Had it with the Food Channel...

[Logan]

I was reading/watching the blog and video blog from "Bob" and "Susie", the FN's judges on Next Food Network Star. Apparently they covered Debbie's face with makeup. That's at least what one of them said.

I don't know if you guys watched tonight, but I was certainly in agreement with the judge's decision. I'll be interested in your opinions. Don't want to be a spoiler.

[RICHARD]

I was reading/watching the blog and video blog from "Bob" and "Susie", the FN's judges on Next Food Network Star. Apparently they covered Debbie's face with makeup. That's at least what one of them said.

I don't know if you guys watched tonight, but I was certainly in agreement with the judge's decision. I'll be interested in your opinions. Don't want to be a spoiler.

I forgot!!!! I was watching the fights !


D&D,

I didn't know anything about him either until I checked it out.

In the opening of the old IC show he did some gymnastic moves that I thought were done by a stand-in, I was wrong!

I think that is why Alton Brown is never seen with him.....He is SCARED of getting his butt kicked!!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I also agree that the right person was sent home. She is a sweetheart but doesn't have much appeal on camera.

I think it's going to be a very hard decision to choose from the people that are left. All of them have something special. I hear about many people loving Debbie.

Richard, Now that I look at the Chairman, he really looks familiar. Alton Brown stays pretty quiet(acts intimidated) around everybody. He seems like a dynamic personality but I think it's a front.

[RICHARD]

http://www.primalgrill.org/

Has anyone ever paid attention to this guy?

I like him beacuse I he makes me laugh.


There is nothing irritating about him.

He presents the food with none of the stories about stealing recipes, where he ate it, where he went to eat it.......He just gets into the cooking and is basically boring.

He does remind me of a university professor doing a cut and dry version of his class. You know the kind-I wrote the text, so pay attention!

He does cook some bizarre stuff. He just did a BBQed eggplant and some kind of Indian/cheese kabob!

Strange, but worth a look?

[Logan]

I won't do a spoiler, but I sure will be interested in hearing what you guys thought about tonight's Next Food Network Star. I felt that the decision was tough and I was ok with who they sent home, but I sure had one that I would have rather seen leave. Perhaps that person, the whiner, will be next. LOL!!!

[cassiesmom]

I won't do a spoiler, but I sure will be interested in hearing what you guys thought about tonight's Next Food Network Star. I felt that the decision was tough and I was ok with who they sent home, but I sure had one that I would have rather seen leave. Perhaps that person, the whiner, will be next. LOL!!!

I thought it was about time for that person to go. There was one large obstacle that person couldn't seem to overcome - and it kept being mentioned again and again. Finally it got to the point where they couldn't avoid it.

I feel like Melissa has been kept week after week because she is so much like last season's Kelsey. Debbie has been kept because she offers a POV that the FN doesn't already have represented. The others I'm not sure about. Michael - they already have Guy Fieri; Jamika - they have the Neelys and Aaron; and jeffrey - he just rubs me the wrong way. He behaved badly with Jamika last week on Rachael Ray's show and this week I thought he failed to step up to the leadership role when he needed to.

[RICHARD]

http://tv.msn.com/best-and-worst-tra...s=420278&mpc=1

I caught this article on the MSN site......The Best and Worst travel shows?


Two of the worst?

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" (Food Network)
This isn't a terrible show, but it earns a place on our Worst list by failing to live up to its compelling premise. We love the idea of a food travel show where a guy drives around in a '67 Camaro spotlighting the best greasy spoons across the country, but did the guy have to be Guy Fieri? Fieri, the winner of Season 2 of "The Next Food Network Star," is about as bland as they come and offers no real insights into the food or culture of these retro dining establishments. When the most interesting part of your personality is your spiky bleach-blond hair, it's time to relinquish your hosting duties.



"$40 a Day" (Food Network)
The Food Network's inexplicable superstar, Rachael Ray, cut her teeth in this show that challenged her to visit different cities with only $40 a day to spend on food. Offering tips to budget-conscious travelers is a noble goal, but everything about this show rings false. The production crew takes over a restaurant that's obviously been researched in advance, then expects us to believe that Rachael just popped in for a casual meal. What's worse, Ray has the gall to tell an underpaid waiter that she can only afford a 15 percent tip because she's on a budget. This show also has the distinction of introducing the world to the insipid catchphrase, "Yum-O!"


Anthony Bourdain, who's show was picked as one of the best, has often ragged about RR and other people on the TVFN as not being chefs. Fair enough, But AB has been cruel to RR by bringing up her non-tipping ways.

[cassiesmom]

I thought it was about time for that person to go. There was one large obstacle that person couldn't seem to overcome - and it kept being mentioned again and again. Finally it got to the point where they couldn't avoid it.

I feel like Melissa has been kept week after week because she is so much like last season's Kelsey. Debbie has been kept because she offers a POV that the FN doesn't already have represented. The others I'm not sure about. Michael - they already have Guy Fieri; Jamika - they have the Neelys and Aaron; and jeffrey - he just rubs me the wrong way. He behaved badly with Jamika last week on Rachael Ray's show and this week I thought he failed to step up to the leadership role when he needed to.

Can I be the spoiler now, since the reruns aired last night? Michael, how many times can you say you don't like the camera before you get bumped? That's kind of a h-u-g-e problem. But I thought Debbie failed as the expediter at the party. She just lucked out because the committee liked her dishes better than anyone else's. I thought there were several occasions when Jeffrey needed to take charge - when the menu was being planned and getting more and more complicated; when he knew each individual could not exceed $300 at the grocery store or they'd be over budget; and when the food was just not making it out of the kitchen, he was schmoozing with the party guests. But he made it through another week anyway. We'll see what happens this week. I predict that Debbie will be one of the final two because the committee seems to like her.

[RICHARD]

NFNS?


Do not believe anything you see on the airwaves.

When the blonde came out and explained her "Pollo ala Plancha" I laughed.

Chicken on a plank? Go home stupid.

A short lesson?

A plancha is an iron, to use to iron clothes. to planchar is 'to iron' in espanol! Pollo ala plancha is grilled/griddled chicked. Women would take steel blocks-shaped like the irons you see today-and heat them on stoves in order to iron clothes.

The iron had a stand that was placed on the griddle to heat it up. The iron was placed on the stand, heated and used.

The griddle under the iron stand was used to cook chicken, hence the pollo a la plancha reference!


So forget everything you heard!


I have to hate on Booby Flay. This guy is a moron, the ultimate in cooks who 'think they are bigger than the rest'-I have to laugh about something else.



He made a comment about the Asian woman, something like, "I was hoping her Asian flavor would come through". So every one with an ethnic backgound has to produce something that reflects their skin color, features, background?

Again, I think that they are just looking for the next "Ethnic Food Star".

That said?

There is a definite slant to who they want to keep on the show.

The whiner stayed on, while the guy with the wild hair, tattoos and big mouth got booted.
Who needs two GFs?






I have to laugh at the way people translate a food/idea.

[Logan]

Did you hear that guy Michael during the party? He was driving me crazy, so loud and silly. I was glad to see him go. But, I wish Debbie had gotten the boot, too. She is sneaky and I don't see anything in her that would make me want to watch her on her own show. I guess they kept her because they liked her food.

[Daisy and Delilah]

The next ethnic food star is exactly what I was thinking. I remember Debbie messing something up on the first show and they've let her stay, singing her praises most of the time. How many more snafus is she going to be allowed? Hmmmm........

Michael was driving me crazy last night too. "Who loves you?"--over and over and over. I was thinking how many times he must have done that altogether. Those guests must have thought he was so annoying. I really thought he might stay and Debbie would go for about a minute. They need Debbie~~

BF said he was hoping for some of her Korean flavors but didn't he just say last week that she mentioned the Korean thing too much?? I can't keep up with these people.

Melissa and her Spanish food::::OMG!! Since when does she have this strong Spanish background? She lived in a Spanish speaking house? Maybe she's going to win and they needed another twist for her to look good? Bob T. seems to be nuts over her so maybe she will win.

Richard, I didn't understand anything she was saying, she was talking so fast. You've got a good ear to hear her words. It's comical to hear what you said about her.

Every time I see this show, I wonder how long it takes them to orchestrate the entire thing.

[RICHARD]

The next food star will be Debbie.

TVFN is desperate to tap the 'Asian Flavor' market. It's only obvious.
They would have crucified anyone else for leaving out an ingredient and they
gave that gal a freebie.

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BF had the nerve to critique the guy for cooking TexMex all the time?


Ancho chile powder, chipotle and mango salsa. What else is new?

That is one of the funniest things I heard all night.

[happylabs]

The next food star will be Debbie.

TVFN is desperate to tap the 'Asian Flavor' market. It's only obvious.
They would have crucified anyone else for leaving out an ingredient and they
gave that gal a freebie.

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BF had the nerve to critique the guy for cooking TexMex all the time?


Ancho chile powder, chipotle and mango salsa. What else is new?

That is one of the funniest things I heard all night.

I thought for sure Debbie would be out after that mistake! I never really thought about the Asian thing. You may be right. I really like Jamika although she has had her problems. Who would you choose?

[RICHARD]

HL,

Watch the next FNS when it starts again, I saw they are taking applications for the next round, you will see the same 'recipe' for contestants.

The first winner was Guy.
The second one was the crazy bistro lady.
Aaron McCargo won # three!
This one has to be Debbie.

For nothing else but to show the percieved need for "international cuisine".

Ratings is the name of the game in TV. So the networks look at the demographics and how to tap into that market. There are a few Asian cooks, Ming Tsai, Tommy Tang and Martin Yan who would be great for the network-I remember Tsai being part of the FN lineup years ago- By holding a "competition", they can get a cheaper version with a game show thrown in.

The winning talent gets a short term contract - I think it was six shows? The total number of shows for both projects is 16.

When you tune into PBS you see the chefs there hawking their cooking CDs and there are about 30 shows in each series? The PBS shows are produced with almost no commericials and the sets are pretty bland. But they teach you how to cook and the personalities are somewhat kept in check.

The NFNS is bearable when you stop thinking about all the politics and stupidity.

I was laughing at the studio challenge- if anything happened on the set, the floor person yells "CUT" and they do it over. Why make the person panic by handicapping them during a screen test?

What was the purpose giving the cooks a chance to pick out their recipe/food then changing it?

I have never seen any chef on the channel stop in the middle of a show and say, "I don't have the ingredients to continue, so I am changing the menu!"


We'll see about Debbie.

[cassiesmom]

I also agree that the right person was sent home. She is a sweetheart but doesn't have much appeal on camera.

I think it's going to be a very hard decision to choose from the people that are left. All of them have something special. I hear about many people loving Debbie.

Richard, Now that I look at the Chairman, he really looks familiar. Alton Brown stays pretty quiet(acts intimidated) around everybody. He seems like a dynamic personality but I think it's a front.

Aarrgh! I disagree with the decision, but that's just on the basis of what I saw this week. I also missed the first part of the challenge so I'll try to catch it Thursday night when it's on again.

Did anyone see "Iron Chef America" where the food item was bananas and plantains? Who won? I wanted the cameras to show more of them working with the plantains because I've read they are very nutritious. Alton Brown said you can use them like a starch.