Food Meditations...: Food on TV: Tastemakers & The Rowdy Factor

Ubiquitous Green Vegetable ~

15 Minutes for Chef's Broccoli ~

"Melodrama thrives on "Iron Chef America." But it rarely attaches, in any context, to broccoli."

"Broccoli ice cream. Who could have foreseen this event?" So asked the announcer on this week's episode...
Read more: 15 Minutes for Chef's Broccoli; wsj.com

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes." ~Benjamin Disraeli (*)QuoteGarden.com

Tastemakers
One of the world's most celebrated chefs, born in Poitiers, France, Chef Robuchon currently oversees restaurants in Paris, London, Tokyo, Macau,...
Read more: Chef Joel Robuchon Interview; askmen.com

Efforts Languish
When you're good, you're good. So how can you be bad when you're really good?...
Read more: Hits & Flops; foodarts.com

Food on TV:
The Rowdy Factor
The platinum-haired, heavily tattooed Food Network star has brought a new element of mass-market culture to American food television...
Read more: Guy Fieri - Chef, Dude is in the House; nytimes.com

Traveling Chefs
Sampling foreign foods is a highlight of many tourist itineraries but a particular group of rich Indians take a different approach to eating overseas...
Read more: For Rich Marwaris; Have Chef, Will Travel; wsj.com

Cooking Note
Musician and host Roger Mooking has thrived as much on gastronomic eclecticism as he has on variety in life...
Read more: Being a chef ‘was in my soul’; theglobeandmail.com

Ingredients: Odd-N-Non
~ Did you know about the existence of an Annual World Testicles Cooking Championship?...
Read more: AP: Kangaroo testicle? Chefs in Serbia say, 'Yes!'; google.com

~ Venison - The Doors provide my a theme song for one weirdest dining experiences...
Read more: The Cirque’s chef: Before the flying trapeze, the clowns enjoy venison; nationalpost.com

Terroiristes
Has molecular cuisine succumbed to the 'terroiristes', with their emphasis on terroir and local ingredients?...

Read more: Chefs Return to Nature; wsj.com

~ Beekeepers are raising awareness about the benefits of honey with the first Philadelphia Honey Festival...
Read more: A honey harvest for Philadelphia beekeepers; philly.com

~ Peppers, in season now, can vary in size, shape and heat levels...
Read more: In season: Take your pick of peppers; sacbee.com

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