Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Food Network Chefs Cooking Challenge

I just got home from Julie & Julia. Of course I'm inspired to cook with goals in mind. I don't think mastering French cooking would go over well with three kids under the age of six. Trying to figure out WHO I would want to cook with, I headed over to my favorite place, The Food Network. I love me some Food Network but there are just too many chefs to choose from (far more than I realized). SO, I thought maybe I could tackle a recipe from one each week, using the list at the bottom of the page.


Anyone up for the challenge? What is nice about this is that everyone has access to the recipes on the website (no cookbook to buy), there are usually many to choose from (dessert, dinner, you name it), and it would be great to see how other bloggers liked the recipes they chose (worth trying or don't bother).

As it turns out, there are 52 chefs listed. How perfect. It could be a year long adventure. I would put up a Mr. Linky every Wednesday that you could link your recipe/review post for the featured chef (not a blogger? just email me your recipe/review). I wouldn't start until September 2 (I need to remember how to make a button:). If nothing inspired you that week, skip it and post when something does. Care to join me?

Aaron McCargo, Jr. - #1 posted September 2, 2009
Adam Gertler - OK, so he isn't a chef...but a host so let's skip him.
Aida Mollenkamp - #2 posted September 9, 2009
Alexandra Guarnaschelli -#3 posted September 16, 2006
Alton Brown - #4 posted September 23, 2009
Anne Burrell - #5 posted September 30, 2009
Bob Blumer - not a chef.....skip
Bobby Flay - #6 posted October 7, 2009 - I would like to try an entire month of Bobby Flay recipes!
Bobby and Jamie Deen - #7 no recipes on FN so let's do a Paula Deen recipe instead (it's a long time until we get to her again and she has a TON of recipes :) If you have one of their cookbooks, feel free to use a recipe from there! - posted October 14, 2009 WAIT - they do have some reicpes if you do a search for "Lady and Sons"....you decide :)

Brian Boitano - #8 posted October 21, 2009
Bruce Seidel - not a chef, Food Network's Senior Vice President of Program Planning and Special Productions, skip...
Cat Cora - #9 posted October 28, 2009
Chris Cognac - not a chef, skip
Claire Robinson - #10 posted November 4, 2009
Daisy Martinez - #11 posted November 11, 2009
Danny Boome
- #12 posted November 18, 2000

Skip November 25 Happy Thanksgiving!
Dave Lieberman - #13 posted December 2, 2009
Duff Goldman - #14 posted December 9, 2009 - no recipes, decorate a cake or cupcakes and post!
Ellie Krieger - #15 post December 16, 2009

Emeril Lagasse - #16 post December 23, 2009

**we took a week off around the holidays so the schedule got pushed back a week - now correct!
George Duran - #17 post January 6, 2010
Giada De Laurentiis - #18 post January 13, 2010
Guy Fieri - #19 post January 20, 2010
Ina Garten - #20 post January 27, 2010
Ingrid Hoffmann - #21 post February 3, 2010
Jack Hourigan - host, no recipes, skip...
Jamie Oliver - #22 post February 10, 2010
Jeff Corwin - host, no recipes, skip....
Jeff Henderson - host, no recipes, skip...
Jim O'Connor - host, no recipes, skip...
Keegan Gerhard host...
Kevin Brauch host...
Marc Summers host...
Mario Batali #23 post February 17, 2010
Mark Dacascos host...
Mary Nolan - only 7 recipes, so share on #24 post February 24, 2010
Masaharu Morimoto only 3 recipes, so share on #24 post February 24, 2010
Melissa d'Arabian only 23 recipes, so share on #24 post February 24, 2010
Michael Chiarello #25 post March 3, 1010
Michael Symon #26 - post March 10, 2010
Nigella Lawson #27 - post March 17, 2010
Patrick and Gina Neely #28 - post March 24, 2010
Paula Deen #29 - post March 31, 2010
Rachael Ray #30 - post April 7, 2010
Robert Irvine #31 - post April 14, 2010
Robin Miller #32 - post April 21, 2010
Sandra Lee #33 - post April 28, 2010
Sunny Anderson #34 post May 5, 2010
Ted Allen host...
The Hearty Boys hosts...
Tyler Florence #35 post May 12, 2010
Warren Brown #36 post May 19, 2010

So it didn't turn out to be nearly a year but we will have cooked through all of the chefs!
Wanna cook with me?

2 comments:

  1. I think this sounds great, just found this.. I may be too late to enter for the 13th but Id love to try the next time around:)

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  2. I love this idea! I am one of the admin for I Heart Cooking Clubs, we do one chef for 6 months. This theme is so fun too! Is it too late to join in?

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