What are your favorite shows on the Food Network?
By mixey62
@mixey62 (305)
United States
February 2, 2007 11:12am CST
Personally, I love anything with Nigella Lawson or Alton Brown. The Iron Chef is my favorite show. Even though I'm a vegetarian, I find even their meat creations fascinating. I like Paula Deen because she reminds me of a Southern version of my Grandma.
I'm not a big fan of Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, or the new Hungry Detective show. Those I could live without, but probably wouldn't change the channel just because their on.
What are your favorite Food Network Shows?
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11 responses
@thunderofsins (738)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I love Alton Brown! I can't stand Rachael Ray and I will change the channel if she is on. She's horribly annoying and her recipes are not healthy (even the ones she says are) and disgusting.
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@mixey62 (305)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I agree! The other day she was making something and touting it "health food", but it contained ground beef and tons of fat. I wonder what health text book she abides by- if I ate her "health food" I would weigh 300 lbs!
Isn't Alton awesome? Even when he does prepare something unhealthy, he at least explains it away well enough to make it still seem like "good eats". I love him!
@thunderofsins (738)
• United States
23 Feb 07
What? You mean a pound of beef, a pound of cheese and a cup of salt isn't healthy?! nooo
Alton can make even foods I don't like seem good...like last night's salmon! Thats a good chef!
Thanks for the best response!
@thunderofsins (738)
• United States
23 Feb 07
What? You mean a pound of beef, a pound of cheese and a cup of salt isn't healthy?! nooo
Alton can make even foods I don't like seem good...like last night's salmon! Thats a good chef!
Thanks for the best response!
@hockeygal4ever (10021)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I pretty much will watch most anything on there! Even the ones I'm not overly crazy about I tend to still watch! LOL My faves.. Rachael Ray and Emeril!
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@hockeygal4ever (10021)
• United States
8 Feb 07
Oh.. and I cannot forget semi-homemade with sandra lee!
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
8 Feb 07
I am a Rachel Ray addict! I also love Ace of Cakes, Good Eats, Paula's Home Cooking, Malto Mario, Unwrapped, and Guy's Big Bite (if I am awake Sunday morning)
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@mixey62 (305)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Agreed! I am a fat-phobe, but watching Paula Dean deep fry breaded-butter balls the other day was entertaining nonetheless.
Nigella used to be on the Style Network much more frequently. I am sad that her shows aren't on as often anymore, but I read her cookbooks in the meantime to keep myself entertained. She writes as she speaks so they are pretty amusing.
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I'm not a Rachael Ray fan either. I do love Mario Batalli, and Alton Brown. I love watching Iron Chef. In fact some of my friends and I will be doing our own Iron Chef battle in the summer.
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@mshogrider67 (565)
• United States
9 Feb 07
The shows where they make everything out of sugar and the cake compititions
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@contusion12878 (669)
• United States
2 Feb 07
My girlfriend and I enjoy the food network. Her more than me but we both like Rachel Ray. She can be a bit annoying at times but we both like her. We even have some of her cookbooks.
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@charlazio (215)
• Italy
8 Feb 07
Nigella Lawson? never heard of her but i haven't seen the food network in about 7 months cause i'm in italy now. Alton Brown is cool, he gives you some reasons why things do what they do when you cook them.
I like paula deen and bobby flay too, even though he's a bit pompous seeming. rachel ray is awful.
Mario Batali is my favorite food network chef. I also enjoy the japanese iron chef because what those guys do in an hour is amazing.
@lisagayle (393)
• United States
26 Feb 07
I love Alton Brown, he's funny and cool, I also love Duff Goldman on ace of cakes, also unwrapped and ham on the street, sometimes i like to watch the challenges too, but here lately there haven't been very amny that have interested me or they have been re-runs, i hate re-runs.
@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
5 Feb 07
I really like Good Eats with Alton Brown. I find the science behind cooking really intriguing. I also like Rachael Ray shows because of her high energy. My other favorites include Unwrapped, where they show how all kinds of foods are made, and Iron Chef.
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@catcai (1056)
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
Sweet Dreams is the show for me since i love eating cakes and pastries and I would really love to bake someday, when we get a stove with a nice oven in it. Baking has always been one of my frustrations, and im not ready to give up on it yet! i want to be able to bake my baby's first birthday cake or even make my own wedding cake- if in case i do get married... someday that is. =)
