 at 03:34 AM »

Wolfgang Puck. Had the chance to eat at one of the branches of his resto.

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #58 on:** Dec 09, 2004 at 04:19 AM »

been watching jamie oliver on one of the chinese channels on cable (whenever matiyempuhan ko sya) ... it so funny because the show is so old (pre-"faux"hawk!!), he looked like some pimply-faced kid.

when i first caught it... i thought it was some spooky reality show (i didn't recognize him at first... he looked so young!) because he was chatting with the lady producer (who was off cam) and he was talking about his pregnant sister and other stuff while he was preparing the dish (custard, i think...).

AshKetchum · « **Reply #59 on:** Dec 09, 2004 at 10:49 AM »

The Lifestyle Network recently aired the Christmas edition of Nigella Bites, titled Nigella's Christmas Bites. It was great--one hour of pure Nigella goodness. It was nice to see her summery kitchen get some kind of holiday flavor--bright red mixers, blenders, and some Christmas tree cookie cutters hanging on hooks.