Had it with the Food Channel...

[cassiesmom]

I was in Jamba Juice the other day....watching the young woman making my smoothie take off her hat and redo (and it took a few attempts) her ponytail.

Now THAT grosses me out!

I h a t e when they do that. I just want to scream "Wash those hands!"

Also, Why do they prune veggies and throw away huge chunks?
Why do they half arse scrape a mixing bowl, leaving huge amounts of food in it?
Why call out measurements if you are going to eyeball it?

Because they're the Food Network and they can afford to toss out the dregs that any normal person would not. I like it when they tell me what the measurement would be, even if they can estimate it visually. I can't eyeball it, so I need to know how much to measure.

Rachael Ray is too hyper for me. And I cannot get into Guy Fieri at all. But I like "Unwrapped". And I like the shows where they take one item of food (a hot dog, a pizza, a sandwich) and tell you how it is different between one region of the country and another.

[Medusa]

The one that gets me is Giada de Laurentis. If she shows her Tommy Molars one more time, I'll gag! My son would think I'm being sacrilegious; he feels that anyone that is that hot and can cook is a gift from the gods. I've tried several of her recipes and they are quite good. It's the phony smile about EVERYTHING and the throwing back of her head and laughing when doing something as simple as making a toast that irritates me. That said, I love the Food Channel.

[Cincy'sMom]

Im sure it is the nerdy chemist in me coming out, but I love Good Eats. With the writer's strike we have been watching A LOT more of the Food Network. (And Speed, and Discovery, and Speed, and Animal Planet, and did I mention Speed?)

[columbine]

The Food Channel is silly. Anybody can make a delicious meal if they can afford ingredients that normal people can't, eat food that normal people's doctors (or just common sense) would forbid, and just do the fun part while somebody else deals with cleanup.

I think there should be a Real People channel, with a cooking show about how to concoct a tasty meal out of bulk grains, affordable cuts of meat, ordinary vegetables, and whatever is on sale, without using 16 pots and 4 as-seen-on-TV gadgets or an entire pound of butter.

Love, Columbine (and if you've never tried zucchini and sweet potato soufflé, don't laugh until you have!)

[Logan]

Richard, I agree with so much of what you said! Having said that, I have to admit I probably watch Food Network more than any other channel and my favorite is Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. And I'm plump just like she is! Of all of those people, the ones I would most like to spend the day with, in their home, are Ina Garten and Rachael Ray. Have you guys ever watched the chefology or whatever they call it about their lives? So neat! And what beautiful, quaint homes they have.

Tyler Florence grew up in Greenville and comes back and does cooking demonstrations sometime, but I've never seen him in person. And I've got to say, I like Giada too. Heck I like them all, even Miss Perfect, Sandra Lee!

[slick]

Oh but Richard....don't you still have the hots for Nigella?????

I admit I do watch the Food Channel when nothing else is on to watch. Do not like RR or that blonde guy who keeps referring to the food as "bad boys".

I love that blonde lady from the deep south...her name escapes me now. Everything is "y'all". "So just slide them in the pan y'all". Her heavy accent is so cute but man does she ever cook with pounds of butter. Maybe that's the way they cook down there?

I'm getting hungry. Time to pack up and go home for the day y'all.

[RICHARD]

Oh but Richard....don't you still have the hots for Nigella?????

Of course.....

I'd eat off her plate anyday!

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Oh, I forgot the Delicioso lady. She's an afterthought.
She does a cooking show on a spanish language show and she is another person on it. She's another one that's adopted the RR baby talk/lips on her program

The overusage of guava, plantains and sweet sauces on meat make me want to gag. IT goes back the the Booby Flay mango salsa/chipotle/honey way of cooking.

[Sevaede]

Im sure it is the nerdy chemist in me coming out, but I love Good Eats. With the writer's strike we have been watching A LOT more of the Food Network. (And Speed, and Discovery, and Speed, and Animal Planet, and did I mention Speed?)

Good Eats is our favourite Food Network show.