I wanted to mention a show that Court and I have become big fans of: Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. For those who aren't familiar with Anthony Bourdain he is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City. He is of french extraction but grew up in New Jersey. On No Reservations, Bourdain travels around the world and tries the interesting and often odd (to us Americans) cuisines of different countries. Bourdain is crass and a harsh critic but surprisingly, given is brash nature, seems to look for the best in every situation. He is especially fond, it seems, of the cuisines of the countryside in the various countries he visits and is always polite and grateful to those people... this is saying a lot when you see some of the stuff he ends up eating. If you like travel and are interested in different foods from around the world you should check out the show on the Travel Channel. However, if you are squeamish about seeing people eat offal (or sometimes just plain awful) or if you are a big fan of the likes of the celebrity chefs Rachel Ray or Bobby Flay this is not the show for you.
Dinner last night:
Swordfish steak with basil and pine nut pesto
Green beans sauteed in garlic and black bean sauce
Mustard greens (from our garden) braised with garlic, dried red chili and chicken stock.
-Nick
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it would be nice, if mr. bourdain would invite many or all of the people he met on his travels to a kitchen, set up with their major ingredants & cooking methods, to recreate their best dishes for the others host/guest and friends. during the preparations of the food, the ingredants could be measured and of course televised for our consumption.
I think that would be a daunting task given the number of people he meets and who's cuisine he samples! I think the aim of the show is to be less of an instructional cooking show and more of a world/regional cooking appreciation vehicle. It is true, though, that I would love to see some of the dishes prepared in a more instructional fashion.
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