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The Food Network – Ultimate Recipe Showdown
There was a time when I could turn on the TV and watch for hours. Hours that made me a better cook. Now I can watch if for days and not learn a damn thing. Okay, that’s a lie, I can’t watch it for days, because much of what they show is extremely unwatchable. There was always the occasional Marc Summers show that drove me out of the room, but that allowed me to go into the kitchen and actually cook. Now so many of the shows suck that Summers is almost bearable. The same goes for Emeril. His show blows, but at least I know he can out-cook me. The Network that used to let me get daily cooking lessons from Mario Batali now gives me Sandra Lee, a woman who could not cook if her life depended on it, but writes cookbooks for people who have no desire to actually cook anything, babbling about fucking FABULOUS tablescapes. Again, why am I still watching? Well, they did recently give both Ted Allen and Anne Burrell their own shows. That does not mean that all debts are paid for canceling “Molto Mario” while keeping “Semi-Homemade.” Not by a long shot. In fact, they are doing the bare minimum to keep me tuned in. Recently, however, they came up with a pretty good idea; letting home cooks compete ala “Iron Chef” and “Next Food Network Star.” When I heard about it I thought, “Hey, that is a pretty good idea!” Granted, it isn’t as good of an idea as having real chefs teaching the rest of us how to be better cooks, but I am resigned to the fact that those days are likely gone. So I turned it on and promptly threw up a little in my mouth. The star of the show is none other than alleged chef and food dude, Guy Fieri. This faux early 90’s edition hipster’s “off the hook” shtick makes Sandra Lee look appealing, and Paula Dean’s mutton-headed lard spawn look entertaining. His Billy Idol on steroids hairdo, and ridiculously overused and outdated taglines are enough to challenge Paul Shafer for his title as the world’s most annoying human. His saturation of a once great network is more than any real food lover can stand. This freak hasn’t shown that he knows any more about food than your average “American Idol” viewer knows about music. In fact, that off-the-cuff analogy pretty much sums up the direction that the Food Network has taken. Then again, what do I know? MTV has done quite well by being a music network without any music. Maybe the Food Network has decided it doesn’t need food? If so, I’m sure that I will eventually watch it about as often as I watch MTV these days. Is that cute little Martha Quinn still on? 
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January 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
you should submit this to http://foodnetworkhumor.com – it's funny and they'd appreciate it! well done
January 17th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Hi Sara, thanks for the kind words. I have never seen that site before, but it is hilarious. Thanks for the tip.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:52 am
While Fieri annoys me (to see a much more watchable version of what he does, flip on Travel Channel's Man v. Food Adam Richman), the constant pimping of Giada De Laurentis is what upsets my stomach. Talk about trading on your family name with no chops to back it up. Vapid does not begin to describe her shows. Additionally, she reveals rear teeth that are concealed in most human smiles (green haired Batman villians not included).
January 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Giada scares the bejeebers out of me. She always reminds me of smiling version of Zorak from 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast.'
However, in her defense, she did study at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and was a chef in California, including a gig at Spago. Also, the Food Network had to talk her into doing the show. I have heard that due to her last name she was taught from an early age never to draw attention to herself out of fear of being targeted by kidnappers. Her cooking skills are reputed to be very good and she is also supposed to be just as nice in person as she appears to be on TV.
That said, I have never liked any of her shows. 'Vapid' is a good description, as is 'boring.'
January 19th, 2009 at 9:52 am
While Fieri annoys me (to see a much more watchable version of what he does, flip on Travel Channel's Man v. Food Adam Richman), the constant pimping of Giada De Laurentis is what upsets my stomach. Talk about trading on your family name with no chops to back it up. Vapid does not begin to describe her shows. Additionally, she reveals rear teeth that are concealed in most human smiles (green haired Batman villians not included).
January 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Giada scares the bejeebers out of me. She always reminds me of smiling version of Zorak from 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast.'
However, in her defense, she did study at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and was a chef in California, including a gig at Spago. Also, the Food Network had to talk her into doing the show. I have heard that due to her last name she was taught from an early age never to draw attention to herself out of fear of being targeted by kidnappers. Her cooking skills are reputed to be very good and she is also supposed to be just as nice in person as she appears to be on TV.
That said, I have never liked any of her shows. 'Vapid' is a good description, as is 'boring.'
January 19th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
While Fieri annoys me (to see a much more watchable version of what he does, flip on Travel Channel's Man v. Food Adam Richman), the constant pimping of Giada De Laurentis is what upsets my stomach. Talk about trading on your family name with no chops to back it up. Vapid does not begin to describe her shows. Additionally, she reveals rear teeth that are concealed in most human smiles (green haired Batman villians not included).
January 19th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Giada scares the bejeebers out of me. She always reminds me of smiling version of Zorak from 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast.'
However, in her defense, she did study at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and was a chef in California, including a gig at Spago. Also, the Food Network had to talk her into doing the show. I have heard that due to her last name she was taught from an early age never to draw attention to herself out of fear of being targeted by kidnappers. Her cooking skills are reputed to be very good and she is also supposed to be just as nice in person as she appears to be on TV.
That said, I have never liked any of her shows. 'Vapid' is a good description, as is 'boring.'