Andrew! That's who annoyed me! *I* know how to make mayonnaise and I don't even cook.
Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.
'Serenity'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Amy - Mar 13, 2008 6:30:22 am PDT #3808 of 23273
Because books.
Kathy A - Mar 13, 2008 6:55:25 am PDT #3809 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
As soon as those two went for tomatoes for their chicken piccata, I knew they had no clue what their dish really was. I love a good chicken piccata, and there is no damn tomatoes in it, that's for sure!
Couldn't they have double-checked in a cookbook at the Whole Foods? I'm sure WF has cookbooks for sale.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2008 6:59:02 am PDT #3810 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Couldn't they have double-checked in a cookbook at the Whole Foods?
I'm sure that's against the rules (like using a pattern book on PR would be).
SailAweigh - Mar 13, 2008 7:04:22 am PDT #3811 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Isn't piccata lemon and capers?
sumi - Mar 13, 2008 7:06:41 am PDT #3812 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
They should have known from the name that "tart" was involved.
(And yes, lemon butter and sometimes capers and/or shallots. It was mentioned by one of the judges.)
Kathy A - Mar 13, 2008 7:06:50 am PDT #3813 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yep, and a cream sauce. I usually have it served with rice, not potatoes, so those two were waaay off.
Amy - Mar 13, 2008 7:07:56 am PDT #3814 of 23273
Because books.
And I usually think of shrimp scampi with rice, too.
sumi - Mar 13, 2008 7:10:28 am PDT #3815 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
yeah, the cauliflower flan thing was odd.
I can't even remember the other scampi - do you guys?
victor infante - Mar 13, 2008 7:10:35 am PDT #3816 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Anthony annoyed me, the Kiwi guy was cute and sort of clueless, and I felt bad for both Nimma and ... Brian? Whoever didn't know what piccata was.
Ryan, and I really thought he would be the one to go. Nimma seemed to be tripped up by nerves -- I think the isolating herself was a bad move. I know from poetry slam and other big competitions that blowing off steam and relaxing can to a large part keep you on your gaem. Obsessing? That just makes things worse. Staying solitary in that sort of competitive environment takes a particular breed of stoic, and they're rare.
I'll admit I'm digging on Andrew. I think he's hysterical. Lea and I realized that he reminds us a lot of our favorite coffee slacker, so we're kinda predisposed.
I don't think Mark, "The Kiwi Guy," is clueless. My gut instinct is that he's immensely talented, but that he blew it trying to show off. I'm curious to see if he makes the same mistake twice.
I wish Bourdain was on every week. Although I did miss Ted.
Bourdain and Rocco seem to be becoming "semi-regulars." I wholeheartedly approve, although I wonder what Gordon Ramsey would be like as a judge ...
sumi - Mar 13, 2008 7:13:15 am PDT #3817 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Too bad Ramsey has his own cooking talent show. (It's coming back soon, I think. Saw something about it on Zap2it.)
I loved the house that they have the cheftestants staying in. Deluxe!