Dinner Time Live with David Chang

I just love that chefs, comedians and authenticity have collided. It has the feel of friends having drinks late at night and eating great food. Everyone is honest and enjoying themselves. I love that David Chang is so open about his neuroticism, mistakes and thought process in cooking. It's exactly what the world needs right now. Plus David Chang is a smart and lovable chef. If you want a cooking show or even a show with comedians to make you smile... this is it. The live element is something new to Netflix but comedians have been doing it for a while and I am glad that David Chang listened to his friends and got Netflix to help him join in on the fun. Just give it a try and you may be pleasantly surprised.

I love to watch his show. The guests are great and his food is greater. Try caribou. You'll plotz! He mentioned bison which is really great, but if you want a meat that's super lean and tasty... caribou. You can get it from NWT, unfortunately sometimes with fur on, but it's so good! Buffalo is awesome too. I liked making buffaloaf. I especially enjoyed Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogan and Maya Rudolph. I'm just a housewife from Alberta Canada but your show makes me laugh and gives me so many ideas. Your shpatzl recipe is different than mine, but it looked lovely. The lamb chops were underdone, but I'd have still eaten them. I prefer leg of lamb because lamb fat tastes kinda weird. Anyway, enough. I'm SO enjoying your show. It's the highlight of my week. Thanks!

Man, it's such an awkward show.

First off, maybe it needs some music or live band (there's a reason why talk shows employ them). I do understand that calls for huge fees. Even the cooking is missing some sizzling, smokes... sounds and pizzazz to make live shows interesting.

Or maybe it can use some funny animation effects to liven things up. Or stage this in a private area in a real restaurant so that we can still see the buzz in the background. I understand that Netflix might want to minimize any unexpected incidents.

Never been so thankful for a relatively funny extra guest - Chris Ying - to show up midway to provide comedic relief with close-ups of mistakes and commentary.

And David Chang seems a bit nervous. It's the first attempt in pioneering something, I get it. But since the premise is already being casual and entertaining and not being worried about screwing things up, why not just... be more relaxed. He doesn't even have to take the guests' questions seriously (even though I know he has a reputation as a famous chef to keep). On top of that, to spell out how difficult it is to do something that's meant to be entertaining? Maybe get a sous chef? Or at least a buffoon archetype?

It's just so, so dry as it is. Even a decent mukbang featuring no one well-known is more watchable. Thankfully Steven Yeun and Rashida Jones are easygoing guests. Will things get better? Hope so.

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.

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!