I watch it every morning for my job and its actually full of helpful useful tips I only started watching it a few months ago, maybe it used to be terrible and thats why it only got a one star rating from IMDb, but I enjoy it now. Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman are the hosts and usually have guests come on to share tips, tricks, and recommendations ranging from cooking to exercise to how to fix something that is broken in your home. Its rare that I find a show that I learn something from almost every day but Steven and Chris some how do it. Just yesterday I learned how to shuck corn much more cleanly and easily and how to keep my house up to code by anchoring my hand rails better. If you have a spare hour during the day I would check it out.
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watchtiger110 March 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I started watching this show here in the U.S.A. on the "Live Well" network on "over the air TV" when one of the local stations added it to their channel line up just before December 2012.
It is truly a Canadian show because the stores they mention or go to can mainly be found in Canada only.
Fashion Tips (make-up, clothing and hair): are often oddly based.
The make-up tips are taken from the runways of Milan and other cities of Europe. These are NOT meant for the public to wear they are for the runway only but they try to present them for the regular person and their models just look odd when presented normally to wear to the office.
Their clothing tips show mismatched items, shoes not matching, purse/bag not matching at all. It is fun to critique the outfits. Also they often try to pass off denim pants as something for office attire or overly tight and short dresses/skirt as well. Sometime they mention "if it's OK to wear at the office." Denim is not proper office attire and most of their outfits would be OK for a night on the town not at the office.
Hair styles all I should say is "what hair styles" often times the stylist makes the hair on the model look messier then it was to begin with.
Cooking segments first off all I need to mention Food Safety. They often handle raw meats and then just rinse and wipe their hands off in the sink behind them and then continue to handle cooked products (this includes Steven, Chris and the guest cook). Washing your hands 20 seconds with a lathering soap is the best way to stop cross contamination is the only way to do this, no wonder the hosts get sick. Some of the tips do not mesh with what well established chefs have mentioned (Lydia Bastianich, Ming Tsai, Jacque Pepin, Julia Child, etc.) so don't just go blindly following what they tell you for a recipe.
Exercise segments they are what they are. Often just done by one of the hosts, usually Chris are clumsily done, it's obvious the show is not rehearsed. Nothing is mentioned that you should see a health professional before starting any exercise program.
Decorating tips. These are also odd. The looks are not good on what they do. On one show their guest decorator suggested using a light colored and patterned cow hide rug for an entry way. Now unless you take your shoes off before you get in your door and if it has been raining or snowing around you will be getting mud or dirty snow on it. I've cleaned leather and suede it can be difficult. On a light color good luck getting rid of the stain. On that same show they mention making a magnetic message board and using wallpaper scraps. Wallpaper scraps are not something everyone has just laying around. Shelf contact paper (usually made of thin vinyl) that has a sticky backing already on it is a better choice and does not need to be sealed with Moge Poge or other craft sealers.
The show is just fun to watch for entertainment only I wouldn't take any of the tips seriously. I am not concerned about this but some might; Steven and Chris are a male/male couple and are together in real life. Though they do not make it obvious it is brought up now and then.
It is truly a Canadian show because the stores they mention or go to can mainly be found in Canada only.
Fashion Tips (make-up, clothing and hair): are often oddly based.
The make-up tips are taken from the runways of Milan and other cities of Europe. These are NOT meant for the public to wear they are for the runway only but they try to present them for the regular person and their models just look odd when presented normally to wear to the office.
Their clothing tips show mismatched items, shoes not matching, purse/bag not matching at all. It is fun to critique the outfits. Also they often try to pass off denim pants as something for office attire or overly tight and short dresses/skirt as well. Sometime they mention "if it's OK to wear at the office." Denim is not proper office attire and most of their outfits would be OK for a night on the town not at the office.
Hair styles all I should say is "what hair styles" often times the stylist makes the hair on the model look messier then it was to begin with.
Cooking segments first off all I need to mention Food Safety. They often handle raw meats and then just rinse and wipe their hands off in the sink behind them and then continue to handle cooked products (this includes Steven, Chris and the guest cook). Washing your hands 20 seconds with a lathering soap is the best way to stop cross contamination is the only way to do this, no wonder the hosts get sick. Some of the tips do not mesh with what well established chefs have mentioned (Lydia Bastianich, Ming Tsai, Jacque Pepin, Julia Child, etc.) so don't just go blindly following what they tell you for a recipe.
Exercise segments they are what they are. Often just done by one of the hosts, usually Chris are clumsily done, it's obvious the show is not rehearsed. Nothing is mentioned that you should see a health professional before starting any exercise program.
Decorating tips. These are also odd. The looks are not good on what they do. On one show their guest decorator suggested using a light colored and patterned cow hide rug for an entry way. Now unless you take your shoes off before you get in your door and if it has been raining or snowing around you will be getting mud or dirty snow on it. I've cleaned leather and suede it can be difficult. On a light color good luck getting rid of the stain. On that same show they mention making a magnetic message board and using wallpaper scraps. Wallpaper scraps are not something everyone has just laying around. Shelf contact paper (usually made of thin vinyl) that has a sticky backing already on it is a better choice and does not need to be sealed with Moge Poge or other craft sealers.
The show is just fun to watch for entertainment only I wouldn't take any of the tips seriously. I am not concerned about this but some might; Steven and Chris are a male/male couple and are together in real life. Though they do not make it obvious it is brought up now and then.
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