We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


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]


Liese S. - Jul 19, 2007 7:08:09 am PDT #913 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I actually think it would have been more interesting if the schedule had gotten moved back instead, forcing them to see how well their dishes held up.

I cannot believe I have to go on the rice rant every freaking year. Why does no one know how to cook rice? I know how to cook rice. Now admittedly, I am Japanese and my rice is not their rice, and also usually I am lazy and use one of my two rice cookers, but still!

It also cracks me up that Howie and Joey are now all BFF!!!

Right? Because it's totally like a playground vibe. They beat each other up, and now they have mutual respect for each other. Whatever the genesis, they make me laugh.

I know I can't taste the food, but those chile rellenos looked awesome. I think she's my favorite right now. Okay, so one person can cook rice. And make her own cheese! Go cheesemakers!


Liese S. - Jul 19, 2007 7:09:39 am PDT #914 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

OH! I almost forgot. WTF with Hung and his head-height cleaver!

That's ridiculous. The SO said he should almost have been out just for the safety of everyone else in the kitchen! That's basic stuff, people. He needs to calm the fuck down.


Stephanie - Jul 19, 2007 7:10:00 am PDT #915 of 23273
Trust my rage

I haven't seen the most recent episode, but just once I would like to see what they can cook without all the time and money restrictions. I suppose there have to be some time and money limits, but it would be nice if things weren't so tight/rushed.


amych - Jul 19, 2007 7:10:02 am PDT #916 of 23273
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Go cheesemakers!

bless.


Vortex - Jul 19, 2007 7:12:00 am PDT #917 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Yeah, I didn't think it was a lie because he said the people at the luncheon that the three hours the chefs thought they had was cut in half.

No, I meant that the people from the show had changed their schedule, so the time was moved up. That was artificial, I think.


sumi - Jul 19, 2007 7:12:46 am PDT #918 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Liese - yes about the rice (Hung totally should have KNOWN better) and about the cleaver.


Jesse - Jul 19, 2007 7:14:06 am PDT #919 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

To me, Lia has a certain arrogance about her that her cooking hasn't lived up to. I don't know, maybe working at Jean-Georges gives you a sense of entitlement.

I was thinking maybe she's an excellent cook, but not good at coming up with her own stuff on the fly, but Ilan pretty much only cooked dishes very close to menu stuff where he works, and that worked for him, so maybe she was just overly ambitious? Or something? I mean, she must have a good repertory of recipes in her head that could have been adapted. Right?


Amy - Jul 19, 2007 7:14:49 am PDT #920 of 23273
Because books.

Oh, got it, Vortex. I'm not really awake yet.


megan walker - Jul 19, 2007 7:15:32 am PDT #921 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I was thinking maybe she's an excellent cook, but not good at coming up with her own stuff on the fly.

That's sort of what I meant, she doesn't seem to be as creative as some of the others so, while she may be a great cook, she's not really a top chef.


Jessica - Jul 19, 2007 7:16:49 am PDT #922 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I cannot believe I have to go on the rice rant every freaking year. Why does no one know how to cook rice?

Haven't seen the ep yet, but if reality TV has taught me anything it is that professional chefs cannot cook rice. It comes up in every cooking competition show, and on multiple seasons of Survivor. Maybe all restaurant kitchens have rice cookers or specially trained rice-cooking monkeys, I don't know. It's bewildering.