Food on TV

I normally don't watch much food on television. Programs like "Top Chef"  or "Iron Chef" don't appeal to me at all, and most of the so-called cooks like Rachael Ray or Paula Deen leave me more than cold. (Ina Garten is OK, though, because she is so likable and low-key.) But Monday night, HBO presented a special  on the famed Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan, actually a profile of the Maccioni family who owns it, and the generational  struggle that ensued about opening a new Le Cirque in a new location.
The show illustrated how the restaurant  business has changed through the years, with the sons wanting so badly to serve creative food, and father, Sirio, insisting that no restaurant could exist if it didn't offer classics like melon and prosciutto.The impasse never got completely resolved, but the show sure offered, er, food for thought.

Anyone else see it? What did you think?

Comments

[Margaret M.]

I didn't see the HBO show you referenced because I don't subscribe. But I did catch a local chef's show on WNLO recently. I think the chef's name was Binks and he was visiting Western New York restaurants! (Including Daniel's in Hamburg) Cool concept and a likable guy.

[foodie]

Great program on Le Cirque. Loved it. Binks has his heart in the right place, but his culinary skill and knowledge leave something to be desired. Ever eat at one of his restaurants? His websites and menu are both a mess--heavy handed slop that is part of WNY reputation for greasy, pre-frozen, lazy food and huge portion sizes. Too bad....