If Rachael Ray was a Doctor in Naturapathic Medicine and made healthy all-natural food instead of 30 minute meals, you're getting closer to what Martini Time is all about.
"Martini Time" is a live-audience cooking demonstration that is a lot more than just "hey look at me cook up a steak." Chef Tina Martini imparts her many years and experience as a chef and nutritionist on the audience during the one-hour show. She explains all of her ingredients, the health benefits of each and why they're an important part of a balanced diet.
She then shows off her culinary skills without skipping a beat on her presentation quality, which could easily fit in on Food Network. The audience is fully involved and gets to eat the dish as they watch Tina put it together. There's plenty of time for Q&A at the end.
Chef Tina is just getting started at M Resort and I was lucky enough to get a free pass the M Resort gave away via Twitter. Tina does three shows a day, ranging in price from $40 to $60 dollars. Sounds pricey, but keep in mind that also gets you a pass to the excellent M Resort buffet after the show with VIP seating.
And yes, Chef Tina Martini holds true to her name. The show starts with a free martini called the M Fantasy which is super good. You can even eat the flower garnish. I only wish M Resort would have launched this show a couple months back when it was getting all kinds of publicity from hosting the latest Top Chef season.