TC challenge spoiler: this week the qf is to do a piecrust and I believe that the ec is a dessert thing.
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
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]
sumi - Jul 15, 2007 7:27:48 am PDT #768 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Kristen - Jul 15, 2007 5:16:40 pm PDT #769 of 23273
Pineapple seems like such a random choice.
I'm with you. It seemed incredibly random. Though I could be biased since I don't really like pineapple very much.
In other Top Chef news, I discovered today that they have recipes up on the site. (It's entirely possible they've been there all along. That site is so difficult to navigate, they could be giving away free houses for all I know.) Has anyone tried any of these?
Since I have a lot of time on my hands lately, I've been cooking more. I was thinking of trying the winning pork chop and apple salad recipe. Oh and one of the popcorn/ceviche recipes. Which one (Harold's or Sam's) I haven't decided on yet.
le nubian - Jul 15, 2007 5:28:38 pm PDT #770 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sumi - Jul 15, 2007 5:32:14 pm PDT #771 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
They've had winning recipes up on the site before but this year is the first (I think) that they've had that nice searchable recipe thing. (But I haven't tried any of them.)
Sometimes the recipe on the site is changed slightly from the recipe on the show.
Kristen - Jul 15, 2007 5:40:58 pm PDT #772 of 23273
The ingredient lists for most of these recipes are a bit daunting. I think Sam's ceviche is the shortest of the ones I've downloaded. Sadly, it doesn't seem as if Dave's infamous panna cotta is up there.
Kristen - Jul 15, 2007 11:20:30 pm PDT #773 of 23273
Food Network Star -- Putting aside for the moment The Painful End to The JAG's Web of Lies, I can't believe they picked Rory for the final two. She's like a deer in headlights who can't cook. I thought she was also pretty uniformly awful in the PR challenges. WTF?
Theodosia - Jul 16, 2007 1:52:38 am PDT #774 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Watched Ice Road Truckers last night. That's some seriously dangerous driving they're doing.
I immediately turned to Google Maps to figure out the route to Yellowknife from my house -- 35+ miles, 2 days & 19 hours. Hmmmm.
Then I looked around Yellowknife and followed the Trail highway for a while -- that's some serious country there.
Jessica - Jul 16, 2007 3:02:45 am PDT #775 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In other Top Chef news, I discovered today that they have recipes up on the site. (It's entirely possible they've been there all along. That site is so difficult to navigate, they could be giving away free houses for all I know.) Has anyone tried any of these?
In NYC, Freshdirect has Top Chef recipes available now, but nothing from this season. (I made Betty's portobello melt & roasted pepper soup a couple of months ago, it was very good.)
askye - Jul 16, 2007 3:08:44 am PDT #776 of 23273
Thrive to spite them
I didn't watch Food Network Star last night, I didn't think I could stand it if I watched and Amy wasn't in the top 2 or if JAG made it to the top 2.
How did JAG's web of lies end? Did he get called on it?
sumi - Jul 16, 2007 5:14:21 am PDT #777 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Kristen - Amy clearly was the best which is exactly why Food Network didn't choose her.
(Actually, I bet it was because she stiffened up in the Rachel Ray challenge.)
Yes, they called him back into the office MONTHS after recording the final challenges and (obviously) after NFNS had started airing and talked to him and removed him from the final two.