Kitchen

[nomar]

Would have to be the chefs on Cooks' Country series. I like the way they explain things.

[qualitygal]

Honestly, I like all the cooks who post here, and in Gooseberry Patch and Taste of Home. They are more like me and have the same tastes in foods it appears. JMHO

[IamMrsG]

On 1/1/2014 forrestwolf said:

On 1/1/2014 forrestwolf said:

Agree with all the answers so far.............. BUT...........I would have loved to know Justin Wilson, and Jeff Smith......and now I would love to meet Jacques Pepin..........

Hum...........Guess I am like a lays potato chip, and I can not just have one..........

Forrestwolf, I'd like to join your Wish List and add another: Julia Child.

“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.” --Julia Child

[IamMrsG]

There are many good names above, e.g., Thomas Keller, Mario Batali, Alton Brown, et al, and you couldn't go wrong with any one of them; however, the one chef that I think could teach me the best is Chef Michael Simon. I'd be happy just knowing what he has forgotten.

[spot555]

Love Ina, Mario & Tyler Florence!

[Marsha2003]

I've never made an Ina Garten recipe that I didn't like, but I must credit Rachael Ray as the person who got me started cooking with her condensed cooking tips and tricks. I know she has a lot of critics and she certainly doesn't have the encyclopedic knowledge of Alton Brown or the chef credentials of some of the others mentioned above, but her 30-minute meal concept opened my eyes to easy ways to prepare meals after a 12-hour work day and ignited my love of cooking.

[DoubleDown]

Tyler Florence is my favorite.

Least favorite is Ree Drummond - her recipes are loaded with fat and remind me of cafeteria food.

[boby]

If I was going to have one of them cook for me it would likely be Mario Batali. As far as "picking someone's brains," I'd have to go with Thomas Keller or Jacques Pepin.

[sunshine45]

the two i enjoy listening to the most are tom colicchio and eric ripert......excellent chefs AND restauranteurs.....both highly respected in the kitchen and in the restaurant business world.

[worldglobetrotter]

I absolutely love Eric Ripert. I think he is an amazingly talented chef and I bow down to him. One day, I shall dine at Le Bernardin. And life will be complete. Right after I marry Leonardo DiCaprio.