Food Network "Celebs" ~ Love Em or Hate Em ?

[Jaxson]

Originally Posted by njmike

Whatever happen to Melissa, the blonde Mom, from the "new Food Network stars"?

She had a few shows on Sundays at noon when most folks would be at church or afternoon activities with family. They probably just did those to fulfill their obligation for the show she won. Unfair eh?

[njmike]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

She had a few shows on Sundays at noon when most folks would be at church or afternoon activities with family. They probably just did those to fulfill their obligation for the show she won. Unfair eh?

It is unfair but was she promised a certain slot---evenings, etc.?

[Jaxson]

Originally Posted by njmike

It is unfair but was she promised a certain slot---evenings, etc.?

I don't know but I doubt we see her again like a lot of others that have been on Next Food Network Star.

[njmike]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

I don't know but I doubt we see her again like a lot of others that have been on Next Food Network Star.

At least they tried.

[Jaxson]

Originally Posted by njmike

At least they tried.

Yep but some of them I would have really liked to see more of.

[njmike]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

Yep but some of them I would have really liked to see more of.

Maybe Melissa would have made it in a different time frame.

Spoiler

Thanks for the Holiday invitation.

[groar]

Originally Posted by jsqueezer

One thing I notice about the Food Network is that all of the producers (I've never been a producer, I'm just conjecturing) seem to come from one Cooking Show Producer Kollege.

They all appear to think that after any dish is finished, the host MUST turn to the camera, take a teeny-tiny bite off the end of a fork/spoon and roll his/her eyes into an orgasmic swoon.

The only exceptions I've seen are Mario Batali and Emeril. Maybe they have their own producers.

a lot of food network producers & directors actually come from a background in porn. no lie. there is certainly a similarity to the way food shows and porn are shot.

Originally Posted by Fontucky

With a few exceptions, the ones I like are either dead or no longer on TV. Or British.
Exceptions are A. Brown and Batali.

seconded. i don't know how anyone could dislike alton brown. i guess the weird goofy npr vibe of his show might turn some people off, but not me! i like nigella lawson too, even though she's pretty over the top with the food/porn thing, and i don't think she's ever made a single thing i can eat (i'm vegan). i don't know what channel her show is on anymore though - is it still on at all?

i like the concept of diners drive ins and dives but i really can't stand guy fieri's personality. he comes across as a nice guy, but i just don't like his over the top presentation. plus he's from pittsburgh (where i am from) so he's blown the lid off of a disproportionate number of lesser known restaurants here. it's good for the restaurants so i can't complain much, but for instance i can never get a seat at what used to be my favorite lunch place cause now it's full of people who saw it on the food network.