Im on a letter writing streak. REgarding cooking shows

[MisterTinkles]

Yes, any dickheaded moron with a spatula is considered a "chef" now.

When the FoodNetwork came out here in the USA, I watched it for a while, because I love cooking also. I also found these "cooks" and "chefs" to be frauds and liars.

I mean, really.....what true Chef is going to make a grilled cheese sandwich and call it "cuisine"???!!!
I turned off that station and have not been back since.

A TRUE Chef is an expert in the art of preparing foods in such a way, that it amazes and astounds your senses. Whether it is following an old traditional recipe that has withstood time, or creating a new dish/taste that people fall instantly in love with.

ANYBODY, and I mean ANYBODY...even the WORST cook, even someone who claims NOT to be able to cook.....can make a grilled cheese sandwich!!!! ANYBODY can boil noodles. ANYBODY can make a PBnJ! ANYBODY can open a can and dump it in a bowl and mix it with other stuff.
THESE ARE NOT CHEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some that I consider REAL chefs, or artists of kitchen cuisine...
Julia Child
Jaques Pepin
Nigella Lawson
Jeff Smith
Paula Deen
Joann Weir (love this woman)

There is one Asian cook I have seen, but I can never remember his name.
Damn, he makes some awesome looking Asian foods!!! And all by hand.

Everybody else is just wannabe's.