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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
The thing about this crop of finalists is that almost all of 'em (except for Nipa) are involved with food in some professional capacity or training. Unlike previous seasons where there were homemakers (can you say "AMY"?). I was really impressed with their creds. Except for Nipa, who I agreed was way overconfident. I love Indian food and her curried potatoes did NOT look appetizing.

Lisa and her 3 C's are amusing right now. But if she stays and a finalist goes who I'd actually not mind watching on a show, I'll be mad.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Thanks, guys...I caught it in a rerun last night.

I'm hoping Lisa's 3 C's mean: Can't Cook Crap.

and she's gone pretty soon.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I just keep remembering how Guy stood out last season -even the Hardy 'boys were fun to watch... wonder if a personality is going to come out...

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I am kind of rooting for Lisa because she's a Dallas girl. I hope she learns from her experience this week and works at making herself more approachable and more succinct. Word around here is that she is a fabulous chef.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Guy was two seasons ago (last season was Amy, the first season was the Party Hearty Boys). I don't think Lisa will be around for long. I'm not sure her palate will stand up to the others.

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
Ok, I didn't watch but have to know: What are her 3C's.
Also, speaking of the Hearty Boys and Amy...what came of them? Are they on at a time I don't watch because I don't think I've seen the Boys in about a year and I haven't seen Amy at all.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Amy's show came and went with very little fanfare and very little substance. I tried watching her one time and it was painful...but then again I was voting for Rory.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I think the man, Paul? who wanted to do a show on how to entertain inexpensively would have had the most successful show. Amy's concept never had a chance and I don't think Rory would have either.

It is too bad most of these shows have eliminations each week. I think it would be interesting to keep everyone around for a few weeks before elimination. I also would like to see a point system for each challenge. The points could be culmitive (sp?) and help determine elimations. I would also like to see more of the judges deliberations.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lisa's "Three C's" are:
Cooking Education
Community Outreach
Culinary Crafts

If you ask me, she doesn't have a single point of view (Culinary Crafts is Martha Stewart, Community Outreach is not a cooking show). Whatever.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Amy was a hot mess. She always looked like she slept on a Greyhound bus for 12 hours before doing the show. Evidently she didn't have access to hair and makeup like the rest of the Food Network ladies.

Even when they told her to dumb down all the french stuff for the viewers, she still had 30 freaking ingredients in her recipes. Sheeeesh!!!


Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I love Guy, and what I love about him is his enthusiasm! He is always upbeat and out to find the good in the food he eats and the people he encounters.

I THINK that at the beginning of his season, they were telling HIM he wasn't playing to chefs but ordinary people! He learned the lesson well - if, indeed, it was as I remember!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Guy is the only one that has made something of his win.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I love Guy's show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives so much! The only food he didn't like was a hamburger with lettuce, tomatoes, and peanut butter. He said, "I'm not enjoying this at all" but smiled all the way through it. His cooking show, Guy's Big Bite, not so much. I love watching him eat, he completely enjoys himself!

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Thanks Costa, and you're right Tnt - plus he also appears on other shows - like Paula Deen, I remember her and Rahael Ray saying they knew the minute they were around him he had the charisma it takes - so did the Hardy Boys - Amy not so much, but I liked her better than Rory (personal choice, I wanted to like Rory, I'm a Texas girl at heart, and Amy living in a commune ??? well anyway I'm thinking she just didnt take to the move, and Food Network just didnt help either her or the Hardy Boys - they put them on SUNDAYs - I am not at home when their shows air!

Guy's show also debuted on Sunday, but his Drive in Dives, was that Food Network, or did he sell a show to them?? It worked either way!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Reader, she didn't have to move. She had to go to NY to film a few shows (and they do many in one day), so she would've had to leave her family for a week or so. (Amy, I mean.) I really wanted to like her cause she's a local, but... bleah. I hated her "fancy shmancy" talk. And really, her food wasn't all that different.

Guy's Big Bite is of no interest to me. Almost all of his dishes have meat or alcohol in 'em (not that there's anything wrong with booze, Lex, hon!). His Diners show is amusing to watch sometimes if nothing else is on.

The Hearty Boys come 'n go. Sometimes I see them on and sometimes not. Must be when a new or old mini-season/rerun season is starting.

It's interesting that Food Network has a couple of new shows (Chic 'n Easy, Cooking for Real) with new chefs that no one's heard of. They just suddenly appeared! While I don't like Chic's hair (it seems to always be flopping about the food) some of her recipes look halfway decent. And Real's food is actually pretty good although her personality is kinda grating (good FF fodder).

At any rate, last season's crop of candidates was sorely lacking. It's nice and refreshing to see that so many of these "finalists" actually have a foodie background. I have high hopes for this season, and the next "star!"

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
Hi, I'm trying not to look at any discussion, but I want to know if this is yet another show not started in Canada? I can't find it in my TV listings. Thanks!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
When is the regular time for this show?

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 5:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
It is on here Sundays at 9 CDT -

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 6:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I wonder if the guy that got eliminated (because he lied about his prior experience and service with the Marines) would have done any better?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 7:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I did NOT like his personality, Roxi, and would NOT have watched his show. I thought he was abrasive. Some people may like that in-your-face-I'm-a-Marine attitude, but it totally turns me off.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I didn't care for him either but it was supposed to be him and Rory in the final 2. I just wonder what the ending would have been in that event.

Amy got in on a technicality and ended up winning. Unfortunately for her she didn't translate well.

Of course I'm a little biased, because I voted for Rory.

Okay, NOW I remember...his name was Jag.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 7:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I would have watched his show ... at least once ... unlike Amy.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think Amy was also ambivalent about being brought back, and that may have translated into a totally boring personality. I dunno. I didn't really like any of the final 3 last season. I didn't think either of the 3 would've brought a new "culinary point of view" to the Food Network. I always thought last season was full of home cook wannabe's (versus professionals).

Which is why I'm excited about this season.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Costa, I think we all know that you are excited about Lisa's 3 Cs of cooking!!!


Daydreamer
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05-30-2008

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Daydreamer a private message Print Post    
Amy (Amy Finley, of the Food Network's "The Gourmet Next Door"), contributed an article with recipes to the June, 2008 issue of "Bon Appetit" magazine (pp. 70-72, on a meatless summer meal).