Saturday, September 26, 2009

Please don't say that on TV...

So, it's a Saturday morning....relaxation is my middle name today. I get up, make some coffee, check my emails, flip on the tv...Food Network. The food soon gets my stomach growling so I decide to whip myself up one of my favorite breakfast...the blessed breakfast burrito. I chop, and whisk and saute and melt...top it off with a good dose of chile verde and sit down to enjoy. This is when it happens. Ann Burrelle, the somewhat crazed looking host of "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" is making brunch..."oh good, I love brunch" I think to myself, but something about this episode seems vaguely familiar. I think I may have seen this one before. When I hear her say "fritatta" it hits me...trying not to drop my burrito I scurry for the remote to change the channel...it's coming, where is that damn remote? It's too late..."be sure to get those eggs whisked completely...you don't want any egg white 'hockers' left in your eggs" HOCKERS, Ann? Are you kidding me? I've watched enough Food Network Star that I know the producers want you to be personal, tell stories, relate to the audience, and while I will assume that everyone does have some sort of "hocker" story, I stand firm in my belief that the word "hocker" should never be spoken by someone who is allegedly telling me "secrets" of a restaurant chef. If she talks about hockers on national television, just imagine what the REAL secrets could be????

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