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23550. Jenerator - 2/3/2008 10:07:01 PM Bourdain says that the worst meal he ever ate was in Namibia. Wild boar anus, with feces pushed out in front of him, and 'cooked' and covered in hot ash sans seasoning.
Blech. 23551. Jenerator - 2/3/2008 10:10:20 PM I think what has happened to Bourdain is probably what happens to other chefs. They get so used to what's commonly eaten in the various regions of the world, that they then have to eat the unsual, to find something interesting. It seems that a lot of chefs start going the route of preferring offals because the other cuts just don't excite them anymore.
Why eat a perfect prime rib when you can eat fermented testicles and deconstructed, frozen pesto made from the rare kii chi kii chi tree.
23552. alistairConnor - 2/3/2008 11:23:03 PM I hope Bourdain goes to New Zealand and has to eat kaanga pirau.
It's the closest thing to actual shit that people eat. 23553. arkymalarky - 2/3/2008 11:33:21 PM Wabbit posted in Sports that her mother was in a bad car accident. 23554. anomie - 2/4/2008 2:38:37 AM I saw that. Hope for the best... 23555. anomie - 2/4/2008 2:41:18 AM Googling Bourdain and "sour grapes", shows I'm not alone in my opinion. But I'm clearly outnumbered here. 23556. anomie - 2/4/2008 3:03:32 AM At least the food channel is about food. The so-called Travel Channel is the one that needs a complete revamp so that maybe it can be about travel. 23557. Ms. No - 2/4/2008 4:33:43 AM Out of pocket for a few days --- I'm providing home care for a friend's mom who just had knee replacement surgery. I'll have stories to tell when I get back for sure!
23558. Magoseph - 2/4/2008 1:58:52 PM Sleet, slush, snow flurries, and a storm in the making here--I will not watch TV today and tomorrow, I swear!
Good morning, Moties--please go and admire Mme Sarkozy in International.
23559. Magoseph - 2/4/2008 2:06:00 PM Here's one for you Cap'n.
23560. wonkers2 - 2/4/2008 3:43:09 PM For some reason she reminds me of Carla Bruni! Sarkozy weds Carla Bruni 23561. Magoseph - 2/4/2008 3:59:44 PM She IS Carla Bruni, now Mme Sargozy--Wonks--are you mocking me? 23562. judithathome - 2/4/2008 6:38:02 PM No, Mags...there's an actress with the same name. 23563. judithathome - 2/4/2008 6:41:05 PM Anomie, Bourdain's show IS about travel...many, many people consider a big part of the travel experience to be about the food.
Jen, I think "what happened" with Bourdain is that he was offered money to travel to an unlimited number of places, with all travle details taken care of for him, and as a bonus, he gets paid to do it. Who wouldn't jump at THAT? 23564. judithathome - 2/4/2008 6:47:09 PM Heh...the joke's on me. I was thinking of another actress named Carla whose last name starts with a B...Carla Buono.
And another, Carla G something. 23565. anomie - 2/4/2008 7:04:38 PM Judith, I know that. Travelogs are great. Even when sponsored by Royal Caribbean, they can be informative. My remarks were about the channel in general which has a lot of crap shows, and I was comparing it to the many good shows on British TV that actually help you make travel decisions and plans. I mean poker is fun, but it's just cheap filler. 23566. anomie - 2/4/2008 7:29:56 PM To make my point I looked at today's line-up on the Travel Channel, but it's actually pretty good. Bourdain is on for several hours and they have a new Michael Palin show, and then a bunch of national park and Europe repeats.
I'd like to see more shows about the industry - tour companies, lodging options, transportation - and about costs. 23567. judithathome - 2/4/2008 9:58:27 PM Well, see, those would be wasted on me because there's no travel plans in our future anytime soon.
And I must admit, I watch very little on that channel except for Bourdain. Sad, I know...because it's a good channel and I even know one of the editors who works on those shows with that woman named Samantha something. 23568. anomie - 2/4/2008 10:44:54 PM Who knows? You might get motivated.
Samantha Brown is it? She's not bad. She does those long cruise commercial shows for Royal Caribbean and a few shows about Europe. Well, about expensive hotels and pampered traveling in Europe anyway. But she's not too bad. 23569. anomie - 2/5/2008 11:52:17 PM I caught Bourdain's show about New Orleans last. He was okay. He seems to have mellowed or matured. He did a face to face with Emeril over some downhome cooking. Kudos to Emeril for taking care of displaced restaurant employees after the hurricane.
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