Anyone remember Justin Wilson - the cajun chef? Cay-Anne pepper!! Loved his show. And The Frugal Gourmet - Jeff Smith - until we found out the truth about him. Still have one of his cookbooks.
There's a guy on some British cooking show that looks a lot like Jeff Smith - though a bit shorter and stouter. Enough of a resemblance to make me do a double-take. I'd have to look up the name of the show - it seemed to be as much about travel as cooking.
As for Justin - of course I remember him. I grew up in New Orleans, where his show was broadcast on pre-cable PBS.
Lately, I've been enjoying "Cooking at Home" with Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. I think Jacques' primary task was to gently remind Julia which ingredients she needed to use, and otherwise keep the show on-track. Julia had by then lost whatever "filter" used to exist between her mind and her mouth, so her comments are often very amusing. One example: she complained at length about the outrageous prices of the ceramic-coated cast iron cookware. During the end credits, a list of the show's sponsors scrolls up - yup, Le Creuset was paying to be abused by Julia.
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