Thread: Mac and Cheese - seen on TV last night

On 2011-07-26, Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote:
> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
> we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
> cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
> question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.

Didja get a program title? Station name? Cook/chef? Is Google
broken?

Why must we ask you questions about questions you are asking us?

nb

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notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-26, Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote:
>> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
>> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
>> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese
>> and we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of
>> gruyere cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the
>> restaurant in question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> Didja get a program title? Station name? Cook/chef? Is Google
> broken?
>
> Why must we ask you questions about questions you are asking us?
>
> nb

Sorry, I'm not much of a TV watcher. I know it was the same channel
that Good Eats is on - I looked that up and that's Food Network. I
don't know the name of the show - let's see if I can find that by
looking at their schedule - no, struck out. I will ask my wife - she
says it's called Best Thing I Ever Ate.

I tried searching their site - can't find a way to search for both
macaroni and cheese and restrict it to that one show. My search doesn't
find it. The chef was female.

Sorry, that's what I know.

-S-

Steve Freides wrote:
> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in
> which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese
> and we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of
> gruyere cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the
> restaurant in question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -S-

Two seconds on Google brought this up.
Remember the mantra: "Google is your friend."

http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/10/b...onsin-gruyere/

Dora

On 2011-07-26, Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sorry, I'm not much of a TV watcher. I know it was the same channel
> that Good Eats is on.......

This look familiar?:

Grown Up Mac and Cheese
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...ipe/index.html

(Dang! ...I may hafta try this one, myself

nb

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On 7/26/2011 12:37 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
> we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
> cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
> question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all ears.

I couldn't find the recipes from the show but I see it's on again
July 29 at 10:30 pm, if that helps.

nancy

On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

> I couldn't find the recipes from the show but I see it's on again
> July 29 at 10:30 pm, if that helps.

What's on again?

nb

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On 7/26/2011 1:16 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>
>> I couldn't find the recipes from the show but I see it's on again
>> July 29 at 10:30 pm, if that helps.
>
> What's on again?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Episode, French Favorites.
Obviously, check your local listings.

nancy

"Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote:

> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese
and
> we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
> cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
> question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Steve,

Might it be the Food TV channel show "The Best Thing I Ever Ate."

The food TV hosts recount some of their restaurant favorites to be had.

Food TV page: http://alturl.com/4azwz

A "French Favorites" episode aired 7/25/2011 (yesterday) at 10:00pm.

I didn't see a recipe evident on the website. Maybe forthcoming.

Best,

Andy

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:37:55 -0400, "Steve Freides" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
> we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
> cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
> question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
If the show was "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", it would be the "Cheesy"
episode, so the restaurant was Cafe des Artistes (the program guide
says it was Fried Chicken last night). Try this recipe.
http://www.latimes.com/features/food...,5874119.story
It doesn't fit what you described, but that's the mac & cheese recipe
they've given to a newspaper to publish. Change Swiss to Gruyere,
prosciutto to bacon... and take it from there. Good Luck!

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On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

> The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Episode, French Favorites.
> Obviously, check your local listings.

I looked. Nada!

Pick one:
a) wrong show
b) wrong dish
c) wrong episode
d) not posted to website, yet

http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-...deo/index.html

Knock yerself out:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/ma...se/results.do?

nb

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On 26-Jul-2011, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:
>
> > I couldn't find the recipes from the show but I see it's on again
> > July 29 at 10:30 pm, if that helps.
>
> What's on again?

That's right, who's on first.
http://youtu.be/8aehzwwD2II

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:37:55 -0400, "Steve Freides" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
>cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
>supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
>we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
>cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
>question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
>I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
>otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all ears.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>-S-
>
It was your basic mac and cheese. White sauce with some nutmeg,
gruyere, pasta and lardon (sp?) Served overflowing and burned on to
the sides of the serving dish and the platter underneath.
Janet US

On 7/26/2011 2:18 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>
>> The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Episode, French Favorites.
>> Obviously, check your local listings.
>
> I looked. Nada!
>
> Pick one:
> a) wrong show
> b) wrong dish
> c) wrong episode
> d) not posted to website, yet
>
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-...deo/index.html
>
> Knock yerself out:
>
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/ma...se/results.do?

You snipped the original description, which was this:

***
We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
***

Here's the description of the episode:

***
Bon Apetit! We take a Tour de America for ooey gooey cheesy Raclette,
velvety fig laced Foie Gras, and a delicious caramelized cake made with
crepes and cream! These are just a few of the French dishes Alton Brown,
Claire Robinson, Ming Tsai and others say are magnifique!
***

I see "French," chef's "favorite dishes" and that the dishes
mentioned were "just a few" of the dishes on the show. I see
that it was on "last night." If it's not the show then the OP
can check for himself.

nancy

On 7/26/2011 2:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> It was your basic mac and cheese. White sauce with some nutmeg,
> gruyere, pasta and lardon (sp?) Served overflowing and burned on to
> the sides of the serving dish and the platter underneath.
> Janet US

Here is what I call basic macaroni and cheese...

Boil macaroni, pour into colander to drain. Put the pot back onto the
stove and add a little milk and some shredded Velveeta... stirring until
it is gooey. Add salt, pepper... and the still-hot macaroni. Mix,
serve and eat.....

Or if you want to get fancy, make the cheese goop a little thinner then
pour the whole mess into a baking dish, put some shredded cheese on top
and bake for a while.

And if you REALLY want to get fancy, before you bake it, add some sliced
hot dogs.

There are hundreds of thousands of kids back in the 50's and 60's whose
families received government food... and this was a favorite way to use
it. It wasn't fancy, and it wasn't the healthiest meal in the world...
but it filled a lot of bellies that otherwise might have gone to bed empty.

George L

notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-26, Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I'm not much of a TV watcher. I know it was the same channel
>> that Good Eats is on.......
>
> This look familiar?:
>
> Grown Up Mac and Cheese
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...ipe/index.html
>
> (Dang! ...I may hafta try this one, myself
>
> nb

The show I saw has restaurant recipes - this looks delicious and quite
similar, but it looks like it's from a different show.

-S-

Andy wrote:
> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
>> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
>> supposed to be French. They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese
>> and we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of
>> gruyere cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the
>> restaurant in question. It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>>
>> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
>> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all
>> ears.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> Steve,
>
> Might it be the Food TV channel show "The Best Thing I Ever Ate."
>
> The food TV hosts recount some of their restaurant favorites to be
> had.
>
> Food TV page: http://alturl.com/4azwz
>
> A "French Favorites" episode aired 7/25/2011 (yesterday) at 10:00pm.
>
> I didn't see a recipe evident on the website. Maybe forthcoming.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Yes - I think that's the problem, it's not on their web site. I was
hoping it would be. I'll have to tape the re-air.

-S-

On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

> Here's the description of the episode:
>
> ***
> Bon Apetit! We take a Tour de America for ooey gooey cheesy Raclette,
> velvety fig laced Foie Gras, and a delicious caramelized cake made with
> crepes and cream! These are just a few of the French dishes Alton Brown,
> Claire Robinson, Ming Tsai and others say are magnifique!

Yeah. Read it. Show me where it sez macaroni, gruyere, or bacaon.
Check the recipes/videos. Show me one that even mentions mac/cheese.

> I see "French," chef's "favorite dishes" and that the dishes
> mentioned were "just a few" of the dishes on the show. I see
> that it was on "last night."

But you don't see mac/cheese.

> If it's not the show then the OP can check for himself.

Which is why I included a link to all Food Network's currently posted
mac/cheese recipes and various possibilities, not just a pointless
arguement.

nb

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On 7/26/2011 3:42 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-26, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>
>> Here's the description of the episode:
>>
>> ***
>> Bon Apetit! We take a Tour de America for ooey gooey cheesy Raclette,
>> velvety fig laced Foie Gras, and a delicious caramelized cake made with
>> crepes and cream! These are just a few of the French dishes Alton Brown,
>> Claire Robinson, Ming Tsai and others say are magnifique!
>
> Yeah. Read it. Show me where it sez macaroni, gruyere, or bacaon.
> Check the recipes/videos. Show me one that even mentions mac/cheese.

It says JUST A FEW OF THE DISHES.

Let the OP worry if I gave him a bad steer. It's not your business.

Why haven't you killfiled me with everyone else?

nancy

On Jul 26, 11:37*am, "Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:
> We were watching one of the food channels last night, a show in which
> cooks talk about their favorite dishes, and this one was, I think,
> supposed to be French. *They had a recipe on for macaroni and cheese and
> we only caught the last few minutes of it - included lots of gruyere
> cheese and bacon, the latter apparently smoked at the restaurant in
> question. *It ended by being baked in a pizza oven.
>
> I'd like to try my hand at this - if anyone has a link to that or
> otherwise has a similarly yummy sounding mac and cheese, I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Oh for Christ's sake.