All Entries in the "Chefs on TV" Category
A Lyon in the Kitchen – “Seared Sea Bass”
I was on the hunt for dinner and something fishy came to mind. I’m contantly recording cooking shows so I thought I’d turn to my DVR and see if anything looked good. Sure enough, there was “A Lyon in the Kitchen” episode titled “Seared Sea Bass”. Looks good to me.
On this episode Nathan cooks seared [...]
Gordon Ramsay Cookalong Live
I finally had a chance to watch Gordon Ramsay cookalong live, a day after it aired. I’m a big fan of Gordon’s and I thought overall he did fairly well at doing a live show. Live shows are not easy to do. He not only had to cook, he had to entertain the TV and [...]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “You Can Say That Again”
On this episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visits three restaurants with the same name twice; one of which is a local joint for me that has been around for a long time.
First stop is Tap Tap in Miami Beach, FL. Tap Tap is a Haitian restaurant that serves up authentic Haitian food [...]
Top Chef (Season 6, Episode 10) – “Meat Natalie”
Top Chef (Season 6, Episode 10) – “Meat Natalie” – Recap…
Quickfire:
A challenge from TV Guide to recreate a classic TV dinner. TV Guide picked 7 iconic shows to inspire the chefs. Knifes are drawn and the shows are The Sopranos, Gilligan’s Island, The Flintstones, Sesame Street, Mash, Seinfeld and Cheers.
Bottom: Jennifer, Robin
Top: Kevin, Bryan
Win goes [...]
30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray – “Dinner in Florence”
Are you in the mood for a great Italian dinner but you’re short on time? Then give this 30 minute meal from Rachael Ray a try. This Italian dinner from “30 Minute Meals” includes three tasty Rachael Ray recipes for puttanesca tomato salad with fried capers; Florentine prosciutto wrapped chicken; and spinach fettuccini with [...]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Blast from the Past”
This episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is all about being old-fashioned.
First stop is the Nickel Diner in Los Angeles. The Nickel Diner was an old 1940’s diner that was brought back to life by two friends, who are now the owners of Nickel Diner. This diner is known for its fried catfish dish, mac [...]
Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episodes 14 & 15) – “3 Chefs Compete” + “2 Chefs Compete” Finale
This was a live blog during the show finale.
It’s down to the final three… Kevin, Dave and Ariel. Time for the fun to begin. After a good night’s sleep (with the exception of Dave), the 3 remaining chefs head into the kitchen. Gordon tells them they will make and match a cuisine from one [...]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Barbequed, Baked, and Brined”
On this episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri rolls out to three different restaurants in Chicago, Boise and Cleveland.
First stop is Lucky’s Café in Cleveland Ohio. This locals love the quality and how everything is made from scratch. They even grow their own veggies out back behind the restaurant. One of their [...]
Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations “Hawaii”
Hawaii… never been, but it’s on my list of places to go. Watching this episode of No Reservations just made it that much more interesting to me too. Tony as usual, picks the best place to visit, eat and play.
The episode of No Reservations in Hawaii started with Tony having to get the typical.. [...]
Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episode 13) – “4 Chefs Compete”
Down to the final four. While I don’t think there is a clear front-runner, my pick is for it to go down to Kevin and Dave, as long as Dave’s wrist doesn’t send him packing first.
This episode of Hell’s Kitchen starts with little Gordon Ramsay coming out from the office and giving the final 4 [...]
A Lyon in the Kitchen “Fast, Fresh and on a Budget”
On this episode of A Lyon in the Kitchen, Nathan’s all about cooking good food that’s fast, fresh and on a budget. He starts off visiting a local fire house where the firefighters have to cook on a budget every day. He prepares a Cincinnati chili for everyone and they all get to chow down.
After [...]
Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs (Giada De Laurentiis – recipe)
I was in the mood for cooking some pasta and meatballs tonight so one of the tasty looking recipes I came across was Giada’s recipe for Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs. It not only sounds good, it’s a fairly quick dish to cook up. Click the link above for the complete recipe.
The [...]
Throwdown with Bobby Flay “Lobster Club Sandwich”
On this episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Bobby goes head to head with Lynn Archer who’s known as the queen of Rockland Maine. Lynn is the owner of The Brass Compass Café (Facebook page)which has locals and people from across the country coming for her famous lobster club sandwich among other favorites. Lynns’ most [...]
Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episode 12) – “5 Chefs Compete”
Dave and Tennille exchanging complaints start off this episode of Hell’s Kitchen. Dave’s upset that Tennille changed her mind at the last minute of the previous episode when she decided to throw Van up on the chopping block. Dave calls Tennille a few choice words and says he can’t trust her anymore.
The first challenge is [...]
Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations “Thailand”
Anthony Bourdains’ trip to Thailand didn’t start off as he, the crew or the families of the crew were hoping for. They arrived during a political uprising that gave them a few production delays, but they did their best to stay out of the way of the tension in the streets. After contemplating if [...]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Comfort Cooking”
On this episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visits Milwaukee, Phoenix and San Francisco.
First stop was “Comet Café” which puts bacon in just about everything. If you’re trying to watch your cholesterol don’t visit this place. But if you’re not, and you love bacon, then this is the place to go. Bacon, bacon [...]
Giada De Laurentiis Cookbooks
Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites
In her usual bright and cheery manner, Giada De Laurentiis (Everyday Italian) offers her newest collection of accessible Italian-accented recipes. The host of Food Network’s Everyday Italian and Giada’s Weekend Getaways brings to the table recipes with basic, readily available ingredients like ricotta and canned beans, with which she whips up [...]
Guy Fieri fan throws bra on stage during cooking demo
A fan of Guy Fieri’s threw a bra up on stage during a cooking demo at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona NY. Guy got a big kick out of it and so did everyone in the audience. Guy tells the mystery fan that she can come up and claim either the bra or [...]
Hell’s Kitchen (Season 6, Episode 10 & 11) – “7 Chefs & 6 Chefs Compete”
“7 Chefs Compete”
Gordon starts off at Whistler BC, at the Araxi restaurant where the winning HK chef will be one of the head chefs. The challenge is each team will have to cook with 15 ingredients from the region. Gordon arrives to judge the dishes with guest judges Olympic medalists Sasha Cohen and Johnny Mosley.
First [...]
Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations “NYC Outer Boroughs”
Tony stayed close to home in this episode of No Reservations and visited several restaurants’ in New York’s Outer Boroughs. Some of the more interesting places he went were places most people wouldn’t even think of trying. Why? Because as Tony and his guides noted, these restaurants really don’t want outsiders coming in. I don’t [...]
Gordon Ramsay’s F Word (Season 4) – The Bunton brigade
This episode of Ramsay’s F Word has the Bunton brigade up on deck. The starter was Gnocchi with peas and broad beans with a main of Dover sole with shrimp butter and nettle champ, and a desert of gooseberry and elderflower crumble.
The starter went over fairly well with the diners, but after that everything [...]
Paula Deen’s Banana French Toast
Here’s an interesting recipe from Paula Deen. Banana stuff french toast. My daughter loves french toast by itself and bananas… I’ll have to see if she’ll go for banana stuffed french toast.
Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods – “Spain”
Crazy man Andrew Zimmern’s visit to Spain didn’t disappoint when it came to finding weird and bizarre things to eat. As always, Andrew finds interesting things to try, some look good, some look downright disgusting… but Andrew seems to enjoy it all.
Here’s a recap of the restaurants he visited and food he ate.
In Madrid he [...]
Rachael’s Vacation – “Dublin”
Rachael visits the Irish city of Dublin on this episode. Another whirlwind tour by Rachael, where she visits numerous places to eat. Here’s a recap:
Queen of Tarts offers plenty of sweets to start off your day… and everything’s made from scratch.
Gallaghers, The Boxty House offers the boxty… a traditional Irish pancake made from grated potato, [...]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Go-To Joints”
This week on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Guy Fieri was off to Oregon, California and Connecticut.
1st stop was Otto’s Sausage Kitchen. This family owned 4th generation kitchen makes their sausage and hot dogs the old fashioned way, by hand. They’ve been doing it the same for 80 years. The recipe for their hot-dog’s is bull [...]
