I have a few but Ill try to limit myself here:

Anthony Bourdain - just another fake guy on tv that makes a living insulting people to get ratings, such a fake. He might be a talented chef but to me thats overshadowed by his nasty attitude. Ive pretty much refused to watch his shows and I almost turn off Top Chef episodes when he's guest judging/appearing.

Alex Guarnaschelli - Not sure why, but Ive never really cared for her. She seems too..I dunno something I cant put my finger on it but she is too much of something. Almost fakish but I dont think she is being a fake it just seems like she puts on a front or a show when she's on a tv show like Iron Chef America.

Gina and Pat Neely - cmon for real guys? NO one is that happy ALL the freakin time...especially a married cpl sheesh. Just be yourself and I think their shows would be a whole lot better. See: Paula Deen


Honorable mentions:

Gordon Ramsey - I just hate that he's one of those guys who gets paid to be nasty to people on tv when he's a really nice guy. I'd rather see him help people(like he does on kitchen nightmares - although he does it in a sort of "fatherly this is going to hurt me more than you" type way) on tv than curse them out and make them cry(like he does on Hell's kitchen) or whatever. Maybe that makes me a softie or whatever but I dunno I just dont like abrasive people like that who are paid to do it for the ratings. It just makes him seem so fake and I really hate fake people or people who try to be something that they arent normally. Granted he's probably the most talented chef out there today and probably the highest paid or w/e but again alot of that is overshadowed when he's a **** to people

Bobby Flay - I think he's a very talented chef dont get me wrong...its something about the way he talks that just grates on my nerves. Ill be flipping through the tv channels and see something interesting that he's oh and try to watch it but 2 minutes later Im flipping the channel. Not sure if he has some kind of speech impediment or if its an accent or what but it just gets on my last nerve.

Aaron McCargo Jr - cmon man, we know you're in there with tom cruise, come out of the closet.

 

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gina and pat neely but not because they are happy but because her voice is IRRITATING. if he had his own show it might be ok.


gordon ramsey


michael simon


CAT CORA

not fond of the alex lady


there are several of the new-ish ones i dont watch.

 

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for sure the Neelys...they are just obnoxious


don't like giada that much


Rachel gets on my nerves after about 15 minutes into her show.


I do not like that Ramsey guy.


that's about it


I like to watch Guy, Flay, Batolli, Cat, and the two new guys on Iron chef. I don't like to watch that Simon guy too much.


Alex G. can sometimes be very opinionated (did I spell that right?) She can be rude on Chopped sometimes too.

 

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Definitely can't stand the Neely's.

I hate Gordon Ramsey, too. He's mean for the sake of being mean.

I can't stand to watch Guy Fieri cook, but I enjoy him on Diners, Dives and Drive-ins.

Can't stand Bobby Flay's attitude of superiority. I don't particularly care for Giada De Laurentiis, either.

Not a fan of Cat Cora, Claire Robinson, Aida Mollenkamp, Michael Chiarello, Ted Allen, or Melissa d'Arabian, either.

 

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I didn't like that Melissa chick when she was on next food network star. She is a nerve bender too.

 

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Many, actually.

Ones I DO like are:

Ina Garten, Paula Deen, Alex Guarnaschelli , Anne Burrell, Guy Fieri, Alton Brown, Mario B

other than that ... meh don't care for many of them

 

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Most of them actually.

I still watch a lot of them though because I like the recipes they make.

 

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don't know if i would call her a chef, but she cooks and has alot of cookbooks ..Martha Stewart..i wish she would just go away.

Jamie Oliver can live to cook so long as he does so without opening his mouth.

As soon as he talks, I end up wanting to blend my own face.

You named probably my top three favs, Paula Deen, Ina Garten and Alton Brown(in that order)....I can take or leave Guy Fieri, as Lynea said I cant stand to watch him cook either since his style seems so erradic its like he doesnt know what he's doing half the time. Buddy Valastro is another new favorite of mine as well(he's the guy that stars on Cake Boss). He has a new cooking show on his network called "Kitchen Boss" where he usually cooks mostly from his Italian heritage along with members of his "familia" from the Cake Boss show. His recipes are kinda "meh" most of the time but he makes the show entertaining to say the least.

 

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