Hot Guys Who Cook: Episode 107
Sat., Jan. 12, 2008 8:40 AM PST by Staff
Each week on Hot Guys Who Cook, the Style Network serves up a sizzling trio of handsome hunks who know their way around the kitchen. But which of these tempting treats is the tastiest? That's where you come in! Vote below on your personal pick for today's Hot Dish, and keep watching Style to find out which kitchen cutie made the cut!
Did you miss this week's episode, or do you crave a recap of the action? Just click the Read More link, below, to see pics and recipes, then cast your vote!
TJ Loden
Age: 28
Occupation: Artist
Status: Single, No Kids
Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
For those of you who have a fantasy or two regarding a pottery wheel and a hottie (thanks to the movie Ghost), we bring you TJ. He's a Michigan transplant living in Los Angeles who is making his living as a potter. TJ loves his wheel but says he likes to romance the ladies with his food, his smile and his killer moves on the dancefloor—this boy can tango! But don't think you can sum TJ up by his love of art and dance: he manages yang his yin with beer, buddies, and football. He was inspred to create his recipe after tasting a similar dish at a café in California.
Paradiso Poach
2 cups water
2 eggs
1 medium (heirloom) tomato
3-5 sweet basil leaves
1 slice of bread
1-2 ounces balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Optional:
1/4 avocado
1-2 ounces buffalo mozzarella
Set water on stove to boil. Rinse the basil leaves and pat dry; slice tomato and season with salt and pepper. Slice the avocado and mozzarella; toast the slice of bread. Reduce water from boil to simmer, then gently crack the eggs into the water, being careful not to break the yolks. The eggs take about 4 minutes to cook to a nice runny or rare center.
Plate the toast next the mozzarella for a nice base. Slice the tomato and arrange on the plate, tear the basil leaves into pieces over the dish, place the avocado on the side, and finally remove the eggs with a colander spoon, allowing the excess water to drain off. Carefully slide eggs into place atop the layers of fresh flavor, finish with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and freshly cracked pepper.
Mark Bernard
Age: 42
Occupation: Firefighter
Status: Married, No Kids
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Mark is a fireman with a shoe fetish and a healthy love for fine wines. We're not sure what he'd pair his recipe for baby back ribs with—red, or white? In addition to his more refined tastes, Mark loves barbecue. His favorite thing to eat when catching a football game on TV is anything drenched in a delicious barbecue sauce. He cooks for his crew at the fire house, and this dish is their favorite!
Baby Back Ribs
3 racks of ribs
2 cups brown sugar
2 tablespoon steak seasoning
2 tablespoon lawry’s seasoning salt
2 tablespoon cumin
2 tablespoon garlic salt
Sauce:
1 large bottle bullseye BBQ sauce
1 small bottle bullseye BBQ sauce
2 cups brown sugar
1 bunch of cilantro
4 large jalapeños
2 roasted gold bell peppers
1/4 cup shredded ginger
1 cup cabernet sauvignon
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
RIBS
Combine seasoning and run the ribs generously; let sit 10 minutes. Over high heat, sear ribs until golden brown and crispy. Remove from grill, cover and slow roast for three hours at 250 degrees or until meat almost falls from bone.
SAUCE
Combine small bottle of barbeque sauce and all chopped ingredients into blender and blend until smooth, adding balsamic vinegar as needed to smooth blend. Heat large bottle of barbeque sauce, then add brown sugar, wine into pot and simmer for 45 min on super low heat. Remove ribs from oven, cut individually and dip in sauce. Serve with extra sauce.
Mark Del Rosario
Age: 29
Occupation: Paralegal
Status: Single, No Kids
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Besides the kind of cute tick of talking about himself in the third person, Mark has other ways of setting himself apart from the crowd. Example: pairing up likely lawyer garb with a face piercing and some tattoos for an unlikely legal style. But in the kitchen he likes to kick it old school with a traditional Filipino dish. Mark learned to cook it by visiting with just about every female member of his family until he got it right. "Virtually every domesticated Filipina woman knows to cook this dish," he says. Let's hope this undomesticated Filipino man knows what he's doing!
Chicken Adobo
1/2 chicken (several chicken breasts will suffice)
Cooking oil of choice
2-3 garlic cloves
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 can chicken broth
1 teaspoon sugar
Pepper, to taste
2 bay leaves
Add a few splashes of oil to a pan, put on medium/medium high heat. Crush garlic cloves and add to pan. Add in the chicken; let it cook on both sides for a few minutes. Add soy sauce, chicken broth, sugar, a few dashes of pepper and two bay leaves. Let sauce reduce on medium heat; the chicken will cook through as the reduction occurs.
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Now loading...Collette Phelps Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 9:35 AM
1. I love baby back ribs, anything that can make them better, I am all for it. I slow cook mine on my smoke grill.
Emie DelRosario Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 10:16 AM
2. The "Chicken Adobo" to me is the most practical, simple, uncomplicated, delicious, nutritional and quick dish to prepare, especially after a hard day's work. Spices can easily be tailored to your taste without sacrificing your budget. Oh yeah, since we always have chicken in our fridge this dish is a true lifesaver for unexpected company without using too much of your time and running around chasing your... oh well, get the drift..
Garrett M. Johnson Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 7:32 PM
3. Way to go Timbo!
Judith Haroldson Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 8:30 PM
4. Good job Mark D! Chicken Adobo is fast, easy and inexpensive to make. It's a true Filipino wonderful dish!
My Little Secret! Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 12:08 AM
5. Its all about hot filipino guys that can cook!
jing del rosario Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 4:53 AM
6. mark ur adobo sounds very delicious...hmmmm it makes me hungry ....your dad is true that ·s easy to prepare .......you are not only a lawyer but a good cook too .... keep it up .....gilbert will give you his comments here
Gilbert Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 6:47 AM
7. your adobo sounds delicious - soon you will be as good a cook as your auntie jing - keep practising
Janette Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 2:36 PM
8. im from the phils and i do love the chicken adobo...it's a yum yum
Tummy Foodbank Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 5:41 PM
9. These are 3 hot talented guys. They're all singles? Heh, not after this round of talent displays!! Anyway, TJ's Paradiso Poach is a knockout!! Mark B's Baby Back Ribs is a Wipe Out!! And Mark D's Chicken Adobo is a perfect smoooooch for your taste buds!!! Talk about all super delish food!!! If I have to judge the winner, well, errrr, ummmm ladies and gentlemen, the winner is...*fanfare!* the P. Poach, the BB Ribs and the C. Adobo!!!! (Never mind the guys. Their food is more important to me than them..hehehe! yummmy all !!)
Mark DelRosario Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 6:17 PM
10. Thanks for all the support and input, folks! Best of luck to the other guys as well. Not sure if we actually "win" anything, but, hey, at least we all got our 15 minutes of fame. Or 8 minutes, as it was... http://www.myspace.com/ugamark
Thickness Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 6:23 AM
11. Berniemukus ribs are the best ribs I ever had....Thanks Mark for going on the show now I can make it for my Super Bowl party in MIami. Good lookin out KID!!!
ish Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 6:38 AM
12. yeah cuz! adobo is something you can eat for the rest of your life! it doesnt spoil because of the vinegar and the longer you store it, the more yummy it gets! good luck!
KD Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 2:01 PM
13. I've always wondered how to cook a yummy traditional Filipino dish. Thanks for sharing, Mark. As for who is the hottest? Well, I enjoy serious exotic spice in all parts of my life. It appears that you have a good head on your shoulders and good taste in your skillet. You could fill the bill as THE hottie for oodles of chicks who visit MyStyle. Now, for a serious question: what do you serve with the chicken adobo?
CC Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 3:48 PM
14. I like Chicken Adobo, but not Mark's recipe. Oh well, to each his own. I'll have to say,TJ's recipe for Paradiso Poach rocks! :D
tetski Wed, Jan 16, 2008, 8:27 AM
15. i'm proud of mark del rosario..i can't cook adobo..hehe. he's cute.. but tj's cuter. have any idea where i can send him a message?
SunRiser Fri, Jan 18, 2008, 7:23 PM
16. All these guys are hot, they're cute and are good cook. But who's the winner? **** yes, I voted for the 3 of them. As far as I'm concern, they're all winners! Mark & Mark & TJ you guys did good!
hsnnah Fri, Jan 18, 2008, 9:01 PM
17. THEY ARE ALL SO **** UGLY ******
Chris Sat, Jan 19, 2008, 10:21 AM
18. HOT is not the right word for these guys. This show is fun but HOT is for men that would make you want some now and this is not HOT. I hate that HOT is so over used now so everyone thinks they are HOT. I guess beauty is really in the eye of the beholder so then maybe some fat chick would think they are HOT.
Qf29 Sat, Jan 19, 2008, 10:28 AM
19. I am amazed.. I could not imagine that you can cook.. Indeed you are slowly realizing your dreams..
BrownEye Sat, Jan 19, 2008, 5:05 PM
20. So far, Episode 7 is the "most popular * and the "most commented" show at MyStyle. Hey, that is an honor for Mark(2x) and TJ!
Mars Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 12:19 PM
21. mark b's bb ribs is my favorite. will try it this weekend with cole skaw & sweet taters. yum yum!
Christen M. Sat, Feb 9, 2008, 12:39 PM
22. You got my vote, Mark! ** Good luck, and I hope you win!!
amy Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 5:52 PM
23. Good job Mark, I love your chicken adobe recipe!
AMROS Thu, Sep 18, 2008, 10:13 AM
24. this is not food its only **** ** if i eat the Chicken Adobo i will die *** its sick **** eekh filipino food is the worst in the word *****
Allen Davies Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 4:37 AM
25. don't know what the question is? lol byut that blonde coleeg guy loks like the biggest dish there... ajd