Had it with the Food Channel...

[Daisy and Delilah]

Keep the humor coming Richard!!! You're making my day

[cassiesmom]

What do y'all think of "Everyday Food" on public television? In Chicago, it's on WTTW. It's a production of Martha Stewart Enterprises. It's too Martha for me. I guess I just miss the Frugal Gourmet.

I was just thinking about Dan Aykroyd's imitation of Julia Child on Saturday Night Live, "I've cut the dickens out of my finger!"

[RICHARD]

What do y'all think of "Everyday Food" on public television? In Chicago, it's on WTTW. It's a production of Martha Stewart Enterprises. It's too Martha for me. I guess I just miss the Frugal Gourmet.

I like EF.....It's more food and less personality.

The FG got into a little trouble way back when. I don't think he'll be on the tube anytime soon. Apparently he took the term "spooning" a little to literally!


Karen,

I missed that episode. But think of this! Charm City cake packaged trifles, now in you refridgerated food section? There probably isn't enough extra cake for huge distribution, but I am sure that people would be willing to pay a few bucks extra for the product??


LB, What would we call Gini's program? Cooking on Booze?

[Karen]

Karen,

I missed that episode. But think of this! Charm City cake packaged trifles, now in you refridgerated food section? There probably isn't enough extra cake for huge distribution, but I am sure that people would be willing to pay a few bucks extra for the product?

Hey, email him the suggestion, maybe you'd get royalties?

[RICHARD]

Hey, email him the suggestion, maybe you'd get royalties?

I'd settle for a trifle and an honorable mention!

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About the TVFN Food Challenges.

I read that the restaurant industry was taking it on the chin because of the economic climate.

The promotion is pretty brilliant.

A new menu that covers the whole range of food.

You promote it as a contest, pay 25,000 dollars for the rights to those recipes and sell them at TGI Fridays.

At 10 bucks a plate for the main courses and 2.50 for a piece of cake, pie..you recoup the prize money and make a profit after 2,000 plates.

The thing that got me were the 2nd and 3rd place prizes......Freaking cookwear? Toss them some love, a coupla grand and a gift certificate to TGIFs maybe?

[RICHARD]

Why do some of the soundtracks/theme music for the TVFN shows sound like bad porn music?

The RR intro theme to 30 mninute meals makes me want to scream....If I am flipping thru the channels and hear it I cringe!

Don't ask me why I think this.
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The Next TVFN humiliation starts on Sunday! I can hardly wait to see how Booby Flake and Mr Tushman treat the next round of talent!

I saw the previews and they is a gal that takes a header in the kitchen....
Lovely!

I can see it know...Hey, aren't you the gal that fell in the kitchen during that cooking contest?

[Karen]

If I were to enter one of these things - that would be me. Maybe SHE had half her sense of balance surgically removed, too, and we'll get a nice PSA on hidden disabilities? Or maybe, like me prior to said surgery, she is just a klutz anyway.

Should be interesting, anyway ...

[Karen]

Spoiler ... if you haven't seen the Top Chef finale yet!













I was very glad that Stephanie won. She seems like a genuinely nice person, as well as an excellent chef. Richard made some mistakes, and admitted he "choked," but I was just glad that Lisa didn't win, as she always struck me as too arrogant and abrasive.

[RICHARD]

I just went back thru this thread and saw a post about a TVFN contest where the winners were going to go to the November 2 NASCAR RACE.

I think it was PD and GF hosting....

I have to look for the tie-ins and the one hour special that they will air.

Oh, If it is PD hosting the drivers better keep their fingers in their gloves!