Chefs/People you like to see take the Live Below the Line Challenge; A-Z

[Amaranth]

Who would you like to see take the Live Below the Line Challenge -- for their cooking skills, their clever frugality, or because they are in a position for what they do/learn/experience in the challenge to make a difference. A-Z by last name. And if you'd like to say why you'd especially like to see a person do the challenge, please feel free to note that in your original post above or below the list.

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D-Amy Dacyczyn, Giada DeLaurentis
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J-Madhur Jaffrey
K-Lynne Rosetto Kasper
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O-Jamie Oliver
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W-Bob Waldrop
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Bob Waldrop integrates gardening and cooking in an interesting way.

[puglogic]

Who would you like to see take the Live Below the Line Challenge -- for their cooking skills, their clever frugality, or because they are in a position for what they do/learn/experience in the challenge to make a difference. A-Z by last name. And if you'd like to say why you'd especially like to see a person do the challenge, please feel free to note that in your original post above or below the list.

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B-Mark Bittman
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D-Amy Dacyczyn, Giada DeLaurentis
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I-
J-Madhur Jaffrey
K-Lynne Rosetto Kasper
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O-Jamie Oliver
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W-Bob Waldrop
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Bob Waldrop integrates gardening and cooking in an interesting way.

Mark Bittman is a champion for sustainable food, and I'd love to see how he brings that to the effort.

[Gregg]

Guy Fieri

[puglogic]

Guy Fieri

Now THAT would be interesting.

[JaneV2.0]

Padma Lakshmi, famous half-clothed spokesmodel and foodie poseur. (Poseuse?)

[Mrs-M]

Love this, Amaranth!

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D-Amy Dacyczyn, Giada DeLaurentis
E- Emeril Lagasse
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G- Gordon Ramsey
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J-Madhur Jaffrey
K-Lynne Rosetto Kasper
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M- Martha Stewart
N- Nigella Lawson
O-Jamie Oliver
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R- Rachael Ray
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W-Bob Waldrop
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[Maxamillion]

I'd like to see everyone in Congress take it. ;) As far as chefs, cooks, etc. Paula Dean and Alton Brown.

[KayLR]

All those chef/judges on "Chopped." Let them open that basket of miscellaneous items and make a fancy appetizer, entree or dessert with them.

(I love that show)

[Maxamillion]

All those chef/judges on "Chopped." Let them open that basket of miscellaneous items and make a fancy appetizer, entree or dessert with them.

(I love that show)

Me too! They always have to throw in some weird ingredient that doesn't fit with the others. I mean, the last show I watched, on one dish they had to use both watermelon and sardines in it. :confused:

[Tussiemussies]

Emeril, he has done some healthy cooking, but I'd like to see what he could come up with...

[boss mare]

Graham Kerr ( The Galloping Gourmet) He lives in in my state now and grows alot of organic foods I would love to see him make a come back on some of the foodie TV stations or even PBS agains

[Amaranth]

Compiling the suggestions so far. Also thinking about what it might be like if 3-4 of the people worked as a team....

A-Elizabeth Andoh
B-Mark Bittman, Alton Brown
C-Congress, chef/judges on "Chopped”
D-Amy Dacyczyn, Giada DeLaurentis, Paula Dean, Elizabeth David's culinary descendant, Carol Deppe
E-
F-Guy Fieri
G-
H-Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois
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J-Madhur Jaffrey
K-Lynne Rosetto Kasper, Graham Kerr
L-Padma Lakshmi, Emeril Lagasse, Nigella Lawson
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O-Jamie Oliver
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Q-
R-Gordon Ramsey, Rachael Ray, Steve Raichlen
S-Martha Stewart, Stoves person
T-Jerry Traunfeld, Jon Traunfeld
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W-Bob Waldrop
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Y-Grace Young
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[domestic goddess]

Wow! Can we pass along this list to the Food Network? I'd love to see some of these folks known for using expensive and somwhat exotic ingredients take this challenge. Then I"d like to see the recipes gathered together in a cookbook that could be used by anyone, anytime. Think what a boost and morale builder it would be if food pantries, food stamp offices, etc., could print up some of these redipes and include them with the bags of food or make them available in food stamp offices. Of course, literacy is often a problem, so there are some who wouldn't get as much benefit from them, unless there is someone else in the home who can read the recipes. But I think that if I were receiving food stamps I would love to have some recipes from top chefs that I could use on my budget!

[Amaranth]

Wow! Can we pass along this list to the Food Network?....I would love to have some recipes from top chefs that I could use on my budget!

That would be enlightening and helpful. Have been thinking of a few more people to round out the list. Also think it would be helpful to have chefs that are good at Eastern European/Russian, other Asian chefs, some chefs from African areas with a good range of food items, France, Vietnamese, Southwest US and some other regions that would give diversity to the challenge. Would welcome suggestions to round out the list.

*Elizabeth David’s culinary descendant—suggestions for a person or what to focus on from David’s wide range of culinary skills?
*Carol Deppe—would like to see her do the challenge focusing on the five items from her book Resilient Gardener (beans, corn,potatoes, squash, eggs) plus other garden items
*Fisherman/woman(any suggestions?)-- in conjunction with handmade primitive fishing equipment at a stationary camp with a garden.
*Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois—with the added bonus that they can use any of their sourdough starters and don’t need to account for any of the original yeast costs—just the flour that would be in the portion of the starter.
*Steve Raichlen—with the added challenge that food be cooked with foraged wood or limited to refugee wood ration amounts which I think is 2Kg per day or average reasonable wood usage—not sure of amount. Would could be foraged in advance as it normally would be so it can dry properly. Use of some aromatic wood also desirable(hickory/fruit/herb). Grilling of garden vegetables encouraged.
*Stoves person—someone using one of the low tech energy efficient natural fuel stoves
*Jerry Traunfeld-- in conjunction with locally grown herbs and spices. Good at taking the same ingredients and using them in ways that make them seem different.
*Jon Traunfeld—would like to see him do a spring version and a summer version along with his Salad Table and a small intensive garden.
*Grace Young-with the added challenge that all the cooking except the rice be done in a wok and/or wok steamer basket.

Added to March 15 list above.

[Amaranth]

Debi Mazar and her husband, chef Gabrielle Corcos from the Cooking Chanel are participating.


Debi Mazar and her husband, chef Gabrielle Corcos, are participating in the challenge, and shared their tips for surviving the week:


We're going to shrink our plates, so it still looks like a lot of food. Obviously it's a very heavy carb thing," she said, listing some meal ideas that included using old bread to make the classic Tuscan vegetable soup ribollita or making basic rice and beans.
Pappa al pomodoro was suggested. They are on the show Extra Virgin on the cooking channel. It would be enlightening if they did a US version and a version in Italy where they have the family farm and could use the fresh produce there.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/live-below-the-line-debi-mazar_n_3053260.html