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The Next Food Network Star 6/3/07

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Sundays on The Food Network
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Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Jodie, Tntitanfan is correct. We don't consider it to be spoiling once a show has aired. It would be very difficult to try to have that in every header, especially when we don't always know when shows will be aired in Canada.

Best thing to do, if you're not sure, just post in the Quick Questions thread in the General Discussion area. Someone will check for you, and tell you. Or you can post a question in the Questions to Moderators thread.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 5:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Karuuna, for the tip. I understand that it's not spoiling once it's aired. The thing is, quite often in Canada we get shows later, even months behind when they've been aired in the U.S. So I go and think a show is all brand-new and then find out you guys have already been watching and discussing it (maybe even now just giving "updates" on the winner), when I've entered the thread to talk about how I felt about the first/second episode.

Karuuna, I will check the general discussions thread in the future. I've become quite addicted to the food-based reality tv shows!

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Amy's show, The Gourmet Next Door, premieres October 14th a 1pm et.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Monday, October 08, 2007 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Yep she has "lots" of recipes to share, but only 6 shows.

Dianali
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08-23-2006

Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dianali a private message Print Post    
I enjoyed Amy's show today. A lot. I'm not even a casual cook, and she made me feel as if I could successfully create everything on her delicious menu. I wish the show had better production values, though.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Monday, October 15, 2007 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Was Amy's smile always so loppsided? It was so disrtacting to me.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 15, 2007 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yeah it was. If you read all the way upthread, you'll see that there were nearly as many people put off by her smile as there were about Rory's teeth!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Amy's teeth bothered me the first time around...but that's not why I voted for Rory. I just happened to like Rory's recipe choices better...but I'm a barbeque kind of girl...LOL!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Has anyone been watching Amy's show? A few things I noticed, and I'm not impressed:

1. The "fake" Parisian opening. She lives in San Diego. I bet she doesn't ride a bike like that. In fact, she drives a black Mustang here around town and shops at my local Whole Foods!

2. Production values seem really low on this show. Like the kaleidoscopic designs... odd. And the flow is very choppy. It doesn't show her really completing some dishes but she immediately starts to plate them. She started out the second show by stammering a bit, and they apparently didn't refilm her doing that.

3. Her first show had her making a marinade for chicken and a vinagrette for the salad. When she tasted the salad she talked about the brightness of the lemon juice. She didn't put lemon in the vinagrette, it was in the marinade.

4. Her second show showed her cooking apples. WHILE the apples were cooking, she added vanilla. A big no-no (vanilla can turn bitter if it cooks, it's why you always add it after you take items off the heat!).

There was an article in my local paper several weeks ago about her (I'm only just now getting caught up on reading the food section). She said that they (Food Network) were really strict about cross contamination, and that's why they show her washing her hands right after handling chicken.

She was also told to cut out the constant French references as it was not appealing to viewers. However, in the article she talked about creating a shepherd's pie and instead called it by the French name rather than saying "shepherd's pie."

I noticed she stopped with saying "fancy shmancy" constantly. Thank goodness! That was really condescending and really irked me.

She filmed only six episodes over the course of four days (two a day, and the last day was promos). She doesn't know if it'll be picked up yet. If I had a choice, I'd say don't bother. She doesn't have a lot of personality, and her food is not all that special.

All in all, I'm not impressed, and likely won't watch the remaining four shows (although I think my DVR is set to auto record the things).

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i was so bored. she had so much more personality on the show when she was trying to get the job.
i agree about the production value too..very cheap looking.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I'm with you Roxip - Rory's cooking was foods that I like - I'm big on steak and bbq.

To me it just wasn't a "clean" win with Amy. She went out in third - Rory should have won by default.


Kstme
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08-14-2000

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kstme a private message Print Post    
I watched the show, yesterday, for the first time and felt the Food Network let her down. They don't want her and are ful-filling their obligation...just. jmo I truly felt sorry for Amy and think she's gotten the very short end of the stick.

No, I won't watch anymore of her shows. The production is so horrible, it hurts.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I'm kind of sad to see that they aren't doing Amy justice...nor are they doing the viewers who were committed to watching the shows and taking the time to vote (even though my girl didn't win) just either. Amy's show deserved their full attention, IMO.

I'm in the minority who would still like to see Rory from time to time.

I do agree that Amy was wonderful in the Iron Chef challenge. She seemed to have a wide knowledge of food and was quick on her feet.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
big let down. I knew I wouldn't like her show as much as I liked Guy's, but, sheesh ... no comparison at all ...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 29, 2007 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think the sad thing is that of the final three, Amy is the one I would've watched (no way would I watch Rory or Jag, for sure). But yeah, they have totally done Amy a disservice with the crappy production.

And it kinda irks me, since I really did enjoy the competition (for the most part), and kinda enjoyed the previous two winners (although Guy concentrates way too much on meat).

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 05, 2007 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yup, major let down again. Chilaquiles? That's "gourmet"? HUH?

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I watched for the first time today. It was the episode where she's doing a morning brunch with mushroom salad, an endive dish and an apple pie of sorts. I liked her recipes because I like French food and I felt she was good at presenting them quickly and simply.

I'm not going to fault her on the editing and such because to me, that's the responsibility of the production crew and the network. Then there's the fact that she looked like she had just hoppped off the plane and was put to work without even having time to change. Talk about treating someone poorly! It doesn't make me think any less of her but it certainly makes me think less of this network.

It's really too bad because I think that with a little coaching, a decent set and even a decent home-on-the-weekend shirt, she could have done well. The Food Network could have redeemed the entire season and competition by helping her but instead just continued to make themselves look cheap and bad.

Boo on Food Network. Bravo here I come.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
As much as I watch Food Network (I watch it almost every day), today was the first time I've ever seen Amy's show. It did appear to be rather low-budget.

You are right Kappy. She did look like she just hopped off a plane. Does everyone on Food Network have a hair and makeup stylist but her?


Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, December 31, 2007 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I was an Amy fan, I watched 2 of her shows, I do like her, but I do get the feeling, she's done - FN isnt going to put any effort into her show! Does anyone see the Hardy Boys? (a previous season winner?) I like them also - I think Guy Feries show is working only because of his Dives Drive In on the road show...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 31, 2007 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Actually, Guy is all over the Food Network (if you paid attention to any of their "season's eatings" adds, one of the characters/voice overs was Guy's). He's got personality to spare and I think that makes a big difference. I just don't see Amy as having any personality at all. I dunno if given time, the right stylist and set, or whatever, that she would've succeeded. She hasn't really figured out her niche. She blabs on about french gourmet yet she does tandoori or Mexican food? Sorry, not french. (And "freaky good apple tart"? Puhleeze!)

I don't know if the Party Hearty Boys are still on (their show may air earlier in the morning on weekends). I don't think they were picked up for a second season, were they? I'm pretty sure Amy isn't gonna be. That was it for her, I'm sure.

I also dunno if she was the one that FN did NOT want to win, but because "America voted" she got picked. And if it had been, say, Rory who won, would the set and styling been any different? I dunno. I dunno why the network just let this one flop like a fish outta water.

(I was dozing on the couch yesterday with the TV on FN, and Amy came on and I kept hearing "freaky good apple tart" and was having nightmares she was in my home! And yeah, I'd seen that episode before.)

BTW, I'm getting really tired of FN's chefs NOT doing many vegetarian dishes. Please, people. There are way more of us out there. Even in a six-set, Amy could've done one main dish that was vegetarian, couldn't she?

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Bumping for the NEXT Next Food Network Star ... tonight ...