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Nomore · ‎09-09-2010

Create channel is what I watch for cooking, too. You had a post about Annabel L.'s show and I finally got a glimpse of it. I love how she cooks! And the scenery...it takes me away to such a pretty place! Then there is the Irish guy (Kevin Dundee?) I got started watching his holiday show, then I saw his shows about the basics.

I don't know when was the last time I watched FN. I get that Cooking Channel on one tv in the house, don't know why, but I think that is the one that has Moesha, Tiffani, Hayley and other kid stars of the 80's now with their own cooking shows. I do not relate to these at all. They are not chefs and all are like you said about Valerie, Trisha, etc about a staged dinner.

I am definitely not part of the target audience even though my age is within the set.

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@DiAnne wrote:
I used to love the Food Network and I always had it on but now I never turn it on. I would enjoy a show with healthier eating on it. I am trying to work toward clean eating would enjoy food like that. I wish Melissa would come back with a regular show not $10 meals.

I wish they would bring back Ellie Krieger. She made the most amazing, healthy food and none of the ingredients were out of reach for most people plus I love her presenting style.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@momtochloe

I'm not familiar with Ellie Krieger - sounds good.

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house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@Nomore

I absolutely love New Scandanavian Cooking Show! Talk about scenery! Norway is now on my bucket list of travel places.

~ house cat ~

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@house_cat wrote:
@momtochloe

I'm not familiar with Ellie Krieger - sounds good.

I was so disappointed when they cancelled her show:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/chefs/ellie-krieger.html

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@momtochloe

Thank you. I just went ahead and LIKED her page on FB so I'll get her postings and recipes :-))

~ house cat ~

milkbone · ‎10-22-2015

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Food Network Cooking Shows - who is their target audience?

‎01-17-2016 11:06 AM

Thank goodness for the Create Network which has actual cooking shows like Lidia, Martha, Jaques Pepin, the Indian chef (don't know her name, but I love her show), Christina Cooks and many others.

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QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

I'm a 66 year old retired woman, and believe me I'm no ones target audience. However I still

watch Ina and some of the other cooking shows. I don't care much for the competition shows,

but I have watched some of the kids cooking contests, and they are kind of fun. Ons show I

really like on Create is A Chef's Life. It's about a farm to table restaurant in North Carolina.

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Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@house_cat To answer your question HOUSE CAT I think their target is people that like to watch RERUNS of DINERS, DRIVE-INS, & DIVES or watch Michael Symon go to restaurants and eat (same concept different chef) ...So I think their target is people that like to watch other people eating-And I HATE HATE HATE the JUVENILE Cut Throat Kitchen! There are no actual "real" cooking shows anymore ---more like reality cooking shows.....I've switched to Create too and enjoy Lidia and some of the others too....

And am I the only one that think the people on the show THE KITCHEN have absolutely NO chemistry together---it seems like they try to top one another......to me that show is very uncomfortable and painful to watch---so I turn the channel.....

.FN is a former shadow of it's self....

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Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@ncascade wrote:
The easiest way is find out target audience is look at the commercials.
I think FN has become a food game channel.

@Group 5 minus 1 For some reason they have TONS of car commercials which I find very ODD for a FOOD channel---but of course I guess that ties in with all these "chefs" driving to restaurants to taste food---ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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