Food Network

Was not sure if I should start a new thread, but here we are. Anyone here a fan of the Food Network? Any favorite shows, personalities?

My three favorites are Guy Fieri, Michael Symon and Bobby Flay

I will watch anything Guy does on the Food Network; Triple D, Guy's Big Bite, Guy's Kitchen Ranch, Guy's Grocery Games, etc. I just love his personality, and love to watch him go to different restaurants to see what they have to offer. He's given a lot in the past 15 years or so.

Two other shows I really enjoy are Burgers, Brew & 'Que and Beat Bobby Flay. Some times the judging on Bobby Flay can be annoying, however, I really love watching Bobby flay cook.

 

I’ve very much come around on Guy Fieri. Used to think he was a douche. But he’s just a good guy who’s having a blast doing what he’s doing.

 

I watch all the time and especially like Guy Fieri.
I loved the earliest episodes of Guy's Big Bite, and that probably got me into cooking. He made stuff that was simple and good. I'd watch, and think, "I can make that."
I like Flay's grilling show, and Beat Bobby Flay is good.

 

Our house is filled with fans of that network. Last night, all three of us watched two episodes of Beat Bobby Flay before the kiddo went to bed. The wife and kiddo love The Pioneer Woman and make recipes from her show all the time. And, for some reason, our 11-year-old is hooked on watching The Kitchen.

 

I love The Kitchen. Not the biggest fan of Sunny Anderson, however, I do enjoy the other personalities, especially Geoffrey Zakarian. They just seem to have fun together and they give out great tips from time to time.

The wife loves Trisha's Southern Kitchen. I watch with her from time to time.

 

Back in the old days, when traveling was a thing, I'd make a list of DDD spots wherever I was going.

I read somewhere the tell on whether he really likes something is whether or not the chef or cook gets a fist bump. I've also noticed sometimes he'll say something like "Wow! That's really interesting how the catfish and pasta interplay with the hot sauce on this pizza. Really unique flavors." I've assumed when he doesn't rave and make guttural "Oh mmmm oooooh" noises that he's not enjoying it all that much."

 

One show that I absolutely cannot stand is Good Eats. Alton Brown is a talented chef, and knows the ins and outs of food, but that show absolutely annoys me.

I do love Restaurant Impossible with Robert Irvine. Not sure how much is made for TV and how much is reality, but it's really cool what he does for some restaurants.

 

Way back when newspapers were a thing, the TV in the sports desk would get switched from whatever doldrum-season obscure sporting event was airing to the original Japanese “Iron Chef,” fairly humorously dubbed to English. Pretentious declining actor and giggling woman were some of our favorite judges.

The Bobby Flay connection is that he competed against Chef Morimoto a couple of times on the show and was such a brash American that he pissed off pretty much all of Japan.

 

I don't cook, but I love competition cooking shows. The original Japanese "Iron Chef" was my gateway drug -- there's a separate set of episodes with different overdubbing that's not as good, FYI -- and now I watch a lot of them.

I try not to binge any one, because the style gets old fast, but one episode of "Chopped" followed by "Guy's Grocery Games" keeps it palatable. (For the record, I'm not a Guy Fieri fan. I wonder what's real and what's a persona with all the "celebrity chefs.") Unlike Moddy, I enjoy "Supermarket Stakeout," mostly because I can totally imagine the horror of a contestant who sees me coming out of a store then realizes all I bought was vegetables and junk food.