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by bwf17 in reply to Lee [original] on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 12:22

No fair, he is one of my favorites when on the FN.  I so wanted him to win the Next Iron Chef when he competed in the final against Michael Simon.  I like his personality so much more and his cooking style.

 

 
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by Gretchen in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 12:29

Symon is annoying!!  I'm ducking from the Clevelanders.  He has been on a lot of other shows more than Iron Chef.

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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 12:51

Yes I agree, I don't even like him on the Best Thing I Ever Ate....and I am glad they too him off Dinner IMpossible.

 

 
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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 14:03

I thought Besh should have won too.  I don't find Symon annoying, but I think Besh has greater range and is the better chef.


I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more cookbooks sight unseen, although a couple of charities that I'm involved with won't be happy if I stop donating my rejects to the annual fundraisers.  I'll look through Besh's book next time I'm at the bookstore.

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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 14:11

I will too and let me know what you think. 

 

 
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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 16:19

Have you seen his book yet....the reviews sound good.

 

 
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by MadMom in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 16:21

Saw it at Costco the other day.  Was tempted, but I already have about a gazillion cookbooks.  Well, I did buy the one on grits, so I can be tempted.



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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 17:00

They have one of his oyster dishes in the new FN magazine and one of Jamie Oliver's too from his new one.  I will definitely try Jamies.....

 

 
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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 17:34

No, I looked for it the last time I was at Borders, but they didn't have it yet.  There was an article about him and the cookbook that I read recently.  Apparently, it's a big volume. 

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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 18:16

I will look at Costco and Barnes & Noble tomorrow.

 

 
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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 19:35

I will probably be at Costco over the weekend and will look for it there.  If they don;t have it, I'm sure Borders will have it by now.  I'll be near a Borders on Monday.


I ordered Ad Hoc At Home from Jessica's today.  I haven't seen it, but it sounds like it is a more useful book than Keller's other two.  I also ordered From Tapas To Meze, which was discussed here not long ago.  I like Joanne Weir's books. 

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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 20:38

I am tempted to get My Bread....from the No Knead Bread man.  I will look too.

 

 
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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 22:01

Other than the no-knead bread I made when it first hit the foodie world, I haven't made bread in years; too many good artisan bakeries nearby to fuss with it.  As a result, I'm not tempted by bread books.  Thank goodness for small favors.  ;^)  

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by FL.Cook in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 23:53

Her, In the City is very good.

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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 00:38

Yes, I like that one, but I use her Recipes From The Wine Country and More Recipes from the Wine Country more often.  I also have You Say Tomato, which I believe I got as a free book from Jessica's.  It's a smallish book, but there are lots of good recipes in it.

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by chiquiNO in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 01:44

I sat down and looked at it page for page the other day at the book store.  I didn't buy it because it is so much like a hundred other New Orleans cookbooks around.


With slight differences.....It does have some great photographs.  Go to NOLA.com, and click on the food section.  They reviewed the book and posted a few of the recipes....


 

 

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by Lee in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 15:56

I'll do that.  Thank you!

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by bwf17 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 14:15

I absolutely love My Bread....John Besh's book has far too many ingredients I could not find, but the book is truly a coffee table book...just beautiful...not sure I will keep it though since I bought it at Borders.