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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I don't recognize her as having been on Food Network at all. Do you have anything that you've found that says she was a host?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
they resemble each other a little, but they aren't the same person.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.createtv.com/CreateProgram.nsf/vHosts/Sissy%2520Biggers/%24FILE/VGSissy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.createtv.com/CreateProgram.nsf/vHosts/Sissy%2520Biggers&h=195&w=195&sz=64&tbnid=ru-Vm1nAB3ZkwM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsissy%2Bbiggers&usg=__90Lz5NRSpZOO_1gRBydc-As_T2Y=&ei=aFtRSviBIJT0sgOLgd2qDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh I remember her. That was ages ago, wasn't it?

And no, they are definitely NOT the same person.

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
When I saw her, I thought "Separated at birth." Oh, and glad to see the health nut go, lol.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
so does anyone know who went home?

Seabreeze
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09-05-2004

Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seabreeze a private message Print Post    
Katie went home.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Did I miss something? Did they ever pick a winner or do anything with the results of the kids food challenge (where the kids were on the panel)?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 7:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I enjoy watching most of the cooking shows. I do watch some more than others like Ina, Giada,Paula. I've gotten some good recipes from all the shows. I tease my husband that he has a man-crush on Bobby Flay.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
My thoughts from last night...

1. I do not understand why Bob says "people seem to love" Michael. Cuz, um, no, I don't.

2. It was way past time for Katie to leave. I'm a health nut but I would never eat anything she'd prepared on this show.

3. I also don't quite get the Jamika love. She's been really erratic hasn't she? And to so completely shut down like she did... I'm not sure a doormat has star potential. (And her constant batting, or blinking, of her eyes drives me nuts.)

4. I agree with Bobby about Debbie... yeah, OK, we get you are Korean. But you have yet to show us any Korean cooking. Adding soy sauce and garlic to something does not a Korean dish make. I'm sure she'll end up in top 3, though. I don't know if I'd watch a show she hosted, since so far she's not really impressed me with her cooking. We'll wait and see...

5. Jeffrey is also not someone I'd care to watch. He kinda bores me when he's not acting manic, and manic does not impress me.

6. Melissa seems to have an interesting point of view but she was too manic during the RR challenge, too. I understand feeling the time pressure but ack! Slow down and take a breath. Or stop to smell the garlic or something! I'm sure she'll end up in the top 3, too.

I dunno, I'm just less than impressed with this crop of "stars." I don't see a whole lotta "star" in any of the finalists.

But no matter what, I am glad Katie is gone. Sad that a health nut can't seem to succeed on this show, but there was no way she'd ever succeed on TV.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I think that Bobby means people who see Michael in person love him...but they have all pointed out that the camera does not love him. Personally that red thing on the top of his head drives me crazy!

In the earlier challenges Jameka was amazing but she is very green in front of a camera and she tends to let her emotions overrule her. She and Jeffery should have sat down and ironed out their issues with the food instead of presenting something neither of them felt good about. Communication would have helped a lot! However at this point Jeffery is my favorite (and I'm sure I'm butchering the spelling of his name).

Ditto on Debbie...and I still haven't forgiven her for the grocery shopping thing the first week.

Melissa is okay but I'm not sure how much she can bring to the table...but as a single parent perhaps I should be more interested in her...but right now she needs to tone it down a few notches.

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
Michael reminds me of Harvey Fierstein. Every time I see him, I hear " I just wanna be loved! Is that so wrong?!?" (As voiced by SNL's Jon Lovitz)

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Jhezzie, that's perfect.

I'm very much not enamored with any of them right now. I liked Jamika and Jeffrey until last night. But then he got all pushy and she became a wall flower. Besides, she's crying ALL THE TIME in the confessionals.

Debbie is cheery enough, but Seoul to Soul? Really? And Melissa reminds me why I never want to live in suburbia.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 5:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Melissa gives me a Stepford wife vibe. I like Debbie's personality best but not sure I'd watch a "cooking" show of hers. I sorta like Michael and Jeffery too but I don't see any of them carrying a 30 min show on the FN. Compared to other "reality shows" this crop of contestants are rather tame.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 06, 2009 - 5:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'd say "lame" rather than "tame." I'd take Melissa's stepford wife vibe over the antics of Jeffrey and Michael, the tears of Jamika, and the soul crap of Debbie any day, though.

Lakecat
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10-01-2006

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lakecat a private message Print Post    
Michael for the win!!!

Throw Down is my favorite show.
I like Inas voice its very soothing but her recipes are ho-hum.Especially her desserts,it seems she only makes desserts with fruit and as Rosie ODonnell use to say"A dessert with fruit,is not a dessert."

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'd have to say, by looking at Rosie, that she's not the healthiest of eaters. While I love chocolate (good chocolate, not that Hershey's junk), I still prefer fruit as part of a dessert.

I would never watch a half hour show with Michael. I think he's too fake, and too forced. I'd want to throw my fruit at the TV if I had to watch him for that long.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I'm with Rosie on this one - if I'm going to enjoy dessert, I want it to be decadent! :-) That's not to say I'm not enjoying my strawberry pie this season, but given the choice, I'd choose cake, chocolate or cookies any day of the week over a fruit pie.

Debbie is the one I feel most comfortable watching, but I have yet to learn anything new from her. The rest - meh - not lovin' or hatin' anyone.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
In my book cobbler is definitely dessert...peach, cherry, apple...them's good eating! Especially with a scoop of Blue Bells home-made vanilla.

Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
I agree with most of you. I don't have any favorites. Debbie is OK but not a big personality, but safe. I think Melissa is perky, ( she will have to tone it down a bit), but so far, at least she shines on the TV parts). Michael makes me nervous, and jittery, maybe he'd improve with time, but he's all over the place. Jeffrey is a hunk, wow, talk about metra male, ( sp?), but I just don't know. Jamika brings nothing new at all to the table and hasn't really stood out in any way. None of them wows in any way, maybe they all just need time, it must be so terribly intimidating to be in front of those critics and cameras.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Oh, I lurvs me my fruit pies! Especially blueberry. I'm a pie girl and will take that over chocolate cake any day. For me it's more refreshing, directly after a meal. A good decadent chocolate cake is tasty but I hardly ever choose that directly after a meal. Sometimes we'll order a chocolate cake to go for desert. By the time we get home and settle in it's a perfect way to end the night.

Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
Lilfair, I wish I had your good eating habits, I'm all about chocolate. I don't like straight chocolate candy, but Choc. Cake, Choc. Pie, hot Choc. Brownie with vanilla ice creams and, of course, choc. sauce. I envy people who say, "Oh, do you have a pear or apple?". Now a nice hot apple pie, with, yep, choc. ice cream, well, at least it has fruit!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
LOL - how different we all are! I would take a big ol' handful of potato chips or Cheetos or Fritos over any kind of dessert! I would actually take a piece of fruit over anything chocolate -

What it seems to me that we have this season is a stable full of one-trick ponies. Nobody seems to have a wide, engaging point of view. Personality-wise my fav is Michael, but I don't that I would love his foods -

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
There's your problem, Lilfair - dessert is to be eaten FIRST!! Then, if there's room, you eat the healthy stuff.

And actually, TNT, I choose salty over sweet 9 out of 10 days, so maybe that's why on the 10th day I want decadent. :-)

One-trick is the truth! I get they have to have their "thing" - but shouldn't cooking good food be part of that "thang"?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
The should have a point of view, be personable and likable, be believable, and be able to cook. Really, how hard is it to find someone like that?

(Apparently, pretty darned hard! :-))

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Well, I have the last four out of your listed five, but I truly don't have a particular point of "cooking view," I LOVE the fact that I live in a city that has people - and their foods - from all over the world. Probably Mexican and Indian are my favs because I really like spicy, but that doesn't mean that I don't respect and enjoy all the others available here.