I have to say, it drives me mad how everyone on a Food Network show, at the end of the cooking demonstration, says - without fail - "you (I) can really taste the (ingredient)!" Usually orange zest, or tamarind, or chervil. Do these people say "wow, you can really see the yellow" or "hmmm, I'm really hearing those trombones"?
I suppose I'm being uncharitable. I imagine there isn't a whole list of things that are appropriate to say when you're eating a meal on camera that someone with their own show has made. "I thought we were ordering pizza" is funny in theory but wouldn't be in practice. "Oh...I just ate."
"You can really taste the steak..."
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How about "I burned my tongue!" I think that would be hilarious.
This gave me an idea for the besssssssssstttt website ever (although I'm not sure how):
Overheard at Gitmo
My boyfriend and I---inveterate Food Network watchers (my current fave = Jamie at Home)---are almost hyperaware of the things stars are we thinks given to say each show, given by like FN corporate or something. When using canned fruits, several chefs have mentioned it's okay because "they're packed at the peak of ripeness," which I'm pretty sure is Del Monte label copy. This line also comes out every time they use frozen vegetables.
Also, folks (Ina Garten, Michael Chiarello) have been inexplicably adding "off" to lots of their verbs. "Now I'm going to bake off the asparagus for 20 minutes" or "Then we're gonna grill off some asparagus."
We suspect some uppity-up is trying to start a word trend. Or, well, I do. N's just irritated by it all.
I had noticed Paula Dean say "...off"! Figured it was a Southern thing.
And look at us, all playing into their hands with our web2.0ing.
I love Ina because she seems so ill-at-ease. And I'm terrified of Jeffrey. And I'm convinced that Sandra Lee is having an affair with some producer. Tablescapes? Although "semi-homemade" is a great idea and deserves respect I can't imagine it gets. And Ellie Krieger - I don't know, I like the awkward ill-lit ones. Oh, boy, two "ill"s in the same paragraph. Can't change it now.
I really wanted to like Jamie at Home but he just seems so incredibly bored. I suspect he's somewhat cross-eyed, because he completely avoids looking at the camera. Nigella has a similar can't-really-be-bothered thing going on. British?
And what do we think of Giada?
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