I'm a big fan of Diners, Drive In's & Dives. From the first time I saw Guy Fieri, I KNEW this guy was a keeper because he seemed real. If anyone was right to do this show, he was tailor made to do this. Some episodes are just laugh out loud funny. I decided to take 5 of the funniest spots I've seen here. OK, not anything where I'm offering any cooking advise or the like but at the very least, I'm offering some comic relieve. This show has many of those and I'll feature 5 segments from past shows. The worst thing that could happen is that you'll get some comic relief. That much I promise. Notice that these places, for the most part, are all BBQ places or Southern places.
1. Uncle Lou's in Memphis. All I can say- "corruption" and "sweet spicy love":
2. Fred's Texas Cafe in Fort Worth, Texas. Cowboy chef!!!
3. Gorilla's BBQ in Pacifica, CA. Any place named Gorilla's is worth investigating.
4. Leo's BBQ in OK City, OK. "Much love" in this place.
5. West Virginia's Hillbilly Hot Dogs, featuring "the Homewrecker" hot dog. Me being a Chicago-area native, got a good laugh at this place. Eat it in 12 minutes, you get a free t-shirt. Seriously.
Excellent Kosher Food
February 19, 2011
February 13, 2011
The Cooks of YouTube: The Beauty of YouTube Food
OK. This is not exactly what I had in mind. As I watch Daytona 500 qualifying, I played around with my YouTube account and noticed something I thought nothing of. There are SO MANY solid cooks on YouTube and thought some of you might want to take a peek. Listed below are some of the channels I really enjoy. So now, I thought I would let you know about them (in no real order). Along with naming them, I posted one video from that channel. They all are easy to follow and are fun to listen to.
1. Betty's Kitchen. She is retired Math professor. I found her channel a few months ago. So retire from the academic world, become a hobby cook. It must be nice. Great variety here but this channel does have a Southern influence (good stuff).
-taken from "Betty's Kitchen" (http://www.youtube.com/user/bettyskitchen)
2. The Cajun Wife, also heavily Southern influence (duh) but some great Southern food here. Excellent step by step instruction (as with Betty's Channel). The problem is she hasn't posted a video in quite some time. This is one video I got hungry watching.
- taken from "The Cajun Wife Show" channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/cajunwife).
3. Cooking with Carolyn has a mix of regional foods. I can't say anything about her channel that she hasn't already done so. "My goal is to get you hungry and to get you cooking! Cooking should be fun and something for all to enjoy and take part in!" I think it worked.
- taken from "Cooking with Carolyn" channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/CookingWithCarolyn) :
4. The Frugal Chef (aka, Pastryparrot1). OK, I was somewhat a Jeff Smith fan back when. Her channel is pretty similar to Cooking with Carolyn. She covers a wide variety of food. No real emphasis other than trying to save money.
- taken from Frugal Chef (http://www.youtube.com/user/pastryparrot1)
5. BOW Ds ROCK N ROLL CAFE'. This tends to favor more Italian or meat dishes.
- taken from bowhunter2439 Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/bowhunter2439):
6. BBQMyWay Channel is just what it implies and more. Check out the authentic lasagna recipe video. The host (Dave) has a pretty good sense of humor. This is just one example of what he brings to the table. Wireless thermometer? Love it!!
-taken from BBQMyWay Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/BBQMyWay)
7. Food Wishes Channel. Chef John is a lot of fun to listen to. He, like the other hosts, are very pleasant to listen too. This guy I think is more a pro than the others I've listed. My goal was to give the hobby chefs the floor, but this guy was too good to pass up. He makes everything seem so eary to do.
- taken from Food Wishes Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes#p/u/26/C2r-Rs7oyQY)
(yes, this recipe is a guilty pleasure of mine)
8. Inez' Kockstudio is one of the first channels I found here. She has some great recipes but it also serves another purpose. Her channel helps me refresh my German (since she's German and speaks German in the videos). This might help you as well. For some, this may pose a problem for some. Then again, you may be able to follow by watching the ingredients she uses.
- taken from Inez' Kockstudio's Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/seni70#p/u)
This was just a sample of channels I enjoy. I figured some of you may enjoy them as well (if you already don't know about them). Hope to get my camera fixed (or replaced ) very soon. I just have other priorities right now.
1. Betty's Kitchen. She is retired Math professor. I found her channel a few months ago. So retire from the academic world, become a hobby cook. It must be nice. Great variety here but this channel does have a Southern influence (good stuff).
-taken from "Betty's Kitchen" (http://www.youtube.com/user/bettyskitchen)
2. The Cajun Wife, also heavily Southern influence (duh) but some great Southern food here. Excellent step by step instruction (as with Betty's Channel). The problem is she hasn't posted a video in quite some time. This is one video I got hungry watching.
- taken from "The Cajun Wife Show" channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/cajunwife).
3. Cooking with Carolyn has a mix of regional foods. I can't say anything about her channel that she hasn't already done so. "My goal is to get you hungry and to get you cooking! Cooking should be fun and something for all to enjoy and take part in!" I think it worked.
- taken from "Cooking with Carolyn" channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/CookingWithCarolyn) :
4. The Frugal Chef (aka, Pastryparrot1). OK, I was somewhat a Jeff Smith fan back when. Her channel is pretty similar to Cooking with Carolyn. She covers a wide variety of food. No real emphasis other than trying to save money.
- taken from Frugal Chef (http://www.youtube.com/user/pastryparrot1)
5. BOW Ds ROCK N ROLL CAFE'. This tends to favor more Italian or meat dishes.
- taken from bowhunter2439 Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/bowhunter2439):
6. BBQMyWay Channel is just what it implies and more. Check out the authentic lasagna recipe video. The host (Dave) has a pretty good sense of humor. This is just one example of what he brings to the table. Wireless thermometer? Love it!!
-taken from BBQMyWay Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/BBQMyWay)
7. Food Wishes Channel. Chef John is a lot of fun to listen to. He, like the other hosts, are very pleasant to listen too. This guy I think is more a pro than the others I've listed. My goal was to give the hobby chefs the floor, but this guy was too good to pass up. He makes everything seem so eary to do.
- taken from Food Wishes Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes#p/u/26/C2r-Rs7oyQY)
(yes, this recipe is a guilty pleasure of mine)
8. Inez' Kockstudio is one of the first channels I found here. She has some great recipes but it also serves another purpose. Her channel helps me refresh my German (since she's German and speaks German in the videos). This might help you as well. For some, this may pose a problem for some. Then again, you may be able to follow by watching the ingredients she uses.
- taken from Inez' Kockstudio's Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/seni70#p/u)
This was just a sample of channels I enjoy. I figured some of you may enjoy them as well (if you already don't know about them). Hope to get my camera fixed (or replaced ) very soon. I just have other priorities right now.
December 21, 2010
Merry Christmas
I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone who follows or will read this a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!! I am a Chistian and am not ashamed to say Merry Christmas. Why is Christmas celebrated? To celebrate the birth of a savior being Jesus Christ. So I decided to add some videos to celebrate this wonderful event and season. Some of the videos I'm posting are secular in nature (seasonal focus). I hope you all enjoy this!!!
God Bless you all and have a safe Christmas and New Year!!!
God Bless you all and have a safe Christmas and New Year!!!
November 29, 2010
OK..... What Next?
I haven't posted anything here recently. There hasn't been much time to cook (something blog worthy anyway), digital camera is still on the blitz (hope to fix that soon) and time has just got away from me. Did I quit this blog? Did I walk away from this? No and no. I've had a wonderful time blogging here and learning from so many other cooks.
So this posts title- OK.....what next? Fair question to those who might be reading (at any point in time), here's what I hope to do:
1. Cookbook reviews. I just found a book on meat but this isn't like any other book. I'm just now starting to digest this book because it has a TON of information (some I didn't know of before). If this is anything like my first glance, this should be a good review. What I can say about the book in question is thank goodness for:
a. gift cards!!!
b. 50% off Thanksgiving weekend discount (thank you Borders for offering the promotion).
2. More adventures (reviews of places and products). I joined Yelp not long ago (johnduncan.yelp.com) and I've done several reviews of local places. I hope to share more here.
3. I may revisit some subjects I wrote about before but put a different spin on them. Recently, I became a big fan of Create TV. The "American's Test Kitchen" franchise is very prominenet on that network. Some of the things they did were things I knew but quite a bit I didn't know.
4. Be open to what else food-related comes along. This has been a lot of fun and miss not being able to share more here.
My goal is to get back here soon with more stuff. In the event that doesn't happen, I would like to wish anyone who sees this a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Years (I should be back before then) and any other holiday I missed!!!
So this posts title- OK.....what next? Fair question to those who might be reading (at any point in time), here's what I hope to do:
1. Cookbook reviews. I just found a book on meat but this isn't like any other book. I'm just now starting to digest this book because it has a TON of information (some I didn't know of before). If this is anything like my first glance, this should be a good review. What I can say about the book in question is thank goodness for:
a. gift cards!!!
b. 50% off Thanksgiving weekend discount (thank you Borders for offering the promotion).
2. More adventures (reviews of places and products). I joined Yelp not long ago (johnduncan.yelp.com) and I've done several reviews of local places. I hope to share more here.
3. I may revisit some subjects I wrote about before but put a different spin on them. Recently, I became a big fan of Create TV. The "American's Test Kitchen" franchise is very prominenet on that network. Some of the things they did were things I knew but quite a bit I didn't know.
4. Be open to what else food-related comes along. This has been a lot of fun and miss not being able to share more here.
My goal is to get back here soon with more stuff. In the event that doesn't happen, I would like to wish anyone who sees this a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Years (I should be back before then) and any other holiday I missed!!!
October 19, 2010
Spice Contest
If you follow the Foodie Blogroll, you know they have contests, giveaways and other promotions. This month, one such promotion involves spices. That's right, spices. A set of 10 and a set of 6 spices are given away to selected winners. The sponsor for this contests is Spices Inc. To enter, follow the link listed below:
http://www.foodieblogroll.com/contests/comment-to-win-a-10-jar-set-of-spicesinc-spices
Good luck!!!!
http://www.foodieblogroll.com/contests/comment-to-win-a-10-jar-set-of-spicesinc-spices
Good luck!!!!
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