I guess there are many ways of thinking! Marilyn
― 乒乓, Thursday, 15 November 2012 21:58 (thirteen years ago)
when in doubt about a man's true intentions, look at his beard
Never have truer words been spoken, etc.
― this will surprise many (Nicole), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:02 (thirteen years ago)
the frugal gourmet was my dad u_u
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:04 (thirteen years ago)
here's another clue for you allJeff Smith was my pa
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:05 (thirteen years ago)
"show me on this knobby summer squash where the pbs chef touched you"
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:07 (thirteen years ago)
the barefoot contessa was my au pair
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:09 (thirteen years ago)
i once won $50 off ming tsai in a card game
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:10 (thirteen years ago)
My village was slaughtered by General Tso.
― nickn, Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:11 (thirteen years ago)
wouldn't surprise me matt.do tell?
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:39 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
forks i don't wanna really blow up a bro's spot w/specific incidents. but i take his word for it, he's an impeachable bro & total pro.
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:12 (thirteen years ago)
l-r
Christopher Kimball, Christopher Kimball
http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/peabody_and_sherman.jpg
― road to per diem (brownie), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:24 (thirteen years ago)
these old frugal gourmet clips are a trip; i don't think 6-year-old me registered how weird this guy was.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:28 (thirteen years ago)
every dish was first cooked for him by some little old lady in a boring part of the country!
the frugal gourmet seems like part of a hangover from some 70s/early 80s culture that really isnt around anymore
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:29 (thirteen years ago)
i can't really define it but i'd include things like early genesis album covers and your family having an entire cabinet full of dinner plates designed to look hand-thrown
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:30 (thirteen years ago)
same thing that begat owls on everything and overwhelming walls of houseplants?
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:31 (thirteen years ago)
basically the impression that lots of people would have rather lived in hobbiton
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:32 (thirteen years ago)
the same hole from whence Out of Africa came!
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:32 (thirteen years ago)
i baked a pie in afreecah
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:33 (thirteen years ago)
It's this thread all over again imo: WORST of the Best Picture Oscar Noms (Only The '80s Edition)
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:33 (thirteen years ago)
"Let's get away from bacon and eggs and all that cholesterol....so let's choose something healthier, from the American South: biscuits and gravy!"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:47 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes this is amazing. so 80s!
― goole, Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:36 (thirteen years ago)
the galloping gourmet was something else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czrj4yJm6z0
― road to per diem (brownie), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:38 (thirteen years ago)
leading off your show with suicide stats is 0_0
― road to per diem (brownie), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:40 (thirteen years ago)
xp My parents had one of his books - they never cooked a single recipe from it.
― Huey Lewisies & The Newsie-Wewsies (snoball), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:42 (thirteen years ago)
my dad used to confuse the frugal and galloping gourmets
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:43 (thirteen years ago)
"fruggalloping gourmet" sounds like a pre-AIDS badge of honor
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:44 (thirteen years ago)
tbf they seem easily confused
― road to per diem (brownie), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:44 (thirteen years ago)
something something donkey sauce
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:45 (thirteen years ago)
and don't even mention Edie Gorme
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:45 (thirteen years ago)
"Frugalloping Gorme at the Anvil -- 1 a.m. Sat.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:46 (thirteen years ago)
i have a vintage copy of the joy of cooking that i like to read as if the recipes were borges stories. because if i made any of them the amount of butter they recommend in everything would kill me in a week
― THAT IS ONE BIG PIZZA (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:46 (thirteen years ago)
i wonder if mark bittman is a dick? i love the book "How To Cook Everything"
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:48 (thirteen years ago)
The first words from my mom's copy of the Better Homes & Gardens Better Homes Cookbook: "Barbecuing has become an American way of life -- a time to relax, perhaps to get outdoors, and to enjoy 'doing' with the whole family. Most importantly, Mom gets to rest!"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:49 (thirteen years ago)
mark bittman is surely a dick
― 乒乓, Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:49 (thirteen years ago)
but I happen to agree with him a lot, which makes him the best kind of dick
that's usually infallible advice
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:50 (thirteen years ago)
dick bittman
― road to per diem (brownie), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:51 (thirteen years ago)
man bitts dick
― 乒乓, Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:53 (thirteen years ago)
Actually, he was a beast in the kitchen and some of the stuff I overheard him say to the waitstaff is stuff I'd be too embarrassed to post here so you may actually be right. He's still awesome though. When he's not in the kitchen.
― ENBB, Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:34 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
having worked in both kitchens and in ORs, i can tell you that the general ~vibe~ is v often similar
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:54 (thirteen years ago)
mum has lots of great 70's cookbooks where chinese cooking is a ~new thing~ like *amaze your guests with your exotic flavors of the orient at your next dinner party with Women's Weekly's 'Beef With Black Bean Sauce'*
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:56 (thirteen years ago)
Jeff Smith just said: "Remember not long ago when we called all pasta 'macaroni'?"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:56 (thirteen years ago)
iirc even garlic was considered somewhat exotic in the pre-70s Midwest.
― nickn, Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:00 (thirteen years ago)
until about 10 years ago mum had a jar of MSG in her spice rack (it had an expiry date of 1985 so I don't think she'd used it for a looooooong time, lol)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:01 (thirteen years ago)
it's still good
― 乒乓, Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:01 (thirteen years ago)
no kidding
only celeb chef i've worked \\around// is c0licchi0but basically the lead chef at every restaurant is always a hair away from just demolishing the whole line emotionally, verbally and sometimes physically
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:04 (thirteen years ago)
huh seems like one of the nicer ones on chopped
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:08 (thirteen years ago)
he's okay. I was working at cr@ft a good many years before top chef started. I overheard a meeting or three about his GLOBAL BRAND at the time and did a lot of eye rolling. now he's on treme and i'm eating dried seaweed for dinnerHE'S A MONSTER is what i'm saying
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 November 2012 23:10 (thirteen years ago)
iirc even garlic was considered somewhat exotic in the pre-70s Midwest
later. much later.
― j., Friday, 16 November 2012 00:58 (thirteen years ago)
i never saw a fresh herb or actual garlic bulbs growing up
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 November 2012 01:02 (thirteen years ago)
I did, but I had parents who a) grew their own vegetables, and b) cooked soul food occasionally, particularly collards
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Friday, 16 November 2012 01:03 (thirteen years ago)