We caught the Techniques episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” show on the Travel Channel last night. Unlike the usual episodes of the show, instead of going around the world and sampling the local cuisine, Bourdain and some of his chef buddies demonstrated how to make some simple, basic dishes such as pasta sauce, roast chicken, grilled steak, cheeseburger, and French fries. It was probably the best cooking show I’ve seen. No idle chit chat, no flaky personalities, no fancy schmancy kitchen, no canned ingredients; just great chefs showing you how to make a bunch of delicious dishes in very simple steps and pointing out pitfalls such as cutting into a cooked steak too quickly after it comes off the grill. I wish Bourdain would do a cooking show like this.
Here’s the first segment of the show. It looks like the entire episode is on YouTube in several segments.
