Quote Originally Posted by bobsticks
That was a work. It's pretty universally acknowledged that he was told by producers to play up the "Ugly American" role. They also made a big deal in the rematch of his deferring to Morimoto's stance and removing the cutting board before standing on the counter, again emphasizing the competetive and theatrical elements simultaneously.
That is interesting. Do you also happen know if verdict in the rematch with Morimoto was staged or not? From the memory, judges were more impressed with Morimoto presentation, but Flay won!


Quote Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
Julia Child is the mother of ALL cooking shows!
You ain’t going to get no argument from me there bro. She seem to have became very frail in her later years and mostly did hosting than cooking. Another lady that might also need to be praised is Lidia Bastianich with her PBS cooking show Lidia’s Italy. She is the Italian version of Julia child