With Love, Meghan on Netflix

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I liked her tip to just throw some tomatoes on the vine in the oven to roast and then use them in pasta, salads, on crostini -- it's a good idea. I love tomatoes but I've never done that and the thought of just a nice blistered tomato as a garnish with no effort at all sounds great to me.

I also like her hostessing tips. My DD wants to make bath salts like the ones she makes at the beginning of the first episode. And I like date "bath sachets" she made -- that's a cute gift idea too.

The tomato idea is great. Padma has a similar idea where she uses larger tomatoes on the vine and roasts them with olive oil and balsamic to use as "flavor bombs" throughout the week. Both are great ideas.

Speaking of thirst traps, omg! Padma! I’ll never forget when she made upma (South Indian savory breakfast food) on the Today show in lingerie! And she’s still at it all over instagram.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

Martha had many talents, true talents, which is how she ended up with magazines, shows, etc. She was an expert at her craft. Giada, Julia Child, most other cooking shows: they know how to cook and are experts in what they are delivering.
As where Meghan isn’t skilled at anything and was given this content to present.

Martha developed her skills over time through her catering business and then as she launched her show. Her main thing was not being a super skilled chef or baker or decorator, but being extremely committed to detail and being a perfectionist about aesthetics. There was a lot she didn't know but she'd hire or work with experts. Many of the things she did on her show were things her staff or a consultant was the actual expert in, and then she learned well enough to present it on the show. This isn't a knock on Martha -- without her vision and her exacting expectations for her business, the show would never have happened in the first place. And then her magazine grew out of that and as a result she helped create jobs for lots of actual experts. But Martha herself was not an expert. She's more like a jack of all trades, master of none. Her special sauce is in being interested in figuring out what the best version of something is and then finding experts to help make that happen.

Meghan actually has a decent amount in common with Martha. And Martha's career was absolutely premised on her having married a guy from a certain world, which gave her access to catering clients in that world and then enabled her to buy her first home and fix it up.

Meghan also comes by these interests naturally. This isn't a put on for this show or something she just adopted in the last couple years. Before she ever met Harry and while she was working full time as an actress, she started The Tig which was basically the blog/website version of this show. Extremely similar content. And she was just sharing tips and ideas that she'd found herself because she's a perfectionist and likes researching hostessing/decorating/cooking ideas and sharing them with people. The Tig was really great and while its reach was still pretty small, I think it would have grown into something bigger had she not shut it down after meeting Harry and moving to England. I think this show is just her trying to restart that burgeoning lifestyle influencer career that started with the Tig and got cut off.

I feel weird writing this in support of Meghan, about whom I'm pretty ambivalent. But I did like her blog and I think this show is cute. I think the people criticizing it and comparing it unfavorably to Martha or these other lifestyle gurus don't really know Meghan's background and also don't know the backgrounds of people like Martha. Meghan is no more or less qualified than most of them. Heck, Rachel Ray wasn't even a particularly good cook when she started! Her whole deal was 30 minute meals and a willingness to adhere to that formula, which had a ready, built-in audience. Meghan slots right in with that group and she's as qualified as any of them are. And people criticized them too. My dad used to hate Giada because (true story) he didn't believe someone that skinny could know how to cook. But Giada actually went to the Cordon Bleu and was trained as a pastry chef. Meanwhile he loved Ina Garten, who has no formal culinary training and used to be a policy analyst in DC of all things. But she looked like a chef to him because she wasn't stick thin.

Point is: Meghan is as qualified as anyone for this particular job. She definitely got it at least in part because she married Harry, but it's honestly not that hard to imagine another timeline where she never meets Harry, stays on at Suits and builds the Tig into a bigger website, and winds up with a show based on that. She was a reasonably well known actress and her website was well-liked so it's really not a stretch.

Martha made her own wedding dress. She was doing all the things she ended up doing on TV for a long time before she became famous. Meghan has no skills. She wasn’t cooking “farm to table” gourmet food before Harry and probably still doesn’t actually cook. So she picked up a bit of cooking since moving back to the U.S. and had kids and now has a show about it? Lame

Martha and her husband also did most of the renovations to Turkey Hill themselves. She planned out and tended the flower gardens, a giant vegetable garden, and basically made a run down old house into a work of art. She even hand stenciled the floor! And this was pre fame. Cmon you cannot even compare her to Meghan. They have nothing in common

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

Martha had many talents, true talents, which is how she ended up with magazines, shows, etc. She was an expert at her craft. Giada, Julia Child, most other cooking shows: they know how to cook and are experts in what they are delivering.
As where Meghan isn’t skilled at anything and was given this content to present.

Martha developed her skills over time through her catering business and then as she launched her show. Her main thing was not being a super skilled chef or baker or decorator, but being extremely committed to detail and being a perfectionist about aesthetics. There was a lot she didn't know but she'd hire or work with experts. Many of the things she did on her show were things her staff or a consultant was the actual expert in, and then she learned well enough to present it on the show. This isn't a knock on Martha -- without her vision and her exacting expectations for her business, the show would never have happened in the first place. And then her magazine grew out of that and as a result she helped create jobs for lots of actual experts. But Martha herself was not an expert. She's more like a jack of all trades, master of none. Her special sauce is in being interested in figuring out what the best version of something is and then finding experts to help make that happen.

Meghan actually has a decent amount in common with Martha. And Martha's career was absolutely premised on her having married a guy from a certain world, which gave her access to catering clients in that world and then enabled her to buy her first home and fix it up.

Meghan also comes by these interests naturally. This isn't a put on for this show or something she just adopted in the last couple years. Before she ever met Harry and while she was working full time as an actress, she started The Tig which was basically the blog/website version of this show. Extremely similar content. And she was just sharing tips and ideas that she'd found herself because she's a perfectionist and likes researching hostessing/decorating/cooking ideas and sharing them with people. The Tig was really great and while its reach was still pretty small, I think it would have grown into something bigger had she not shut it down after meeting Harry and moving to England. I think this show is just her trying to restart that burgeoning lifestyle influencer career that started with the Tig and got cut off.

I feel weird writing this in support of Meghan, about whom I'm pretty ambivalent. But I did like her blog and I think this show is cute. I think the people criticizing it and comparing it unfavorably to Martha or these other lifestyle gurus don't really know Meghan's background and also don't know the backgrounds of people like Martha. Meghan is no more or less qualified than most of them. Heck, Rachel Ray wasn't even a particularly good cook when she started! Her whole deal was 30 minute meals and a willingness to adhere to that formula, which had a ready, built-in audience. Meghan slots right in with that group and she's as qualified as any of them are. And people criticized them too. My dad used to hate Giada because (true story) he didn't believe someone that skinny could know how to cook. But Giada actually went to the Cordon Bleu and was trained as a pastry chef. Meanwhile he loved Ina Garten, who has no formal culinary training and used to be a policy analyst in DC of all things. But she looked like a chef to him because she wasn't stick thin.

Point is: Meghan is as qualified as anyone for this particular job. She definitely got it at least in part because she married Harry, but it's honestly not that hard to imagine another timeline where she never meets Harry, stays on at Suits and builds the Tig into a bigger website, and winds up with a show based on that. She was a reasonably well known actress and her website was well-liked so it's really not a stretch.

Martha made her own wedding dress. She was doing all the things she ended up doing on TV for a long time before she became famous. Meghan has no skills. She wasn’t cooking “farm to table” gourmet food before Harry and probably still doesn’t actually cook. So she picked up a bit of cooking since moving back to the U.S. and had kids and now has a show about it? Lame

Martha and her husband also did most of the renovations to Turkey Hill themselves. She planned out and tended the flower gardens, a giant vegetable garden, and basically made a run down old house into a work of art. She even hand stenciled the floor! And this was pre fame. Cmon you cannot even compare her to Meghan. They have nothing in common

No need to compare the 2.
Nobody really compares to Martha, but so what? Does someone need to?
For what it’s worth, I liked Meghan’s show.
Is that so wrong?

[Anonymous]

Shouldn’t she pull her hair back and take her rings off? Seeing her long hair hanging down and hands full of expensive rings and all white clothes tells me doesn’t actually cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

Martha had many talents, true talents, which is how she ended up with magazines, shows, etc. She was an expert at her craft. Giada, Julia Child, most other cooking shows: they know how to cook and are experts in what they are delivering.
As where Meghan isn’t skilled at anything and was given this content to present.

Martha developed her skills over time through her catering business and then as she launched her show. Her main thing was not being a super skilled chef or baker or decorator, but being extremely committed to detail and being a perfectionist about aesthetics. There was a lot she didn't know but she'd hire or work with experts. Many of the things she did on her show were things her staff or a consultant was the actual expert in, and then she learned well enough to present it on the show. This isn't a knock on Martha -- without her vision and her exacting expectations for her business, the show would never have happened in the first place. And then her magazine grew out of that and as a result she helped create jobs for lots of actual experts. But Martha herself was not an expert. She's more like a jack of all trades, master of none. Her special sauce is in being interested in figuring out what the best version of something is and then finding experts to help make that happen.

Meghan actually has a decent amount in common with Martha. And Martha's career was absolutely premised on her having married a guy from a certain world, which gave her access to catering clients in that world and then enabled her to buy her first home and fix it up.

Meghan also comes by these interests naturally. This isn't a put on for this show or something she just adopted in the last couple years. Before she ever met Harry and while she was working full time as an actress, she started The Tig which was basically the blog/website version of this show. Extremely similar content. And she was just sharing tips and ideas that she'd found herself because she's a perfectionist and likes researching hostessing/decorating/cooking ideas and sharing them with people. The Tig was really great and while its reach was still pretty small, I think it would have grown into something bigger had she not shut it down after meeting Harry and moving to England. I think this show is just her trying to restart that burgeoning lifestyle influencer career that started with the Tig and got cut off.

I feel weird writing this in support of Meghan, about whom I'm pretty ambivalent. But I did like her blog and I think this show is cute. I think the people criticizing it and comparing it unfavorably to Martha or these other lifestyle gurus don't really know Meghan's background and also don't know the backgrounds of people like Martha. Meghan is no more or less qualified than most of them. Heck, Rachel Ray wasn't even a particularly good cook when she started! Her whole deal was 30 minute meals and a willingness to adhere to that formula, which had a ready, built-in audience. Meghan slots right in with that group and she's as qualified as any of them are. And people criticized them too. My dad used to hate Giada because (true story) he didn't believe someone that skinny could know how to cook. But Giada actually went to the Cordon Bleu and was trained as a pastry chef. Meanwhile he loved Ina Garten, who has no formal culinary training and used to be a policy analyst in DC of all things. But she looked like a chef to him because she wasn't stick thin.

Point is: Meghan is as qualified as anyone for this particular job. She definitely got it at least in part because she married Harry, but it's honestly not that hard to imagine another timeline where she never meets Harry, stays on at Suits and builds the Tig into a bigger website, and winds up with a show based on that. She was a reasonably well known actress and her website was well-liked so it's really not a stretch.

Martha made her own wedding dress. She was doing all the things she ended up doing on TV for a long time before she became famous. Meghan has no skills. She wasn’t cooking “farm to table” gourmet food before Harry and probably still doesn’t actually cook. So she picked up a bit of cooking since moving back to the U.S. and had kids and now has a show about it? Lame

Martha and her husband also did most of the renovations to Turkey Hill themselves. She planned out and tended the flower gardens, a giant vegetable garden, and basically made a run down old house into a work of art. She even hand stenciled the floor! And this was pre fame. Cmon you cannot even compare her to Meghan. They have nothing in common

No need to compare the 2.
Nobody really compares to Martha, but so what? Does someone need to?
For what it’s worth, I liked Meghan’s show.
Is that so wrong?

Of course you can like it. People think Trump is amazing, you think Meghan is amazing…there are fans for just about everyone. Doesn’t mean what they do is good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

You should introduce your daughter to Pinterest. It’s a collection of a million Meghan’s sharing all their cutesy ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

You should introduce your daughter to Pinterest. It’s a collection of a million Meghan’s sharing all their cutesy ideas.

Well, I mean, as a mother you would-oh, wait. You're a barren old hag no one would dream of f ucking.

[Anonymous]

I watched a couple episodes (couldn't finish the second). The first was good if a little slow paced, I wanted some educational points during the beekeeping or witty banter that just wasn't there. The second episode Mindy Kaling has so much more charisma and humor and Meghan, like the viral Sussex clip going around, does not come across well. I am going to show my tween this though, she'll like the food and decorating for kid parties. I don't think I'll watch any more unless there's a guest I want to see. It's also weird how once in awhile you'll hear Harry's voice but you don't see more than his wrist.

[Anonymous]

Boring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

You should introduce your daughter to Pinterest. It’s a collection of a million Meghan’s sharing all their cutesy ideas.

Well, I mean, as a mother you would-oh, wait. You're a barren old hag no one would dream of f ucking.

That escalated quickly. Was that a saying Meghan wrote on a tag?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

You should introduce your daughter to Pinterest. It’s a collection of a million Meghan’s sharing all their cutesy ideas.

Well, I mean, as a mother you would-oh, wait. You're a barren old hag no one would dream of f ucking.

That escalated quickly. Was that a saying Meghan wrote on a tag?

No because Meghan is actually nice. But I’m not. You’ve been all over this thread for several pages now freaking out that a Black woman likes nice things. Why don’t you go to your Klan meeting and stop watching if she bothers you so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand some of this criticism because y'all are describing every similar show ever.

Like yes, Martha Stewart had her makeup and hair done for her show and she also wore light colored neutrals, even when making messy food. Same with Giada and Barefoot Contessa and all the other Cooking channel people. I will admit that America's Test Kitchen or Kenji's home videos have always been much more my style, but there is nothing novel about the styling on Meghan's show.

The "curated" fridge is also a staple of these kinds of shows. When Rachel Ray used to have her cooking show (in a studio! even faker!) did she open the fridge to show a bunch of brands? No, it's a set kitchen, the staff "curates" it for whatever they are cooking and so it looks nice on camera. This is a standard feature of this kind of show.

The show is inoffensive. It's not groundbreaking, and I don't blame anyone for being like "eh, not for me." I don't love it but the hate for it is surreal because it's so obviously reflective of this obsession/hate/jealousy/envy some of you feel towards Meghan and has nothing to do with the show itself, which is fine. The production values are actually above average -- I like the visual look of it and the music and editing is good. Kudos to the director/producer.

Also I actually thought that one pot spaghetti dish was clever in the first episode, and my daughter watched her make the lemon honey cake and now that's what she wants for her birthday. Both seem pretty approachable and I'm willing to try them. So I guess I did get a couple good ideas out of it.

Some of you need therapy.

You should introduce your daughter to Pinterest. It’s a collection of a million Meghan’s sharing all their cutesy ideas.

Well, I mean, as a mother you would-oh, wait. You're a barren old hag no one would dream of f ucking.

That escalated quickly. Was that a saying Meghan wrote on a tag?

No because Meghan is actually nice. But I’m not. You’ve been all over this thread for several pages now freaking out that a Black woman likes nice things. Why don’t you go to your Klan meeting and stop watching if she bothers you so much.

Are you drinking at 5:30am? This is a dicussion board, many people post on it. I haven't freaked out once about a black woman liking nice things. You really should work on getting in touch with reality or being less intoxicated - whatever is driving your irrational ranting.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been watching clips. She’s very beautiful. It’s pretty benign - the only reason people will watch is because they’re interested in her, whether they love her or hate her (or love to hate her). If she had to just been the actress from Suits/Tig, it wouldn’t have been made, most likely.

[Anonymous]

I like Meghan and wish her the best but the comparisons to Martha Stewart are annoying and off base.

Martha was privileged, but she was an absolute talent and built her brand from the ground up. She was one of the earliest women on Wall Street and left that job to launch her own catering company which she did out of her kitchen - again I realize she was privileged because she and her husband had money but she had no name recognition. To build the empire that she built with magazines, all the books, home goods lines, shows….. she is a true talent and had her own ideas.

I think Megan is being scrutinized because some of us are curious about all these huge deals that they signed. The Spotify thing did not work out, archetypes was just not a good podcast. It’s just not her medium, which is fine. This show seems better. It’s very, very curated and moves quick and people will likely tune in a few seasons because they like her and it’s very aspirational.

That said, what people really liked was the documentary they did. People want behind the scenes and deep dives. We are not entitled to that, of course, and now we’ve had the docuseries and his book so that is likely all there is. But I’m just not sure if their other interests are going to be a big money maker for Netflix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked her tip to just throw some tomatoes on the vine in the oven to roast and then use them in pasta, salads, on crostini -- it's a good idea. I love tomatoes but I've never done that and the thought of just a nice blistered tomato as a garnish with no effort at all sounds great to me.

I also like her hostessing tips. My DD wants to make bath salts like the ones she makes at the beginning of the first episode. And I like date "bath sachets" she made -- that's a cute gift idea too.

The tomato idea is great. Padma has a similar idea where she uses larger tomatoes on the vine and roasts them with olive oil and balsamic to use as "flavor bombs" throughout the week. Both are great ideas.

Speaking of thirst traps, omg! Padma! I’ll never forget when she made upma (South Indian savory breakfast food) on the Today show in lingerie! And she’s still at it all over instagram.

She does seem to be leaning into that new brand she's repping. Wonder how much they are paying her!