I can't believe nobody has mentioned Robert Irvine. I can't stand his personality, and his overly muscular physique is weird and hard to look at. Additionally, he also lied about all of his credentials to get on the Food Network.

I cannot look at Giada without thinking bulimia.
I'm southern, so I think Paula Deen is probably one of those women who waits until someone's back is turned and immediately says, "Bless his heart . . . [insert insult here]."

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Anonymous wrote:Barefoot contessa's recipes are actually pretty good. She is like the Jewish North Eastern version of Paula Deen. But what bugs me about her is that she doesn't realize her audience isn't bagillionairs like her. The perfect lunch for a dock picnic? Come on. I'd love to have the perfect menu for lunch beside a yacht, but not applicable to my life. A "garden warming" party? Really? The only garden unveiling that would go on at my house would be if I brought home a pot of flowers from Home Depot.

I love Ina's recipes, approach to cooking and entertaining, etc. but I agree with you on this, it is annoying. Also, during an episode when she cooked for her fortieth (I think) wedding anniversary, she talked about how people ask her to share the secret to a long marriage, and whether it is hard work, and she said she finds those questions baffling because being with Jeffrey is joy, they delight in one another, blah blah, nothing about it is work at all, how could it possibly be...

Put simply this infuriated me. I could write six paragraphs but I won't.

OMG I KNOW! She said something like "I would hate to be in a relationship that's WORK. Jeffrey and I just have fun together."

Um, ok - easier to do when you are insanely rich and childless. I love her but that was really annoying.

I used to really not like Anne Burrell. But then I saw her on The Next Iron Chef (Food Network's version of Top Chef) and gained a lot of respect for her because she really can cook.

I don't mind Gordon Ramsey but agree with PP about the other two guys on his show. I can't watch that show because of those two guys--they sicken me.

Anonymous wrote:Lorena garcia drives me nuts.

Agree

The only chef on the Food Network that isn't a hot mess is Ina. I love her recipes. Her store in the Hamptons was great. She kicks Martha's ass, IMO. She doesn't have any kids, let her dote on Jefferey.

I like Ree Drummond's blog. She is funny.

Rachel Ray, talk about a ten head. Zip it, lady.
Giada, rumored to be a blow job queen, likes rock stars. Her food actually looks appetizing but I doubt she eats anything but plain arugula.
Paula Deen: people really eat that way?
Emeril, Sandra Lee, Guy Fieri: feeding people in the 9th circle of hell.

I love Gordon Ramsay, Bourdain (although he never cooks on his shows), Batalli, Ruth Reichl.

Anonymous wrote:Guy Fieri is a no-talent douche. Paula Deen seems like a nice lady, but her food is gross. I like Claire Robinson.

agree, I hate his show to the point that if it comes on I race for the remote to change the channel-I am not entirely sure why but I just don't like him. He doesn't bother me as much on Minute to Win It but maybe bc I am watching with my kids and are distracted a bit more. I don't like Rachel Ray either. Agree with previous comments on Ina, her recipes really are good. I have all of Nigella's books too.

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Anonymous wrote:Giadia. Firstly, she is named after a disease. Secondly, what is the deal with her huge head and tiny body?

Giada is not named for a disease. That's giardia. Giada is Italian for "jade."

Incorrect. She is named after giardia - Giada is Italian for giardia. Her mother contracted the disease when she was pregnant with her, hence the name. And hence also the large head/tyrannosaurus arms thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Sandra Lee. Is she still even on?

Yes, she is still on "Semi half-assed cooking"

Oh I had forgotten about her. I often wondered how she was even able to get a show. Her "cooking" is crap. Is she still dating Andrew Cuomo?

I like Martha Stewart, easy recipes. Not as a person though. She seems scary and I hear that is her reputation.

I also don't like that really fat and bald judges on the show with Gordon Ramsey.

Oh sorry, I don't watch much tv lately but he was really cute on the Nate show, not sure why I was watching that day, his personality was what made him cute

Anonymous wrote:Who is the hot chef who is tall and blonde, I think he has an accent and meets people in the grocery store and goes home with them to cook a great meal?
I LOVE him! He was on Nate Berkus and Nate could hardly contain himself, I swear he was blushing
So hot

Was that Curtis Stone's old show? He hosts other shows now.

Who is the hot chef who is tall and blonde, I think he has an accent and meets people in the grocery store and goes home with them to cook a great meal?
I LOVE him! He was on Nate Berkus and Nate could hardly contain himself, I swear he was blushing
So hot

Anonymous wrote:I detest Ina Garten ever since I found out she declined a Make a Wish kid, not once, but twice. That's just cold for someone who has the time to plan garden warming parties.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/barefoot-contessa-turns-make-kid/story?id=13238578#.UEUy1ERpf-k

She's also a ruthless businesswoman, or at least that's what I picked up from her biography special on Food Network.

I know it's silly to pile on with the Jeffrey stuff, but I just can't help myself, so.... did anyone else think it was half preposterous/half ridiculous when Jeffrey gave her store-bought brownies as an anniversary gift? I kept thinking, "Is there a diamond hidden in those brownies?" Nope, there isn't. But the good news is that he has arranged for them to sleep in a tent in their (admittedly stunning in every way) backyard for the night.

Hmm, I think I might be mixing up plot lines. But seriously, the interplay between those two is just bizarre.

Anonymous wrote:I don't find Emeril to be as annoying as he was in the beginning. I kinds liked his Emeril Green show.

I do like Alton Brown. I love how he breaks it down to a science. This appeal to the geek in me.

I like Tyler Florence. He's chunked up a bit since he's been married but I still think he's adorable. And he does the Sprout baby food. My son loved that stuff. Everything else was so watered down and the Sprout line had such variety.

19:18 here. Guess he incited so much vitriol in me that I never tuned in again...so not worth it when there are others to enjoy! Haven't seen Alton, will check him out.