The cheaper and shittier a restaurant is the more likely they are to have "secret ingredients"

The better places show you exactly how they make stuff and basically dare you to try to replicate it.

7/31/2015 11:18:05 PM

i really like these kinda of shows. and i don't really know why. the restaurants are very likely restaurants i'll never go to in my life. the dishes i would never try to make myself based off these shows (for that, i really like cooking shows). it's just mindless entertainment, i guess.

but, i too have noticed the same thing you mentioned.

another thing i noticed, and this is probably a dumb observation but i've never worked in any kinda restaurant kitchen before, is that a lot of time they'll say "yeah this goes in at, like, 425 or so for 30-40 minutes". they make it sound very inexact - and i know cooking times obviously vary all the time. but i guess i just assumed it would be very precise. or they'll do similar things with ingredients. "oh, about, 1/2 a cup or so of this".

[Edited on July 31, 2015 at 11:39 PM. Reason : f]

7/31/2015 11:38:31 PM

Standard cooking is generally by feel, there are so many variables that every time cooking the same thing could be a tad different

Baking on the other hand, you have to do that shit exact every time

8/1/2015 12:01:43 AM

Why wont you ever go to the restaurants you see?

8/1/2015 10:28:25 AM

^i'm not opposed to going to those restaurants - but the odds of me traveling to that particular city and visiting that particular restaurant are low.

8/1/2015 11:10:45 AM

Other than some of the places around Raleigh that I've seen on these shows, only one I've ever been to was in Boulder City Nevada when I ate at a place that was on Diners Driveins and Dives. I had the salsa verde omlette that was featured on the show and it was really good.

http://www.worldfamouscoffeecup.com/

8/5/2015 6:34:28 PM

Get the tvfoodmaps app and just open it wherever you are. Theres at least a dozen places in the triangle.

8/7/2015 9:07:47 AM

Just started recording Tarheel Traveler last night.

8/7/2015 9:30:36 AM

I wish Raleigh had one of those super unique places, or a place that had a super unique offering (like a giant Dagwood sandwich or something). Although we have a great food scene, everything is kind of run of the mill. You would think the Hillsborough St. area would have something.

Also, Guy Fieri really annoys me.

8/7/2015 11:23:42 AM