Larry -
you're not alone - I'm in the "done gone & gave up" camp as well.
the "old" shows were about cooking - whether it was an ingredient, a recipe, a technique or 'a menu'
the "new" shows seem to focus more on "drama" than cooking.
"Stay tuned, on the next episode Contestant X will boil an egg. Will Contestant X succeed in boiling an egg or will it crack?"
much more tweaked to a soap opera drama than conveying any real info.
even stuff like Iron Chef - which as mentioned presents new ideas and combinations and . . ." but other than watching a bunch of people furiously scurrying about in a psuedo-kitchen, what real fact is conveyed?
the ones that really make me chuckle is the newbie / wannabe chef shows where they are presented with a totally unknown never did done handled cooked seen that before "mystery ingredient" -
uhmmm, unexcuse me - but does anyplace in the real world serve up dishes to paying customers never before prepared / served? it's simply - despite the term 'reality show' - unrealistic. does not happen that way.
if one enjoys "drama" - okay - if one is looking to learn something about cooking, hardly applies.
you're not alone - I'm in the "done gone & gave up" camp as well.
the "old" shows were about cooking - whether it was an ingredient, a recipe, a technique or 'a menu'
the "new" shows seem to focus more on "drama" than cooking.
"Stay tuned, on the next episode Contestant X will boil an egg. Will Contestant X succeed in boiling an egg or will it crack?"
much more tweaked to a soap opera drama than conveying any real info.
even stuff like Iron Chef - which as mentioned presents new ideas and combinations and . . ." but other than watching a bunch of people furiously scurrying about in a psuedo-kitchen, what real fact is conveyed?
the ones that really make me chuckle is the newbie / wannabe chef shows where they are presented with a totally unknown never did done handled cooked seen that before "mystery ingredient" -
uhmmm, unexcuse me - but does anyplace in the real world serve up dishes to paying customers never before prepared / served? it's simply - despite the term 'reality show' - unrealistic. does not happen that way.
if one enjoys "drama" - okay - if one is looking to learn something about cooking, hardly applies.