I know this is an older post but I wanted to add my two cents' worth.

Like others said before me, I have become very disillusioned with Food Network. Rarely is there a new show - other than the reality stuff. When it first aired, I was a junky for sure. Now, I can barely stand it. I like Sunny a bit because she makes me laugh. I like Ina because she taught me how to bake a decent loaf of bread. Sometimes I can bear Alton because I think it's important to under the science of food. I used to be crazy about Emeril but, like another poster, Bam is worn out. Iron Chef teaches us absolutely nothing.

Giada I cannot relate to because she comes from extreme wealth, has lived everywhere and is now in California where the food has absolutely nothing to do with me. I don't think pasta and tomato sauce and olives and cheese make for diversified eating. (I will, however, honor that she is Italian and that she cooks the way she has been taught to cook. It's just not for me.)

I don't know about you guys but a few months ago we, in our area, began to be bombarded with ads for a new Food Network sister station - the Cooking Channel. I was so excited I could barely stand it because I had never seen or heard of the "stars" they portrayed in all of the ads. Turns out, it is just another place for many reruns of Tyler, Rachel, Mario, etc. Every once in a great while, I will notice one of the supposed stars in the evening's lineup.

I rarely look at the network's shows any more (except for Paula - I absolutely LOVE that woman!) because I think it is very unfair to be poking reruns from 2001 and such down our throats. Cooking trends have changed dramatically since then.

And have you noticed? The $40 a day mess is now on the Travel Channel. For goodness' sake. I saw the credits for one the other day from 2004. Give us a break.

I suspect that the network execs would not listen to a campaign asking for better programming because they think they know it all. I suggest that we vote with our remotes: just tune out.

I like Chris Kimball, as well. He might be a little corny but I can trust that any recipe he puts in front of us has been tested and tested again. I actually wish I could work for him but can't move to Vermont.

All the best, my pals.
-sissy

Mama:

I feel that I did not state my thoughts properly. I have absolutely nothing against Italians, Chinese, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Japanese (I leave myself out because I am descended from two or more races).....I have been taught to believe that we all bleed red and that God made us all equal.

The last thing I want to do is upset my precious Mama. I simply meant that there are some food styles that I like and some that I don't.

Please forgive me.

-sissy

No apology is needed and I do not feel you need to express yourself.

Many think of Italian cooking as mere spaghetti and meatballs without really knowing the true food menu of Italy. Italian food can also have a Tunisian/Moroccan/Spanish flair because of its location. Especially with Sicilian foods.

My "disagreeent" (which may not be the proper word at all) is the fact that there is so much more to Italian cooking.

Giada - I do not like at all. And I do not feel she does Italian cooking any justice -

no need for any apology whatsoever - and not everyone eats Italian foods - and I understand that.

Once you research Italian cooking you do discover Giada is Italian light. Her recipes are more Californian that Italian. Italian food has way more heart and soul than Giada portrays. I have a real issue with watching Giada at Home. Giada is so wasteful when she preps food especially fruit and vegetables. Coming from such a privledged life I guess it is to be expected.