tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847436129755996653.post3174695312440683285..comments2008-09-23T00:56:31.336-07:00Comments on Schadenfreude on Toast: Decoding AnthonyThe bjjmissionaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367559242323395256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847436129755996653.post-31385596267865119322008-09-23T00:56:00.000-07:002008-09-23T00:56:00.000-07:00The genius of Rachael, Jamie and Nigella is that t...The genius of Rachael, Jamie and Nigella is that they reach tap into a yearning of Gen Y that wants to cook like their grandparents but don't have the time to tumbuk chili dan bawang all day. A 12 hour workday puts paid to that notion!<BR/><BR/>Tony B is classically trained but is not an innovator, deconstructor or very good at dumbing it down. Please don't take this as a put-down, asian-malaysian, I'm sure your ayam au vin was superb but most of us are not trained at the CIA and thus need a simpler version<BR/><BR/>It's the same for me. I can barely cook the simplest of recipes so while Les Halles is a good coffee table book (which I think will remain that way for the VP's mother, those Peri Plus RM10 booklet jobs are way more relevantThe bjjmissionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367559242323395256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847436129755996653.post-7022556267709880602008-09-22T05:38:00.000-07:002008-09-22T05:38:00.000-07:00When Times Bookstore started offering huge discoun...When Times Bookstore started offering huge discounts on Les Halles cookbook, I know a VP from Sime Darby who bought it for his mother- because he thought it was witty. His mother has yet to actually attempt any of the recipes. Still, his recipe was one of those I consulted for my low kai au vin attempt (although I leaned in favour of Rachel Ray's recipe in the end- I wish she was my RPM instructor. ).asian-malaysianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709673814539478617noreply@blogger.com