The only time I paid attention to what her tips workout to be it was 15%. Not fantastic, but not crap either.

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Likes: Everyday Italian, Iron Chef (both America and the original), Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, anything Alton Brown.

Hates: I'm with the consensus on Emeril. He's gone too Hollywood for me.
Paula Deen: her southern accent just grates on me.
Barefoot Contessa: Another voice that grates on me. She sounds like she's whining all the time.
Rachael Ray: the next time I hear "EVOO" or "Yum-O", I want to shove a bottle of that EVOO down her throat.

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Didn't realize I was posting in the Sigma Kappa forum!

Crash away, this is not a Stabby thread :p

Emeril sucks. His food is unrealistic and he falls into the "this would take 5 hours but I did it in 10 minutes" trap that I HATE.

I always enjoyed The Naked Chef Jamie Oliver but I have one of his cookbooks & most of his stuff is very complicated.

I know! Plus, if I ever served "Duckling Breast" I think I'd be beaten.

Who eats baby birds?

/likes veal
//and lamb

Oh, Jamie Oliver ROCKS in my book! I have two of his cookbooks (The Naked Chef Takes Off and Happy Days with the Naked Chef) and found nothing complicated about them. I've cooked several dishes of his without problem.

I also have two of Emeril's cookbooks (thanks to an inheritance from my grandmother) and find those complicated.

I live in NOLA and have never eaten at his restaurants. I doubt I'll ever have the chance. They seem too touristy to me.

I did eat at his fishhouse in Las Vegas inside the MGM Grand. It was surprisingly really good. I had pecan crusted red snapper w/a topping of showstring potatoes in this yummy sauce.

I have also eaten at Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay's restaurant) inside Caesars Palace. Absolutely delicious! Pricey but worth it.

I'd love to eat at one of those restaurants even if I'm not a personal fan, I bet the food is amazing :D

LOVE Paula Dean and her sons, the Good Eats guy, Iron Chef (original), Bobby Flay, and the red-headed Italian guy?? :confused: :D

HATE Barefoot Contessa and the big-headed Italian woman, Rachel Ray, Jamie Oliver and Emeril

I agree with ragtimerose that Emeril has gone too Hollywood, and I think Oliver used to be better "back in the day" as well.

I bought Express Lane Meals by Rachael Ray yesterday and I'm psyched to get it. It's the most practical book she's come out with yet...she lists her usual pantry items and then the recipes give you the ingredients you can buy and get through the express lane with at the supermarket.
And my mother told me she got the 2,4,6,8 book for me for christmas. Great surprise mum :D

I've never really watched Food Network. I don't suppose they have any vegetarian cooking shows...

I like Paula and her sons's shows. I think the accents are great. Barefoot Contesa is kind of snooting but I occasionally watch her. I don't understand why so many people hate Giada. I always want to have what she cooks and she seems nice.

what is emeril's ethnicity?

I believe he's Italian, but I'm just basing that on his last name. Doing a search...

ETA: Nope, I was wrong. According to Wikipedia he's of Portugese and Quebecois descent.

It's her mouth that kills me. I have never seen anyone who's able to show that many teeth in one go. She's like the wide mouth frog! I'm sorry, I can't look at Giada. Oh and her overpronounciation of Italian words. You're Italian, we get it! You sound like a twat.

Yeah, he's from Fall River, MA. Word to massholes! (Not that I actually like him, I don't. One trick pony if you ask me...)