Cooking shows? Helpful? Disgusting?

[itsveggietime!]

Oh, I usually watch Regina Cooks on PBS. She is vegan, if you catch a really old rerun, I think she was vegetarian way back.

[Chillbill]

I watch a couple of shows strictly for their entertainment value, like Emeril Live or one of those shows that come on from time to time showing people in those small towns participating in some kind of cooking contest.

[tifftaffy]

I'm watching Food Network and Mario Batali made a bone marrow parfait with savory rice pudding on it........and served it in a hollowed out section of bone! Why why why why why? It is like watching a scary movie. Usually I watch cooking shows for the general good ideas and tips, but sometimes I feel like it just makes me feel sad about the general view of food our culture has.
Do you watch them?

I watched this episode with my mother-in-law last week.... she's omni, and very hesitant to all things "vegetarian/vegan"... and yet she was completely grossed out by the bone parfait.

Last night's episode was battle rabbit.... I'm glad i missed it, i had caught the reviews and once it listed what the names of the dishes were, i turned the channel.

[Marissa_L]

My mum LOVES cooking shows. Everytime I walk into the room there is a fish being cut up or something equally disturbing. I need to leave the room anytime there is any sort of meat being prepared on tv. The close up of flesh being cut up..........grrr.