Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.
But Ina Garten isn't pretending to be a folksy down-home gal. She lives in a Hamptons mansion, and we know that because she films her shows there.
I have no problem with shrewd, hardworking businesswomen, even a "non-urban" one, whatever that means. But the "gee golly" stuff wears thin.
Ina is also pretending - to be a semi-rural, regular woman who loves to cook using fresh ingredients. However, she lives in a mili-million dollar ocean-front mansion in one of the wealthiest areas of the country. I understand your criticism of PW, but Ina is also playing a role.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.
But Ina Garten isn't pretending to be a folksy down-home gal. She lives in a Hamptons mansion, and we know that because she films her shows there.
I have no problem with shrewd, hardworking businesswomen, even a "non-urban" one, whatever that means. But the "gee golly" stuff wears thin.
Ina is also pretending - to be a semi-rural, regular woman who loves to cook using fresh ingredients. However, she lives in a mili-million dollar ocean-front mansion in one of the wealthiest areas of the country. I understand your criticism of PW, but Ina is also playing a role.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.
But Ina Garten isn't pretending to be a folksy down-home gal. She lives in a Hamptons mansion, and we know that because she films her shows there.
I have no problem with shrewd, hardworking businesswomen, even a "non-urban" one, whatever that means. But the "gee golly" stuff wears thin.
Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's her voice or her 70s potluck food or what comes off as a total lack of personality, but man, does she annoy me.
I miss the days when I felt like I learned something from watching cooking shows. Give me Ina or Bobby Flay or Tom Colicchio or pretty much ANYONE any day over her.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.
I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.
God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So here's the thing: as a businesswoman, I respect the hell out of Ree. She NEVER breaks character. People can write shit about her, leave crappy comments, and she never ever does that thing many bloggers do where they get defensive and then write posts that basically only respond to criticisms. She has about 10 topics she writes about and she ONLY writes about those topics but somehow, the site keeps chugging along year after year on stories of Charlie, the calves, her kids getting bigger, Ree's pants not fitting, and MM's butt. She never discusses her real life or anything of substance yet she's built an empire. So good for her!
That being said, she's a millionaire who poses as a folksy down home gal. She was rich before the site took off and is even richer now. (Again, I don't begrudge her that, and I think she's a great role model for her daughters in that she built something of her own even though her husband's family is loaded and she didn't need the money/work.) Her recipes are gross and almost all are cribbed from church cookbooks from the 80s. She is not a personality who translates well to tv so she comes off as stiff and awkward. She seems to have a strict script that she has to stick to no matter what because she can't deviate and go with the flow and riff and joke easily.
Her schtick is dated and corny, which is also why it's not going to appeal to many of us, but to the large chunk of the country who uses Pinterest for dinner ideas and thinks casseroles/Crock Pot meals using 4 cans of soup and cheese is a reasonable dinner, she's very appealing and relatable.
Her stuff at Walmart is absolutely hideous IMO, but it's a rip-off Anthropologie aesthetic at Walmart prices which is what her target audience can afford and access. So again, smart lady with the way she chooses to diversify her businesses.
Which recipes are casseroles or crock pot meals using canned soup?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you make a lot of assumptions about her?
I caught part of a Christmas show this afternoon. Part of it was Ham with a glaze, gingerbread cookies with royal icing and punch with sherbert and cranberry juice. Wow, really? My grandma has been making that for probably 50 years. I guess my assumption is that she offers nothing original.
Nothing wrong with sharing those classic favorites!A new generation might not know about them.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you make a lot of assumptions about her?
I caught part of a Christmas show this afternoon. Part of it was Ham with a glaze, gingerbread cookies with royal icing and punch with sherbert and cranberry juice. Wow, really? My grandma has been making that for probably 50 years. I guess my assumption is that she offers nothing original.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So here's the thing: as a businesswoman, I respect the hell out of Ree. She NEVER breaks character. People can write shit about her, leave crappy comments, and she never ever does that thing many bloggers do where they get defensive and then write posts that basically only respond to criticisms. She has about 10 topics she writes about and she ONLY writes about those topics but somehow, the site keeps chugging along year after year on stories of Charlie, the calves, her kids getting bigger, Ree's pants not fitting, and MM's butt. She never discusses her real life or anything of substance yet she's built an empire. So good for her!
That being said, she's a millionaire who poses as a folksy down home gal. She was rich before the site took off and is even richer now. (Again, I don't begrudge her that, and I think she's a great role model for her daughters in that she built something of her own even though her husband's family is loaded and she didn't need the money/work.) Her recipes are gross and almost all are cribbed from church cookbooks from the 80s. She is not a personality who translates well to tv so she comes off as stiff and awkward. She seems to have a strict script that she has to stick to no matter what because she can't deviate and go with the flow and riff and joke easily.
Her schtick is dated and corny, which is also why it's not going to appeal to many of us, but to the large chunk of the country who uses Pinterest for dinner ideas and thinks casseroles/Crock Pot meals using 4 cans of soup and cheese is a reasonable dinner, she's very appealing and relatable.
Her stuff at Walmart is absolutely hideous IMO, but it's a rip-off Anthropologie aesthetic at Walmart prices which is what her target audience can afford and access. So again, smart lady with the way she chooses to diversify her businesses.
Which recipes are casseroles or crock pot meals using canned soup?