Food Network Fans

I didn't like Guy when he first joined the network, but I'm really likin' 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives'.

And I'm totally hooked on Alton Brown... and Paula Deen... and the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten.

Ol' Boy's favorite: Nigella Lawson.

I am in love with Alton Brown.

On the travel channel, I love Andrew Zimmern (who is a local boy) and Tony Bordain of No Reservations.

I CANNOT stand Guy Fieri. Dude, if you're saying your last name all Italian-ish, than say GEE instead of Guy. He makes me crazy. And those sunglasses on the back of his head? Even commercials of him send me into fits of rage. LOL

I love Alton Brown. Love him. I would up and move to Georgia just to bump into him at Whole Foods. I really like Anthony Bourdain, who's coming back to the Food Network on Tuesday nights. Jamie Oliver's new show on Saturday is great. I DVR it and watch it on Sunday. I also love Ina Garten. She's amazing. But cooking like her will make you weight 7000 lbs. Ellie Krieger's food style is more my speed.

I the Food Network almost as much as I ESPN.

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:

Ol' Boy's favorite: Nigella Lawson.

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mine too...

Ol' Boy really, really appreciates that pic, William.

I like "Throwdown" and "Dinner Impossible" (although I guess they fired the host because he embellished his resume).

I, too, like "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives."

Paula Deen cracks me up because she uses so much butter.

Oh yeah, Paula! "Atherosclerosis, y'all."

TerzaRima said:

Oh yeah, Paula! "Atherosclerosis, y'all."

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I loved it when she said, with appropriate sad expression, "Butter killed my grandma...... at 93."

I like the sock puppets, I mean the science presented on Good Eats.

I don't like Guy so much...

I love Paula. She's like everyone's grandmother on TV every day. It's great.

I like Rachel Ray cause I can actually make her food.

Alton Brown is amazing. Of course.

I liked Tyler Florence a lot back when he had the show where he went to people's houses. I don't like his new one as much.

Ina Garten is also great, though I can't really make any of her foods without shopping for them specifically...and probably messing something up in the process.

I can't believe no one's mentioned "Ace of Cakes" yet.

Oh, yeah. I love "Ace of Cakes." Amazing!

I haven't watched regularly in a while since they got that Guy what's-his-name his own show. Annoying drip.

And I've had it up to here with Rachael Ray.

But I do love Alton Brown and I enjoy Iron Chef.

Shadow_Ferret said:

I haven't watched regularly in a while since they got that Guy what's-his-name his own show. Annoying drip.

And I've had it up to here with Rachael Ray.

But I do love Alton Brown and I enjoy Iron Chef.

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You and me, same page pal. RR drives me crazy, too.

I'm a big Iron Chef fan, and I totally dig the crazy cake competitions. The stuff they come up with is stunning!

I like the Iron Chef and Bobby Flay's Smackdown, but I think Robert Irvine ("Dinner Impossible") is becoming my favorite. I watched two last night, where he made dinner at Colonial Williamsburg (just down the road from here) using only 18th century utensils and cooking techniques, and where he cooked for some kind of King Arthur group, using only stuff from that period. Unfortunately, his future might not be so bright on the Food Channel--see this link.

I got a real kick out of a show (I think it was called Food Wars) where he and Guy Fieri competed by making food at a kids' summer camp. Irvine tried to make gourmet food in a camp kitchen and thought children would like it. Fieri made kid food. Guess who won?

I love Alton Brown.

No one has mentioned Giada yet??? She's my favorite.

I like Guy, especially on DINERS, but I think he overdoes it with the hair and the sunglasses.

And Throwdown is kind of fun, but ultimately, quite mean.

I mean, here are some people, thinking they are getting their big break on the Food Network, only to find they are only a guest star on a show by a big TV chef, and his team of experts, all trying to upstage them (and often do).

Emeril, anyone?

I've learned a lot from Alton, too.

Mine is the Barefoot Contessa - Ina Garten.



There's a marathon of sorts tomorrow, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern.

She's a good cook. Classics.

gotta show the love for Tony Bourdain, Alton Brown and Guy - especially when he's frying up stuff that I will NEVER be able to eat!

but I admit that in my heart of hearts I miss "Two Fat Ladies"... if you never saw this show, you missed a thousand heart attacks waiting to happen. Every show they used, on average, about a pound of butter, twice that of lard and at least two quarts of heavy cream!

... in the main course.

dessert was a whole other discussion.

I cannot stand Bobby Flay. He makes me absolutely nuts. He's the annoying American, especially with what he did on the Japanese version of Iron Chef. Talk about taking negative stereotypes abroad! Totally uncalled for.

I also have a limit on Rachel Ray. Sometimes she's got a good idea, but more than half an hour of her is punishment.

I really like Alton Brown. I like Iron Chef America and I'm totally addicted to Ace of Cakes (Duff rocks!). I love the pastry competitions. Paula Deen is awesome as well, although I have yet to try any of her recipes....I'm trying too hard to lose weight to even risk it.