Name a celebrity chef you'd like to come over to your house...

... and let me know what they're making. I may be coming over.

I have no idea WTF he's gonna make.

Heck -- we'd have to go shopping anyway (I don't have sea salt), so we could go find a good butcher, and he could give me pointers on buying all kinds of yummy stuff.

I think he'd be a riot to have over, and say what you will -- I love his energy.

The idea being you can eat what you want as long as you work it off. So, yeah, I'll take one of those Baby Ruths, Richard. :)

I don't care what he makes, he can even spend the night if he needs to;)

Yeah, I'd have to live on salads for two weeks afterward, but I just love her, especially her sense of humor. I'd gladly eat a dish with a pound of buttah in it, just to spend some time with her.

... and she's a riot. Honest to God, though,I don't want her in my house -- I want to go to her place in Savannah.

She has a fabulous kitchen. Mine, not so much.

He appeared on one of her shows, took her to his favorite places to eat in Plains... :D

From the way Paula talked, she wants Obama to be President. That is enough for me to want to meet her - and she is a blast to watch, too.

But I've seen the Jimmy Carter episode twice, so I'm hoping that they repeat this one... :-)

And I have no doubt that she's an Obama supporter. She's also one of my favorites because I love her recipes, butter and all...:D

Title was "Grease Is the Word Party" and the description reads: "Maury Povich and Connie Chung join Paula for frying fun with Connie's Mother's Fried Dumpling recipe and Fried Apple Pies. Paula and hers sons Bobby and Jamie make Fried Pork Chops and Sausage Potato Salad. Plus, Katie Lee Joel shares Fried Biscuit Sandwiches."

Not one word about Michelle Obama. They made fried shrimp (which must have been good since Michelle kept scarfing them down) and home fries with extra spicy seasoning and a mustard dipping sauce. I only caught part of the Michelle segment since I wasn't that interested in seeing a bunch of fried food I can't have. It was at the very end of the show.

Michelle Obama is a definite ratings draw while even the most serious Paula Deen fan would be likely to change the channel rather than be subjected to "Maury Povich and Connie Chung join Paula for frying fun..." :eyes:

But thanks for the info. I'll have to look for that episode, but I'll tune in really, really late...:hi:

Checked the listings and did not find it. I only happened to turn over in the middle of the segment.

I think Paula is Democratic but the Food Network execs must be Republicans.

So you'd think that they'd want to publicize it.:crazy:

However, it depends where you saw the description. The TV listings that are in the newspapers and weekly TV mags are done by someone else. I know because that used to be my job, LOL.:D

I was never responsible for The Food Network, did the commercial networks, CBS and FOX, sometimes NBC, but they're all written in the same place, my home town. The channel will send a schedule, or somebody has to call them, but it's the person who edits The Food Network that writes the descriptions. Maybe Michelle Obama's appearance was a last minute thing and she didn't make any but the daily listings. I used to have the same problem with Letterman. Anyway, it's one explanation... :shrug: :hi:

And for that particular episode:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/paulas-party/grease-is-the-word-party/index.html

Should we write and read them the riot act, like we do for CNN? :evilgrin:

i would try anything he makes.

She annoys the hell out of me.

Seriously, though...I'd probably pick Anthony Bourdaine (sp?) or maybe that really obnoxious British guy from that chef competition show. He makes me laugh.

...and not for the reason you think.

Ew! And not for THAT either!

One friend went to one of her cooking classes, ages ago, and was invited on stage to help cook...:-)

And my other good friend ran into her last year, when her family took her out to lunch for her birthday. She said that Rachael ordered chicken breasts for her dog and had John take them out to her pup in the car... :D

I like her "30 Minute Meals" recipes. What's your interest? :shrug:

The food guy from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". He's a pretty decent chef in his own right. I don't know what he'd be making, but I trust his judgement.

Ah, yes...

:-)

YES!

Paula Dean ... making biscuits or fried chicken
Harold, Richard, & Dale from Top Chef ... making polenta, perplexed tofu, and halo halo
Duff & everyone from Ace of Cakes ... with a cake :) (I'd want to eat with these people, too. They're so fun).

morimoto, jamie oliver or anthony bourdain. i really don't care what they cook, i'll eat it :9

He can make anything, and I could use his expertise... :-)

I'd have to go with Ingrid Hoffman. Or maybe Adrianne Calvo... I do prefer redheads, after all...

Oh, wait... they're coming over to COOK?

It's the only cooking show I'd stop and watch on a regular basis.

she be cookin'

chef boyardee

And he's making cassoulet! Nothing with nasty bits :evilgrin:

Oh, and he's smoking outside!

And I'll bring my tarte tatin.

To anyone who has been invited over to dinner at our house, my wife is a celebrity chef,
and an expert low-cal, low-fat chef to boot. I have serious cholesterol problems, so this
is vital to keeping me alive.

Over the weekend, we had.........

Ocean perch, first lightly coated with a thin layer of olive oil, then baked (poached?)
in a mixture of vegetable broth and white wine, enhanced with lightly broiled garlic
cloves and diced fresh ginger. Accompanied by scalloped potatoes, also lightly coated
with a thin layer of olive oil, mixed with finely chopped onions, then put under a broiler
until lightly brown, then sprinkled with a light layer of cajun spice, and continued broiled until
brown around the edges.

Salad of field greens and freshly halved cherry tomatoes in a simple mixture of olive oil and
balsamico.

Sunday, diced chicken in a sauce of olive oil, vegetable broth, mustard, herbs and local mushrooms
over brown rice.

You get the idea? I don't need a celebrity--I already have the best there is.

And he's making a Bœuf bourguignon with rice.

http://www.ironfans.net/aboutic/bios/sakai/

Chef Ramsey of course. He can curse and cook in my kitchen any day.

She is so beautiful and gracious....

I wish she was my mother!

Pepin was personal chef to Charles De Gaulle, one of Edith Piaf's lovers, turned down Jackie Kennedy's offer to be White House chef.

This quote is attributed to Julia Child

He can cook anything he likes to as far as I care. Or he can give me cooking lessons ... just to hear his colourful language. F this, F that... but he really is a brilliant chef, and to me he seems a nice guy. I kinda like him!

Mark.

Julia Child and Chicken Cordon Blue

Ming Tsai, Jamie Oliver, or Lydia Bastianich. Number one would be Julia Child, if she were still living.

The Barefoot Contessa.

And she can make anything she wants.

sandra can make the drinks and giada can...who gives a shit what i eat after drinking what ever sandra mixes up...

Of course, liking Sandra makes me the sworn enemy of Bourdain.

and what ever the bloody hell he wants to make...

I'm ALLLLLL about the grillin' and he's damn good at it. I love Boy Meets Grill.

We could go down to Arthur Bryant's in KC, and he could challenge them to a rib throwdown.

Just sayin!

In case the Cajun Napalm get out of control.

With plenty of Whoppers and all his home videos

fukai-san!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Ota

can't stand most of the celebrity "chefs" out there these days.

So, my faves:
Julia Child
Ninfa Laurenzo
James Beard
Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet)

One living one: Rose Levy Beranbaum
She can come over and bake any day!

Well I will! I want him to cook for me. Anthony Bourdain will be there to 'entertain'. :D

and hopefully she's not making anything...it seems like such a waste of an evening with Nigella.


:loveya:

(Yeah...my mind is in the gutter where it belongs.)

I think he's kinda sexy. :D