Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
In this show, world renown chef and food enthusiast Anthony Bourdain. In this show, Anthony travels the world exploring various locations trying out all sorts of food and beverages. In his episode he went to Hawaii to try out the local food. The first stop he went to was a hot dog stand that sold specialty made hot dogs with various relishes and sauces. After that he went to a small diner with a college. After that he went to a local bar with another famous chef Alan Wong, which is the grandfather of Hawaiian cuisine. They had a various amount of dishes like pan fried rack of lamb
Sadly I missed the rest of the episode but I managed to catch the next episode. He went to San Francisco. I thought that this episode was really interesting. The first place he went to was a coffee shop and a radio station. So from want he heard, that the coffee shop is really known for its maple bacon latte, which what I thought was really odd, but according to Anthony, it was really good.
The next location he went to was an upscale breakfast location that is known for its breakfast food and seafood. As Anthony was there, he had one of their famous omelets. According to Anthony, the place was fairly good, he basically liked everything that was offered to eat.
I personally like this show because I take interest in various cuisines from around the world. The concept of the show is really good in my opinion. The idea of exploring and being exposed to new food and dishes. During his travels, particularly in the us, he really shows how diverse American cuisine is like. From what I have heard from other people, and just reviews in general, he does a really good job on what he does when he does his reviews.
Kitchen Nightmares
Another show that captivated my attention is “kitchen nightmares” that is currently aired on fox. In this show, world renowned chef Gordon Ramsey explores the country helping restaurants that are in dire need of help. In this episode, he went to Chicago to help a restaurant called the Spanish Pavilion. This restaurant had some cleaning issues but the biggest factor was the management. In the end, the restaurant got completely renovated in the interior. Another thing that was taken care of was the menu, there were some changes due to some lack of popularity of the choices they had. From there Chef Ramsey did some adjustments by removing some items and adding new dishes. As the changes were done they went right into service.
As it began the service was going pretty smoothly at first but as the night went on, there was some personal conflict between the head chef and the general manger. They began to argue about how things are running; therefore a small feud went on for a short time. Then after that, the rest of the night went smoothly after they settled down and got back to work.
I believe that this show is fairly ok, it’s not my favorite food related show. It’s always fascinating to listen to Chef Ramsey on how he talks about any kind of food. He’s really passionate on what he does in the food industry. Overall I thought that the show was fair. I have seen better shows like iron chef, and top chef. The show has an interesting concept and I can see how it can be made as a fairly decent reality show.
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