Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Avec Eric

Found another great show on PBS - Avec Eric. I had reservations about this show at first as I thought Eric Ripert (of Le Bernardin) was the last great chef who would not sell out. C'est la vie I guess as everyone sells out at one point or another.

Any who - the show is great. It's very refreshing watching a chef that's laid back, but totally in control of his game - great change of pace from Mr. Gordon Ramsay who seems to be always screaming. Basic format is Ripert travels to a location to get inspired (e.g. traveling to Georgia to learn about honey) goes back to his kitchen at Le Bernardin for a restaurant quality dish and back to his place for home cooking.

As usual, it's great to see a real professional kitchen being run. Le Bernardin actually has a conference room where they talk about creating dishes and everyone seems to get involved. Then watching him cook at home all I have to say is everything is precise! Great show and can't wait to watch more...

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