when anyone mentions the word chef, you think of that italiano who has a long and carefully-twisted moustache with a big belly and long white paper cap. with the finger lickin sign saying
"mmmm! fantastic!"

wait a min. there's been this attack of the dishy chefs aka naked chef jamie oliver and the italian guy on ch5. boy, they look more like lads in a boy band or some italian soccer team, not even chefs. probably the customer who's sitting at tt little table with a pretty lady over some romantic dinner for two. who ever thought that chefs would be so cool?

suddenly it seems that chefs are more like the dish instead of that french dessert. haha desperate housewives suddenly taking cooking classes. gosh, it's the invasion of the lookers instead of the cooks-to-be. the cook shows we see are more like lifestyle pages, chances for you to oogle at the trendy and suave chefs. no more aunty aka fang tai type of cook lessons on tv. gone are those ugly cook shows with the recepies and ingredients list plaguing the tv. sad story for those who really wanna learn how to cook.

whatever the case, i don't mind watching these shows. i absolutely can't cook, but my pride tells me yeah i can 'learn' along the way while watching these shows. hmmm tastes so good. haha.. jamie oliver's taken (he's gotta cook for his little girl now. bah) so i don't mind taking an italian dish