Who likes Food Network?

[Wilt Dasney]

OK, all my life, I have almost always made it a point to flip past food programs, finding them incredibly boring--so I still find it a little odd that I actually watch this channel as much as I do. But what can I say?

I absolutely love "Unwrapped" and "Top 5." These are the two shows that got me started on Food Net--they both trace the history of food fads and how food has affected our culture, and are every bit as interesting as any documentary on A&E or the History Channel. "Unwrapped" is hosted by Marc Summers, formerly of the "Double Dare" gameshow.

And lately, I've also become quite fond of two of the channel's food preparation programs, namely "Good Eats" with Alton Brown and "Emeril Live!" with you-know-who. "Good Eats" is snappy, expertly edited (no live filming), sarcastic, and Alton Brown is a terrific host. This guy makes quiches interesting. As for Emeril, well, he's very energetic and I could see where some people would get annoyed by him, but I'm absolutely mesmerized whenever I watch him do his thing.

So...anybody else here watch this stuff? I'm kinda hungry...

 

[DMC-12]

Ok... I gotta admit to being a Food Network fan/watcher here to.

I like the $40 a Day chick... Rachel Ray (?) *drool* I think she is cute as a button... But some of her responses to the food are too canned and fake and repetitive.

"Good Eats" with Alton Brown, GREAT show! Its like Bill Nye the science guy... but with food...lol He really gets into the science end of what he is cooking... and I love that! lol

Ugh... can’t stand Jamie Oliver... so when he comes on the channel changes. :lol: :lookaroun

Like the old Iron Chef shows...

Emeril is great to... But the "Bam" and kicking up a notch gets old after a while. :lol:

Marc Summers also... is ok in moderation, although Unwrapped is a Great show!

Bobby Rivers (?) the host of "Top 5." ... He does a TON of voice over work... he makes BIG $$$. I heard he suffers from severe obsessive compulsive disorder though... (Like waking up at 4am and moving the oriental carpets around his house, till he finds the exact space for them, EVERY SINGLE MORNING) lol.

 

[tigsmom]

Food Network Junkie here. :wave:

I love Rachel Ray...30 Minute meals is great & I love $40 a Day...she travels to such great places!
Did you know Alton Brown is not a chef? He is a cinematographer and video director, hence the great camera work/angles/cuts on his show. He & his wife own a production company. We are addicted to the "Food Geek". :king:

Unwrapped is another favorite. Not sure about Bobby Rivers, but I know Marc Summers suffers from OCD. I saw a 20/20 piece on him, its really sad. The camera man dislodged a tassle on his rug & he spent a half hour fixing all 700 (or so) of them. The OCD is what made his leave Double Dare...too much mess all the time.

I love Tyler Florence & Food 911 (Lisa, where are you? :lol: ).
Jamie Oliver can get on my nerves, but I still watch him. I love his combos. Emeril grates on me...does anyone eat like that?

Iron Chef....what can I say...one of the best.

 

[TAC]

Good Eats with Alton Brown is the first show I started to watch on the Food Channel. As DMC-12 said, Alton does the science part of cooking, which I really like. He can be a little corny, but all-in-all, it's a great show. I don't think he has a normal time slot though.

Top 5 and Unwrapped are cool. It's neat to see how they make food. Hey, I'm an engineer, what do you expect?

 

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by TAC
Good Eats with Alton Brown is the first show I started to watch on the Food Channel. As DMC-12 said, Alton does the science part of cooking, which I really like. He can be a little corny, but all-in-all, it's a great show. I don't think he has a normal time slot though.

Top 5 and Unwrapped are cool. It's neat to see how they make food. Hey, I'm an engineer, what do you expect?

Alton is on ( new shows) Wednesday night at 9pm.(repeated on Saturday). He is also on Monday thru Friday at 11:30 pm (all est).

 

[wdwhoneymooner]

Unwrapped is a great show! The DW and I make it a point to watch the Monday evening episodes. The only cons of watching them is we always end up wanting to munch on something, especially when they do stories on sports arena foods (hotdogs, hamburgers, nachos, etc.). Not a good thing for a diet at 9pm......

 

[JBSLJames]

Other than ESPN, Nickelodeon, and the Cartoon Network, I would say Food Network is the next 'most watched' channel. My wife and 5 year old watch 30 Minute Meals everyday. She (5 year old) loves Rachel Ray. I like those cooking shows where it looks like the chef actually eats food - Barefoot Contessa, the Southern Women (can not remember her name) I love her show. My wife has made of couple of her dishes and they were :slurp: "Not Your Momma's Bananna Cream Pie" :slurp: . The Alton Brown show is real good to. I like the Italian guy as well.

I have seen some promos for the 'New Iron Chef'. I thought I heard that the closed down Kitchen Stadium in Japan and they are planning on opening something up here in the States. I think that the French Chef Sakai, and Japanese Morimoto are going to be on the show with Bobby Flay (I assume American cuisine) and Marco (from the above Italian show on Food Network) as the Italian guy. I have not seen any dates for the new shows.

 

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by JBSLJames
Other than ESPN, Nickelodeon, and the Cartoon Network, I would say Food Network is the next 'most watched' channel. My wife and 5 year old watch 30 Minute Meals everyday. She (5 year old) loves Rachel Ray. I like those cooking shows where it looks like the chef actually eats food - Barefoot Contessa, the Southern Women (can not remember her name) I love her show. My wife has made of couple of her dishes and they were :slurp: "Not Your Momma's Bananna Cream Pie" :slurp: . The Alton Brown show is real good to. I like the Italian guy as well.

I have seen some promos for the 'New Iron Chef'. I thought I heard that the closed down Kitchen Stadium in Japan and they are planning on opening something up here in the States. I think that the French Chef Sakai, and Japanese Morimoto are going to be on the show with Bobby Flay (I assume American cuisine) and Marco (from the above Italian show on Food Network) as the Italian guy. I have not seen any dates for the new shows.

The "Southern Lady" is Paula Dean. She owns a very famous restaurant in Savannah...Lady & Sons. Her shows are great. You can tell she really enjoys her food.
:slurp:

The "Italian guy" is Mario Batalli...not a big fan of his show.
The New Iron Chef is hosted by William Shatner here in the US. (I haven't seen it though) I don't think it would be quite the same...kinda like MXC done in English.

 

[JBSLJames]

I know there was a weak rendition of Iron Chef USA that has Captain Kirk as the host (I thought he went a bit far asking to be called Admiral and being surrounded by scantily clad Klingon women)

I think the new show coming up will have a different host and include Sakai, Morimoto, Flay, and Batalli as the Iron Chefs.

I look forward to it. . . Admiral.:animwink:

 

[MouseMadness]

AHHH! Fellow food network junkies! :sohappy: I LOVE Good Eats, so no nonsense and funny. My new favorite is Semi-Homemade, the way I cook! :lol: Although it irks me that the chick who hosts is so friggin skinny. She eats food that are 90% fat and sugar in varying combinations, yet she's stick thin... except in the chest, of course. :lookaroun And Paula Dean rocks my socks! My girls and I watch her and then walk around speaking in our fake southern accents the rest of the night! :lol:

 

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
AHHH! Fellow food network junkies! :sohappy: I LOVE Good Eats, so no nonsense and funny. My new favorite is Semi-Homemade, the way I cook! :lol: Although it irks me that the chick who hosts is so friggin skinny. She eats food that are 90% fat and sugar in varying combinations, yet she's stick thin... except in the chest, of course. :lookaroun And Paula Dean rocks my socks! My girls and I watch her and then walk around speaking in our fake southern accents the rest of the night! :lol:

Semi Homemade...can't quite get into that show. Maybe its the hostess. I don't think she has any personality. (I cook that way, too)
Paula Deen is great! I love when she cooks & her dogs show up for a taste. I would love to have access to all of her fresh ingredients. Oh well, the perks of being a star!

If anyone hasn't read her bio they should...she is an inspiration to all women.

These shows are great in that they inspire people to cook at home & to try and stay away from fast foods. My kids love to try recipes from the various shows and my hubby even tried to make a cheese souffle after watching Alton Brown do it...it came out heavenly & it was his first try! :king:

(mommy doesn't have to cook all the time now. )

 

[MouseMadness]

Originally posted by tigsmom

Paula Deen is great! I love when she cooks & her dogs show up for a taste. I would love to have access to all of her fresh ingredients. Oh well, the perks of being a star!

If anyone hasn't read her bio they should...she is an inspiration to all women.

Yeah, she is! I first saw her on *remembers this is Judd's thread* ummmmm, O-P-R-A-H-S show. :lookaroun (I don't think he'll catch on, do you?) :lol: But I remember her saying she knew she had to get out of her marraige, not knowing what she could do with herself, other than "the girl could cook". :lol: She's great.

 

[BRER STITCH]

I love it! :sohappy:

It's the one channel I can leave on all day - no matter what else I am doing! :lol:

I can be reading the paper, working in my Office, talking on the phone, etc., and still feel like I am seeing the whole show! It's interesting to see which words will draw me in to the living room to watch it. Words like "chocolate"..."ribs"...."BBQ"....etc., will make me look up and start paying attention!

Having watched from the very early days, it's fun to see how the programming has evolved.

My favorite? Without a doubt - IRON CHEF!

:slurp:

 

[JBSLJames]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
yet she's stick thin... except in the chest, of course. :lookaroun

I said the same thing to my wife. . .I don't remember much after that. . . . . . . .

Originally posted by MouseMadness
And Paula Dean rocks my socks! My girls and I watch her and then walk around speaking in our fake southern accents the rest of the night! :lol:

Love her show and the accent. Now that's cooking. I remember watching the "Cooking Cajun" years past and we would all try and talk like him as well. Good Times.

 

[Stitch79]

We are regular Food Network watchers too. I like Paula Deen, Good Eats, Food Finds, and Unwrapped....I really don't care for Rachael Ray though, too annoyingly cutesy for me.

 

[FanofDinsey1981]

Unwrapped is toooo cool. and I love the iron chef.

I like food. and I like tv. so the food network is good for me. I have gotten many a good recipies from several of the shows.

 

[JBSLJames]

Originally posted by FanofDinsey1981
I like food. and I like tv. so the food network is good for me. I have gotten many a good recipies from several of the shows.

You should have added "That I see" to the end of your last sentence and you would have created a cute little rhyme.

 

[FanofDinsey1981]

I like food. and I like tv.

so the food network is good for me.

I have gotten many a good recipies

from several of the shows that I see.


Turns out, I am a poet, and didn't even know it. huh.

*adding new skill to resume*

thank james.

 

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by JBSLJames
I said the same thing to my wife. . .I don't remember much after that. . . . . . . .



Love her show and the accent. Now that's cooking. I remember watching the "Cooking Cajun" years past and we would all try and talk like him as well. Good Times.

Justin (joo-stan) Wilson! :sohappy:

" I am so happy for you to be seein' me". :sohappy:

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by tigsmom
Justin (joo-stan) Wilson! :sohappy:

" I am so happy for you to be seein' me". :sohappy:

LOL :lol: :sohappy:

My dad used to watch him all the time.

"now dat be lookin' plum' good, I gah-rawn-tee!"