Cat Cora

[tiggr33]

WooHoo I can't wait for her place to open on the Boardwalk!! I've met her and her mother. She is so down to earth. Wow pregnancies for both her and her partner Jennifer and resturant. Talk about a hectic schedule.

[rpmdfw]

While I'm a bit bummed that Spoodles is closing, I'm looking forward to trying Cat Cora's restaurant. Her food always looks amazing.

[tiggr33]

While I'm a bit bummed that Spoodles is closing, I'm looking forward to trying Cat Cora's restaurant. Her food always looks amazing.

It is! Padalyn doesn't eat chicken. We were at an event where Cat did a chicken dish, and I think she finished hers before me. As soon as they announce the opening date, I hope the WDW and Food gods align and I can plan to be there.

[Tony-NJ]

What's happening??? I had no idea Spoodles was closing - I like their breakfast.... What rest is Cat opening???

[PghLybrt]

Ok sorry but more importantly, did you hear that both her and her partner are expecting!

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/03/09/cat-cora-and-wife-each-pregnant-with-a-boy/

[Carl Aird]

OH MY GOD CAT IS A LESBIAN!!!!!!!!!
I love pretty lesbians
I always wonderd why she never got her own show
maybe thats why???????
The resturant should be a great addition to Disney and competition for Emerils
If enough people know her maybe they wont leave the park to go to Emerils!!

[jlewisinsyr]

I think this is great news. Not that I don't like Spoodles, but getting this type of restaraunt is exciting and should attract a good amount of business (Emeril's is always busy in City Walk - and is wonderful).

[DVC~OKW~96]

We adore Cat Cora. ::yes::

We used to really like Spoodle's but it fell off badly from it's opening splendor. We'd stopped going there a couple of years ago.

Yepper! Two babies! How about that for quite the busy life, eh?

A lesbian of Greek descent from Mississippi. Can't get much more diverse than that! :teeth:

We will be dining there for certain. ::yes::

(Would have rather seen Big River Grille go though). Just sayin'...

[rpmdfw]

(Would have rather seen Big River Grille go though). Just sayin'...

That's outsourced though! The new Disney way of doing things: let someone else do all the work and just collect rent.

I'm surprised that they're actually going to run this new joint enterprise with C.C. The trend lately has been for them to let whatever mediocre third party they can find run things.

[tiggr33]

Ok sorry but more importantly, did you hear that both her and her partner are expecting!

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/03/09/cat-cora-and-wife-each-pregnant-with-a-boy/

Umm, yeah. I mentioned it in my original post. But even more interesting and I don't know if it is covered in the link you provided (I didn't read it) Cat and her Partner are carrying each others embryos. They are due 3 months apart (Cat later then Jennifer).

[tiggr33]

That's outsourced though! The new Disney way of doing things: let someone else do all the work and just collect rent.

I'm surprised that they're actually going to run this new joint enterprise with C.C. The trend lately has been for them to let whatever mediocre third party they can find run things.

The scuttlebutt I heard, was that Cat approached Disney about a venture. She and her family are big Disney fans, that could have some bearing on it.

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

I am super excited that Cat Cora is opening up a restaurant at WDW! :woohoo: Even though Corey is a picky eater, I know that I can get her to eat there. I wonder how long this change over is going to take? I also wonder if we will be graced by her presence in the kitchen very often. With soon to be 4 kids under the age of 6, I can't imagine that she's going to have much time to be there with all of her other commitments. But, a girl can dream. :cloud9:

[PghLybrt]

Umm, yeah. I mentioned it in my original post. But even more interesting and I don't know if it is covered in the link you provided (I didn't read it) Cat and her Partner are carrying each others embryos. They are due 3 months apart (Cat later then Jennifer).

LOL sorry, that is so typical me. I get excited, don't read all of it! Oh well at least its all good!

[zeitzeuge]

Cat's a Lesbian???!!!!!


........um, who's Cat? Maybe it's because I'm not a foodie. :)

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Does anyone know an expected opening date...

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Z-Dude, I am going to cut you some slack only because you are male and don't look like you have ever booked a trip to anywhere just to eat. :lmao:

Cat Cora: http://www.catcoracooks.com/

On Food Network: http://www.foodnetwork.com/cat-cora/index.html

CIA: http://www.ciachef.edu/admissions/spotlight/spotlight.asp?iSpotID=569

[zeitzeuge]

Z-Dude, I am going to cut you some slack only because you are male and don't look like you have ever booked a trip to anywhere just to eat. :lmao:

Cat Cora: http://www.catcoracooks.com/

On Food Network: http://www.foodnetwork.com/cat-cora/index.html

CIA: http://www.ciachef.edu/admissions/spotlight/spotlight.asp?iSpotID=569

Z-Dude, I like that.

Hmmm, she doesn't look familiar and we even watch the food network from time to time. I guess not enough. Maybe it's because we're drooling over Rocco Dispirito all the time or something.

Plus, I'm just not a foodie. You're right food is the last thing I would EVER book a trip for. I only eat food to survive. Not a big food fan. I love the experience of dining, but that's it. Food is nothing but sustinance for me and nothing more. Now, I have a few favorite things, but that's it.

Yeah, and the sad thing is that I eat constantly and can't gain a pound.

But congrats to this Cat Woman and her two new babies. :)

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Z-Dude, I like that.

I am glad that you do. I have no idea how to pronounce your nickname and when I discuss you with Corey, I refer to you as "that cool Z-Dude". :goodvibes

[Saxton]

Wow, this is news to me ... sounds great. I stay at the Boardwalk alot so I'll definitely be checking it out.

[MonorailMan]

I'd love to try Cat's restaurant. That's pretty exciting. I like her food. It's like southern comfort food with a touch of elegance. :thumbsup2

[OrlandoMike]

Wow, this is news to me.

Me too. My gripe..... Why do they have to close a Disney owned restaurant to do this when there are plenty of empty venu's at DTD that could have been used. I really have the feeling that in a few years we may not even have a Disney owned restaurant option anymore! The parking situation at the Boardwalk is already a mess, why add to it? :confused3

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

The new restaurant is going to be Disney owned and operated. Cat is only contributing to the concept and menu offerings from what I have read.

[MonorailMan]

I always wonderd why she never got her own show
maybe thats why???????


She did have her own show for a while.....but I think it got axed. It was a show where she fixed up/rehabbed people's kitchens......and at the end of each episode she taught the owners how to prepare certain meals. :confused3

[tiggr33]

She did have her own show for a while.....but I think it got axed. It was a show where she fixed up/rehabbed people's kitchens......and at the end of each episode she taught the owners how to prepare certain meals. :confused3

Thats news to me. The only show of "her own" I've seen in the Disney What's Cooking with Cat Cora. I know she was in production for the Cat Cora Show, but I don't think it made it past that. Was it a episode or a series? THere was a Food Network show like the one you mention, one epsisode featured her, one Paula Deen, one Alton Brown, and I don't remember the rest.

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

MM, I think that what you are thinking of was actually part of a contest. FN had a kitchen redesign contest, Kitchen Accomplished was the name, if memory serves, where they looked a view submitted "bad" kitchens and then had a celebrity chef go out and redesign the kitchen. I know that Paula Deen did one of these and I seem to remember Cat doing one too. I didn't care for the concept of the show, so I can't fully remember everything about it.

[jlewisinsyr]

That's outsourced though! The new Disney way of doing things: let someone else do all the work and just collect rent.

I'm surprised that they're actually going to run this new joint enterprise with C.C. The trend lately has been for them to let whatever mediocre third party they can find run things.

Yeah because Disney's standardization is working really well too...

Personally Disney needs to get back into running their parks really well along with their DVC properties. Keep their movie house (Disney and Pixar) in order and then jetison off their other interests to third parties with contracts that require certain levels of performance standards.

[OrlandoMike]

Yeah because Disney's standardization is working really well too..

I will give you that! I just wish they would let the restaurant people run the restaurants instead of the accountants! Then we could get some great dining back!

[jlewisinsyr]

I will give you that! I just wish they would let the restaurant people run the restaurants instead of the accountants! Then we could get some great dining back!

If I worked for Disney I would be one of those people (I'm a financial analyst) and I think the problem is Disney has gotten too big, and in most people's eyes its a too big to fail situation, but think about how well that worked for AIG, Citi and ING. Disney has too many drivers asking for money, if they spun off the operations, either into seperate companies or sold off the rights with performance agreements, they could focus back on the core, free up capital, and let the good prosper and bad falter without it dragging down everything else in their portfolio (or making cuts in non-related areas to help offset the faltering).

[npmommie]

Z-Dude, I like that.

Hmmm, she doesn't look familiar and we even watch the food network from time to time. I guess not enough. Maybe it's because we're drooling over Rocco Dispirito all the time or something.

Plus, I'm just not a foodie. You're right food is the last thing I would EVER book a trip for. I only eat food to survive. Not a big food fan. I love the experience of dining, but that's it. Food is nothing but sustinance for me and nothing more. Now, I have a few favorite things, but that's it.

Yeah, and the sad thing is that I eat constantly and can't gain a pound.

But congrats to this Cat Woman and her two new babies. :)

Really, come on, did you have to say this???? when we are all trying so hard to get into swimsuit shape LMBO!!!!!!!!

She did have her own show for a while.....but I think it got axed. It was a show where she fixed up/rehabbed people's kitchens......and at the end of each episode she taught the owners how to prepare certain meals. :confused3
I remember that show, I used to like watching it, I was always amazed at what they did
MM, I think that what you are thinking of was actually part of a contest. FN had a kitchen redesign contest, Kitchen Accomplished was the name, if memory serves, where they looked a view submitted "bad" kitchens and then had a celebrity chef go out and redesign the kitchen. I know that Paula Deen did one of these and I seem to remember Cat doing one too. I didn't care for the concept of the show, so I can't fully remember everything about it.

It was a show, I saw several episodes with Cat on.

here from food tv website
"Cat was co-host of Food Network show, Kitchen Accomplished where she worked with a design expert and contractor to surprise a homeowner with a 3-day kitchen makeover."


I just read about the pregnancy. I am confused though as to why the switching of the embryos? why would they not want to know who is the biological mother? what if a medical need arose that having that knowledge would be useful for? I get they don't want to distinguish the kids as hers and mine maybe? but I just don't get why not know?
and why carry each others?

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

I just read about the pregnancy. I am confused though as to why the switching of the embryos? why would they not want to know who is the biological mother? what if a medical need arose that having that knowledge would be useful for? I get they don't want to distinguish the kids as hers and mine maybe? but I just don't get why not know?
and why carry each others?

Quite honestly, I think the whole embryo swap thing is a bit creepy. :duck:

[npmommie]

Quite honestly, I think the whole embryo swap thing is a bit creepy. :duck:

yes , it struck me as odd when I read it.

[MonorailMan]

Thats news to me. The only show of "her own" I've seen in the Disney What's Cooking with Cat Cora. I know she was in production for the Cat Cora Show, but I don't think it made it past that. Was it a episode or a series? THere was a Food Network show like the one you mention, one epsisode featured her, one Paula Deen, one Alton Brown, and I don't remember the rest.

MM, I think that what you are thinking of was actually part of a contest. FN had a kitchen redesign contest, Kitchen Accomplished was the name, if memory serves, where they looked a view submitted "bad" kitchens and then had a celebrity chef go out and redesign the kitchen. I know that Paula Deen did one of these and I seem to remember Cat doing one too. I didn't care for the concept of the show, so I can't fully remember everything about it.

I saw a good 6 or 7 episodes where it was only Cat Cora doing the show.....so I just assumed it was her show. The other episodes I saw where Paula, Alton and Bobby were doing the kitchens seemed a bit different, and I only saw the other hosts do one show each, whereas Cat did several. :confused3 Either way......the show/shows we're talking about didn't last too long.

[wallyb]

Quite honestly, I think the whole embryo swap thing is a bit creepy. :duck:

Me too. :rolleyes:

[DVCajun]

OH MY GOD CAT IS A LESBIAN!!!!!!!!!
I love pretty lesbians

:rotfl2:

I actually "get" the switching of the embryos thing. First of all, they didn't necessarily switch -- they just put their eggs in together to be fertilized and then implanted them without knowing who was getting whose. I see it as a way for them to have "their" biological children-- with each being equally bound to each child, regardless of who carried and birthed that child. A sort of double commitment to their family. I'm sure you've all heard the horror stories of lesbian couples who have split up and the one who birthed and carried the child claims to be the "true" mother, while cutting the other mother off at the knees. Our legal system can't be counted upon to protect our families in situations like that (although they sometimes do, it's not a given by any means). I can certainly understand the motivation of this couple -- not only are they saying in a very profound way that no matter the origin of the original egg that those children are "theirs" and not "mine," but they are also protecting their family for the long haul by making that kind of irreversible decision at this point. Kind of a blood oath.

Re: in the rare case of a medical emergency down the road which may require the knowledge of biological origin, we have dna testing that can make that knowledge available if it's needed.

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Yeah, and the sad thing is that I eat constantly and can't gain a pound.



I would tell you where to go... but this is a family spot. :rotfl2:

(I look at food and gain 10 pounds)

[wallyb]

I would tell you where to go... but this is a family spot. :rotfl2:

(I look at food and gain 10 pounds)

Could you tell him for me too? :mad:

[I<3EvilQueen]

Greek + Southern = Yum

[I<3EvilQueen]

. Maybe it's because we're drooling over Rocco Dispirito all the time or something.
:)

Agreed. They can both be in my kitchen. Cat cooking and Rocco well.. just naked :-)

[rpmdfw]

Agreed. They can both be in my kitchen. Cat cooking and Rocco well.. just naked :-)

I'll agree that Rocco is a cutie. But have you seen Johnny Iuzzini?

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2007/11/14/amd_chef1.jpg
http://www.ciachef.edu/ActiveCampus/images/spotlight/662_A.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AaLKKcBrL._SS500_.jpg
He's adorable!

AND his desserts look sinful!

Dessert Fourplay indeed!:thumbsup2

[wallyb]

There's something kinda yummy about...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/emac96/curtisstone.jpg
Curtis Stone.

[rpmdfw]

There's something kinda yummy about...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/emac96/curtisstone.jpg
Curtis Stone.

He is cute! I've never heard of him! I may have to go check out his TV show . . .

[wallyb]

He is cute! I've never heard of him! I may have to go check out his TV show . . .

Plus he has a porn name. :thumbsup2

[PghLybrt]

I remember a day when all we had for options were hot dogs and lemonaide bars with wax on them (oh and ice cream mickeys).:goodvibes



I do agree with BigRiver being shut down. That food is awful!!

[I<3EvilQueen]

I do agree with BigRiver being shut down. That food is awful!!

I was only sick at Disney twice and the worse of the two was the morning after I ate at Big River.


The second time was when we (Stupidly) went to Typhoid Lagoon when the temperature was 50 outside.

[MonorailMan]

What is it with you guys and "boys"? :rolleyes: Why not hire a real man for a chef?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/artsycub/Fabio.jpg

Behold! The loveliness that is Fabio Trabocchi! :woohoo:

[rpmdfw]

How about Michael Chiarello?

http://i.treehugger.com/th_images/michaelchiarello.gif

http://www.kalamazoogourmet.com/HOTG/images/michael_chiarello.jpg

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.26.05/gifs/dining-0504.jpg


Or Tom Coliccio?

http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/top-chef-tom-colichio4.jpg

http://www.newyorkrestaurantinsider.com/articleimages/july07/TomColicchioPortraits07-031.jpg

[MonorailMan]

Michael--yes (If he would only stop trying to hide in the closet behind that "fake wife" of his. :lmao: )

Tom--no. For some reason his attitude is a big turn-off for me.

[PghLybrt]

Michael--yes (If he would only stop trying to hide in the closet behind that "fake wife" of his. :lmao: )

Tom--no. For some reason his attitude is a big turn-off for me.

My girlfriend has had a few lengthy convos with Tom. She said he is very nice.

[MonorailMan]

My girlfriend has had a few lengthy convos with Tom. She said he is very nice.

I know a person's television persona tends to be quite different than what they're really like, so I'm sure he's a sweetheart. When he's been shot candidly he seems a lot more personable. I felt the same way about Bobby Flay when he first started on the Food Network......but he's just one of those people who comes off as kind of "harsh" on camera. Over the past couple years he's grown on me and he seems like he'd be kinda fun to hang out with.

[padalyn]

I (as a lesbian) would have to say that I wouldn't kick Michael out of bed, but I might have to "retrain" him a little bit.....

but actually - Cat is a wonderful person, I have had the pleasure of meeting her a couple of times and she is always gracious, pleasant and friendly!

Please excuse the quality of the photos - but here are a couple of her:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i162/padalyn950/photos%20for%20posting/IMG_1322.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i162/padalyn950/photos%20for%20posting/IMG_1323.jpg

I know I have more - I will hunt them up if anyone is interested. Oh...her mom is an APN nurse as well...we chatted for a time at this event.

[PghLybrt]

I know a person's television persona tends to be quite different than what they're really like, so I'm sure he's a sweetheart. When he's been shot candidly he seems a lot more personable. I felt the same way about Bobby Flay when he first started on the Food Network......but he's just one of those people who comes off as kind of "harsh" on camera. Over the past couple years he's grown on me and he seems like he'd be kinda fun to hang out with.

LOL she says the opposite about Flay!

[tiggr33]

I can't stand Bobby Flay. I have had the dis-pleasure of meeting him about 3 times. He is as aggorgant and harsh in person as he is on TV. It's no act. He can cook, but he is an (three letter word that starts with an A).

Speaking of chefs (and the person is in no way attractive) another one that is in the same class as Bobby is Lidia Bastianich. I was at an IACP event about 10 years back, and WOW she amazed me at how she treats people. Demanding is an under statement.

In Padalyn's photo above, Cat was busting our chops about our "children" and had to have a picture with them.

[MonorailMan]

I can't stand Bobby Flay. I have had the dis-pleasure of meeting him about 3 times. He is as aggorgant and harsh in person as he is on TV. It's no act. He can cook, but he is an (three letter word that starts with an A).

Speaking of chefs (and the person is in no way attractive) another one that is in the same class as Bobby is Lidia Bastianich. I was at an IACP event about 10 years back, and WOW she amazed me at how she treats people. Demanding is an under statement.

In Padalyn's photo above, Cat was busting our chops about our "children" and had to have a picture with them.

LOL! :lmao: I love Lidia Bastianich! And I think the fact that she is so "stereotypical Italian character" and demanding is exactly why I like her. (Plus, her food always looks amazing.) I was having a conversation about her with a friend the other day and we were saying how she could probably stop a Mack truck with her evil stare.

Now, given, if I had to work for her as a sous chef and she was the same way......I'd probably not like her. But on TV she's okay. ;)

[wallyb]

Mario Batali- seems like an egomaniac too - but boy is his food great.

[MonorailMan]

Mario Batali- seems like an egomaniac too - but boy is his food great.

Are you sure you don't just like him because he has his own line of Crocs (http://shop.crocs.com/pc-630-4-bistro-mario-batali-edition.aspx?navcategories=2,4)? ;)

His food is wonderful, though.

[wallyb]

Are you sure you don't just like him because he has his own line of Crocs (http://shop.crocs.com/pc-630-4-bistro-mario-batali-edition.aspx?navcategories=2,4)? ;)

His food is wonderful, though.

We did his pasta tasting menu with wine pairing- It was heaven

[MonorailMan]

We did his pasta tasting menu with wine pairing- It was heaven

Great! Now I'm hungry. :sad2:

[DopeyDave]

All these chefs are nice, but wouldn't it be wonderful if "The Naked Chef" was actually naked?!! What's up with that false advertising?

[npmommie]

Michael--yes (If he would only stop trying to hide in the closet behind that "fake wife" of his. :lmao: )

Tom--no. For some reason his attitude is a big turn-off for me.

Yes, I always thought the "wife" thing was :confused3 I don't recall seeing her on the show, I know I must have, is she always on at the end when they eat the food?

All these chefs are nice, but wouldn't it be wonderful if "The Naked Chef" was actually naked?!! What's up with that false advertising?
LOL :lmao:


I always thought that british guy was cute, Jamie something or other, I don't think he is on food tv anymore.

[jlewisinsyr]

I always thought that british guy was cute, Jamie something or other, I don't think he is on food tv anymore.

That would be Jamie Oliver...

[I<3EvilQueen]

yes , it struck me as odd when I read it.

Creepy or not, I think it is smart because legally it probably provides them the most secure foothold when it comes to the children. That way they are really both the mommies (genetically and by law).

[MonorailMan]

All these chefs are nice, but wouldn't it be wonderful if "The Naked Chef" was actually naked?!! What's up with that false advertising?

No thanks. Don't wanna see that. :lmao:

Yes, I always thought the "wife" thing was :confused3 I don't recall seeing her on the show, I know I must have, is she always on at the end when they eat the food?


I've seen her a couple times (once she helped in the kitchen and the other time was at the very end of the episode) and their chemistry on camera was a bit weird. There was no touching......both of them looked uncomfortable.......and they didn't sit next to each other at the table when they were eating what he had made.

BEEEEP!
BEEEEP!

*turns off his Gaydar*

[tiggr33]

Michaels wife Eileen is involved in running the winery and she is a photograper. Like most photographers she prefers to stay behind the lens. She has been in few episodes, including the one re-creating the meal served at their wedding. As far as what I know and have heard he is 100% Hetero

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2007/0417/20070417_084716_fd18vail4.jpg

[MonorailMan]

Michaels wife Eileen is involved in running the winery and she is a photograper. Like most photographers she prefers to stay behind the lens. She has been in few episodes, including the one re-creating the meal served at their wedding. As far as what I know and have heard he is 100% Hetero

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2007/0417/20070417_084716_fd18vail4.jpg

Seriously? :scared1:
Wow. Okay, I admit I've been proven wrong. :rolleyes1

[DVC~OKW~96]

Jamie Oliver still has a show on Food Network. ::yes::

We saw Bobby Flay at EPCOT during a FWF cooking demonstration back when they still did them outdoors. He was tiny! He seemed very nervous too. I hadn't liked him up to that point, but his nervousness was a little endearing and now I like him.

Rick Bayless is another great chef. He has a show on PBS. We saw him at EPCOT FWF too. ::yes::

Martin Yan. Another PBS chef, another EPCOT FWF... sure do miss those days!!

Staunton Ho, a wicked pastry chef from Las Vegas (he's a guest judge on Food Network competition shows sometimes).

Last year we saw Paul Bocuse. Whew! Talk about grand dame attitude. That guy reeked! But I guess he can get away with it after all those years.

I regret never having had the chance to meet Julia Child in person. She was pretty incredible.

[tiggr33]

I hold Ming Tsai in very high regard. Not only for his culinary talent, but because of his approach and standards to food allergies. Although I live in NJ, I applaud MA. on the passage of the Food Allergy Act. I meet him once, at The Fancy Food Show in NYC.

I agree, I wish I had an oppurtuntity to meet Julia Child. That would have been great.

Emeril, I think he is a fake (as far as personaility not culinary talent). I am so tired of him. He truly is a persona created by writers and stylists.

I have always liked Jamie Olivers approach to food.

Gordon Ramsey. OK, I watched Hells Kitchen for the Train Wrecks. I thought very little of him. But recently I stareted Watching The F Word on BBC America. I have to say, I have a new found respect for him. Does anyone know when his place opens at The Borgota?

Keegan Gerhard is funny. He was swearing up a storm at the Seet Sunday we attended, and throwing malted milk balls at some in the audience when they were talking to otherwise interupting him. He walked up to Padalyn and I at an event a year later, and continued with a conversation we had at Sweet Sundays. We were flattered.

I agree Rick Bayless is a talent.

I haven't meet him, but Todd English seems like he been on the arrogant chef scale.

I adore both Jaques Torres and Jaques Pepin. Jaques Torres's chocolates are to DIE FOR. Padalyn treated me to a POUND of his creations for our anniversarry/valentines a few years back. OMG!!!! It was heaven, nirvana, and everything rolled into one.

[npmommie]

Creepy or not, I think it is smart because legally it probably provides them the most secure foothold when it comes to the children. That way they are really both the mommies (genetically and by law).

But if there was ever a dispute, that could easily be proven, who is biologically the mom. carrying the embryo has no bearing on genetics.
But I see where they are going with it.

[DVC~OKW~96]

I whole heartedly "approve" (how stupid is that to say) of the way Cat and her partner have shared embryos. ::yes:: (As if my approval means boo-all anything).

Yes, I'd forgotten about Todd English. We saw him at EPCOT FWF too. He was ummmm...noticeably under the influence of alcohol during the demonstration? Not our favorite, nor is BlueZoo.

We ADORE Jacques Pepin!!! He is the female version of Julia, eh? :teeth: Never have met him, but would love to.

Emeril, although we loved our dinner at his Citywalk Emeril's, is annoying beyond belief. His deliberate butchering of the English language drives me nuts, and I'm sick to death of his tag lines... :confused3

Not huge sweets people, but do agree that Torres is the king of sweets (but Staunton Ho may argue that point! :teeth: ).

Ramsey, well his Hell's Kitchen and that other one about the nasty kitchens? They are more than we care to watch anymore. We did watch a season or two of them, but honestly his swearing gets so old. And trust me, I can outshine him on that score when pushed, so it's not a matter of "prudery" simply boredom with his seemingly inability to communicate without swearing. :confused3 I do not talk like that in a professional setting (to my team) so that's what puts me off. I'd imagine his food is quite good though.

I remember Mario, and Tyler Florence when they first started! :teeth: Love Mario's irreverence but could he talk just a bit slower? Tyler's recipes are generally quite good.

Giada and Rachel we watch from time to time, although we don't always like their recipes. Giada's in particular seem to not translate well in the home kitchen. We like Rachel for her "local girl" factor.

Sheesh. Didn't realize I had quite so many opinions on chefs! :scared:

Puck? Has he had his day? Kurt V (no way can I spell his name!) seems to be the undisputed non Food TV master... maybe Charlie Trotter would disagree, dunno'.

[padalyn]

Padalyn treated me to a POUND of his creations for our anniversarry/valentines a few years back. OMG!!!! It was heaven, nirvana, and everything rolled into one.


aawwww, make me blush, why don't cha?:hug: :hug: :hug:

[wallyb]

I adore both Jaques Torres and Jaques Pepin. Jaques Torres's chocolates are to DIE FOR. Padalyn treated me to a POUND of his creations for our anniversarry/valentines a few years back. OMG!!!! It was heaven, nirvana, and everything rolled into one.

I have a friend who brings his stuff up to us all the time
and OMG! :banana:

[tiggr33]

Have you tried the enrobed corn flakes? OMG how can something so simple be so good!

[wallyb]

Have you tried the enrobed corn flakes? OMG how can something so simple be so good!

Well just a bar of his milk chocolate is heaven-
my friend brought up a 5lb one once.

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Cat Cora's wife gave birth to their son over the weekend. They must be on :cloud9:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/07/cat-coras-partner-gives-b_n_184297.html

[PghLybrt]

Now waiting for #2 :)