To hell with celebrity chefs!

Ever since Julia Child began cooking in front of TV cameras in 1962, the American public has developed a hearty appetite — almost insatiable, in fact — for celebrity chefs. Graham Kerr, the Frugal Gourmet, Lidia Bastianich, Rachael Ray…over the last four decades, TV chefs have become a cottage industry.

But in this excellent piece , “TV Cooking Versus Real Cooking,” by New York Times food blogger Mark Bitten proves that in the world of TV cooks, sometimes there’s less than meets the eye off camera….