Paula reminds me a lot of a southern grandma. I can get used to that because I am a bit southern and I am used to the southern grandma personality. Her food is horrible for anyone, but I can guarantee you that it tastes better than pretty much any other personality's food that you see on TV, though. Just don't eat it more than once a month or 12 if you don't want a diabetic stroke.

 

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Ina = stuck up, aristocracy wannabe crunt - can't stand her, not even particularly fond of her dishes or cooking style.

I know what you mean friar about Giada's pronunciation. It's a little annoying at times - reminds me of that douchenozzle Alex Trebek whenever he got to say Nicaragua on Jeopardy... Neekadagwa - look how LATIN I am!! Other than that, I like Giada a lot.

Can't stand Rachel Ray as a TV personality or chef. I'm sure she'd be cool to hang out with and watch football over at her house on the weekends or whatever, but she annoys the piss out of me on her show.


Favorites:

Alton Brown - awesome of course.

Mario Batali - favorite Food TV chef from the 90s, really miss his show, Molto Mario.

Emeril - enjoyed his show MUCH MUCH more when it was "The Essence of Emeril" way back when, and before it became "Emeril Live". I know he's not with the network anymore but he deserves recognition because he basically put Food TV on the map.

Bobby Flay - I used to get a really fake, kind of slickster vibe from him, but I've come to appreciate him and really respect him as a chef - definitely in AB's ballpark of "thinking man chefs". The whole throwdown series actually gave me a better appreciation of his talents and personality.

Guy Fieri is pretty cool, but I'm afraid he's going to wind up going the way of Emeril Live and I am afraid he will be regarded as more of a carnival barker than a chef.

Michael Symon - man I feel like I've watched this dude grow up on this channel and really come into his own. When I used to watch him a few years ago on Dinner Impossible, he seemed kind of like a scared "rookie", but man has my respect for him as a chef grown.

 

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I like the chefs on tv. Or maybe I'm just so delighted with the food and all that I don't care if the chefs become nasty.

But really, those chefs on Hell's Kitchen (not Ramsay) sometimes act like little children and they do deserve to be told.