May 13, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said: I have a hard time watching the little mudbugs run around and then seeing them boil for me to eat. Not worth it. Them love 'em life just like I do. When I was like 12, we had a calf that had its eyes eaten out by fire ants when it was born on an ant mound. We bottle raised that calf and named him George. One day my grandma was serving us some kick ass cast iron skillet burgers and as she dropped off seconds she said "How are those George burgers?" That was the closest I ever came to becoming a vegetarian. Edited May 13, 20214 yr by CooterBrown
May 13, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Homercles said: I don’t order shit, my Cajun neighbor boils them every year and I assist. His are the spiciest and best I’ve had. Afterwards we eat them for about an hour straight, then I take a trash bags worth home for lunch the next few days. It slices the fuck out of my thumbs after a couple days, and eating them alone isn’t the same...so yeah I’m going to politely decline leftovers next time because the grooves in my thumbs hold the seasoning and your mom complains it burns her vag when I’m fisting her. Agreed on the leftovers. Hassle not worth it.
May 13, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, conVINCEd said: Crab on the other hand.... Is 5 billion times worse. Completely agree.
May 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, CooterBrown said: When I was like 12, we had a calf that had its eyes eaten out by fire ants when it was born on an ant mound. We bottle raised that calf and named him George. One day my grandma was serving us some kick ass cast iron skillet burgers and as she dropped off seconds she said "How are those George burgers?" That was the closest I ever came to becoming a vegetarian. That's fucked up. She should have cut it into steaks and chops.
May 13, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, futureman said: is this a line from a movie? No except that last sentence I recall from the Peter Tosh documentary, Stepping Razor Red X. A Rastafarian non-meat eating dude said it about fish.
May 16, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said: I've probably already said this, but Guy Fieri is fucking awesome. Diners, Drive Ins and Dives is great mindless entertainment.
May 19, 20214 yr Guy Fieri’s schtick is oddly less annoying the more you watch. DDD has fantastic content and is great for what it is. He’s not trying to educate the world on different cultures like Bourdain or Zimmern, he’s just carved out a killer living showing people what a great chicken sandwich looks like in Portland or whatever, and it makes for enjoyable, interesting TV. Edited May 19, 20214 yr by Bender Bending Rodriguez
May 19, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said: For the record, Bourdain’s No Reservations is favorite show of all time. yeah I preferred it to Parts Unknown.
May 19, 20214 yr Too many cooks in the kitchen in Parts Unknown. Still beautifully shot, but overproduced and many shows went too many directions. They also fell into the editors rut of doing the same formulaic montages with local bands over quick cut video for about 12% of every episode. No Reservations felt like a small crew constantly innovating what they were doing.
May 19, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said: Too many cooks in the kitchen in Parts Unknown. Still beautifully shot, but overproduced and many shows went too many directions. They also fell into the editors rut of doing the same formulaic montages with local bands over quick cut video for about 12% of every episode. No Reservations felt like a small crew constantly innovating what they were doing. exactly. NR felt more authentic, raw.
May 19, 20214 yr No Reservations is an easy entry into any contest for greatest travel/food show of all time. It was a phenomenal show.
May 19, 20214 yr If you have the Cooking Channel or Ovation, they both show reruns of No Resevrations. I have my DVR set to record as many as possible and to never erase.
May 19, 20214 yr Guy Fieri has always struck me as a goober, but DDD doesn't seem to be about him so much as it is showing you out of the way places across the country, which is pretty cool. We've hit a few places we've seen featured on it and never been disappointed.
May 19, 20214 yr he's a complete douche but i've probably been to close to 100 of the places he's had on his show and fewer than 10% were dissapointing.
May 19, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, 4th&Five said: he's a complete douche but i've probably been to close to 100 of the places he's had on his show and fewer than 10% were dissapointing. He should give his crew/location scouts more credit. There's no way in hell Guy Fieri knows about spots in Delta, Wisconsin and Gaffney, South Carolina.
May 19, 20214 yr I agree on the above posts about No Reservations being superior to Parts Unknown. The No Reservations episodes in New York were fascinating. I wish AB had done a few more NR episodes in Texas. I believe he only visited Austin and West Texas in NR. The Houston episode of Parts Unknown was excellent.
May 19, 20214 yr Can't have this conversation without throwing out some love for Insomniac with Dave Attell.
May 19, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, NorthLoop said: Can't have this conversation without throwing out some love for Insomniac with Dave Attell. That was fun show. Count me as a fan of DDD, Guy I can take or leave and not a fan of his Grocery Games. Flay's Throwdown was also another show I liked, I like Flay himself and want to go to a taping of Beat Bobby Flay. Edited May 19, 20214 yr by Underdog
May 19, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: He should give his crew/location scouts more credit. There's no way in hell Guy Fieri knows about spots in Delta, Wisconsin and Gaffney, South Carolina. Exactly. He's the Food Network version of Poochie.
May 19, 20214 yr On 5/16/2021 at 3:49 AM, Patricio Swayze said: I've probably already said this, but Guy Fieri is fucking awesome. IMO he did his best work singing for Smash Mouth
May 19, 20214 yr 31 minutes ago, Deej said: Exactly. He's the Food Network version of Poochie. Poochie looks more like his son that’s on his GGG and TOC
May 19, 20214 yr On 5/15/2021 at 8:49 PM, Patricio Swayze said: I've probably already said this, but Guy Fieri is fucking awesome. Agreed.
May 19, 20214 yr On 5/16/2021 at 11:31 AM, billfromlaketravis said: Diners, Drive Ins and Dives is great mindless entertainment. I love it as late night binge watching when nothing else is on. Most of the food looks awesome, and I love the stories behind local family-owned restaurants.
May 19, 20214 yr we have also been to a number of DDD spots and never been disappointed. my favorite was a food truck on the north shore of Oahu a few years ago. i mean, we never even would have known to look for it, and it was one of the best meals we had, not to mention the setting was spectacular. we also visited a DDD-featured fried chicken joint in a, uh, rather, uh, 'sketchy' part of Memphis, in a strip center literally between a liquor store and pawn shop. and it was outstanding.
May 19, 20214 yr The backlash to the backlash against Guy Fieri has grown so prominent that we've swung back around to having a positive opinion about him is pretty much the majority stance. Admittedly he seems like a good dude but lets not forget he's a guy in his 50s who says shit like "this is gansta!", "off the hook", and "lets go to flavor town!" and dresses like this: I'll be happy when it swings back around again and I can call him a tool without my friends and family correcting me about how much he does for small businesses and all his charity work. Edited May 19, 20214 yr by UncleSonny
May 20, 20214 yr You can call him a douche but doesn’t change the fact that he has a top 5 job in the country
May 20, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, mchookem said: uh, rather, uh, 'sketchy' part of Memphis So in Memphis
May 20, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, UncleSonny said: The backlash to the backlash against Guy Fieri has grown so prominent that we've swung back around to having a positive opinion about him is pretty much the majority stance. Admittedly he seems like a good dude but lets not forget he's a guy in his 50s who says shit like "this is gansta!", "off the hook", and "lets go to flavor town!" and dresses like this: I'll be happy when it swings back around again and I can call him a tool without my friends and family correcting me about how much he does for small businesses and all his charity work. Yeah, I don't think anyone thinks he isn't a complete and total weiner. Just that he's not an asshole and has created something that benefits a lot of people.
May 20, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, futureman said: top 5? Other than fisting yourself on TV, what are your other Top 5 jobs above getting paid to travel across the U.S. to visit great restaurants and eat great food?
May 20, 20214 yr Other than fisting yourself on TV, what are your other Top 5 jobs above getting paid to travel across the U.S. to visit great restaurants and eat great food?Exactly. I mean herbstreits job would be awesome. Dunno what else would be out there
May 20, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Exactly. I mean herbstreits job would be awesome. Dunno what else would be out there If I'm going to take a sportscaster's job, I'll go with Chris Fowler. You go to every big college football game and then in the offseason you travel to Sydney, London, and Paris to cover tennis majors.
May 20, 20214 yr I think covering major sporting events would kind of suck, for one simple reason: You don't get to participate in the way that fans do. If you could do Herbstreit's job and spend 3 hours before the game tailgating, getting shitfaced with the locals, and stuffing your face full of whatever pre-game delicacies abound, then yes, it would be amazing. As it is, your job is to literally work in the middle of a giant party. I would rather be part of the party than a neutral observer, I guess.
May 20, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said: If I'm going to take a sportscaster's job, I'll go with Chris Fowler. You go to every big college football game and then in the offseason you travel to Sydney, London, and Paris to cover tennis majors. yeah but then you have to watch tennis
May 20, 20214 yr I think covering major sporting events would kind of suck, for one simple reason: You don't get to participate in the way that fans do. If you could do Herbstreit's job and spend 3 hours before the game tailgating, getting shitfaced with the locals, and stuffing your face full of whatever pre-game delicacies abound, then yes, it would be amazing. As it is, your job is to literally work in the middle of a giant party. I would rather be part of the party than a neutral observer, I guess.Yea dunno. I’m sure his salary is close to 7 figures and he gets to see the big games, go to all of the college towns and talk sports all weekI’d probably sacrifice the party for that
May 20, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Yea dunno. I’m sure his salary is close to 7 figures and he gets to see the big games, go to all of the college towns and talk sports all week I’d probably sacrifice the party for that It would definitely be a sweet gig, but IMO that best part of college sports is being able to fully participate as a fan. At some point in my life, assuming I ever retire, have the money to do this, and college football is still a thing, I want to do take 2 Falls and do the following: Year one: go to every Iowa State game that year. If the current Big 12 is still a going concern, I would do this an odd year to hit OU and Tech - only current Big 12 stadiums I haven't been to. Year two: go to a different stadium every weekend of the season. Would mix in stadiums I've always wanted to attend and big games of that given year. Edited May 20, 20214 yr by Al_4_ISU
May 20, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, South Austin said: Other than fisting yourself on TV, what are your other Top 5 jobs
May 20, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Yea dunno. I’m sure his salary is close to 7 figures and he gets to see the big games, go to all of the college towns and talk sports all week I’d probably sacrifice the party for that “Close to 7 figures”? What is this, the 1980’s? I’m guessing Fowler and Herbstreit both make mid to high 7 figs.
May 20, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, closetojumping said: “Close to 7 figures”? What is this, the 1980’s? I’m guessing Fowler and Herbstreit both make mid to high 7 figs. This says Douche Nozzle makes $2 million per year. Link
May 20, 20214 yr Quote "Sriracha is a type of hot sauce or chili sauce made from a paste of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt." Ditch the distilled vinegar, sugar, and salt, and you're on to something. As it is, though, it sucks. Just give me the actual peppers. Most "hot sauce" sucks; Sriracha sucks even harder. Just give me the damned peppers.
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