Thread: Well, at least he's honest...
- 09-11-2008 05:03 AM #1Junior Member
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Well, at least he's honest...
I was astonished to see that Michael didn't know how to load lamb on a simple spit, and then to see him bandaging his fingers after he had slashed them with his knife.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure most Food Network chefs occasionally cut themselves. However, I've never seen them do so. "Cut! Get *** a bandage! We'll just have to stop the flow of blood, glue the skin together, and start over." So, I find it rather refreshing to see someone who is not afraid to admit they occasionally cut themselves while rapidly moving lengths of razor-sharp steel around.
And, I suppose it is not all that surprising that a city boy like Michael has never before had to load a barbecue spit. At least, upon reflection, I don't find it terribly surprising. I mean, I guess the guy didn't grow up roasting pigs on a spit every weekend, you know? However, I must admit, when I first saw it, my reaction was (to quote a certain wascally wabbit) "What a maroon," which is neither charitable or politically correct, I know. So sue me. :P
So, I am rather torn. I like honesty in a television show, but I would like the host to be better at what he does than I am. You know?
So what do you think?
- 09-11-2008 09:06 AM #2
I have seen Robert cut himself on older episodes as well. One thing that made me pause is after Michael cut himself the showed him churning things in a pot with is bare hands.

- 09-11-2008 10:41 AM #3
What show are you talking about?
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- 09-11-2008 11:31 AM #5Senior Member
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I like Michael but I thought the chef name John (don't want to mess up his last name) should have won the Iron Chef competition. John seem much more polished.
But I think Michael had the best personality and sometimes personality goes a long way.
Is Michael no longer doing the Iron Chef show?. I have only seen him twice.
- 09-11-2008 11:34 AM #6
- 09-11-2008 01:48 PM #7
Another for Besh
Symon is still on ICA. They filmed a whole lot of new episodes in June, he's probably going to be some of them. And the Nightline story showed him, so he was competing the day of that segment.
Symon cutting himself reminded me of Alton's comment on that Nightline segment. Sous chefs normally do the butchering duties. And on ICA a lot of the competing chef cut themselves because they do knife handling so infrequently now.
- 09-11-2008 03:46 PM #8Crazy Ol' Southern Lady
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Another Besh fan!
Most of all, cook from the heart, and you’ll never be lonely when the dinner bell rings! - Chef Robert Irvin
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- 09-11-2008 06:16 PM #10Crazy Ol' Southern Lady
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I think a lot of people were disappointed that he didn't win TNIC.
Most of all, cook from the heart, and you’ll never be lonely when the dinner bell rings! - Chef Robert Irvin
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