I haven't watched the Neely's but my husband was talking about how much he dislikes that show.

And Rachael Ray...I can't stand that heffa

Just passing through as a huge Food Networking Fan...

It's ALTON. Not Elton.

The Neelys are so annoying. The lady talks JUST LIKE New York from I Love New York & New York Goes to Hollywood on VH1. I really don't find their cooking to be a similar as they claim for it to be with Black culture. None of my family cooks that way. An indoor grill? What is that? Please...:rolleyes:

And I'm out.

Wow, figuring that this wasn't your GLO you probably didn't need to be quite that rude.

Please excuse my typo. Let me sacrifice myself to the food network gods in apology.

He's no longer on the Food Network but he used to be. Now he's on the Travel Channel (I think). I ADORE Anthony Bourdain. He's freaking hilarious, crude, and quite vulgar at times but damn he's awesome.

I like Pat Neely, but his wife Gina is annoying! I have to mute the show half of the time b/c of her!

I saw Road Tasted with the Neelys last night and they were here in Baltimore! That made me happy.

I cannot stand Rachael Ray either! Glad that I am not the only one that feels that way!

I like Rachael Ray, but I can see how some people could find her annoying. Two of my favorite dishes to make are Rachael Ray recipes!

Completely random but I'm watching the Barefoot Contessa episode where she auctioned a lunch made by her to a couple and I can't stop laughing at the pants the man was wearing. WTH! :eek: Those patterned brown pants and yellow sweater should have been burned years ago.

Dear Giada. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, PLEASE STOP OVER ENUNCIATING YOUR ITALIAN WORDS. IT'S IRRITATING THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME!!!

Thanks for the bump. My new love is the Cooking Channel, an offshoot of the Food Network. It's back to the way the Food Network used to be without all of the reality shows and game shows (like when MTV played videos). And, the Two Fat Ladies are on re-run.

I need to find this channel! I love Two Fat Ladies!

On Food Network, all of their stars are pseudo-chefs now which is annoying. About the only show I watch is "Chopped" and half the time it annoys me, too. Guy Fieri is the worst thing on that network. I'd like to snatch those sunglasses off the back of his head and smack him with them!

I have to admit that I'm loving the Chopped "All-Stars" (a debatable term to apply here) tournament that's on right now. And I get most of my FN news from foodnetworkhumor.com

I want his job though.
Like really...travel around to great places and eat great food?
Sign me up.

The Cooking Channel is usually with a premium tier. When I had Time Warner, it would have given me a bunch of junk channels, which I didn't want. I recently switched to another cabel company and the Cooking Channel landed in a bundle that I really wanted. Lucky me. I constantly have it on, even though there is one show with a male version of Giada that I want to reach through the TV and sucker punch.


And, I'm absolutely in love with my home-boy Michael Symon. Opening another restaurant a couple of miles from here this summer.

*IF* Giada speaks fluent Italian, I could forgive the lift on double consonants in Italian words, since that second consonant can change the meaning on the word.

Example:
penne: type of pasta
pene: penis

They are pronounced the same except for a little lift/hold on the double n. See how that could get embarassing if you aren't careful?

However, I don't think this is the case for Giada.

Completely crashing, but I saw this thread up and wondered if anyone was talking about this...

Last week, TMZ (I know, not the WaPo as far as credibility goes, but still) reported that the Barefoot Contessa was asked by the Make-A-Wish Foundation to take an afternoon to spend and cook with a dying boy who loves her show. She said no because he schedule was pretty full. She was asked again, and she still said no. So, TMZ and the Huffington Post and a bunch of other outlets started writing snippets about it, and she's now caved in and says she'll grant the wish. Amazing what negative publicity can do!

\swerving back