I'm a little behind in viewing "No Reservations", but Tony B. wraps up the end of the season in his latest blog post. He also gives a little preview of season 5 -- he's going back to Thailand! Woo-hoo! Please note that this is a rather sentimental blog, at least by Tony Bourdain standards. I guess you can't be snarky all of the time.
And, while you're on the Travel Channel site, check out the crew's blog for "No Reservations". There's a whole lot of snarkiness to go around.
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9.13.2008
1.22.2008
I Love TV: Cooking, Travel, and Politics
Sooner or later, I will get back to the cruise. For now, I have a couple musings about TV programs. Lately, I have become obsessed with cooking shows, travel programs and political news shows.
For awhile, I religiously watched the Food Network. However, I have rediscovered the cooking shows on PBS -- America's Test Kitchen, Simply Ming, and Lidia's Italy. I find these shows to be more real than the slickly produced 30 Minutes Meals, Everyday Italian and Tyler's Ultimate. For example, in today's Simply Ming, Ming Tsai prepared three meals using the East-West pairing of cranberries and hoisin sauce, and he had is dad on the show. His dad is an engineer and they were preparing a dish to honor Ming's grandfather. A couple weeks ago his mom was cooking with him. It was very interesting to see the difference in Ming's interaction with his mom and dad. You could definitely tell that he was intimidated by his mom's presence in the kitchen. That show, in particular, reminded me of cooking in the kitchen with my mom. Ming's mom is pretty bossy, which I believe is a genetic trait among all Asian mothers. =)
My favorite travel shows are Rick Steve's Europe, Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa, Globe Trekker, and of course, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. God love that snarky and inexplicably attractive foodie. I love the way that Tony can be respectful to other food cultures and yet so self-deprecating at the same time. I was discussing the show with my Thai friend Pam, and we both wondered why he hasn't made it to Bangkok. Or, maybe he has and we've just missed it. Bourdain is a terrific writer and I love reading his blog, particularly his Notes From the Road on the Travel Channel.
Ah...it's getting late and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a couple days. So I'll continue about political news programs tomorrow.
'Night.
For awhile, I religiously watched the Food Network. However, I have rediscovered the cooking shows on PBS -- America's Test Kitchen, Simply Ming, and Lidia's Italy. I find these shows to be more real than the slickly produced 30 Minutes Meals, Everyday Italian and Tyler's Ultimate. For example, in today's Simply Ming, Ming Tsai prepared three meals using the East-West pairing of cranberries and hoisin sauce, and he had is dad on the show. His dad is an engineer and they were preparing a dish to honor Ming's grandfather. A couple weeks ago his mom was cooking with him. It was very interesting to see the difference in Ming's interaction with his mom and dad. You could definitely tell that he was intimidated by his mom's presence in the kitchen. That show, in particular, reminded me of cooking in the kitchen with my mom. Ming's mom is pretty bossy, which I believe is a genetic trait among all Asian mothers. =)
My favorite travel shows are Rick Steve's Europe, Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa, Globe Trekker, and of course, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. God love that snarky and inexplicably attractive foodie. I love the way that Tony can be respectful to other food cultures and yet so self-deprecating at the same time. I was discussing the show with my Thai friend Pam, and we both wondered why he hasn't made it to Bangkok. Or, maybe he has and we've just missed it. Bourdain is a terrific writer and I love reading his blog, particularly his Notes From the Road on the Travel Channel.
Ah...it's getting late and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a couple days. So I'll continue about political news programs tomorrow.
'Night.
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