I suggest the reruns of Laura Calder’s show on the cooking channel. I record them and watch them carefully. I’ve picked up a lot of techniques from her style. Just this week I made fritters from squash blossoms from one if her episodes. She has an attitude toward cooking and food very much like my own. I really liked Paulas show in the early years but she took on an unpleasant vulgarity as time went on.
What kind of cuisine does Laura do? I’m not familiar with her...yet.
And, I agree: Paula let too much of her vulgar side out.