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Food Network shows

KACEE1115 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:10:15 GMT

What is going on with Food Network, seems like their programming has been off for a long time. Too much Guy Fieri, diners dives etc. I enjoy watching Bobby Flay shows. Also enjoy Food Network next star. And the baking championship shows every season.I don't know what it is just don't seem to enjoy it as much as I used to. And I don't understand why Conant hosts the chopped desserts show, I didn't think he had anything to do with baking etc. I seem to be rambling, just wanted other opinions.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:14:13 GMT

Thinking about it in this moment I guess I only still watch a handful of shows on FN.

I watch Beat Bobby Flay, Valerie Bertinelli's show, The Kitchen, and Michael Symon's current show (cooking outside with the fam).

I also enjoy the kids baking show with Valeriiiie and Duff G and another similar one I cannot remember. I think I'm about done with 'Worst Cooks' but I still enjoy the celeb version. Last time, however, there were only 3 or 4 of the celebs with whom I was at all familiar. After they all got eliminated I deleted the rest of the season.

I got WAY burned out on Chopped years ago. I think that's mostly me. Sometimes watching something super similar for years I will suddenly check out totally.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:17:07 GMT

@KACEE1115 Late DH and I used to love FN. I can't stand Fieri, we got sick of him many years ago. Don't care for Flay but watch now and then.

I LOVE Chopped Junior and hope that one day they will be able to start production of it again.

I love the baking shows. I recall the cake competitions where bakers produced the most amazing cakes! Some were weird, some of the bakers were weird, but it was always fun.

I won't watch Worst Cooks anymore because it's just the same old thing.

LOVED The Next FN Star! Was so glad that Jeff Mauro has done so well, he was such fun to watch on that show and still like him on The Kitchen.

Oh and I always enjoy Valerie Bertinelli's shows.

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:17:21 GMT

@KACEE1115 I have read on other threads that people are calling it the Guy Fieri Network. I wonder if he owns it? We rarely watch anymore. I like the baking championships, but that's about it. The cooking shows on Sunday mornings are sometimes good, but we're "at" church and then I forget about them. Food Network seems to be geared toward a different demographic than mine. Oh, well. There's always America's Test Kitchen, Cooks' Country, A Taste of History and Lidia's Kitchen/Italy on Saturday afternoons.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:18:38 GMT

Jeff always seemed like such a sweet man! I like him, GZ, and Katie Lee very much on The Kitchen. Little Lorenzo is a Mini Me.

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bigtraps — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:31:52 GMT

I totally agree. Why is Guy Fieri always on? They guy is the biggest jerk on that channel. The Food Network dies years ago. Just a bunch of stupid game shows. And... it has some of the loudest most obnoxious show hosts.

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Krimpette — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:37:04 GMT

I like Guy on DDD, but not on GGG. I don't care for Bobby Flay at all, nor do I care for AlexG. I do like Trisha Yearwood and the Barefoot Contessa. I don't care for The Kitchen. But having said all that, I do still find myself checking out their schedule every day to see if there's anything that appeals to me.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:46:46 GMT

It used to be my go to channel.

There are too many that I can't take anymore and definitely don't like the self-recorded or zoom episodes that are on now.

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Miss Pepsi — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:14:05 GMT

Food Network has changed dramatically. I hardly watch any more. Not a fan of Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay drives me nuts. I am not a fan at all of contest shows and that seems to be mostly what is on that channel now. Simple for me, I just don't watch.

I do like Valerie's show but thats about it.

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Spurt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:37:25 GMT

The Food Network certainly has gone DOWNHILL---Its mostly Guy Fieri and Chopped..... 😝

I do still enjoy the Baking Contests (both kids & adults), Trisha's Southern Kitchen (Trisha Yearwood), Barefoot Contessa...... 😃🥧🧁🎂

Can't stand Bobby Flay, and Katie Lee RUINS The Kitchen, for me....she's narcisstic and so full of herself--if she weren't on it, it would be enjoyable..😏..And that Amy Schumer is OBNOXIOUS..😜...And Giada seems to be a favorite, with the men, the attraction is her low cut dresses and not necessarily the food..😮..LOL

I'm so tired of Worst Cooks, especially the celebrity version---they have really sunk to the bottom of the barrel with their so called "celebrities", are any of those people really active in show biz????? 🤡

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colleena — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:42:02 GMT

@Spurt I so agree with you on Katie Lee - I think her only claim to fame is she was once married to Billy Joel.

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Spurt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:04:06 GMT

@colleena wrote:
@Spurt I so agree with you on Katie Lee - I think her only claim to fame is she was once married to Billy Joel.

@colleena

You got it! Im not aware of her culianary claim to fame .....the only other time I've seen her is on Beat Bobby Flay (when there was nothing much on so I watched a few minutes and she was one of those urging the challenger on....never saw her on her own cooking show on the Food Network...maybe I missed it---- she's written cookbooks, but so have a lot of people).............

This is her "culinary career"---

Lee has worked in several restaurants and gourmet food and wine stores. In 2003, she helped to open Jeff and Eddy’s Restaurant where she served as the house fishmonger. In July 2005, Lee created the foodie website OliveAndPeach.com with partner Aleishall Girard. The web site ceased updating in September 2006. In 2006, she hosted the first season of Bravo's Top Chef. Subsequently, Bravo replaced her with Padma Lakshmi.She later returned as a guest judge on Top Chef All Stars, Episode 2 ("Night at the Museum") in 2010....She writes a column, Katie's Kitchen and has appeared on various shows as a guest "chef"....

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phluphy — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:53:38 GMT

I enjoy Miss Brown, different new recipes. All the rest is overkill and not very interesting at all.

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KACEE1115 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:57:18 GMT

@Love my grandkids Love Jeff Mauro, what a class act, I can't stand the kitchen though Sonny's laugh is just ridiculous. Loud and crass.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:59:26 GMT

@KACEE1115 I can't stand Sunny. I record the episodes to I can skip Sunny and Geoffrey, they both annoy me.

And I wonder if Sunny can do anything besides grill.

The couple of times I watched part of her segment, all she did was grill. Never in the actual kitchen!

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KACEE1115 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:00:54 GMT

@Spurt can't stand the kitchen because sunny, so over the top over everything, foolish laughing, and Katie as well. Who is she anyway? I don't know where they get some of the people to be on the cooking shows. I really liked the guy from Kentucky that won the baking and then network star. Would love to see Him host chop desserts. Not Conant.And you are right the show with Ann is over the top also worst cooks in America. I'm surprise it's still on she has gone through several cohosts.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:01:58 GMT

@colleena I could be wrong but I watched Top Chef for about the first 12 seasons and I'm positive Katie Lee was a judge for some episodes. I'll have to look that up.

She's ok. I think she's pleasant. Alex I can live without most of the time.

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Lali1 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:02:33 GMT

The reason they show so much DDD and GGG is because they have many many seasons of those. Right now we're stuck with old expect for a few doing at home shows. I'm betting this will be a thing with all channels soon. Not much of making shows or movies right now. Tv is going to stink unless you love reruns for a while.

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Spurt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:09:05 GMT

@Lali1 wrote:
The reason they show so much DDD and GGG is because they have many many seasons of those. Right now we're stuck with old expect for a few doing at home shows. I'm betting this will be a thing with all channels soon. Not much of making shows or movies right now. Tv is going to stink unless you love reruns for a while.

@Lali1

I totally understand the FN as well as a lot of shows and networks having to resort to reruns of old shows due to the Pandemic....BUT GuyFieri and Bobby Flay and Chopped took over the Food Network Channel LOOONNG AGO!!!

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Spurt — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:16:17 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@KACEE1115 I can't stand Sunny. I record the episodes to I can skip Sunny and Geoffrey, they both annoy me.

And I wonder if Sunny can do anything besides grill.

The couple of times I watched part of her segment, all she did was grill. Never in the actual kitchen!

@Love my grandkids

I saw Sunny cook a variety of things on the early days when she first joined The Kitchen....I dont know why she became "the grill master".... 😃