J and TK Talk Culinary Competition, Festivals, Vegas, and What Makes Cookbooks Great (or Bad)

Hot Dogs and Caviar

Hi guys, no Nate this week, so Jesse and TK ATTEMPT to talk about cookbooks, but lose the plot for a while first. No technical discussion this time, just a bunch of chatting about various aspects of chef culture.

1:02 Jesse’s Charleston Wine and Food Hot Take

2:35 Tarver and Jesse’s Beer Crushing Vendetta

5:10 On Restaurant Week

8:36 Jesse’s Chopped Audition Story, Amid a Broader Discussion of Top Chef

13:11 Why Iron Chef is the Best Competitive Food Show

20:19 TK on the Overriding Positivity of the Great British Bake-Off

21:12 Jesse’s Bobby Flay Confession

25:05 Tarver’s Vegas Adventures

25:20 Tarver and Jesse’s Roku Coincidence

29:00 On Robuchon’s Potato Puree

30:14 Gagnaire’s Was Overrated!

30:47 On Skydiving

34:02 The Guys Get On Topic: What We Look For In Cookbooks

35:16 When Recipes Don’t Work42:22 Pie Crust Talk

52:17 Beauty Counts in Cookbooks… But Pretentiousness is a Thing

58:21 On Michel Bras’s Legacy

59:53 On the Importance of Photography in Cookbooks

1:07:00. A Cookbook’s Duty of Safety

1:16:36 The McDonald’s Fries Conversation