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kima
02-04-2001, 04:47 PM
Has anyone watched the Naked Chef on the Food Network? I enjoy it because he is not the usual cooking show host. The camera work is jumpy and edgy- takes a little getting use to! Todat he made a wonderful looking Thai Chicken Curry. I love his flat too! In addition he is not too hard on the eyes! Has anyone tried any of his recipes. My two teenage daughters have take a sudden interest in cooking as well!
56grapeape
02-05-2001, 12:28 AM
weird as his show is, i like watching it! (maybe its cause i lived over there for a few yrs)The camera angle is very strange, wish they'd hold still! lol But i like how they made his show.

I have not tried any of his recipes.

I would LOVE to have a mate that loves to cook like ANY of the tv hosts, but Im stuck with a dh who does nothing in the kitchen, ~:0(

rachelle ~:0)
ama47369
02-05-2001, 01:30 AM
The cookbooks are good as well. I bought his second "The Return of the Naked Chef" and I find it very usefull for creative and healthy recipes.
Leslie w
02-05-2001, 09:36 AM
I'd like to see him - Naked!

He works with fresh, simple ingredients and I'm going to check out the recipes on The Food Network website. His enthusiasm for cooking is contagious.
tovie
02-05-2001, 09:49 AM
Originally posted by kima:
Has anyone watched the Naked Chef on the Food Network? I enjoy it because he is not the usual cooking show host. The camera work is jumpy and edgy- takes a little getting use to! Todat he made a wonderful looking Thai Chicken Curry. I love his flat too! In addition he is not too hard on the eyes! Has anyone tried any of his recipes. My two teenage daughters have take a sudden interest in cooking as well!

I've tried one, but I'm at work and which one it was escapes me at the moment (g) I do have a curry one printed that he did that I intend to try but I'm still tracking down a couple of ingredients. I know I can get them online but I'd prefer to find them locally.

Tovie
luv2cook
02-05-2001, 01:22 PM
does anyone know where the "naked chef" came from? Seems a strange title and I wish that he would look AT the camera instead of away,like he's talking to someone...but yes, I do find his show interesting AND he's so youngggggggggg to have his own show and be a chef!
emilycat
02-05-2001, 03:51 PM
He's called the naked chef because he "strips recipes down to the bare essentials."


And Leslie, wouldn't it be fun one day to see him do the same! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Emily
Wendy w
02-05-2001, 05:12 PM
I received a copy of his 1st cookbook for Christmas and he has some really good recipes in it-a few are on my "to try" list.

I now want to try making pasta because he makes it look easy -something I have been too intimidated to do.

I have not seen "The Return of the Naked Chef" but I'm looking forward to checking it out. I do wish that they would hire a new camera person as the camera moves around too much and the "quirkiness" gives me a headache!
emilycat
02-05-2001, 06:24 PM
Wendy,

Were you referring to the book or the show when you mentioned how he makes pasta making look easy? Does he use a hand-cranked machine, or what? I loooove fresh pasta, and would love to make my own, as well.

Emily
Wendy w
02-05-2001, 07:03 PM
Emily,

I am referring to his book although I have seen him make pasta on his show as well. He uses a hand crank machine, but you can roll it out by hand too. He has some interesting flavors like beet.

I am tempted to get a pasta roller for my Kitchen Aid mixer, but they are over $100 so I'm considering the discs since I already have the food grinder that they work with.

I know that the hand machines are reasonably priced but I have to be careful because my collection of kitchen toys will take over the house soon http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif!

PS In an article that I read about him, it said that he is married to a model-doesn't that just figure?
Leslie w
02-06-2001, 02:04 PM
He must have just got married because in a recent show he was making a dinner for his girlfriend. I feel like a teenager talking about her first crush. My first crush was on David Soul from Starsky and Hutch! Boy am I showing my age! Do you know what it is I love most about watching male chefs? Not only are they doing something my husband would never do - cook, but I love it when they role up their sleeves and show their muscular forearms. Am I straying too far from the original topic? I think I need a reality check. I hear a baby calling me.