Jeff Smith (1939-2004) was an American chef, restaurateur, author and television personality. He was known as The Frugal Gourmet, which was also the name of a television cooking show that he hosted on American Public Broadcasting from 1984 to 1997.
Smith was known for his avuncular demeanor, his distinctive beard and eyeglasses, his voice (which often went high and cracked), and his anecdotes about his travels and his recipes.
MST3K[]
When Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo start complaining about Mike, Magic Voice and Cambot team up to show them what like would be like if they were trapped on The Satellite of Love with someone else. The third possibility presented is "The Frugal Gourmet", after Tom and Crow express dissatisfaction with Mike's skill as a cook. The "Gourmet" proceed to prepare an Indian saffron soup using Crow's net as an ingredient and Tom as a pepper mill.
Notes[]
- Although the character shown is clearly identified as "The Frugal Gourmet", he is wearing Mike's jumpsuit with the "M. Nelson" name tag intact.
- There is no connection between Jeff Smith and the popular cartoonist of the same name.