Your average Uruguayan "asado" (BBQ) looks like this:

Quote from: JongWKYour average Uruguayan "asado" (BBQ) looks like this:

Just lost about a quart of saliva there, Jong .. (heads for the water cooler)

Quote from: WerekoalaBobby Flay is the one who dishonored Kitchen Stadium (the real one, not that American-produced travesty) by jumping up on his cutting board at the end of his first match with Morimoto.

He has no honor.

The original version is much better than the American version.  The fact that they have the guy who played in the TV version of "The Crow" as Chairman makes it a little too bizarre for me.  Although I do enjoy Alton Brown's commentary in the American version.

This thread makes me hungry every freakin time I look at it.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I'm being facetious of course, but that Flay guy does not impress me. His on-air persona at least is kind of superior and unapproachable, however skilled and talented a cook he may be.

Alton Brown, on the other hand, is charismatic, likeable, knowledgeable and self-effacing. His show isn't just entertaining, it's educational.

George Duran? Duran's awesome, too. Good sense of humor, sense of culinary adventure.

Sandra Lee? Tits on a stick. Sorry, but she's so very dull and fake to me, I can't watch her. Good recipes, but that's it.

I think people rather overstate Flay's attitude.  He's really not a bad guy at all, he's just got a touch of that New York attitude in him.  Throwdown, his new show, is a pretty good example of what he's like I think.  He challenges all these random people to these cookoffs, and he does talk a little friendly smack, but he's also a very gracious loser, and says himself on countless occasions that his real motivation for the show is just giving the folks he challenges a chance to show off their skills.

And George Duran is good fun too.  Apparently they've got him replacing the boring guy who used to host Secret Life Of on Food Network, so I might actually watch that show now.

Mario Batali's a really cool guy too, it's just that you really only see him on Iron Chef anymore, unless you get up at 10am on Monday mornings to watch Molto Mario.  Which is a shame, because his show is pretty good, in that you learn a lot about Italy and Italian cuisine, plus he actually gets some surprising guests on the show.  One time he had the entire Gyllenhaal family on there, and another time I think he had half the supporting cast of the Sopranos.

I can still no like-a the Flay, right? Right? Right?

He's no Giada DiLaurentiis, I'll say that. Her, I can't even listen to.

And, no, I don't want to look at her, either.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I can still no like-a the Flay, right? Right? Right?

He's no Giada DiLaurentiis, I'll say that. Her, I can't even listen to.

And, no, I don't want to look at her, either.

I will admit that, while I think he's a lot nicer guy than folks are willing to give him credit for, he's not a terribly entertaining TV personality either.  Throwdown's a fun show, but his regular stuff is just kinda dull to watch, and his recipes do get a wee bit on the monotonous side.

Giada however is my dream girl and I'll not have you speaking ill of her.  

Quote from: WerekoalaJust lost about a quart of saliva there, Jong .. (heads for the water cooler)

Come visit us for holidays, and we'll have one of those for you.

Quote from: J ArcaneGiada however is my dream girl and I'll not have you speaking ill of her.  

You can have her. Just so I don't hafta hear her say "pan-CHETT-tah" over and fucking over again.  OKAY! YOU'RE ITALIAN! I GET IT!  Listen, listen, listen -- tah-kohs. tah-kohs.  Ehhh?  Ehhh?  See?  taah-maah-lehs.  taah-maah-lehs. I can do it, too.