Keeping the Resolution: Healthy Specials on Food Network

(Sorry, this should have gone up Sunday night, but I had Internet woes…) 
I started watching a special on healthy recipes on the Food Network that aired last weekend that I got me thinking.  It was a clip show taken from seven different shows that purported to offer healthy meals for the home cook.  Unfortunately, I have to say that [...]

The Next Iron Chef Finale

**** Spoiler Alert: I will talk about who wins.  Please read with caution.
Well the Limited Series that was The Next Iron Chef Finale has come and gone in the throes of Battle: Swordfish.  This was an interesting battle between Chef John Besh and Chef Michael Symon, two chefs that took very different paths to the top.  [...]

The Next Iron Chef 4

I finished watching tonight’s episode of the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef and I have to say that I find myself a little underwhelmed. Frankly, there is a lot to like about this show and only a little I find compelling.  Sadly, the part that I find compelling is just compelling enough to keep me watching.
I [...]

The Next Iron Chef Episode 1

I am in the process of watching the inaugural episode of The Next Iron Chef and I am not entirely sure what I think.  It is not that I am not enjoying the show, but I just do not have a good feeling for what the show is trying to accomplish.
Part of me wonders, what the [...]

Top Chef Finale II — Review

Warning: In this post, I talk about who won the Top Chef finale. 
Another season of Top Chef has come and gone.  This was my favorite season right up until the finale.  It occurred to me that Season 3 was a lot like Season 1.  Both were loaded with talented chefs who did not exactly sparkle [...]

Top Chef Part II–Before the Show

Okay, due to a scheduling conflict, I am just now firing up the Top Chef season 3 finale.  I am voting for Hung, but cheering for Casey.
 So that means Dale will obviously win…

Top Chef Finale Part I (SPOILER ALERT)

In this post, I talk about who was eliminated from part one of the Top Chef finale.
It was rather fortuitous that Food and Media day happened to land on Wednesday, the day part one of the finale of Top Chef aired.  It strikes me that I might have set things up that way…
I am not a TV [...]