Dinner Time Live with David Chang

Maybe it is because David and his guests are very similar senses of humor and culinary taste with myself, but this show is fun for me from beginning to end.

It is currently the only show where I eagerly anticipate the next episode (like back in the dark age).

The mixture of culinary wisdom, whimsy, and humor is a nearly perfect formula. The food is invariably simultaneously adventurous and delicious. The techniques employed are within the grasp of most amateur foodies. Again, the balance between the guests and the cooking allows for easy adjustments to flow and keeps things continuously entertaining.

This show alone is enough to guarantee my future Netflix subscription payments!

*Updated* I'm updating my review because I think I was unfair to a new show that was finding its groove and I believe this show has found it. David Chang is really interesting to watch and listen to and I love that he explains why he does something with the food but he's not actually teaching how to cook.

The format of the show is similar to a podcast as compared to traditional talk shows that give you between 7 to 12 minutes with guests that are only there doing a quick shallow promotion of their recent work. But the guests on this show stay for the entire show so they have actual conversations. This is how a evening with good friends is like.

* * * (Previous review) I enjoyed the episodes with Steven Yuen/Rashida Jones, Fortune Feimster/Terry Crews, Iliza Schlesinger/Paul Scheer. It's like a talk show with guests and they're having a good conversation, sharing thoughts, opinions, and experiences.

However, I really did not enjoy the episodes with Nick Kroll/john Mulaney and the most recent one with Seth Rogen/Ike Barinholtz. It's like watching a bunch of guys in high school cracking jokes and making innuendos, snide remarks, and just being obnoxious. I'm a guy and I get it..but these episodes were not interesting or entertaining watching them guffaw, snort, chuckle, with outbursts of shouting over each other. The food in the episode with Seth/Ike was actually disgusting and not creative. David Chang just scooped gobs of caviar on everything, including pizza, like he was too stoned to cook.

This is one of the most interesting cooking shows on now...I especially appreciate that it's live so there is no editing out the the flubs, mistakes and since it's on Netflix it has more leeway on language. While you might not learn a specific recipe from the show you learn techniques, equipment, ingredients that you can search and learn more about and even find some good recipes. I appreciate that it is just s few people eating great food and having a chat. I sincerely hope there are additional seasons with even more interesting guests, good food and fun built in too. I'll keep watching as long as it's on the air and I'll recommend it to others.

Overall, I've enjoyed it more than I disliked it.

I enjoy the concept. Cooking/meal prep with elements of dinner conversation. The food looks delicious, and it definitely caught my attention.

When it comes to the dinner guests, the mileage greatly varies depending on who the guests are.

Some guests are fun and have entertaining conversations. Rashida and Steven were a great example. Terry Crews and Fortune Feimster were an entertaining duo, too.

Other guests shift the dynamic of the show. Some of the conversations become a bit too low-brow and end up being off-putting. I appreciate that variety is the spice of life, but a little goes a long way.

I'll keep an eye on future guests to see whom I'd like to watch, but I worry it'll become very hit and miss.

Absolutely love this series. David's face when a guest has just blown the f-bomb budget Hilarious!!!

Also great when the guests get to cook along, sooo funny. "Are you even trying?"

Netflix need to keep this going as long as possible! Fantastic. Love the cook at home recipes too. Downside, makes me hungry watching, get the popcorn in.

Chris Ying "voice of the internet" attempts to keep things on course which actually makes it funnier and David desperately trying to talk about the menu and avoid marital strife with awkward questions from the guests. Will definitely be trying out many of these recipes.