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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 2:15 pm
I don't care if it is a holiday...it sucks that there aren't new shows!
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 2:26 pm
Roxip - I agree. I've resorted to watching the marathon of repeats.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 5:09 pm
arg and the next week's episode is 90 min long
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 5:21 pm
I've resorted to Netflix.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 6:41 am
Bumping this to the top to be ready for tonight after a two-week hiatus!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 8:59 pm
I'm watching, cringing, and not sure I'd want to watch any of them regularly.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 2:49 am
Well, I guess all the anticipation wore me out because I fell aslseep during this last night. I must have been just dozing because I kinda remember two tasks - a food truck team challenge and a make and use a "product" challenge. However, I don't remember how with one came out! Can someone help with either the results, rerun times, or both? TIA!!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 3:33 am
I am SO. Glad. Paul. Is GONE. He made me more uncomfortable every week, and it was obvious he was dead in the water after his smart alecky/incompetent responses to Bobby Flay's questions. The "blue collar dollar" schtick combined with his condescending "trained chef" ego wasn't working, either. I'm glad his least favorite home cook has outlasted him. Serena is losing ground fast, her cooking hasn't been great lately and she has conflicts with several other cast members. Brianna was obnoxious as hell to Serena over the house kitchen, but Serena was equally obnoxious by refusing to get out of the way. After last night I'm ready for both of them to leave. I don't care if they hugged it out by the end, and it annoys me that the judges care whether or not they get along. Aria looked genuinely surprised to hear that she was flatlining in the competitions and hadn't shown any growth since the competition started. I think she'd been comfortable in her position as "the person to beat" and didn't really see her stock dropping to the extent that she was one of the bottom three. She and Brad completely punted the lunch truck competition. Hot dogs, burnt sliders, wedge salad and strawberry milkshakes? Really? And no food ready when the crowd showed up? Tom is REALLY in a groove right now - doing well with the judges and with the crowd, but I can't get past his slovenly appearance - unshaved face, raggedy hair, messy loose t-shirts and jeans. He showed up looking like that for his cooking demonstration before a live crowd. He did sell his wares very well and they liked him, but there is no excuse for his lack of attention to his appearance. He does not APPEAR to be any kind of star. Aarti did very well again last night, the judges loved her Indian paste. Why on earth they didn't all practice their presentations with a stopwatch the night before is beyond me. Only two got their presentations completed in 3 minutes, and Aarti wasn't one of them she barely even started her presentation. I don't know what she was babbling about that whole time while failing to sell her product. Paula Dean made me LOL when she was tasting one of the lunch truck sandwiches, she said "it's too hot. I don't want to be injured when I'm just trying to eat my dinner."
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:35 am
GREAT details, GAL!! Makes me feel like I was there AND awake!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:38 am
It was Brad's fault the food wasn't ready. Aria wanted to start grilling off the sliders and he wanted to wait. I also sort of blame the judges for Aria's lackluster performances lately... they were the ones who told her to dial it down and she has and now she's boring. (I think Aria is the one that people said, before the show began, "the one you think is gonna walk away with it doesn't".) I don't really care what Tom looks like. He'll never cook in person for me, and I'd much rather see someone look a bit disheveled than fake (can you say "Giada"?). I'm still liking Aarti (although I hate her "party" line). I wish Herb wasn't so boring. Coconut and olive oil? Really? REALLY? WTH? Absolutely cannot stand Brianna and Serena is really starting to grate on my last nerve. I hope the two of them leave pronto. And the "two chix and a truck"? Really? REALLY? Brianna, you are not nearly as hot as you think you are. REALLY! Paula looked a hot mess last night. She was wearing the most unflattering outfit when she came out from behind the lunch trucks.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:49 am
I did lol at the coconut and olive oil product - at least he didnt need a recipe for it! (the orange one they thought was so bitter and not good at all)
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:58 am
I really hate how chefs on all shows taste their own cooking and tell us how great it is. I would rather they just drop that crap and say goodnight. Or if they had a genuine reaction of holy shit, this sucks, here are the changes I would make next time. Giada telling them to taste their cooking and say how good it is at the end annoyed me senseless, although it clearly is formula for cooking shows. They could have had an audience member come up, taste it and give their review. I don't care if the taster is a shill. \pet peeve Costa, the unprepared food was definitely Brad's fault, but the menu was planned by both of them and it sucked big time. Everyone else was preparing unique wraps and creative takes on BLTs, and Aria/Brad did plain old hot dogs, burgers and strawberry milkshakes with not even a fresh strawberry in site. It was poorly considered and even more poorly received. Aria's still fine, though, I hope she and Aarti duke it out in the end. Herb and Tom seem to be running neck and neck for third place, which is also fine. Brad is clearly a great cook (from the judge's comments) but he just can't get past his stage fright, and I don't think it's going to happen in time to advance much further in this competition.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 6:27 am
I actually like the judges on this show, their critiques are never unkind but they have NO problem laying bare their assessment of the competitors and their performances/offerings; their critiques are very clear so I have no question why they've made the decision they've made; and they really don't show any sentiment when they kick someone off the show. And often times they're very funny, that older guy (I swear I don't know his name), is really funny and on point. Eg last night he said he'd probably buy 12 of Tom's product based on his presentation, but he'd probably return 11 of them LOL (Tom was the one with the orange sauce I think).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 8:21 am
MY pet peeve is the chefs tasting their food and then telling us how delicious it is... WITH THEIR MOUTHS FULL! And what the heck are they gonna tell us? That it sucks? I do hope the two "A's" duke it out at the end. I sort of suspected it'd be one of the two of them winning. Herb and Tom have been too inconsistent throughout. And Brad is just a train wreck when the camera light goes on.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 8:58 am
Yup, Costa, Aria is clearly a wonderful cook but Aarti has a unique spin on her food that might take her over the top. They both have very appealing personalities and are comfortable on camera. Personally speaking though, because Aria is a teacher off-camera (do I remember that correctly?) and has pastry credentials to add to her savory recipes, I might prefer her show to Aarti's. ETA I'm with Paula, I don't want my dinner to make me cry or snivel. I'm anti-hot.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 10:58 am
Indian Food is my favorite food but Im unsure on how The FN would have a whole series of shows revolving around it.I think viewers would become weary of the whole Indian Food thing."Simply Delcioso" for example is one of those shows that focuses on all Latin food but there seems to be a wider variety of foods you can put a latin spin to than you could Indian Food-and Im not even sure if that program has been renewed.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:27 pm
Actually, you'd be surprised what you can do with Indian food. And there's whole subcultures (north, south, vegetarian, sweets) that could be shown. I would totally love to see a show on Indian food. (I was just up in the Bay Area, and the Indian food down here is crappy Americanized stuff. It was so nice to have a lovely Indian dinner with food that was spicy and complex and vegetarian and DELICIOUS!)
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Marebear
Member
09-27-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:59 pm
What was the deal with it lasting 90 minutes last night? I swear they just added more commercials to lengthen it. Does anyone know if it is it going to be 90 minutes from now on? I assumed the longer time was due to the new show that followed it.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 1:54 pm
Marebear, I figured it was because they'd screwed us out of new episodes for two weeks, but idunno4sur.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 2:00 pm
I figured it was cuz it took 'em so long to get thru the first challenge (the 3 min in front of a live audience thing).
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 2:54 pm
Totally agree, Marebear - there seemed to be 3 min. of commercial for every 2 minutes of show. If it hadn't been for my TIVO recording, I don't think I'd have watched it in 'real time' because I'd have been too frustrated! Hopefully it's a one-time deal and they go back to an hour next week.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-28-2004
| Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:24 pm
This is the worst Season of Next Food Network Star. Did they even try when they searched for talent...and I use that word loosely. Glad to see Paul go...he was a weirdo. BFlay: "So what are you gonna cook?" Paul: "Umm..Food, Bobby" Yeah Great answer there Einstein...I really thought the judges heads were gonna explode on that one. LOL! It was like WWE in Paul and Herb's Roach Coach...I mean lets not fool ourselves...They were Roach Coaches.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:05 pm
Rerun of this is on tonight, I think it's 8 pm central. Nick, when the business with Paul went down it was Doreen with an exponent. I'm pretty sure Flay was spitting fire in the judge's elimination conference, even though he maintained his cool on camera. Doreen was just flummoxed. Paul was flummoxed, condescending and impertinent. Roll that up with stupid, and TAH DAH!!! The forgettable little fast-talking home cook outlasts you in front of a national viewing audience. Paul had been counselled on his condescending behavior before, but I don't think the judges ever thought he'd pull it on them. Hence the head explosions.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:31 pm
I couldn't believe when Paul said 'uh food Bobby'...talk about stupid!!!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:52 pm
Thankx for the "heads up," Gal, about the rerun. Unfortunately the first hour conflicts w/BB and the second half hour conflicts with Top Chef. I don't have TIVO OR VCR, so I have to rely heavily on the good folks here at TVCH - who have NEVER disappointed!
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