Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Chef Extraordinaire
And, what is the significance of these "contest" shows, Chopped, Iron Chef, Cupcake Wars, etc. Am I missing something - where are the educational properties???
Who promised you that the shows on Food TV would be educational? That's what PBS is for, and no one on PBS will give you their complete recipe, with measurements, unless you pay for it, either by subscribing to their web site (Cook's Country and America's Test Kitchen), or by buying their show related cookbooks (Ming Tsai, Jacque Pepin, Martin Yan, John Besh, et al), or you can't make their recipes unless you buy their seasonings and sauces (particularly Paul Prudhomme).