Last year, we turned off our cable, and I can honestly say that I haven't missed it at all. We're Netflix junkies, so we still have an ample supply of tv and movie entertainment, but we're able to steer clear of annoying and consumer driven commercials (that became more important as Miss Kate became more aware of the words and actions appearing on the screen). But, I must confess, I was pretty bummed at the prospect of not being able to watch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. In addition to the fact that the premise of the show is noble and ingenious and world changing and all that, well, let's face it, Jamie's just a doll. I've harbored a crush on the tow headed Brit since the college days of holing up in my dorm room to watch The Naked Chef. I've always loved his fresh, spontaneous, carefree approach to food. And his cute accent.I'm especially intrigued by the project in West Virginia, because before Kate was born, I taught for five years at a rural public high school here in western North Carolina. So I'm no stranger to the horrors that pass for "nutrition" in a high school cafeteria. It always seemed the pinnacle of absurdity to me that our district employed a "school nutritionist" and it was still deemed acceptable to serve frozen pizza, canned corn, and french fries for lunch. This isn't meant as a personal slight to the individuals who hold such positions, it's just such a blatant display of the systemic failures that impact all areas of public education. Okay, stepping off the soapbox now.
So anyway, I was beyond thrilled to discover that I can watch the show on Hulu, and that's just what I'll be doing tonight. Mark's playing a solo gig, Kate's in bed early, so it's just me and Jamie for the duration of the evening. I'm pretty stoked.
And, under the same category of cute British chefs, have you seen The Delicious Miss Dahl? It looks like Giada and Nigella may have some stiff competition for most glamorous queen of the kitchen, no? I also just learned that she's Roald Dahl's granddaughter. I doubt that's where she gets her good looks from, but still. Love her pretty kitchen, love her culinary prattle, and wish my cheeks were that rosy and effervescent. Have a lovely weekend everyone!
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Aaaaaaah! I'm so excited about Jamie Oliver on Hulu! Matt and I are a Netflix-only, no-cable family, too (we just got our first TV this year, so that we could have people over to watch movies and NOT have to crowd around a laptop computer screen to do it). But whenever I'm somewhere with cable and downtime, the first channel I turn to is the Food Network.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about The Delicious Miss Dahl -- thanks for the tip! She's adorable. We just watched The Fantastic Mr. Fox for the first time -- Roald Dahl apparently made fine stories AND fine offspring. =)
Happy weekend to you, too!
And a P.S.: if Hulu ever gives you glitches, I just discovered that you can also stream the Food Revolution on ABC!
I so want to get rid of cable, we swear we are doing it every year until we remember college football. Can't live without the football games. We do watch everything on DVR so that we can fast forward through the commercials, even if we are home to watch something live we get so annoyed with the sheer number and annoyance factor of the ads we are purposely always a day behind schedule.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for Jamie's show although I haven't Hulu-ed it yet. The poor guy has his work so cut out for him, the previews I have seen people are so resistant to change. Hope you had a lovely evening with Jamie, and a great weekend!
I now officially have a girl crush on Miss Dahl -- I may spend my lunch hour (and who are we kidding, a portion of my morning) trying to find her other videos!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your night with Jamie :)