Some Words

In the latest New Yorker there’s an article on Foodtv. I’ve watched a fair amount of the Food Network over the years. While I don’t have cable, I had lamented that I would pick foodtv and Comedy Central, if I could choose channels ala carte. No longer.

First off they are getting rid of Mario Batalli, who may be the only man in America who I see as a threat to my keeping kosher. He just makes pork look like it’s going to taste so good. I really don’t even like pork. With him goes Sarah Moulton, who knows her shit, though I would only watch her show from time to time. Ming Tsai was already gone. I suppose I can’t really blame them for that, but I might anyway. A lot of my friends didn’t like him as much. Some thought he seemed a bit arrogant. It doesn’t matter.

The point is, I don’t care if it’s a 30 minute meal. I want to know about cooking, not reheating, or pulling from plastic bags. I also NEVER want to hear “Yumm-o.” The word is just so precious I want to kill a baby kitten just to return balance to the world. Alton Brown is still doing his thing, but do I want a whole network for one show? Unless it’s the Daily Show, then no, I dont.