{"id":2104,"date":"2010-01-04T19:54:50","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T19:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2017-02-14T20:25:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T20:25:26","slug":"the-worst-cook-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/the-worst-cook-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Cook In America?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reason my students transform very quickly from the \u201cworst cook in America\u201d to confident, creative home cooks is very simple.<\/strong> I empower them with the underlying cooking methods and techniques that make recipes obsolete. They discover how to create amazing meals at home using their creativity, simply and easily.<\/p>\n

\"\"During rare TV surfing last night, I came across a new Food Network Mini-Series: \u201cWorst Cooks in America\u201d<\/strong>, and I was mesmerized. You see, I work with self proclaimed \u201cworst cooks in America\u201d every day. Seriously, almost every day I\u2019ve taught classes, a student has walked through the door and informed me that he\/she is \u201cthe worst cook in America.\u201d And I have to laugh because I know this same person will walk out of class 2 hours later, ready to cook dinner for their family immediately!<\/p>\n

This is exactly what I think this shows\u2019 \u201cWorst Cooks in America\u201d desperately need to learn.<\/strong> Basic cooking methods, the secret ingredient if you will, that has been missing from Food TV since the days of Julia Child. Things like knife skills, saut\u00e9, braising, roasting, grilling, poaching.<\/p>\n

So, I couldn\u2019t be happier or more excited to watch the next 5 episodes of this truly unique show concept<\/strong>. I expect to see Chef Beau and Chef Ann lay out cooking basics for these students and to teach them the science of cooking that will enable them to cook all things and even amaze themselves by the time they are all finished.<\/p>\n

But I do have some trepidation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last night showcased Chef Beau and Chef Ann demonstrating one of their own recipes for their teams and then tasking each student with replicating the exact dish. Hmmm\u2026this might be an area that the show and I part ways because I am more interested in these \u201cworst cooks in America\u201d learning how to cook by method, not just follow recipes, but it\u2019s early yet.<\/p>\n

Also, I can\u2019t help but wonder why these \u201cworst cooks in America\u201d haven\u2019t learned how to cook yet<\/strong>. Presumably they are big enough Food Network fans to have heard about the casting call, right? They\u2019re intimidated at the sight of a celebrity chef (a Food Network creation). So, why hasn\u2019t Bobby Flay or Paula Dean or The Hughleys already taught these people to cook?<\/p>\n

In any case, I\u2019ll be watching to see what happens next and how these \u201cworst cooks in America\u201d will be transformed by Chef Beau and Chef Ann into expert cooks, who can replicate a chef\u2019s whim without crying so much.<\/p>\n

Whether or not this should be the goal of a great cooking show is beside the point.<\/p>\n

And, yes, I will be posting a blog on Monday after each week\u2019s episode to weigh in on how everybody is doing.<\/p>\n

More on the frustrations of recipes in “Julie and Julia Beef Bourguignon, How’d she do it?”<\/p>\n

Go to that post HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5-secrets-dvd-image\"<\/p>\n

Learn to cook like a chef at home in 16 weeks guaranteed!<\/p>\n

Get my Free DVD to get started in WebCookingClasses.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The reason my students transform very quickly from the \u201cworst cook in America\u201d to confident, creative home cooks is very simple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":24080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[31,47,54],"tags":[56,57],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}