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FoodNetwork Reviews Summary
The company's reputation is increasingly tarnished by customer dissatisfaction, primarily stemming from perceived declines in programming quality and a lack of engaging content. Viewers express frustration over repetitive shows, perceived arrogance from hosts, and a shift away from the original cooking-centric focus. Additionally, customers report poor customer service, citing unresponsive support regarding issues such as lost recipes. While some fans still appreciate select shows, the overall sentiment indicates a longing for a return to the network's foundational values of culinary education and inspiration, suggesting a need for significant content and service improvements.
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I am so sick of Giada wearing such low cut clothing. She looks like a desperate lady of the evening. She ruins every show she is in. Even my husband thinks she must be after another husband. I feel so bad for her daughter. Come on enough is enough, do your job and make her wear some decent clothing. Thank you, Debbie
Anyone that beats the pans the way Rachel does is not respectful of the cooking equipment and the proper process. It is very distracting.
I used to love the Food Network years ago. Now it seems to be nothing but reality TV and Guy Fieri. No more Emeril. No more Mario. And certainly no older programming like Julia Child. I can't tell you the last time I saw an actual recipe on this channel. Even Good Eats has moved to HULU now.
I was happy with fn until it became the guy Feirri channel. The guy sucks as a cook and shouldn't be judging ot h er cooks
I love worsts cooks, both additions. Love guy ferretti on ggg. Even his other shows. I love next food network star. Beat Bobby flay seems like hes a little pretentious and uses his hot peppers because he knows its his signature and judges know that. Love chopped but is there any dish the judges dont find flaws. I think everyone has different ideas on what the dishes should be.
I truly love Carla Hall as a judge on this show. Her costume and acting is gorgeous and amazing. She really gets into character. Great personality. Does not interject her personal feelings in critiquing the competitions. This is the only reason I watch the show. Her interaction with the competitors is hilarious.
Sunny is irratating. Always grabbing the food 1st cramming it in her mouth eats like a pig. She also over talks people and wont let them talk much like rachel ray. Sunny needs to learn some manners and how to eat in front of people
I like this show. It's funny. I like Bobby. I even like Anne-1-EXCEPT Chef Ann stop with the "that's it hands up you're done" it's OBNOXIOUS. UGH.
I don't watch anymore, the information pertaining to the shows say nothing of the recipes being made... Ree's family is doing something with cattle (who cares). Trish's blah blah blah. Valerie invites blah blah. I don't need them to mingle with anyone. Show me 4 or 5 recipes and done!
I used to love The Kitchen, but have noticed lately how GZ is constantly sticking his hands in the food while he and the others are cooking and shoving it in his mouth. He is disgusting and it is a health issue. Is this what he does at his restaurants? Ugh, would never eat at any of them.
My god, how could a show get any worse than this? Flay and Simon are just going thru the motions for a pay check. Where did they find these horrible judges and contestants... please kill this garbage
We really enjoy food network, but this show is awful! Courtney Rada is trying way too hard, and the show is flat and uninteresting. I sincerely hope Food Network sees this and makes this the shortest run ever of any new show in Food Network history. Guy Fieri she is NOT!
I hate any show with Bobby Flay. He is annoying & only wins because he puts chilis in everything & judges choose him so they will be invited back. He can't even cook.
I am seriously concerned that FN gives Giada a stage. She is obviously suffering from anorexia or some other eating disorder. She is not a role model for young girls & women.
Sunny Anderson is awful. She shouts, chews with her mouth open & stuffs her face. I turn the volume down & leave the room when she is on.
I hate Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. How many slop recipes must they show?
Robert Irvine? There are no words... retching sound.
I love Ina. She is interesting, actually teaches as she cooks, & is classy.
Valerie is fun. I tune in for her.
I hate Ree Druumond. What a lot of slop. Ugh.
I like Anne Burrell & Tyler Florence. They are real chefs.
If I could choose a chef-owned restaurant to visit, it'd probably be Marc Murphy's. He should have his own show. Alex G, also.
They sre the real thing.
Just finished watching The Kitchen, and I just can't look at Sunny Anderson when this show is on. She is ALWAYS talking with chewed food in and on her mouth. It's not ok, and shouldn't happen in my opinion. Food Network in general is OK sometimes (Beat Bobby Flay is good), but there's so much repetition and more Guy Fieri than is needed (although I do like him). FN needs to infuse some new, fun, and different food shows.
In the first couple of weeks it was kind of fun. Not any more. "Giada at home"? Give me a break. Cook offs? It' s become boring and unconvincing just like many other sattelite channels. A word of advice. Find everyday people who enjoy to cook simple and not exotic recipes and actually look dirty in the kitchen and not like they came out of the hairdresser' s. Thank God there's a remote control on the desk.
Who wants to watch a ganged-up program of ANYTHING with multiple hours on end episodes of a single program? I absolutely understand diversity in taste, but four hours straight of Trish, Pioneer Woman, Chopped, Cake bakeoffs and other competitions..... and on and on.... is NOT entertainment. And, for those of us who are actually foodie cooks, where is Ina and other true chefs and who instruct on recipes, technique and lifestyle? SO BORED !!!
Why is the nothing but back to back Guy Fieri on this now?! And Robert Irvine is full of himself without the chops to back it up. I've watched food network for years, but haven't in the last year. Seems to have lost it edge...
When is Food Network going to wake-up! Jeez... how many complaints do you need! Of course now they are owned by Discovery so even MORE politically correct than before. It is sickening. The network is supposed to be about "FOOD"... NOT The Worst Cooks of America; NOT Food Truck Race, NOT Trisha's horrible Southern Cooking, NOT Giada and her Yoga Party and the list goes on including the horrible show The Kitchen. We want to see REAL food, GOOD food, food we can make and recipes that actually work. Some of Giada is okay & Brunch@ Bobby's as well as Ina Garten and some of Valerie's stuff but the rest of this garbage. How disgraceful with all these competition shows all the food that is wasted, ruined! It is truly shameful. NONE of us want to watch these stupid shows. Bring back Food Network to the old days where we can learn about food, actually see beautiful food being made etc... Thank God Sunny Anderson lost some of her voice today! Still didn't keep her quiet! All she did was blab. And these "cutsie" recipes from Katie Lee. Yuk... with the exception of the roasted veggies it all sucked. And how they boost each others' egos with the o"OMG never tasted anything so good." Lol... it is annoying. PLEASE get some shows about real cooking, real food and stop this politically correct nonsense with the cake wars with same sex couples. Seriously... what does THAT have to do with food? HUH?
I love your show... BUT WILL QUIT watching because of fatty pig overcompensated pig sunny anderson. She's loud so people look at her yuck. Eats like a pig only out for herself if I hear one more time ya know what I mean,,, saying? Eats like a pig and acts like ya pig who no one taught her manners! I record the show so I can get rid of the queen pig... and who ever does her wigs is hilarious she looks even worse ya know what IM SAYING? GET RID OF SUNNY ANDERSON
Let me be on your show I'll get rid of the dumb $#*!
Who decided Martha Stewart was good for chopped! She's a snob! Rarely smile and when she does she is so phoney! Why are references made to things from "Martha's pantry, Martha's garden, etc." I'd rather see another person given a chance at being a judge than Martha! Does she think she is teaching viewers etiquette? Why the use of chopsticks so much? She brings absolute fear to the contestants! Perhaps you should ask past participants if her presence is intimidating! Her personality is totally whacked! I love Food network but of all the people she is my least favorite! I have read other reviews and her snobbery is worse to me than the other reviews and I tend to agree that the other reviews sums up how I feel about the duffer8shows and individuals on the shows! Get rid of Martha!
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