Don't know if any of you US bound folks have watched this, but I have a love/hate relationship with this series right now. :?
I hate the show. It is basically 4 celebrities "eating their way across Spain". :x An hour show where 50 minutes is them sitting around a table stuffing their faces with good food and telling us about it.
And then they "did the Camino." :evil: They walked about 10km just East of Portomarin and made it sound like they did the entire trip.
I think the show is a complete waste of time. Except that I love Spain and I love Spanish food, so it is hard not to see how they make Pulpo Gallego, or award winning empanadas.
The four celebrities are:
Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
Mark Bittman (NY Times food critic)
Mario Batali (Chef, Food Network)
Claudia Bassols (Spanish actress)
Why would I want to see the folks riding around Spain in Mercedes convertibles, staying in the lap of luxury? :x I hiked the REAL Camino, not a half day walk like them! :twisted: But I can't seem to turn the show off... the countryside is so beautiful. Spain is so beautiful!
But a show about a fat guy and a New Yorker sitting around stuffing their faces with two supermodels acting like they are having a marvelous time. Yuch! But the food looks so good! Oh to taste it right now...
As you can tell I am conflicted by this program. :roll: I only hope it will not lead to a higher percentage of fat chefs and food critics walking the Camino (unless they are cooking for EVERYBODY in the Alberges).
But the supermodels can stay...
Rambler