What is your favourite cooking show?

[Tooth Fairy Recipes]

Hi guys
I am forever watching uktvfood but i love the market kitchen programme on there and now that they have taken a break for the summer, i do miss them:-). apart from different chefs and cooking personalities, they also have different presenters with different styles which makes it an interesting show.
what is your favourite show and why?
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[getoutamykitchen]

Mine would be Food Network. I like to watch Paula Deen, Bobby Flay or Guy Fieri (Sp?).

[Max Sutton]

My favorite cooking shows:

1. Guy's Big Bite (Guy Fieri)
2. Tyler's Ultimate (Tyler Florence)
3. Paula's Home Cooking (Paula Deen)
4. Everyday Italian (Giada DeLaurentiis)
5. Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten)
6. 30 Minute Meals (Rachel Ray)
7. Molto Mario (Mario Batali)

[axeray]

I'm a Jamie Oliver fan.

[loydall]

I loved Anthony Bourdain's A cooks tour - I've read the book as well. Great stuff.

[lesley]

Mine are Sophie Grigson & Jamie Oliver, both have very grounded approach to cooking, which makes it interesting. They really come across very well in both their books & TV.
My way of cooking is very similar, that's probably why I like them.

[Big Daddy's House]

Big Daddy's House (my #1 favorite!).

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Simply Delicioso

Chopped

Tyler's Ultimate

Throwdown

Emeril Live

Everyday italian

Barefoot Contesa

Good Eats

Will Work For Food.

[monamona]

I enjoy Food Network and Paula Deen's Paula's Home Cooking. That has been my favorite.

[Liketobake]

Hells Kitchen
Chef at Home
and any restaurant makeover shows
:)

[RecipeRiver]

I don't watch much TV anymore, but when I was young I loved watching the Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith. I liked his philosophy.

I will always adore Julia Child.

As for something current, I really agree with Jamie Oliver's mission to get people cooking.

[RecipeDirect.Net]

The Swedish Chef (Muppets)

[jdtractorgirl]

I love love LOVE Emeril! :)

[Drama Queen]

I've gotten to liking Guy Fieri and his recipes. I love Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) not only for her wonderful recipes but because I like her very easy going, quiet attitude.

Can't handle, Emeril, he's a sloppy cook and too much show for my money. And why do we need to spend so much time with a band on a cooking show?

Paula Deen, that phony accent grinds on my nerves.

Mario Batali just can't stop talking and drives me nuts.

I watch Giada's show and especially like her Giada at Home recipes. But I have a hard time watching that constant, toothy smile.

I too miss Jeff Smith and my favorite David Rosengarten. The had the best recipes and no showoff stuff. [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

[keathjohn]

I would like to watch these cooking shows

Tyler's Ultimate (Tyler Florence)
Paula's Home Cooking (Paula Deen)
:):)

[fabulousone]

Hell's Kitchen for the reason of Chef Ramsay. :D My boyfriend and I both like him a lot. He's not afraid to tell it what it is!

When I was a kid I used to love Justin Wilson. <3 Nobody else seems to remember him.
"Ah garrontee it."

I love cultural chefs.

Paula Deen for example--even though she looks entire too much like the Tooth Fairy on Shrek 3--yes in the south we use 7 sticks of butter. And that makes it 7 times as good as if it had been made with "I can't believe it's not", or margarine.

Justin wilson was a creole chef--mostly cooking boston butt roasts and other typical creole foods. Mmm.
and then at the end of his show, he would sit down and eat it.

Another neat thing about Wilson was the fact that whatever he made was 1 serving. It went on 1 plate and he ate it at the end. :D

[TheAutomaton]

Good Eats, because Alton Brown actually tries to teach you something and he oftentimes shows you money-saving shortcuts. Unlike many other celebrity chefs who think that money grows on trees (Martha Stewart, ahem).
I also like Chopped.
I will sometimes watch that "Last Cake Standing" show because half that crap they make reminds me of the Cake Wreck blog. I just can't believe some of those people are professional bakers.

[Big Daddy's House]

I hate that Food Network Challenge!! That show; Last Cake Stranding, is part of that, so I hate that too.

It's on too many blasted times, and it's so blasted annoying, aggravating and frustrating, especially on weekends!!

There isn't a day that goes by that this blasted show isn't on!!! I wish that they would yank it off the air!!!!

[Kitchen Ninja]

Good Eats
Iron Chef America
Dinner Impossible

[Drama Queen]

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What part of Cooking Forum don't you understand? Get off and go somewhere else. No one is paying attention to you.

[Whoopie Pie]

I love Alton Brown's good eats, I have learned more from him than any other host of food network.

I like Paula Deen's shows, I think that she has gotten too gimmicky but I still respect her a lot. And as far as her accent being phony, I'm not so sure, I heard that thick southern twang all over Savannah, I almost needed an interpreter!

The Barefoot Contessa, her "unfussy" approach to food appeals to me, I love cooking comfort food.

One host that I miss is Sara Moulton, she was excellent at teaching, very engaging and smart. I still catch an episode of her new show every once and a while on PBS.

[Zippy]

Good Eats
Dinner Impossible
ICA
Paula Deen's reg. show (NOT Paula's Party)
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef
Ina Garten

[Big Daddy's House]

I also like Food Detectives.

[miseenplace]

Good Eats is #1 with me -- learn so much from AB. Seems like every episode has something in it to learn or reinforce old knowledge. Plus it is darn entertaining.

Followed by Iron Chef America -- I learn from it too. Or get inspired from it. Since my culinary skills are getting more advanced (thanks to Good Eats :D ) I love watching these great chef create!

Any other AB show, Feasting on Asphalt/Waves and I cannot wait for the new show, Food that Changed the World.

I watch Sunny Anderson's show, Healthy Appetite show with Ellie Kreger (sp?), and Barefoot Contessa on the weekends I don't work.

I've tried some of the shows on PBS but I can't find one I like. As a kid I loved the Frugal Gourmet.

[Big Daddy's House]

Yeah, I think that everyone is well aware of how much you like Alton. Haha! :D

[zen]

I don't know how many people have the new channel Planet Green, but Emeril has a new show called Emeril Green, where he cooks in a Whole Foods store, and cooks much simpler food with good fresh ingredients. 500x better than Emeril Live was.

[Drama Queen]

I've seen Emeril's new show listed on the guide but never saw it. If I had known it was filmed at Whole Foods I would have watched it. That's one of my favorite shops. I'll catch the next episode. Thanks for the heads up.

[Big Daddy's House]

I don't know if I have the Green Planet Channel. Gotta go look.

[Big Daddy's House]

I found it, and some things are quite interesting!

[Drama Queen]

HOLEY MOLEY, BILLY MAY, THE TV SPOKESMAN FOR OXYCLEAN IS DEAD AT 50. CAUSE OF DEATH SO FAR IS UNKNOWN. I LIKED HIM.

[Big Daddy's House]

Yeah, I started a thread on his death in the Off Topic section.

I liked him also. I just didn't like all that yelling that he did in his commercials!! Soon as one of them came on, I changed the channel.

I wonder who will replace him in the DC show Pitchman. I noticed that none of his commercials were shown today. Maybe they were all pulled.

It was reported that he died from a heart attack, brought on by Thrombosis (a blood clot that traveled from one of his legs to his heart), a condition that he didn't know that he had.

[lovely09]

Jamie Oliver cooking show is great.I learn a lot of recipes from the show.I love to see the final recipe after they cook it.Very delicious and yummy.

[DidSomeoneSayChocolate]

I watch too much cooking television.
I'm sure I have favorites.
I'm in Vienna Austria right now and I've already
found them on the teli. Not that I understand the language I don't
but I understand cooking it's the same anywhere.
I seem to like the Canadian version of tvfoodnetwork
Best. Maybe it's because it's a novelty.

[lesley]

I like "Come dine with me" each person has 4 guests to cook for, so each night they takes turns to outdo each other...then they mark each other on cooking ..personality..host qualities...such a hilarious programme

[2worldsapart]

Sandra Lee Semi Homemade because she's ridiculous and hilarious without even trying.

[Big Daddy's House]

I don't find her ridiculous at all.

I think that she's very well-educated and she has gone through a lot as a child, dealing with family tragedies and having to help raise her younger siblings.

Money and food were often hard to come by, and they were always forced to do without and make do with the little food they had.

[TheMetalChef]

I'm gonna have to step up and say that Sandra Lee is a woman that has NO IDEA HOW TO COOK FROM SCRATCH, and her show is more about having the perfect color coordination between her STUPID dishes and the STUPID backdrop than it is about actual cooking.

[Big Daddy's House]

Blame the FN for that.

But I think that it's a show for those who are trying to cook good food and save money as well.

[Whoopie Pie]

I'm gonna have to step up and say that Sandra Lee is a woman that has NO IDEA HOW TO COOK FROM SCRATCH, and her show is more about having the perfect color coordination between her STUPID dishes and the STUPID backdrop than it is about actual cooking.

I look at it this way, she is filling a niche, there are lots of people that cook this way and she speaks to them. I don't get anything from her show other than sheer entertainment, but many do.

I see it this way, if she can take the intimidation out of cooking for someone that is just learning, that is a good thing. If she can get people in the kitchen to cook for themselves that is also good. Maybe just maybe they will be encouraged to try better dishes from other FN stars if they feel more comfortable in the kitchen.

And how do you know that she cannot cook from scratch? If most people were making millions combining things out of packages, would they change the one thing that makes them famous and risk losing it all?

[Big Daddy's House]

Even though she uses part store-bought and part homemade, I think she has made some pretty mean dishes though.

[TheKitchenSink]

Top Chef Masters was amazing. Everything cooked on there looked absolutely incredible.

[Dave Van]

I think the best cooking shows for the novice and even the advanced home cooks are the shows produced by Cook's Illustrated for PBS. Seriously, PBS was all about cooking shows before Food Network was just a gleam in some producer's eye. Most of the shows on FN I find to be too hollywood, with very little real cooking advice. Shows like "America's Test Kitchen" and "Cook's Country" provide real cooking advice, product testing and taste tests. And no, I am not Christopher Kimball.

[megan]

I like "Come dine with me" each person has 4 guests to cook for, so each night they takes turns to outdo each other...then they mark each other on cooking ..personality..host qualities...such a hilarious programme

:p Me too! I love it! I cant see the UK one here but the Greeks have copied it and called it "something's cooking" and I am addicted! I just get annoyed when one of them is a whinger and says "I dont eat ......" or "I am allergic to ......" (and then continue to eat the item right next to it on the same plate - thats not my idea of an allergy) I just think if you are a fussy eater you shouldnt really enter this type of show.

Love it though!

[shunken]

Hells Kitchen
The F word
Restaurant makeover (25% Cooking)
Gordon Ramsays show where he bring life back to crappy restaurants

[Mrs.Whisky]

Iron Chef America
Big Daddy's House
Ace of Cakes
30min Meals Rachel Ray
Throwdown w/Bobby Flay
Down Home with the Neely's
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
Food Network Challenges (some are pretty cool BDH,lol.)
and so much more...i love the FNC :p!
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[prabax]

i love all these shows,hats off to all the chefs

[Big Daddy's House]

Iron Chef America
Big Daddy's House
Ace of Cakes
30min Meals Rachel Ray
Throwdown w/Bobby Flay
Down Home with the Neely's
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
Food Network Challenges (some are pretty cool BDH,lol.)
and so much more...i love the FNC :p!



The last one that you mentioned, I just CAN'T STAND that show any more. it is on way too many times, and the way that the evening line-up has gone, ALL of those shows are blasted CHALLENGE shows.

I'm only going to watch Iron Chef America this coming Sunday because it is on for 2 hours and Emeril Lagasse is on there for the first time that I can remember.

Also, when the newest Next Iron Chef winner makes his first few appearences. Other than that, I won't be watching the show at every waking moment.

[Chowhound]

Be sure to let us know when the white house chef is going to be on, Sherm. I might make it a point of watching that one, just to say I did (lol).

Lately I'm liking Sam the Cooking Guy on Fit TV. I caught part of one this weekend and I think they said the show will be on tonight at 9:00. It's like watching a youtube vid. Very informal show.

[Big Daddy's House]

The White House chef is in that same episode.

She teams up with Bobby Flay. Lagasse teams up with Mario Batali.

The person who will reveal the Secret Ingredient is First Lady Michelle Obama. You might want to record it, as we may never see them on there again! Looks like a once-in-a-lifetime thing!!

[Chowhound]

So it's this coming Sunday? OK, thanks.

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

Yes it is. Mark your calender. I think that this is something that you won't want to miss!

[Starliteny]

My favorite is Hell's Kitchen and Cake Boss!

[awesomeapril]

I've gotten to liking Guy Fieri and his recipes. I love Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) not only for her wonderful recipes but because I like her very easy going, quiet attitude.

Can't handle, Emeril, he's a sloppy cook and too much show for my money. And why do we need to spend so much time with a band on a cooking show?

Paula Deen, that phony accent grinds on my nerves.

Mario Batali just can't stop talking and drives me nuts.

I watch Giada's show and especially like her Giada at Home recipes. But I have a hard time watching that constant, toothy smile.

I too miss Jeff Smith and my favorite David Rosengarten. The had the best recipes and no showoff stuff. [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

I don't like the whole endorsement between Emeril and Wuthosf. It makes me mad, because Wusthof is a great brand of knife and the Emeril line of knifes that they came out with are a pieces of crap. It makes both of them have a lot less credibility. That being said, I have only seen Emeril's show once, so I I'm not in a place to judge... too late.

[cookingwithliz]

I am so addicted to Chopped. I just love that show. It shows on Tuesday night and is followed by Alton Brown's Good Eats, my second favorite or maybe it even ties for first.

[Thalassa]

Nigella Express, I absolutely adore Nigella Lawson, I enjoy making her recipes (I especially love the chocolate mousse that's safe for kids to eat), and I also like Top Chef. In my country, we have Quickfire:10 Minute Kitchen Wonders, Secrets of the Masters (but I get annoyed when the chef doesn't really delve into the amount of ingredients you're going to put in the recipe), & True Confections (all sweets)

and, even if its not real people, I like Yakitate!!Japan, Yumeiro Patissiere, and Cooking Master Boy. :P Just had to include it. :))

[Big Daddy's House]

I mainly like their daytime line-up of 30-minute shows, but not that boring miserable worn-out & tired Food Network Challenge, which is on all week and 3 or 4 times on weekends!

Neither do I care at all for their night-time line-up, which is mainly those awful boring challenge shows!! I only like Chopped, Throwdown and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.

In short, moist of their night-time shows are the PITS!!

[martfay2010]

My favorite would be Everyday Italian and Barefoot Contessa. Every time I watch these ladies on tv, I get inspired to cook and entertain.

[thaitea_gal1981]

Giada at Home
30 Minute Meals
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller

[jackspotter]

Iron Chef

[sweet and Japanese]

Jamie Oliver! :).

[Chowhound]

Sam the Cooking Guy. He's on FitTV Monday nights.
And he is NOT into healthy cooking, a lot of it just comes out that way.
You can Google him for his website. Lots of recipes and vids.

[Roberta]

I have never heard of Sam the Cooking Guy before. I guess that's because I don't watch FitTV. But I checked out his web site and some of the recipes there and I like what I see. I am going to have to check this out. I don't even know if I have FitTV on my cable channel.

Thanks so much for th etip Chowhound. :)

[Chowhound]

I'm glad you saw something you liked on his site, Roberta.
I'm a channel flipper when there's not a good movie on (or it's football season). I caught his show quite by accident and said to myself, this is FitTV? I didn't even know that I had that channel, lol. It was his chimichito episode and I've made those probably half a dozen times inside of three months.
I like his quirky/fun style. And that sometimes he needs to step over his dogs when he's cooking ;^)

[hishighness]

My favorite show would have to be Chef at Home with Michael Smith. He's so personable and all of the things he makes he explains and are so simple I feel like I could make them, and I'm currently a terrible cook, but I'm hoping by watching a lot of the Food Network I can learn about cooking techniques and ingredients I didn't know about.

[SwisCooking]

Nigella bites and Nigella Express

I love this shows. Simple and tasty. What U need more.

I like TV Shows Chefs:

Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Olvier, Marco Pierre White, Bourdain, Anna Olson, Michael Smith, Antony Worrall Thompson, Martha Stewart, Antonio Carluccio and more...

[Big Daddy's House]

Nigella bites and Nigella Express

I love this shows. Simple and tasty. What U need more.


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And more from my favourite TV Shows, Chefs like:

Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Olvier, Marco Pierre White, Bourdain, Anna Olson, Michael Smith, Antony Worrall Thompson, Martha Stewart, Antonio Carluccio and more...



SwisCooking, so far, you've posted 7 posts with this part in it detailing your website (under line)

Remove all of that part, please. It is now considered to be spam. Any more and I'll have to delete your posts. And if I keep on doing that, your account will be closed and you will be banned.

The link to your website in your sig is sufficient enough. Thank you.

[Big Daddy's House]

Nigella bites and Nigella Express

I love this shows. Simple and tasty. What U need more.

I have some recipes on my website.

And more from my favourite TV Shows, Chefs like:

Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Olvier, Marco Pierre White, Bourdain, Anna Olson, Michael Smith, Antony Worrall Thompson, Martha Stewart, Antonio Carluccio and more...



Everything below your post must be removed except the link in your sig..

Starting with your mentioning of your website and the part about your favorite chefs. You only need to put that stuff in the first post. Not everyone thereafter. it becomes spam.

[lesley]

I watched the most interesting & entertaining & funniest food show ever last night!
Heston Blumenthal's Gothic Feast. (He's a bit between a mad scientist & top knotch chef) Click the link & flick through the pictures. It's showing on Channel 4 at the moment, I don't know if you guys in the States can pick it up? We, the viewers know what's in the dishes but the guests don't!
http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/heston-blumenthal/feast/heston-s-feasts-2/heston-s-gothic-feast_p_1.html

[CookingWithScience]

Alton Brown, of course.
Though I suppose I think of "Good Eats" as more of an educational program. So let's see....cooking shows, cooking shows. . . .probably Ciao Italia. ^^

[TheKitchenSink]

Top Chef Masters is back with a new season on Bravo. This is probably my favorite cooking show.

[Big Daddy's House]

Still Big Daddy's House.

[LuvsToCook]

I like watching Food Network...and also Rachel Ray's show..

can you guys give me the channels to those food shows that you watch as I am not very familiar with the channels.. =)

[rlogan]

The Original Japanese Iron Chef
Fast Food My Way - Jacques Pepin
Lydia's Family Table - Lydia Bastianich

[crazyjack]

Hello friend,
Economy Gastronomy is the my favorite cooking show .Economy Gastronomy would then put together a binder of recipes and show them how to make a bedrock recipe in one big cooking session.

[mars777]

Hello everyone,

Favorite shows are Good Eats with Alton Brown, and Paula's Homecooking.

[mars777]

There are other good shows in addition to what I've mentioned but haven't caught who they are or the title of the show. Sandra Lee is a good show. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives would be a good show if it wern't for the host talking too much.

Unwrapped, while not a cooking show, is interesting. I have to share tv time so I don't get as much chance to watch what I prefer as much as I'd like. I prefer "one on one", a host to viewer intimacy as opposed to shows who have a huge cheering section, like Emeril or whatever his name is. The old "Galloping Gourmet" had an audience but it was nicely subdued. Emeril is much too noisy for me.

It's sort of like "Happy Days", which was better before the studio audience got brought in & cheered and whooped each time Fonz or somebody came on stage. Any show with too much whoop-it-up noise is annoying to me.

Mike

[tonytiger87]

Top Chef right now. I've watched two seasons so far.
I kinda like Jaime Oliver's cooking style, mainly because he's amusing to watch haha.
Saw him compete for Iron Chef against Mario Batali and was amused at his sous-chef that wiped the sweat off his brows with the knife.

[Teresa1024]

Top Chef right now. I've watched two seasons so far.
I kinda like Jaime Oliver's cooking style, mainly because he's amusing to watch haha.
Saw him compete for Iron Chef against Mario Batali and was amused at his sous-chef that wiped the sweat off his brows with the knife.

Top Chef is my favorite as well! I heard that Anthony Bourdain is going to be a judge this season! He's one of my favorites, though I don't agree with his language. I don't let my kids watch his show- No Reservations, for that very reason. A couple other favorites are Iron Chef America, Nigella Kitchen, and Barefoot Contessa.

[abi_csi]

Nigella Lawson - Jamie Oliver - Nigel Slater (he's my new fave) - Antony Bourdain.

[chefmeister]

definitely hell's kitchen :-) Ramsey is the man :-)

[YumYumYum123]

Nigel Slaters simple suppers is a good one ....

[PappaLazarou]

I'm a big fan of Master Chef but I don't mind a little Anthony Bourdain occasionally :)

[LuvsToCook]

I love pasta so, I love watching everyday Italian. :)

[Fish]

i absolutley love this programme, it is hillarious as the narrator just rips in to all the contestants... he is very dry and quick whitted!

Amazing recipes though, so its always good to visit the site for the recipes that the contestants have used!! YUM!

Fish

http://youaskthecooks.com

[Fish]

I love pasta so, I love watching everyday Italian. :)
oooh i must watch this one, im a fan of pasta too...ever tried moosaka? to die for...

Fish

[Padfoot]

River cottage with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is my absolute favourite tv program. He makes even food i don't like look totally appetising. Plus he lives on the most beautiful farm in the dorset english countryside where the sun always shines. It makes me happy just watching it!

Ps I totally agree with fish - Come dine with me is amazing.

[Darkginger]

Another Come Dine With Me fan here :) I like it because it shows cooking done by real people, in real kitchens, with all the things that can go wrong. The Channel 4 website has a lot of the recipes from the show, too - they don't really explain them during the programme. I *loved* the recent celebrity episiode with Wayne Sleep in it - very funny!

Oo, editing 'cos I forgot to say I love all the River Cottage programmes too - Hugh F-W changed my life, in a way - we do try to grow and eat our own veggies (and eggs), and do some wild foraging as well - all down to him. His
'Meat' book is something every cook should read - even the vegetarians amongst us, because it explains his ideas about ethical meat very well. The River Cottage handbooks (Hedgerow, Sea Fishing, Bread, Preserves, Cakes, Veggie Patch, Edible Seashore) are good too - I have them all apart from Cake - which I'll be getting soon.

[emachines]

i love Italian recipes! one of my favorite..

[Big Daddy's House]

I watch Julia Child a lot. Her reruns can be seen on the Cooking Channel.

[Compbrake]

oooh i must watch this one, im a fan of pasta too...ever tried moosaka? to die for...

Fish

No, but I have tried Moussaka and I adore it. And there is no pasta in it. Maybe your confusing it with Pasticcio :)

[aimeesparker]

My favorite show is "Everyday Italian", because i love to eat Italian food :)

[Forma]

Everyday Italian. Giada is the best!

[LJS1942]

I like Food Network Star, Guy's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and Chef vs City.

[amoncion]

I gotta say, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives is my favourite, I just love that roadhouse style. But I have a few others I really like. Not sure if you guys get them in the States and UK, but Chef at Home is pretty great, Michael Smith is one my favs. Another great one is the Wild Chef, because Martin Picard is a Mad Scientist. Anyone familiar with the Quebec episode of No Reservations (another great one, but not exactly cooking) knows about his Foie Gras Poutine. Finally, Chuck's Day Off is pretty great, and Chuck Reminds me of myself, so I can really connect.

[Leftychef]

I like Guy's big bite.

[Lynsaf]

I kind of like Robin Miller Quick Fix Meals cos she takes into account the hectic lives of working women.

[johnmarry]

Hell's Kitchen and Master chef

[holyfood]

i like food food program........i like it very much.

[malissa1578]

I like master chef and just the cooking channel in general :)

[Oldfrog]

All 3 of Gordon Ramsay's shows.....or is it 4 now?

I used to watch Justin Wilson when he was alive....may he R.I.P.

[Big Daddy's House]

Don't think that I've ever watched one of these yet.

[4Czech]

#1 I would have to go with Restaurant Impossible. I used to enjoy Chef Robert Irvine's show Dinner impossible which eventually morphed into this newer show. It would be nice to see food network do a year or two year follow up to see if these restaurants are able to sustain the changes implemented by Irvine's crew.

#2 Diners, Drive-In, and Dives. How many hamburgers and po' boys can Fieri ingest during one season?? This show always leaves me craving those tasty vittles only to be enjoyed at greasy stop along scenic route 66. Fieri does have one of the greatest jobs on earth!:cool:

[Big Daddy's House]

Yeah, RI is a spin-off of DI.

[iris]

Rick Steins
Kylie Kwong
Hairy Bikers
Luke Nguyen
Nick Nairn
Australian Masterchef

[cooking148]

Rachel Ray!!!!

[MrPolarZero]

My favorite cooking show is Iron Chef and Paula's Home Cooking..

[pocofan]

I've gotta go with Diner, Drive Ins & Dives. Just really cool to take a look at the little out there still doing things the old fashioned way. No chains featured, just the locals making good food. I've gone to several places I have seen on DDD, one inparticular, The Shed, in Ocean Springs MS. I would have never got out of the car based solely on the apperance of the place. Great food. Had I not seen it on DDD, I would have turned around and left.