Travel Channel Goes to Colombia

ice says on Jul 20, 2008, 14:25:

I think the show was a dud! no offense, but all the guy does is eat. He didn't even go to Bogota! He hardly showed what Colombia has to offer. Not that I'm mad, better kept a secret but doesn't do such a beautiful country justice! I guess it did have a few good shots, just not as good as I hoped.

ice

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billyb says on Jul 20, 2008, 14:30:

Since he is a chef and food writer and the show is supposed to be about street food, what were you expecting, rock climbing? I think Samantha Brown's show is more what you are thinking of.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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ice says on Jul 20, 2008, 14:33:

Oh, I didn't know it was about food never seen the show before. I thought it was going to be about Colombia so I was disappointed. My bad.

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mcheasley says on Jul 20, 2008, 17:11:

ice.. Dont feel bad... I had no idea who he was either before the show last week... I read it was coming up on a post here and watched it... I liked that Colombia got some positive press... I enjoyed it.....

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mofongo says on Jul 20, 2008, 18:44:

his show has been on for about 5 years now, he has about 50 episodes from all over the world and ive been waiting so long for this episode from Colombia, overall i think he did a wonderful job showing the beauty of the local people/food/streets

i read they shoot for about 1 week, so im sure he could have gone to many other places, i guess you can only do so much in a weeks budget..

seeing those empanadas brought back some good memories, the one thing i did bring back with me on the plane...i even saved the greasy paper bag the store provided as a souveniers :)

my girlfiends grandmother is paisa and she made us all bandeja paisa as my first meal when i visted them, was amazing, here is a photo i took before we all sat down to eat.

http://williamtorrillo.com/lacomidapaisa.jpg

www.williamtorrillo.com If mofongo aint on the plate, it aint right!

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mofongo says on Jul 20, 2008, 18:58:

e best time i spend there was in yanaconas, making love in the pool under a blue moon...i remember looking back towards the sky, life was almost still...everything was perfect, i had a case of poker in the cooler, my woman so close to me...and some left over tostones in the bag....and a shot of aguardiente in the other hand...plan to go back but this time to medellin...entonces que..

www.williamtorrillo.com If mofongo aint on the plate, it aint right!

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Monpirri says on Jul 20, 2008, 19:04:

Wow, Mofongo you are real romantic man, try to write a novel next time and I would change tostones for patacones because it sounds a bit more romantic :>)
...entonces que..They want to know?

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 21, 2008, 08:32:

"No Reservations" was about Cartgena and Medellín, it wasn't about the entire country. And yes, the show is pretty much about regional cuisine found in different cities all over the world. Pretty much "what does your average person eat here?" type of thing.

Diana

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