I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown

Anya ,'Sleeper'


Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own

This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]


victor infante - Oct 08, 2009 7:17:09 am PDT #11177 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

And what was up with Ash's toady routine at judge's table. That was embarassing.

Someone has a crush, be it professional or otherwise ...

Honestly, I think her biggest mistake was calling it curry. The basic spices in curry powder are all major spices in Middle Eastern cooking, except maybe fenugreek.

I gotta admit, it was kind of funny when she was about to challenge Padma about India being kind of Middle Eastern, and then realized what she was setting herself up for and clammed up.


Stephanie - Oct 08, 2009 7:50:18 am PDT #11178 of 23273
Trust my rage

I gotta admit, it was kind of funny when she was about to challenge Padma about India being kind of Middle Eastern, and then realized what she was setting herself up for and clammed up.

I'm watching it now and just saw that part. Very funny.

fenugreek

I know this is a spice, but it's also something women take to boost their milk supply when nursing, which is the context where I most see it referred to. Online worlds colliding.


Kathy A - Oct 08, 2009 9:12:48 am PDT #11179 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Since he won Top Chef:Masters, I thought I'd link to the Chicago Tribune's review of Rick Bayless's new restaurant, Xoco. It's a counter-service place, priced accordingly, and sounds delicious:

Wickedly, Bayless sets his desserts right by the cashier, making them even harder to resist. Already, his churros, handmade in direct view of the restaurant's picture window, are acquiring legendary status; warm from the fryer and dusted with sugar and cinnamon, they are so enticing customers grab them on the spot, often downing them long before the savory dishes arrive...

Among the wood-baked tortas, the woodland mushroom version, with its garlicky notes and Prairie Farm goat cheese, is sensational, as are the pepito, made with Tallgrass Beef shortribs, jack cheese and pickled jalapenos, and the excellent cochinita pibil, a pork torta served with a lethal habanero sauce on the side...

Murky and complex, these soups are wonderful to contemplate. The seafood is predictably terrific, awash in organic shrimp, mussels and a red-chile-inflected broth. But the pork belly vermicelli is a revelation; the hot soup renders out the excess fat, leaving just the richly flavored pork. For those who find pork belly too unctuous, this is the dish to try.

Besides the churros, desserts include ice creams; the vivid-colored blueberry-tequila blend is especially good. And there's the deep, rich combination of chocolate cake and cajeta (goat-milk caramel) flan called chocoflan; how Bayless resisted calling it Xocoflan is beyond me.

There are a few wines and beers available, but the beverages to try are the insanely good and intense hot chocolates, made from cocoa beans ground on the premises, and the fruity aguas frescas, which are natural and uncarbonated soft drinks. Because so many caldos have a touch of lime to them, the limonada agua fresca is an ideal companion...

Though its entrance is on Illinois Street, Xoco sits right next door to Topolobampo and Frontera Grill. In marked contrast to celebrity chefs who've established satellite operations coast-to-coast, Bayless took 20 years to reach the end of his block. At this rate, he'll hit Lincoln Park by the year 2312.


brenda m - Oct 08, 2009 9:15:29 am PDT #11180 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Oh, I passed that a few weeks ago and about gave myself whiplash turning around to look as we drove by. I'll have to check it out soon.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 08, 2009 9:45:32 am PDT #11181 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

OMG, FOOD PORN!!!

makes Homer Simpson drool noise


SailAweigh - Oct 08, 2009 9:53:28 am PDT #11182 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Next visit to Chicago we need to a get a group together to check it out.


brenda m - Oct 08, 2009 9:58:24 am PDT #11183 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

So when will that be again?


SailAweigh - Oct 08, 2009 10:27:32 am PDT #11184 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Well, I could come down just about anytime at this point. My social and professional (hahahaha) calendar are pretty empty. When would be good for others?


Kristen - Oct 08, 2009 4:26:59 pm PDT #11185 of 23273

I just got an invite to an MPTF fundraiser during LA Fashion Week:

"Project Runway" Season 6 contestant, Gordana Gehlhausen invites you to be her guest

Admission is free but they ask that you participate in their raffle.


quester - Oct 08, 2009 4:33:40 pm PDT #11186 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I will gladly come to Chicago as soon as the Chicago to Iowa City railroad gets going.