Someone Feed Phil Season 2 Review

• by Kevin Yeoman
• – on [069006] July 6, 2018
• in television reviews

No matter how many times different sets of food / travel land in the same place, or eat Even at the same renowned restaurant, talking to the same world-famous chef, or tasting the same regional cuisine, he still manages to appeal to the domestic foodie / globetrotter all over the world. This is particularly surprising considering the amount of shows that have flooded the market since the heyday of Food Network, with Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern, and perhaps even the most unlikely of the food / travel guests, Phil Rosenthal , creator of Ray Romano's sitcom, incredibly successful Everybody Loves Raymond . Rather than returning with another sitcom after the end of this series, Rosenthal embarked on a second career in front of the camera, first as a guest of I'll Phil What & What? # 39; s . This series only lasted one season before Netflix took off and revived it as Somebody Feed Phil who just finished his second season on the streaming platform.

There are many things to love in the Rosenthal series. It's funny and kind; He checks at the end of each episode with his elderly parents via a video call to discuss with them his latest adventure. As his exploits in places like Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Cape Town, and more, there is an air of goodwill in everything Rosenthal sees and does. There is an element of joy in every episode – the joy of traveling to new places, the joy of experiencing new things and the joy of meeting new people who, unsurprisingly, enjoy the same things as everyone else. world:

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At the beginning of the first season of the series on Netflix, Rosenthal is exclaimed, while eating, of course, "People like what they like." This seems to be the driving ethos of the show: there is a whole world of cooking out there and you're going to like it or you're not there – or maybe he's just fine; there is a lot of agreement, apparently. For Rosenthal, however, there is apparently nothing that he does not like, nothing that he will not try and exclaim later, with pleasures. with wide open eyes, and it's amazing. More than maybe any other show of this genre on TV or streaming right now, Somebody Feed Phil is fully screened through the lens of the personal experience of his host. This is a big part of the show's charm, but it also limits the extent to which the show brings the viewer to a place and the varied experiences of the people who live in that culture.

Somebody Feed Phil is less an in-depth observation of a place, its inhabitants, and how the cuisine of a region defines both that it is a surface consideration of the latter . This is the beer theft of food travel shows: a relatively small sample that is more or less free of potentially intriguing ups and downs of overindulgence, or, in this case, cultural immersion. Without the heady and intoxicating effects that can result from a decidedly more curious approach, the show can make you want more – more of the sensory experience of being in Buenos Aires or Copenhagen or Cape Town, and more of what it means to be a part of the cultures that make up these places.

But the approach of stealing beer also has its advantages. It is immensely consumable, which works if all you are looking for is the chance to watch the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond consume various kitchens around the world and generally nod their heads in approval , You're in luck. He is experiential in a way that ultimately attracts attention. Someone nourished Phil is Rosenthal and his unbridled enthusiasm, sometimes frightening to dig into his next meal. At one point in her adventure in Copenhagen, Rosenthal enjoys a picnic of schnapps and smørrebrød (small, beautifully aired sandwiches) from Aamanns Deli, with owner and chef Adam Aamann, as well as a lunch. a food writer from the region. While Aamann tells his story of bringing back smørrebrød to contemporary culinary fashions, Rosenthal – that's understandable – is enthusiastic for one of the sandwiches that he devours and smashes, pointing smørrebrød, saying to Aamann, "Sorry, I do not listen." Pork wins! " This is the kind of moment that makes television improvised pleasant to watch, all highlighting, for better or for worse, what it is: the food and the consumption / pleasure of Rosenthal.At Rosenthal's credit, he interrupts his guest to offer him a jolly compliment and gives Aamann the Opportunity to finish his story of the little smørrebrød, but the anecdote of the chef is revealed in a strange, conciliatory way, as if the saying goes: "Well, this guy made us sandwiches, so we could just as well let him talk about them. "

It can be hard to say that el is 's point of view is other than seeing a man's face illuminate while eating a good meal, often in the company of interesting people who have done so. This is certainly an angle, and a Neftlix clearly feels enough to justify the production of the series. But it's also worth asking if we ask for more – not more food, but more substance about food and how it shapes and is shaped by the people who make it and eat it. This question seems particularly relevant in the aftermath of the death of Anthony Bourdain, who, along with Parts Unknown mostly, pushed the idea of ​​a food / travel show into this direction. That Somebody Feed Phil is able or even to fill this space is a question whose answer remains to be seen, although it seems unlikely given the way this season has pbaded most of his time. 19659014] Yet, there is a charming simplicity and kindness to the Rosenthal series that lets it easily forget all the worries you might have with the depth of its content. Rosenthal himself is an extremely friendly person and his pbadion for food so obvious, his pleasure, fueled by his irreproachable kindness, becomes the spectator. It's a fully consumable TV, and your consumption may vary, which is fine; After all, as Rosenthal says, "People love what they like."

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Somebody Feed Phil Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix.

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