Today on Alphabet City: Thanks to JP’s travel schedule Kitchen Knightmares moves to a new day. I’m a lot like my dog Frida—I like a set schedule. I get up pretty much the same time every morning (a little before 6am, dragging Frida with me), have 3 cups of coffee (Frida watches), read the New [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Kitchen Knightmares’
January 19, 2010
Resolution Freak
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul lays down some challenges for the next year. There’s no doubt about it. I’m a freak about resolutions. Not that I hate them, mind you. I adore them. Some people say it’s one of my annoying Capricorn tendencies—but it’s something I can’t help. I love making lists, and setting [...]
January 14, 2010
Kitchen Knightmares: Quick (Down Home) Cassoulet
Today on Alphabet City: JP returns to Kitchen Knightmares cooking Quick “Down Home” Cassoulet courtesy of Mark Bittman As life settled back into a routine in the New Year, it was time for me to live up to my commitment and get back into Wednesday cooking mode for Chef. So last night marked my return [...]
December 9, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares: Biggest Loser Edition
Today on Alphabet City: Biggest Loser Finale reminds Jon Paul of his own struggles with weight loss. Here’s a question for our time: what do you serve at a dinner party while watching NBC’s Biggest Loser Finale? I’ll admit that I’m a Johnny come lately fan of this show—becoming obsessed halfway through this season chronicling [...]
December 3, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares: Boyfriend Trouble
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s crush on dancer Jakob causes problems in his cooking for Juan Pablo. I’ve decided to forgive myself for mistakenly substituting Sunchokes (a.k.a. Jerusalem Artichokes) for Parsnips in this week’s challenge: Greek-Style Penne with Lamb, Parsnips, Tomatoes, and Cinnamon from Bon Appetit’s November 2009 issue. The fact is I wasn’t [...]
November 25, 2009
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: A Kitchen Knightmares Special
Today on Alphabet City: Overshadowed by Juan Pablo on Thanksgiving, Jon Paul feels like Charlie Brown. In the debut posting of the series Kitchen Knightmares, I acknowledged that no one wants to hear me whine about being married to a chef. But I really get worked up about the issue when Thanksgiving approaches because none [...]
November 13, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares: Something Fishy
Today on Alphabet City/Kitchen Nightmares Edition: Jon Paul serves something fishy to a reporter Some viewers wrote in wondering why Kitchen Nightmares—usually filmed on Wednesday nights and debuting Thursday mornings—got bumped from its regular time slot this week. Couple of scheduling challenges this week that caused the switch. First, on Wednesday night I attended the [...]
November 6, 2009
There’s Something About Mary
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul reveals his obsession for Mary Tyler Moore. Some readers have asked why I think of my life as a sitcom when the current American obsession is with reality shows. Don’t get me wrong, I’m addicted to some of those programs. But I am not sure where I’d fit in [...]
November 4, 2009
Kitchen Knightmares 2: Porky’s Revenge
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul does battle with his Pork Demons Last week’s Kitchen Knightmares rancid pork disaster did little to dissuade me of my suspicion about the “other white meat.” But with the deadline looming for me to prepare another meal for Chef Juan Pablo, I decided it best to try and climb [...]
