MC Slim JB chronicles all the ways Chowhound regulas hate on the Andelmans, lists some things he likes about them and provides the rules for the Phantom Gourmet drinking game, such as, take a drink for:
A close-up of Dave's repulsive hairdo, which is so larded with greasy wax that he appears to have cheap hair-transplant plugs over his entire scalp.
Topics:
Like the job UHub is doing? Consider a contribution. Thanks!
Ad:
Comments
He gets a lot right
By Lori Magno
Fri, 04/24/2009 - 8:37pm
But MC SLim JB should back off Kowloon. The Chinese/Polynesian food of my childhood is untouchable. Where else you can dine (and dance) in a ship, next to dancing waters and overlooking a volcano? Go ahead, I'll wait.
Mmmm hmmm, you got nothing to counter all that magic!
Chow-da heads
By treemont
Fri, 04/24/2009 - 9:12pm
Yo, chowhound folk:
First, y'all have too much time on your hands if this is the way you pass time on a Sunday morning. Drinking games? Pardon me, but shouldnt you play them on Sat night?? Why not try going to brunch...one that Phantom Gourmet suggests --- there are plenty of good ones. Or maybe you should just keep sleeping. Drinking games on Sunday morning? Sweet I hope your boss knows if y'all even have a job...
Second, the chowhound website SUX. I've been waiting for a more user friendly site for at least two years now. I guess if they got the advertising budget of Phantom Gourmet they'd be able to change it, but they sure dont. And dont gimme some "Chowhound is the Consumer Reports of restaurant sites" BS -- b/c it aint...I know plenty of restaurant WORKERS/ owners who post on chowhound to pump their own establishments --- pathetic.
Third, Phantom has led me to a LOT of good restaurants in Boston and the burbs...do you think those small business owners are really harmed b/c you dont personally like the Adlemans?? No, they arent.
Here's a thought -- DONT WATCH THE SHOW...or better yet, goto a restaurant that you like and tip your server accordingly.
Yum yum...
First, get a since of humor
By Stefanie
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 8:56pm
First, get a since of humor about the drinking games.
Sencond, the chowhound website may have its flaws (mainly the pretensious users) but at least they are honest and thorough.
Third, PG is obviously completely bias because of their clearly profit oriented restaurant sponsorships. One can never trust if they are being genuine or soley trying to make money.
get yer Sat. morning drink on
By Jenn
Fri, 04/24/2009 - 9:23pm
As treemont notes, I too was wondering how you play a drinking game for a show that is on Saturday at 10am??? Bloody Marys and mimosas I guess.
Hey...
By Innismir
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 12:04am
It's *always* happy hour somewhere!
phantom gourmet is great
By norm
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 7:33am
for when you want to know which brand of exxxtreme sour cream and chili cheese potato chips is the best.
those andlemans: white trash dining at it's most unfunny and disgusting.
A word about drinking games
By MC Slim JB
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 9:54am
I stopped playing them myself when I got out of college. And I'm not much of a daytime drinker, either, beyond the occasional beer at a Sox day game or eye-opener at Sunday brunch. So actually playing a drinking game while watching a Saturday morning show is a bad idea in my book. But I do advocate watching the Phantom Gourmet the same way I watch just about every broadcast TV program: on DVR. I know it breaks the TV advertising model, but it saves me a good 8-10 minutes out of every half-hour of viewing time, which gives me more time to find good restaurants on my own.
I think the swipe at Chowhound as a place for restaurant shills to hang out is off-base. Unlike many amateur-review sites, Chowhound is carefully moderated, and I think the moderators do an excellent job of weeding out folks with more than a rooting interest in a restaurant, as well as cranks and disgruntled ex-employees. Those people aren't hard to spot, and Chowhounds themselves are pretty vigilant about reporting posts that smell funny.
I also think The Kowloon is very good of its kind, but I am one of those people that doesn't really like American-Chinese food, especially on big buffets. Letting something sit on a steam table is a terrible thing to do to stir-fries and deep-fried stuff.
The show is obviously aimed
By ShadyMilkMan
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 10:28am
The show is obviously aimed at those of us who are not the most refined eaters. Believe it or not there is a large cluster of people in our state who do not spend more then 25 dollars on a meal, and in fact think that 25 dollars is "expensive" and a night out for a special occasion. The Phantom Gourmet is aimed at them, and that is why they make money. The rest of you critics all aim at the same types of places, while nobody steps foot in Kellys Roast Beef or the Texas Roadhouse... So the Phantom Gourmet swoops in and takes up the entire niche.
That being said while I love the show, I hate the events. Ive been to a few of the shows and every time found the food to be overpriced, and the layouts to be horrible, as if it was not even planned. 6 vendors in one corner and a million people,and then huge swaths of empty land right across from them.
Refined?
By zbert
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 11:00am
How about value-oriented?
I've had a number of amazing $10 to $15 meals in Boston and surrounding towns. You're not going to see those places get proper coverage from this cartoon gourmand, and I'm glad since the little places turn arrogant and icky once they're touched by his TV Magic
My impression is that Chowhound...
By Michael Kerpan
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 11:14am
...has plenty of people who try to identify (and describe) great dining bargains -- as well as upscale places (that are worth the money -- if you can afford them).
Only the Phantom covers under-$25 places? Nuh-unh
By MC Slim JB
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 12:52pm
Check out my weekly On the Cheap column in The Phoenix http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Authors/MC-SLIM-JB/ and the Globe's Cheap Eats reviews, a few of which are summarized here: http://www.boston.com/ae/restaurants/gallery/cheap...
Boston's Weekly Dig also routinely reviews budget-priced restaurants: http://www.weeklydig.com/department-commerce
Shaffer at the Herald goes down-market occasionally, as does Nadeau, The Phoenix's lead restaurant critic.