This weekend, I have… half an hour, and I crave guidance.
‘Cooking School in Milk Street’
See when: Starting Friday, on the Roku Channel.
We can’t live on “Chopped” rides and trips through Flavortown alone, as well as the ostentatious TikTok dishes and silly biographies of the chefs; sometimes a person needs a cooking program of techniques and instructions. “Milk Street’s Cooking School” offers a sense of poise and restraint compared to most other food shows, less frenetic. People for whom “let go” is not a worthy treatment for lifestyle shows!
Christopher Kimball et al. guides viewers through recipes and techniques with a feeling of guaranteed tightness, so even if you don’t want to use store-bought pizza dough to make bagels in the steamer, the descriptions Professional descriptions are still their own reward.
… One hour, and I want something beautiful.
‘White lotus’
See when: Sunday at 9 p.m., on HBO.
Mike White’s Emmy is about guests and staff at a fancy resort moving from Hawaii to Sicily for a lush, glamorous second season. “Lotus” is both visually stunning and emotional, with one of TV’s best original scores and perhaps our most vivid rendition of the types of fake smiles that exist. Even if you missed the boat in Season 1, you can and should get on board now – this season focuses on new storylines and characters, with the exception of Jennifer Coolidge and Jon Gries, who will continue. their role. If the idea of “wherever you go, you are” is a carbon mine, then this program is the diamond it formed.
… A few hours, and I wanted something bittersweet.
‘When you least expect it’
Watch when: Now, on Paramount+.
This Spanish-language series (in Spanish, subtitled or dubbed) follows members of a grieving support group for parents who have lost a spouse, and as such, it often sad and mournful. But this isn’t more of a brutal wailing than a surprisingly light, airy drama – like a high-end beach read, not something that can make you Google, say, ” Crying too much unsafely is dangerous.” It deals candidly with loss, rejection, and embarrassment, but it does so with tenderness, not masochism; The show’s original title was “Días Mejores,” which means “better days,” and that seems more appropriate. If you want something stylish and lovely, check out this one.
