Food Network Shows That Are A Total Sham

[@NickiSwift]

What Food Network show is your favorite to watch and salivate over?

[@iyah7319]

Bizarre foods

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

The Kitchen, hands down! Probably the most informative, entertaining, and palatable cooking/DIY show to date.... @Iya H Bizarre Foods is Travel Channel, not FN.

[@cgraham6]

Man v food is on the Travel Channel, not Food Network. I do agree on Triple D, though. Best show there is.

[@dave4854]

they all have nice looking foods if your looking for a heart attack or other organ failures after eating their garbage.

[@ambersmith4493]

Good eats

[@gmc9753]

Food Network has gone from a channel showing how to make food to one that is just a bunch of food related game shows.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

They still air cooking demos during the morning.

[@JeromeProductions]

gmc9753 oof

[@lindiwengwevela524]

There are still lots of shows where they just show you how to make food.

[@chartle1]

3:06 you really shouldn't have included Alton Brown here . He was very up front that he had a team that worked behind him. Anything that took 2 minutes of cook/screen time was swapped out. He even acknowledged his staff and showed them on camera in their basement kitchen. Even included them in a few episodes.

[@aquarius8325]

You're right. Almost every staff member appeared on camera in the various skits that Good Eats was known for.

[@racingphotographer8251]

It's not a Food Network anymore, it's the Cooking Game Show Network.

[@breejames6323]

Racing Photographer exactly! I’ve been saying this for a few years now but I stoped watching a long time ago

[@johnbridge817]

Was a big fan before this insanity/game show crap!

[@Aenima308]

"Keeps those calories in her body by literally ejecting them out of her body." I'm here if you need a better writer.

[@keithconnell8460]

Like many people have alluded to, none of this was unknown. I mean, seriously. I quit watching FoodNetwork almost 20 years ago and rarely, if ever, use any of their recipes. Like so much of what is going on today, it's all fabricated bulls*t. Anyone that watches FoodNetwork for food is also the same person who watches MTV for music. They lost their way years ago.

[@MayorOfEarth79]

There's nothing faker than Mystery Diners and I don't know how this video did not cover it.

[@naderzein2435]

MayorOfEarth79 Looool that show is so bad that it makes it entertaining.

[@shaldana]

If they did that, then this video's title would have been true....

[@truthseeker.3]

The "angry" displays by the owners in Mystery Diners would have to be the biggest joke thing I've ever seen

[@dominickd16]

MayorOfEarth79 that show is fake as shit lol who seen that Russian episode where the woman faked being russian! Yeah right LOL

[@Espik_23]

C H A R L E S S T Y L E S M Y S T E R Y D I N E R S

[@derekwhite1870]

One thing you may or may not know is if you work at a Emeril restaurant, you better not say bam in the kitchen, or they will fire your ass.

[@treemarie213100]

Derek White Interesting! How come?

[@de57mf17]

Food network in the 90's was the best!!!

[@dennisstaughton7474]

D foster Agreed. Actually, I'll take the PBS chefs from the 80s, like Natalie Dupree, Martin Yan, Justin Wilson, etc.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

Am I the only one who loves current Food Network's cooking demos? I would like to know why people hate the current lineup because everything I watch in the demos are a plus to me. I enjoy watching Ree, Valerie, The Kitchen, and Ayesha's Home Kitchen. They make recipes I can actually follow, feel good about, and share. Plus, the HD cameras make the food look more vibrant and appetizing.

[@fadedglory1045]

Ya it’s just silly now.

[@fadedglory1045]

Dennis Staughton absolutely

[@nukemanmd]

Most of the cooking shows are carefully scripted and produced. This is understandable. Even Julia Child's was supported by a team of cooks and assistants who actually did most of the prep and cooking. Of course, she was honest about it. Beating Bobby Flay is a perfect example of a "faked" reality cooking show. How is it that the kitchen is stocked with ingredients needed for the guest chef's signature dish? Do you think that Flay doesn't have time to study the recipe for the signature dish before cooking begins?

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

The already made food in some cooking demo shows are definitely understandable because of time constraints and they need to finish clips of it asap so they can move from one recipe to the next (including Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas episodes) without interfering with personal holidays. Some cooks plan it out ahead of time while some others have a team helping them out.

[@michaelautrey6641]

i think beat bobby flay is a rigged show anyway.

[@retroflashbackdude]

Stephen the chefs probably have to put down their signature dish on the application so that the producers can research different versions of their dish and have the right ingredients for each dish available for taping in case that chef gets to face Bobby Flay. Don’t worry, Bobby Flay doesn’t know the signature dish in advance.

[@namebrandmason]

Julia Child's set was the actual kitchen in her house. If you watch the original French Chef series, she screwed up all the time. Its the most endearing part of the show and it is because they had no budget.

[@puttputt524]

Stephen didn’t she make like 10 omelettes in one take??

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Cooking is a gentle, calming endeavor. I’m a good cook (not a chef) and never find the need to scream or run around my kitchen. Friends and family love my dishes, which makes all of us happy. As with everything, practice and effort are worth it.

[@rustinwhipple3878]

Queen Bee your kitchen sounds nice...I've been a professional chef for 30 years and I have to confess I've done a lot of screaming and running around...peace

[@commentcopbadge6665]

I don't get your point.

[@MagusFyre]

Betting your cooking at home in YOUR Kitchen that makes it a calm and gentle endeavor... But when you work in a professional kitchen, you can bet there'll be a chef that'll always scream a his cooks.. Food Network does a good job making cooking in a kitchen a fun and magical experience. In reality, its really a lot of blood sweat and tears. Ever seen the movie Burnt with Bradley Cooper?

[@DouglasConlin]

Well said Queen Bee. Cooking at home for loved ones is rewarding. Beating other cooks on tv isn't cooking, its a set-up competition for entertainment purposes. You can't even taste or smell what they're dishing out... but they've got lots of fans so "to each his own."

[@M00s3r]

CommentCop Badge#666 there isn't one.

[@lucariomew365]

Kinda disappointed. Was expecting more dirt but a lot of this stuff has been an "open secret" for years. Especially the chopped stuff because Ted is pretty candid about the food process and other industry secrets. He's even done Q & A's for the Chopped after show. Alton Brown too for Cutthroat Kitchen - and Iron Chef.

[@KaneshaDi]

Exactly. None of what was said here is a mystery.

[@josephineroe8424]

Both HGTV and the Food Network started out so well and really played to an audience of individuals that truly loved building, decorating, cooking, etc. Then they completely and deliberately abandoned their audiences and basically stabbed them in the back. Quality is not even a consideration any more. It's downright sad.

[@Masterwill4Sub50]

One former show host said things changed when Brooke Johnson became head of the network. Changed the focus to cleavage and competition shows.

[@SiriusMined]

Other than the show that was staged, the rest of these are not big revelations, nor are they indications that the shows are shams. Everyone has known this about cooking shows forever.

[@MrPenetroso]

That's new, I didn't know there was ghost writers chefs.

[@mercerchristina]

"Here one i prepared earlier" its kinda obvious they had ghost cooks

[@Ryarios]

mercerchristina lol, Alton Brown shows how it works on his behind the scenes look of good eats. He shows the huge kitchen with lots of people trying new recipes and shows how the cook stuff for his shows since camera time is so expensive.

[@mercerchristina]

Ryarios interesting

[@ChaseMcCain81]

@@mercerchristina, interesting indeed.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

As someone who's dad taught television production in a college the amount of "staging" or "retakes" or "off camera help" required when filming is immense. Filming takes tons of people and is EXTREMELY expensive so every minute has to be maximized. Also what looks appealing to you and me looks off on camera hence the "manipulation" by under or overcooking food etc. So call it what you want but that is the reality of tv :)

[@arri275555]

I worked for Food Network in the camera dept and yes all of this is true.

[@FIREBRAND38]

Double dishes isn't really a "sham". Having a film crew stand around waiting for dough to rise or for meat to roast until an internal temp of 165 degrees is reached is impractical. See, there's this stuff called money....

[@eleanorwong8879]

John Simpson )m

[@namebrandmason]

Plus a lot of the shows have audiences. Nobody wants towatch Emeril see if a toothpick comes out clean. "Not yet, lets give it another ten minutes."

[@visionsource8243]

John Simpson I

[@charlieextra9406]

on Iron Chef, just because the chefs can guess what the mystery ingredient is, don't make it a "sham", it just makes them good chefs.

[@rrmerlin3402]

Food network only produced one good show.........Good eats by alton Brown All down hill from there

[@Naioki4]

Craig Marston Unwrapped was a good one too! And carnival eats

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

Good Eats was informative with food behind the scenes, but I did not like Alton's style of cooking when there are much more efficient ways to make a certain kind of meal. Honestly, I feel like FN is BETTER now. The Kitchen, Pioneer Woman, Ayesha's Home Kitchen, and Valerie's Home Cooking all have great recipes that I can make and people I can learn from and connect with to make me a better cook.

[@barbossa8142]

Tbh, Beat Bobby Flay seems fake.

[@percusseragentk3766]

ive been to it. its not

[@FA_2_Pilot]

He’s not a very nice person

[@barbossa8142]

Rachel Maxwell - How do you know?

[@magusxxx]

Is ex-wife would agree with Rachel.

[@barbossa8142]

+magusxxx - I kind of figured my vague response would result in that comment but I meant another time where Bobby was an asshole. But to many that one moment with his ex-wife is all people need, really.

[@christophejergales7852]

This is how all reality TV works. And all of these facts are out in the open for all to learn. I don't see what is really the concern here.

[@HTYM]

No concern. Just a video disseminating some information that some folks may not be aware of.

[@nastee10]

I just want to know if Worst Cooks in America is real. Some of those people seem to be faking it. And also, whats stopping a good cook from pretending to be bad just to win in the end. How could they possibly verify that those people actually cook as horribly as they say?

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

It's definitely fake. Tiffany Michelle was on one season of Worst Cooks, I think season 3, and I instantly recognized her from The Amazing Race season 15 where she raced around the world with her poker player friend Maria. She was shown to be helping her partner make pho during one of the episodes in Vietnam.

[@ellisjames7192]

Right, nobody can be as stupid as some of these people.

[@jspaingreene6350]

People who believe this is real also want to believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny.

[@MrJoshcc600]

Your right. The original things they cook sometimes NOBODY could be that dumb. Things like peanut butter and jelly spaghetti, gummy bear tacos, pickle juice soup... It's obvious they're trying to be bad

[@rogerdorsey7823]

Live fast love hard die young.

[@chudmaverick6256]

I don't like that you used a rather goofy picture of Guy Fieri implying that hes involved in a "sham" with your title. A more apt name for this video is "Things you didn't know that go on behind the scenes at food network TV shows.

[@bucketthetrashpanda]

Yeah, took the words right out of my mouth. I clicked on for Guy. This video was a disappointing click bate for using him. The hot takes are commonly known.

[@habbogigi]

this all seems like pretty normal stuff...this list was trash and nothing was a 'sham'

[@paitrynpait9664]

All reality shows are fake. When my business appeared on undercover boss, the producers called me asking for "people with the stories" and to put them all into one of our chain stores together. They arrange the drama to be more appealing. Non of my employees wanted to be apart of that kind of circus so they passed us over. I was glad for that.

[@Jewclaw]

5:07 WTF lol!!! The co-host is like frightened by the "bam". I would love to have to see the original this was off of

[@jasminkim2085]

At least the shows are fun. Just positive to watch. They make you think of new ingredients you didn't know about.

[@tomyboyle5302]

These shows got old 10 years ago,now they are just fake

[@cigman2000]

Emeril's use of "BAM!" was used in professional kitchens for a decade, at least, before he made it TV-famous! Also, on one episode, Emeril was using a KitchenAid mixer, and the whisk attachment hadn't been installed correctly, and he couldn't figure out how to make it work. He then bad-mouthed his crew for giving him defective equipment. The problem with that is, every mixer in a professional kitchen, from the counter-top size to the huge floor model mixers, have the exact same method of installing the attachments! What a POS for blaming his crew, for something he obviously should have known how to operate! That was the last episode I ever watched.

[@havingteawiththedevil]

Nooooooo!! Not chopped! Damn, Reality food shows isn’t even reality anymore. 💀😓

[@cgraham6]

All these competition-based cooking shows are annoying. Food and cooking should be fun. It doesn't require drama, especially of the artificial type. I get enough drama in real life.

[@wilhard45]

Ignore the haters. Yes, many of these facts are well known and it is obvious there are chefs off camera preparing the plates as you described. HOWEVER, your presentation was spot on, upbeat and very entertaining. Keep up the good work.

[@Automedon2]

They missed the biggest one - that all the 'customers' in Kitchen Nightmares are plants chosen by the producers and are coached to complain about all the food.

[@kaeris6080]

That moment you find out Gordon Ramsay is a nice guy irl

[@cato451]

Food network is all about personality. Has nothing to do with actual cooking skill.

[@lawreneph]

Agreed thats the entertainment industry

[@shaleknight6224]

MOST T.V. SHOWS ARE A SHAM. I THOUGHT everybody knew THAT

[@honer777]

No way?! Reality TV being staged? That is just completely believable and expected.

[@koreanelvis]

Iron Chef inspired me to cook, but Iron Chef America ruined the reputation of what it used to be with so much over-the-top glamour.

[@SSGTA440]

Graham Kerr.....the Galloping Gourmet...started it all, still the best!!

[@todome1]

Omgsh. That was so long ago. I loved watching The Galloping Gourmet!

[@mc-ge2bt]

Nothing here was a surprise or new news. Try again.

[@D5STRUCION]

mc0325 that’s just sad that you know all that LOL

[@tomy5868]

right? no shit...uh?

[@tomy5868]

got my start when my restaurant mysteriously caught fire...right Guy?

[@illuminatedcrosshairs7865]

Triple D is as fake as the bleached hair!

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

I went to one of the places Guy went to just for the heck of it in my hometown - just a standard burger joint. Nothing breathtakingly special about the place like the customers there have kissed up to. It's just a marketing tactic for restaurants to gain publicity like Bizarre Foods or Man vs. Food.

[@guibox3]

Who cares. It's a great show and I always watch it when I get a hotel room somewhere. :)

[@RonJDuncan]

Wouldn't really call it fake though. It's great publicity for restaurants, especially if they serve things that aren't so typical or traditional, or they do something traditional that stands out a lot of the time. There have been a few places I've seen on the show that I hadn't tried or didn't know about even here where I live in Albuquerque, NM. It's not going to be everybody's "cup of tea" but there is something to be said for a lot of these places. When I went to Kansas City, MO I got to try a couple of new places I hadn't heard about because of shows like this, no complaints on my end.

[@maxfamilant246]

whats fake about it? obviously, somewhere down the line he went somewhere and was like, 'fuck this place, youre better off skipping lunch', but said, 'welcome to flavortown'...it just showcases lower tier eateries etc.

[@fadedglory1045]

Lee Clements yes we went to one of his dives and those proprietors must have paid triple D to have the show there. It was aweful! My thought is they do pay to have themselves on that show. Just infomercials basically, not info but u get what I mean?🤷‍♀️

[@lynnh7694]

I have always wondered if the time clock in chopped is really the cut off or do they get more time if needed.

[@todome1]

Me too. I catch myself thinking 'No way he (or she) could have finished that dish'.

[@JoshuaFriedman_]

Okay to be fair for chopped, one episode take an entire day. They start filming at around 7 for the appetizer round and ending at about 5:30. I don’t blame them

[@philhartmann6502]

You're telling me this ITALIAN woman can't eat one bite of spaghetti and would rather spit it into a bucket?

[@RockinRaffisHomeCooking]

I wish I had people helping me while I do my cooking show here but I do everything by-myself. It’s very hard to do from filming to making the dish presentation and editing. I love it and I enjoy it it’s a passion for me to do. Each show you see me post takes 4-5 hours to film and I end up with 1.5 hours of footage to edit down to 5 min or less. One day I will start my own food network company to compete against them. Anyone that can give me any tips or advice how I can better my shows I am open for suggestions

[@Clutching.My.Pearls]

I worked in advertising for years. Those actors DID NOT eat all that food from all those takes. Spit buckets have been around for years, this is nothing new!

[@johndaugherty7465]

So...Giada is a spitter. ;-)

[@peytonsawyer9461]

The Iron Chef fact shouldn't be that surprising when you take a step back and think about it of course the chef's going to have some knowledge of what the secret ingredient will be in advance since they are moving too quick & efficiently to think of a full course meal on the spot

[@marlaclayborn7798]

All i want to know is who eats all the food that these chefs cook??? They should go feed the homeless with it.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

I do know Cupcake Wars donates the round 3 losing caterers' treats to a soup kitchen.

[@GarrettWorcester]

I wonder the same thing, especially on a show like "Iron Chef America." They use some pricey ingredients and lots of 'em: Beef, fish, whatever - all for a couple of tiny plates for a couple of hungry judges.

[@LoriSF124]

Seriously? If anyone thinks that ANY type of TV show doesn’t have behind the scenes tricks. They are crazy. These aren’t shams. They are shows. SMDH

[@jaehaspels9607]

I crack up about the fact that no dish on any show ever tastes bad except maybe Iron Chef. When the chefs go too far off the reservation on Iron Chef, the judges let them know. When they used to have the show $20 a Day, I wanted Rachel to say, at least once, that the food may not be great but at least it was cheap.

[@leomarshall4059]

How many restaurants have gone bankrupt after paying Guy Fieri's $100,000+ appearance fee?

[@deemariedubois4916]

Leo Marshall This is totally untrue. I have been to 2 Diners in metro Atlanta that Guy went to and filmed in. My husband and I talked to the owner at one place and the cook at another, they paid nothing for Guy to come and even though their business was alright before Guy came, after their Diners were showcased by Guy, their business BOOMED. "What’s more, his show has allowed chefs who have been toiling in obscurity for years to have their moment in the spotlight, often resulting in hordes of new customers streaming in from around the country." There are people who now take their vacations going to DDDs that Guy has shown. I think that's pretty damn cool. And for someone's word other than mine: "According to an article in The Twin Cities Business, the restaurants do NOT get paid nor do THEY PAY to have their restaurants featured on the show. The restaurants do receive free publicity and seem to have a vast increase in sales after the airing of the episode that features their restaurants." movies.stackexchange.com/questions/58863/who-gets-paid-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives/60836 The nonsensical rumor began after this happened: "Fieri’s star quickly began to rise, and he was a certified celebrity by the time the third season rolled around. So much so that a hedge fund manager, billionaire Steve Cohen, paid $100,000 to be Fieri’s bro for a day, during which they drove around Cohen’s home state of Connecticut and visited diners. The two actually became fast friends, and Fieri later highlighted Cohen’s favorite hot dog spot, Fairfield’s Super Duper Weenie, on the show." www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2015/06/17/things-didn-t-know-about-guy-fieri-s-diners-drive-ins-and-dives.html Would anyone have turned down such an offer? I know I would not have!

[@studio4dx-]

Chef Emma Hearst, said in her book. 2 weeks prior to her Iron Chef battle, she was given a list of 3 ingredients that it could be. She found out the ingredient 1 hour ahead of taping, where her and her team met to lock down the menu and tasks.

[@tonkatrucker]

Nothing startling here- except perhaps, that you barely even touched the surface of " behind the scenes". eg) Chopped contestants get 20 minutes after the "reveal" of the mystery basket- and a formulated plan is outlined with the producers. On this show and many other "competition shows", did you ever wonder how they interview people whilst cooking, do "sit downs" with the contestants, whilst cooking, show each contestant making their dishes from scratch- all with 2 cameras. It's entertainment- pure and simple- and I only get annoyed when they try and pass it off as " shocking" or " surprised"".

[@PoorEdward]

Spitting out the food doesn't make the show a sham... That's like yelling at a movie because it's not real

[@yissssss]

Whoa, you mean reality tv is staged?! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

[@tanksoldier]

These are quite far from "total sham". Most of them have been acknowledged by the network as a necessity. You can't serve food that was prepared a half our earlier, and you can't cook a rib roast properly during the runtime of a typical show.

[@BHAKTIBROPHY]

FYI-- Spit Buckets have been around since moving pictures. Please. Sometimes actors have to take 15 takes. They're really expected to eat all that food? Work in the business before you pretend this is something bad or new.

[@demotivater]

TV shows aren't real? OMG - thanks for the eye opening video!

[@kimdavis5522]

Well duhhhh! That's like a car sales person saying they need to speak to the manager.

[@seasonings2taste115]

Alton brown did a behind the scenes episode. Basically he said that he will prep up the turkey, put it in the oven, and say "we'll be back" cut to commercial, and the other chef will have another turkey already cooked and done and they switch it out.

[@miked9000]

Alton Brown "revealed" all of this on Good Eats about 10 years ago. Way to be cutting edge nicki swift.

[@miketype1each]

The Food Network's programming is basically comprised of game shows. It's awful. I used to enjoy the actual cooking shows.

[@puttputt524]

My fragile understanding of reality has been shattered

[@camrendavis6650]

What if I told you...... ......there is no Flavor Town

[@2short99]

I also heard that the contestants on chopped are informed about the "mystery ingredients" before hand and from there they come up with their own recipes. It never seemed realistic to me that everyone on that show knew exactly what to make the second they found out the ingredients all in 20 minutes

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Well....How else would you expect cooking shows to work????? This stuff is common sense if you pay attention. Problem is, most people do not do that.

[@charityeddleman4851]

Bobby Flays shows are all him !!!! And he’s FUCKING AWESOME !!! Nothing “ FAKE “ about him , or any of his shows!!!

[@Magnetic275]

no that guy got bam from in living color tommy davidson

[@albundy6008]

ANDREW LIND Funky Finger Productions.

[@br1ann88]

These secrets did not ruin the shows though. These are predictable secrets.

[@sylvial1985]

Today's secret ingredient is RIDGE RACER!

[@nothingreallyrhymeswithora9377]

I mean... It's not like most of these were a secret. Unless they are cooking live, it's safe to assume there are lots of cutting between shots to make sure the food looks presentable.

[@georgesingleton3425]

BAM!!! What a sham. I watched some of those programs while attending culinary school. I wonderful how could some of the dishes be completed so quickly.

[@baronvonfrankenstein6295]

Food Network was awesome in the late 90’s 2000’s. I can’t handle all the long commercials and high drama cooking shows and Guy makes me want to vomit all the Schnitzel and spaetzle I just cooked.

[@mildredpierce4506]

The only sham is this video. Who didn't know that there were two sets of dishes made? This isn't new or unique to the food network. TV chefs have been doing this for literally decades.

[@SirJones357]

The fact that you really can't take a single bite of your food and ingest it because of "calorie intake" is a problem... A single bite.. lmaooo ridiculous

[@BNL07604]

"Today's secret ingredient is...GERIERRRRE!!" Hello darkness my old friend...

[@chucksmith9872]

Fake or no, that "BEEEEEEEEEEER!" thing on Iron Chef is an immortal classic!

[@dianebaum4682]

I use to watch the network before it started doing the game/reality show BS. It’s also the same for HD network- too many reality (not) shows- Real estate sailing homes. I loved the ones that actually showed someone remodeling something, or DIY ideas. Not what house out of three they bought(which isn’t real) etc

[@tmassey1465]

BAM!! Chopped. My partner every now and then surprises me with some strange ingredients, he picks up at Whole Foods or Wegmans. I then proceed to whip up something for dinner. Its fun, challenging and I generally need an alcoholic beverage afterwards.

[@Moonstorm0551]

Let me take you down 'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry Fields forever

[@tomy5868]

worst part of Food Network is the constant moaning and groaning every time they eat something and same old reference to "you can taste the savory-ness of the tarragon as it combines but doesn't over shadow the cinnamon and lemon zest" blaa blaa blaa.

[@Kaluthrica]

And don't forget the peaness,,,

[@bannedfromtv2102]

These aren't secrets. This is, if you're stupid, this is what is done.

[@JFrost-dr5nw]

Wow.. 10 minutes worth of information everyone with half a brain already knew. Way to go, superstar 🙄

[@ilmaba1756]

Sad when you think of all the food that gets wasted and thrown out, just for all these non-reality reality shows.

[@Bushiey]

Iron Chef America. Not Iron Chef Japan. Should've classified that.

[@MagruderSpoots]

I can't watch most food network programs anymore. The constant extreme close-ups, out of focus shots and rapid camera changes jar my nerves. It's a shame because most of the host are very good.

[@RayManiac90]

Mystery diners is the worst one, it's so fake that is ridicolous

[@brendakeller861]

Caught a couple of Julia Child's from way back this morning, she had 3/4 different stages of the food she was cooking, as it progressed to the finished stage,she would put one pan under the counter and pull out the next stage ( French onion soup) enjoyed watching her very much!!

[@janbeeson5083]

OMG!!! I am totally SHOCKED and even more, I am HURT! Tell me it's just not so. I would have never known (or even guessed) any of the 'revelations' contained therein, butt for your exposure. Next thing I know is that on the Decoratin' Channel, 'Joanna' doesn't do ALL of her own decoratin' and legwork, OR that 'Chip' (aka 'Caveman' and 'Shorty' don't do ALL of the carpentry work THEMSELVES! But back to the Decoratin' Channel for a second: The the final spike through the heart of my belief system would be if you told me that Robert Irvine-- along with his trusty decorator and carpenter-- aren't really completely gutting and replacing a restaurant's interior (including new flooring, ceiling, seating, fixtures, signage, etc etc), revamping the menu, installing a POS system, .sterilizing the god-awful, grease-laden and roach/rodent-infested kitchen, re-training the staff, and healing the owners' marriage in JUST 24 HOURS and for JUST $10,000 !?. Please, please... Say it ain't so...

[@rexlint2520]

You know that Iron Chef is faked. They only make one plate of everything. And then by magic there is a plate for all the judges.

[@dadoofusbeats]

Went to a bbq joint where guy went too and was on his show, all the food we had was completely awful

[@igfoobar]

Food Network went downhill when they stopped airing cooking shows and started airing reality shows and competitions.

[@dadeleemurphy85]

the secret ingredient is Neptunian Slug isn't it? "Bam"

[@BHAKTIBROPHY]

Nikki Swift is the new bane of KZbin.

[@DIANNEELEE]

I never watched these shows. I watch shows of recipes of food I have always cooked. I always thought TV cooks were weird

[@n40tom]

I don't know why but I only watch the stuff when I'm starving. It's kind of like flogging yourself.