Did you guys catch No Reservations in Chicago?
Yeah, that was fun. Although I take issue with Tony's assertion that Chicago and New York are the only "real" cities in the US. @@@@@@
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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]
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2009 7:51:04 am PST #7873 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Nora Deirdre - Feb 04, 2009 7:57:33 am PST #7874 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Tom has been pretty off of Tony since that insufferable episode where he and his foodie friends were at the Wayne DuFrey (???) restaurant talking about whatever. He was just SO SUPERIOR, it was nauseating. (I may have bitched about that here)
I have this seasons eps on the Tivo, but since Tom can't stand him anymore, I haven't watched it yet.
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2009 7:59:48 am PST #7875 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think he said they were the only "real metropolises" in the US. I can see that--they both have lots of skyscrapers with individualized architecture, they both have compact (walkable) downtowns with (relatively) decent public transit, and they both still feel a bit older and have that gritty patina that fits an older term like "metropolis" (which always makes me think of Art Deco--the Fritz Lang word association, I guess!).
lisah - Feb 04, 2009 8:08:52 am PST #7876 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
I think he said they were the only "real metropolises" in the US. I can see that--they both have lots of skyscrapers with individualized architecture, they both have compact (walkable) downtowns with (relatively) decent public transit, and they both still feel a bit older and have that gritty patina that fits an older term like "metropolis" (which always makes me think of Art Deco--the Fritz Lang word association, I guess!).
The same can be said for San Francisco.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2009 8:11:49 am PST #7877 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Tom has been pretty off of Tony since that insufferable episode where he and his foodie friends were at the Wayne DuFrey (???) restaurant talking about whatever. He was just SO SUPERIOR, it was nauseating. (I may have bitched about that here)
He actually posted in his blog that he thought the show was a huge mistake, he was horribly emabarassed by himself, and that the idea would not be repeated (in a large part based upon viewers reactions).
lisah - Feb 04, 2009 8:17:37 am PST #7878 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
I just can't wait to see what he thought of B'more this time around. If he still hates it or what. I know he ate somewhere with Snoop from the Wire! I'm pretty sure he got lake trout because he mentioned somewhere (on his blog maybe?) about how it's neither from a lake nor is it trout. It's one of my fave b'more food facts!
sumi - Feb 04, 2009 9:12:26 am PST #7879 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
When is the Baltimore episode coming up?
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2009 9:16:32 am PST #7880 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm curious if he'll do pit beef during the Baltimore episode.
sumi - Feb 04, 2009 9:28:27 am PST #7881 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
His blog post about Chicago suggests that beef is on the menu in Baltimore.
sumi - Feb 04, 2009 9:32:57 am PST #7882 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I sent a friend Bourdain's post about Chicago and she emailed me back that Ripert is going to have his own show on PBS!!