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 Work
42:22 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