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Cooking shows, anyone?

maycontainthunder said:
The foods we eat advertised as being, for example, Indian or Chinese sometimes wouldn't be recognised by people from those countries. They are Westernised versions of the dishes.
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This is very true. Since my main special interest is cooking (I am quite good) I try to find traditional recipes or variations of dishes for a lot of countries. Asian/Indian are some of my favorite styles to cook, though I'll dabble in anything. Most Americans don't know what "twice cooked pork" is even twice cooked for :) (it is the pork belly, it has to be braised whole to set the fat before slicing and tossing in the wok - the diluted version is just the sauce, the pork is cooked once). This is not to say I don't cook Americanized versions - they can be delicious too.
 
Answered this quickly in bed yesterday, so now with a keyboard...
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I'm not a big fan of Gordon Ramsey. I like him fine when he's not punching food and screaming at people, but that's almost never.
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I sometimes like Guy Fieri (I jokingly call him Guy Spaghetti) but it depends on my mood. He can be a bit ... flamboyant for me at times. Let us back into the Flavortown depot backwards on the train?
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I really like Alton Brown - except for Cutthroat Kitchen. Nice concept, but a lot of meanness in that show. I like all of the incarnations of Iron Chef, particularly where he's in it.
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I like Bobby Flay, but I'm so tired of people fawning over his looks. I'm a cis-male, but still know what is attractive. I don't get it. His face is so angular. Anyway, I enjoy his cooking style and personality.
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As for pure instructional shows, I don't really have any "favorites" though I have some I like more or less than others. If it is something I might cook, or be interested in .. I like it. If it is pastries and deserts? I'll pass. I'm a savory chef. (I hope I can say "chef" without any training - I can cook anything with anything).
 
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