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There's been lots of discussion about what we all DON'T like in certain food shows, but I'm curious to know what you DO look for, like and prefer.
For me, I prefer classic instruction with lots of solid tips - I think America's Test Kitchen + Julia Child would be the ultimate show for me.
What about you? What do you like about current programming that you'd like to see more of? It can be from any network...Food Network, Bravo, TLC, Fine Living, Fit TV, PBS, etc.
I want to learn more than just the basics. Honestly the idea Jeffrey had for introducing ingredients many people are not familiar with was exciting to me. With the internet we all have access to things now we might not have had in the past. I like them to show me how to do something better than what I could find looking up a recipe. A new method, a new gadget, a new ingredient, I wanna see something new.
More instruction on techniques and info on different foods/spices/etc that you don't use everyday - the proper way to prepare them or use them in cooking, etc.
Tips and tricks in cooking. I'm always on the look out for those.
More information on equipment - how to use and reviews.
Bigger variety of ethic dishes done by chefs/cooks from that country. Not RR showing me what she thinks Spanish cooking is.
And, a bigger variety of American dishes from more areas. Seem like most of the dishes prepare on FN have to have hot sauce, chilies, arugula and cilantro. Some of us just don't care for the heat or the bitterness. There are a lot of regional American dishes that don't have these ingredients that I would like to learn about... every Native American cooking.
A good show just dealing with baking. Cakes, pies, cookies, pastries, etc.
__________________ Most of all, cook from the heart, and you’ll never be lonely when the dinner bell rings! - Chef Robert Irvin
A single dish from start to finished.
Instructions from scratch
Recipe
ingredients
herbs & spices and substitutes if not available
how to cut it up or slice it, how to clean it, how to dress it
what type of stock do I need and how to make it from scratch
background and where the dish originated (Alton)
nutritional factors, fat content etc
how to cook it if for some reason you do not have the conventional way available
how to plate the dish in a 5 star restaurant style and descriptions of why it is plated that way and show some different options
this would make the show possibilities endless it could go on for years and bring in different chefs doing the same dish but differently
and yes I want A CHEF, culinary trained in a credited schools and who has worked in several countries and restaurants so they are well versed in many cuisines but maybe specialized in one.
I am not asking for much, but by the looks of things the impossible.
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I'd like to see and show that specializing in highly seasoned cuisine and discusses the complex spice and herb mixtures, such as Indo-Pak, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, perhaps Brazillian. Understanding seasoning gives you the creatively to create you own dishes or variables of your classic favorites.
I'm torn cause I want A LOT - I mean FN is a network right - they should be able to program VARIETY.
1. I want some classic re-runs for nostalgia (Julia Child, etc.)
2. I want something new - I mean, A. Boudain and A. Zimmern have made names for themselves on the travel channel just showing exotic foods - why not show us HOW to make them? Have the words "Kaffir Lime" ever been uttered on FN??? I mean, look at the inquiry and shock that Harissa brought from Jeffrey - I want that more often, ya know? ANd FTR, I know what Harissa is, I just want more recipes that use it!
3. I still want something homey and simple - I want to make slow-cooker meals and fast and inexpensive meals too. Bakerman and Cheft - I know you disagree, but I want it all!
I'm adding to this post after thinking about it (somebody give me a job in food ok?) Some people might be thinking, "oh no, we can't have recipes involving harissa and other exotic ingredients - people will freak out cause they can't find it in their supermarket!" Oh no, FN brings it and they will come. Remember back in the day when all RR could talk about were smoked paprika and McCormick's Montreal Steak seasoning? Well, soon after she starting raving about it, tons of supermarkets brought it. I remember - I looked for them for months and finally Albertsons starting carrying them.
There are so many cuisines that FN hasn't really explored, and I don't mean "Inspired by" dishes, but the real deal, with explanations of the ingredients.
There is also so much baking and pastry technique that could be taught on food network, many techniques that just aren't easily learned from the pages of a cookbook.
I love America's test kitchen, I enjoy how they strive to perfect a recipe, and demystify complex dishes for novices. I find their recipes and techniques reliable. Their yellow butter cake in their Family Baking Book is the first scratch yellow or white cake that I am satisfied with, the first that wasn't bland and dry, it took me years to find a scratch yellow cake that I love!
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Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them you are a mile away and you have their shoes!
It would be nice to see some of the dishes from cultures that aren't as well known in the US. Something beyond Italian, Mexican and Chinese. 
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