Thursday, June 26, 2008

You stupid donkey... yes?!?

I've become totally obsessed with several of Gordon Ramsay's television shows lately: Hell's Kitchen, The F Word, and Kitchen Nightmares.

I've been watching Hell's Kitchen on T.V. mainly, but catch-up on any missed shows on Hulu. The F Word I've been watching in cut-up episodes on YouTube (since it's only on BBC television and I can't seem to find it in any of my local video stores), and Kitchen Nightmares also on Hulu. Hulu's a great website that has high-quality, full-length T.V. shows and movies (even though it has commercials), and although it can sometimes take awhile to find someone who has posted quality videos on YouTube, it's well worth hunting around.

Man, Gordon Ramsay definitely has balls. He definitely appears to have earned every bit of his success, and likely has an amazing team of people surrounding him that assist him in fulfilling his vision(s) of providing great food in an amazing environment. I have learned so very much about cooking, about food, by just watching him in action in his shows. One of his cookbooks will likely be my next food-related book purchase.

Another cool thing about watching the F Word is that I was introduced to the work of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, of River Cottage fame, and purchased his Meat book.