Had it with the Food Channel...

[RICHARD]

Your pan roasted finger potatoes is a perfect example.


Did anybody watch the premier of Dinner Impossible? The one with the roller derby people. It was all dishes with no utensils allowed. They made the food to kinda serve as utensils itself.
The amount of food he wasted on camera, during that show, could have fed a family of 4 for a month. It was hard to watch.

I made up the finger potatoes recipe, Don't try it at home?

I hate watching people wasting food too! THat is another one of my peeves about show, especially Hell's Kitchen.

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I was wathching part of the CHEFOGRAPHY about the Food Network- they were talking to the dude on the judge's panel from the NFNS he always sit on the left side of the screen? If you get a rerun, watch it and listen to him gush about the chefs and looking for other "talent".

Some of the Network Star contestants have great ideas for shows, but the network is always right!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I made up the finger potatoes recipe, Don't try it at home?

I hate watching people wasting food too! THat is another one of my peeves about show, especially Hell's Kitchen.

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I was wathching part of the CHEFOGRAPHY about the Food Network- they were talking to the dude on the judge's panel from the NFNS he always sit on the left side of the screen? If you get a rerun, watch it and listen to him gush about the chefs and looking for other "talent".

Some of the Network Star contestants have great ideas for shows, but the network is always right!

I loved the creativity of that made up recipe. It's so true!!

I think you're talking about Bob Tuschman(?). I'll try to catch it. I was amazed at watching Giada's. I can't believe how long she knew her husband before they got married. I was shocked that her Grandfather is still alive. Who knew?

[RICHARD]

I just caught a few minutes of the 10 dollar meal show.

I tried to watch it with a fan's eye.

I just want to say one thing!

A first for any FN program I have watched?

The gal was making a salad and she made a dressing for it, she was adding
the mayo to the bowl where she was mixing it up, took a spoonful of mayo, over estimated and spooned some back into the container!

There was a whole bunch of other stuff-lol, my critical eye- but i was too
fascinated to remember.....

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I muddled thru 5 miuntes of the Brian Boitano show.

Why not have George Foreman do a 'grill' cooking show?

Another train wreck!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I watched part of Melissa's new show. She is still very nervous in front of the camera. You're right, Richard, I noticed a ton of errors. I hope she gets better and better because I really like her.

I think I mentioned this before but I'll keep saying it. Ace of Cakes:::I can not believe how many times the cake decorators scratch their heads, shake their heads, scratch their skin, right over the cakes!!! It's unbelievably gross. There isn't much sanitary anything going on in there. None of them wear gloves, hairnets, etc. I wonder if they wash their hands after going to the bathroom?

[RICHARD]

It's unbelievably gross. There isn't much sanitary anything going on in there. None of them wear gloves, hairnets, etc. I wonder if they wash their hands after going to the bathroom?

DUDE, don't go there!

[Daisy and Delilah]

DUDE, don't go there!

I know. Sometimes, I have to turn my head or turn the channel.

[RICHARD]

I know. Sometimes, I have to turn my head or turn the channel.

I know, I have to look away myself.
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Check out the commercials they are running w/AB in them.


He has the funniest hair thing going on. I laugh everytime I see it.

I was watching him make wontons. One of the little 'blurbs' they run before the commercials said that a wonton was the same as a Mex empanada.

A mex empanada is more of a turnover and is baked in the oven. Not anywhere near a wonton, but, hey!,It is his show?

[happylabs]

I think I mentioned this before but I'll keep saying it. Ace of Cakes:::I can not believe how many times the cake decorators scratch their heads, shake their heads, scratch their skin, right over the cakes!!! It's unbelievably gross. There isn't much sanitary anything going on in there. None of them wear gloves, hairnets, etc. I wonder if they wash their hands after going to the bathroom?

Ewwww...Ewwww.Ewwwwwww!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I watched that wonton thing last night too. I said the same thing!! Empanada????? HUH?? I wondered where he got that idea?

[RICHARD]

I watched that wonton thing last night too. I said the same thing!! Empanada????? HUH?? I wondered where he got that idea?

I stopped listening/reading to the tips/food trivia a while back.

Example?

It's hard to take anyone serious when they talk about cross contamination, yet the wipe their hands on their pants?

[RICHARD]

LOLOLOLOL,
I finally figured it out.

When I was a kid I would watch the serials (episodes) of Flash Gordon.

I was flipping thru the net when I spotted a pic of Ming the Merciless and started to laugh like a maniac!

what do you think?

[cassiesmom]

I think I mentioned this before but I'll keep saying it. Ace of Cakes:::I can not believe how many times the cake decorators scratch their heads, shake their heads, scratch their skin, right over the cakes!!! It's unbelievably gross. There isn't much sanitary anything going on in there. None of them wear gloves, hairnets, etc. I wonder if they wash their hands after going to the bathroom?

I've never noticed that! Eek!

I've been watching a lot of "Throwdown" lately -- is it just me or does that show air often throughout the week? Anyway, I want to know if the people being thrown down aren't in some way tipped off that Bobby and company are going to be crashing their party. If he were throwing me down, I might be pretty p*****ed at him for showing up!

[Karen]

I've never noticed that! Eek!

I've been watching a lot of "Throwdown" lately -- is it just me or does that show air often throughout the week? Anyway, I want to know if the people being thrown down aren't in some way tipped off that Bobby and company are going to be crashing their party. If he were throwing me down, I might be pretty p*****ed at him for showing up!

I have watch only a couple of them, and it is usually set up that the person thinks they are going to tape a segment for a cooking show on their "specialty" and BF shows up for it to become a "throwdown." That way they are prepared, have ingredients and everything handy, are ready to explain what they are cooking and how, and aren't freaked out by the camera ...

I think they may be on reruns for the summer season, I don't know, I don't watch it regularly, or have my DVR record it.

[RICHARD]

I saw whahisname - Tyler Florence do this today.....

He was making something that required some cookies made from pine nuts.

He needs to put the cookies into a bag and crush them for the recipe.

He grabs the bag from the shelf/cabinet, opens it up and pulls one cookie out.
He breaks the cookie in half - as a demonstration - he wipes his left hand on his pants and opens a plastic bag and tosses the cookie halves in.
He reaches over to the cookies, then empties THAT bag into plastic bag and begins to smash the cookies. I sat there for about three minutes trying to figure out why he didn't just empty the cookies into the plastic bag then break one open from that pile. TF has a weird way about him-he talks to the audience like we are stupid.

It was a weird segment and I really couldn't figure out all the drama over busting up cookies!