tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post6246187167980695712..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Can Asian People Cook?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-64713447415769802462007-12-08T16:24:00.000-08:002007-12-08T16:24:00.000-08:00Yo Maestro,Buggin' Out, played by Giancarlo Esposi...Yo Maestro,<BR/><BR/>Buggin' Out, played by Giancarlo Esposito, says those words, not Mookie.<BR/><BR/>I interviewed Ming Tsai once. Nice guy but can be very brusque. He corrected my pronunciation of "mise en place" and at one point said out of distraction "Does this interview have any direction?" <BR/><BR/>I asked him "If George Bush, Yao Ming and the NY Times food reviewer showed up at the sameSoccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629409915146768486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-67384739672103633242007-12-08T16:12:00.000-08:002007-12-08T16:12:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629409915146768486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-12234234658823474902007-12-06T14:53:00.000-08:002007-12-06T14:53:00.000-08:00There is an article on Ming Tsai and Padma Lakshmi...There is an article on Ming Tsai and Padma Lakshmi in East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture. Thought folks might be interested in it. <BR/><BR/>No disrespect to the host of Simply Delicioso, but doesn't she look a lot like Rachael Ray? I'm just saying that they picked the most assimilable Latina they could find.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131341155228629159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-62267654419998423652007-12-03T16:46:00.000-08:002007-12-03T16:46:00.000-08:00I noticed this myself in Australia. There are the ...I noticed this myself in Australia. There are the few guest chefs on cooking shows but considering how large the Asian community is down here it is mad that we dont have an Asian style show on. Not that any Asian people are allowed much on our television screens, good old white Australia policy still rearing its ugly head. <BR/><BR/>Time to call the TV stations again and vent.The Dad Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277316131548774118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-867185802682793872007-11-30T12:26:00.000-08:002007-11-30T12:26:00.000-08:00I've heard the rumor that Martin Yan's accent is f...I've heard the rumor that Martin Yan's accent is fake. I never understood where that came from though. I never found anything exaggerated about his accent; it always sounded authentically Cantonese American to me. Seriously, he sounds like my dad. BTW, as a kid my father used to mimic his "Yan can cook" delivery while bragging about how he chop vegetables way faster than Yan. (Full disclosure: I keith chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463122964757985868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-56125602760307543442007-11-30T09:53:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:53:00.000-08:00I second that, Ming Tsai is a cutie...and as for Y...I second that, Ming Tsai is a cutie...and as for Yan...well, it's nice that he forged a path for the others but really, is his accent real or not? I keep hearing that it's just for the show, anyone know?christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217012553723666813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-55281161500022614462007-11-29T19:57:00.000-08:002007-11-29T19:57:00.000-08:00three words: Yan. Can. Cook.three words: Yan. Can. Cook.thisislarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157349911656341561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-56832739188642816582007-11-29T13:32:00.000-08:002007-11-29T13:32:00.000-08:00Okay, ricedaddies... may I propose a big F.U. to F...Okay, ricedaddies... may I propose a big F.U. to FoodTV by creating our own cooking videos and embedding them on this site?<BR/><BR/>I'm serious. I know you guys are no scrubs, and can totally roll with it.SoulSnaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685020878649396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-83251102725211622212007-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:002007-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:00Ming Tsai is HOT!!!!Ming Tsai is HOT!!!!Sugarbreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207562110321594031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-2378245874929510242007-11-29T07:29:00.000-08:002007-11-29T07:29:00.000-08:00Fuck! I just wrote this long comment that got eras...Fuck! I just wrote this long comment that got erased. It was brilliant (trust me!) Just kidding.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the gist of my comment was that you shouldn't necessarily judge the popularity of ethnic chefs by the standards of the general population or the viewership of the Food Network. <BR/><BR/>The Food Network's take on ANY ethnic food reminds me of the movie Ratatouille, where they create Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com