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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 7:29 am
Herb, Serena, Aarti and Arin are the only four who MIGHT have the right mix of qualities to win this and host a cooking show, IMO.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 7:33 am
Aarti was the winner. And Arin is actually Aria. And oh yes, I think Dzintra needs to leave next.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 7:36 am
I agree this crop of chefestants aren't very compelling, even the 2 A's (who seem the most promising)don't seem very compelling. Serena reminds me of my daughter in law. Rapid fire speaking with an accent can be hard to follow. I like her because she does, so much, remind me of my DIL so I'm sorta rooting for her even though I don't think the judges will know what to do with her as far as a new show goes.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 7:41 am
You're right, Lilfair - no one is popping off the page with exceptional skill, personality, point of view or cooking talent. They may wind up with a Herb healthy cooking show by default, I don't think they really have another of its kind on The Food Channel right now (I could easily be wrong about that, but if they do I've never seen it).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 8:30 am
There's what's her name, on early Saturdays. She does the healthy bit.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 8:45 am
Great recap GAL thanks! FN has changed - hardly any shows with cooking compared to their competition shows - (I think we discussed this upthread) Dzintra was particularly annoying - but I think it was she was trying TOO hard - she had too many elements of duck, if she just did one thing with that meringue I think she would've done much better. I could see potential if I looked hard... mostly I think she will bomb. I think Herb got extra points for his "low fat" stuff - but imho neufchatel cheese isnt that much lower fat than regular cream cheese... ok it is better google 74 calories vs 100 calories 4.2 g saturated fat vs 6 grams 6.6 fat grams vs 10 fat grams to me they (FN producers etc) are really looking for an ethnic personality and food...
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 12:58 pm
I watched for the first time last night. I enjoyed the idea of the carnival food inspiring the food they were to make. (I would have been totally stumped!) I agree with the general consensus here that none are really compelling right now. I didn't particularly love or dislike anyone. I guess Das is my favorite. The fast talker is the attorney, right? If so, she must not practice in court. That is WAY too fast.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 1:33 pm
They must back up a few hundred feet and put vaseline on the lens for Giada, I've seen photos of her without filter and she has significant bags under her eyes. \shallow.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 2:02 pm
That, or they use a filter just for her! 
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 2:35 pm
Giada is my make believe BFF! It's been nice to see her in the first couple episodes, even if she wasn't on as much last night. And she didn't even show cleavage last night. What's up with that? I'm hoping that Giada's Aunt Raffi somehow makes it on the show...she always brings the cleavage. Complete with the mole on her right breast!

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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, June 14, 2010 - 3:04 pm
I don't know why everyone beats on Giada. Her food is delicious.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 12:24 pm
I didn't know that everyone beats on Giada. I'm sure she is a very nice person and that her food is great...but she annoys me to no end. The way she talks, her huge brilliantly white smile, and the music on her cooking show. I was walking in Target the other day with 2 of my dds. One said, hey mom there is that lady that you hate. I thought she was talking about a real person and was really taken aback. (I can't think of a real person that I really know that I hate.) I was also worried that "real person" had heard my dd. (So was my other dd!) She had seen a big picture of Giada.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 12:50 pm
Giada's over pronunciation of Italian words or phrases, the constant showing of cleavage, her giant praying mantis smile... She may be a nice person and her food may be delicious, but the woman just so completely turns me off that I have no desire to even try anything she shills. I don't care who she is or where she was trained. While I will admit my total avoidance of her is not as extreme as that Rachel Ray person, neither of them are "chefs" who have anything to say that I want to hear.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 1:32 pm
Giant praying mantis smile. LOLOL. I don't have a problem with her, except that she's just too pretty and she smiles while she's chopping vegetables.
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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 1:59 pm
Lol GAL, yup, no one should smile while chopping veggies. That's how you end up with spinach in your teeth ETA And if I wore shirts cut down to there I'd end up with kumquats in my cleavege.
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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 2:21 pm
Must add... she is beautiful, stunningly so to me. I like her. I like her cooking. I think her baby is gorgeous and love that she calls her Jady. I love her cooking style too. I just would like to watch her without being distracted by the twins. From GS Cameron
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 3:37 pm
I am not a huge "sweets" person, and it seems like Giada does a lot of desserts - or maybe I just hit the shows when she is doing one. I do enjoy watching when she is doing something spicy/savory - SG - You have mail!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:43 pm
Speaking of Giada, she blinded me with her teeth when I turned on the Cooking Channel this afternoon. She was smiling because she was running a blender. I swear to gawd, I turned on the channel and there she was smiling while blending. Better than frowning I guess, which is what I tend to do when I'm running a blender. I'm an Ina Garten girl, she always features at least one recipe that I'd like to try. And her husband is adorable. I can't believe she's 62 years old, she doesn't even begin to look it. Maybe they break out the vaseline lens for her too.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 11:38 pm
I love Ina's soothing voice and her way of presenting the recipe,I just dont care for her recipes,they are boring.Also all her desserts feature fruit-IMO fruit and dessert are two separate things.
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Mummy35332
Member
09-09-2005
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 12:01 am
Giada and Ina would never make it through this competition. They are to mellow and that is not what the judges have been looking for in this competition. How can Giada mentor the contestants when she herself isn't the type of person they are looking to produce a new show?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 4:40 am
Yeah, I'm a huge Ina fan. I like her recipes, and like the fact that she promotes local, fresh ingredients. And her husband is just too adorable for words. I'd eat Ina's food, definitely (and have actually used some of her recipes, modified of course). I don't think I've ever used any of Giada's recipes. Not even as a starting point.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 5:15 am
Giada got me hooked on risottos, I saw her make one once and thought they'd be fun to make (they are).
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 6:10 am
I missed the 2nd episode but I like how they're bringing in other Food Network stars into the mix. Have they always done that? All I remember is Rachel Ray from last season having them cook on her set and it seemed really stressful.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 6:37 am
I know they've done the Rachel Ray thing two seasons, and it seems they always interact with other Food Network stars. Good way to promote their other shows and to see how the contestants act under stress.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 7:12 am
They've had Paula Deen on before, as well as Bobby Flay (before he was part of the judging committee) and Alton Brown.
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