Hulu’s Food & Leisure Channel: A Foodies Worst Nightmare

Posted by foodiebuddha on November 04, 2009

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Yesterday, I mentioned how online media portal Hulu.com added Martin Yan’s Hong Kong to their repertoire.  Today, I figured that I might as well expand on that post just a bit.  If you don’t spend a lot of time on the computer, and/or don’t try and stay plugged in to the “what’s happening at an internet near you,” it is quite possible that the name Hulu is nothing more than a head-scratcher.

The joint-venture startup launched just shy of three-years ago and currently houses thousands upon thousands of hours of television.  Unlike some of those other sites offering free television programming, Hulu has several major advantages.  Most notably, it’s legit … so everything is super duper high quality.

The site offers commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from TV stations like NBC, Fox, ABC and many other networks and studios.  Of particular interest to ya’ll is the website’s Food & Leisure channel.  There you’ll find all shows from the likes of Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, and Gordon Ramsey (who doesn’t love to see Gordo go ape all over some moronic excuse for a restaurateur – aka Kitchen Nightmares).  Meanwhile, Bravo TV shows like Top Chef are available for your viewing pleasure, as is the Food Network’s Good Eats with Atlantan Alton Brown, and the PBS show Diary of a Foodie.

Even if food related television isn’t your favorite, Hulu is definitely worth a visit.  The site is just loaded with great stuff.  Alright folks, until we eat again.  Meanwhile, any of you who actually have employees working under you – make a beeline for your IT Department and ask them to block the website … otherwise, you’re gonna have some ravenously unproductive people in your office in about 30-minutes.

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Martin Yan’s Hong Kong Hits Hulu [Free TV]

Posted by foodiebuddha on November 03, 2009

Chef Martin Yan is best known for his TV Show Yan Can Cook.  If you’ve ever seen it, you’ll remember Yan for his high-energy performances backed by a thick accent and a happy-go-lucky attitude.  Now, Yan has found his way over to the über awesome site Hulu.  This shopping mall of online TV programming features high-quality feeds of most every popular show (and even some long-lost gems).  Best of all – it’s 100% free!!!! [Technophobes such as myself may have heard that Hulu is moving to a premium only option – this isn’t the case.  They are simply going to offer a premium option].

The show is entitled Martin Yan’s Hong Kong.  As the name implies, each episode, you’ll find Yan visiting some of his favorite Hong Kong restaurants and getting chefs to teach you their favorite recipes.  To wet your whistle, check out this interview with Chef Yan over on the Hulu Blog.

I’ve taken the liberty of embedding one of the episodes here.  However, you’ll find the whole dumpling over on Hulu’s website.

Warning: Watching this show may cause irreversible hunger, itchy stomachs, dreams of giant rice monsters, and a desire to jet set to Hong Kong just as soon as possible.

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