30 Days of Television Meme

[sunclouds33]

In my quest to cover past memes, I'm doing the 30 Days of Television Meme that used to float 'round these parts. I decided to do all of the days in one fell swoop. I finish something but with less bloviating than if I did it day by day

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[velvetwhip]

OMG. A fellow Food Network junkie. Not that I obsess over Chopped or anything...

What did you think of this seasons NFNS winner?

Gabrielle

[sunclouds33]

Yay for Food Network! I don't watch Chopped, though. I saw a few eps but I didn't pick it up seriously for some reason.

I was so happy that Lenny won! I thought he was hilarious and relatable. And I think that his chuck wagon/gourmet cowboy theme is actually new for Food Network. He could impart some good lessons about cooking cheaply even though I'm a much healthier cook than he is. Anyway, he felt more needed than "coastal cuisine" or yet another Italian celeb chef. I was annoyed that Emma dropped out so early, though. I thought that she actually could have had what it took to beat Lenny. Her farm to table theme aligns more with how I cook. And as much as I like Lenny, her sweet genuineness could have been more lasting with me than Lenny's big showman style. But, I'm still very entertained and informed by Lenny and happy that he won.

How did you feel?

[velvetwhip]

If you ever saw the episode with Lance and Madison, you'd be hooked, but some eps are better than others and that may be why you're not a fan.

Definitely Lenny was the best of the three. His concept was the only one that Food Network does not currently have in some form.

But speaking of chuck wagon cooks, there's a cook named Kent Rollins who was on the Chopped Grill Masters competition and he was even better than Lenny - sweet, charming, and talented as all get out. Wish he had his own show.

Gabrielle

[sunclouds33]

Yeah, I didn't *dislike* Chopped. But there wasn't quite that alchemy that drew me back to watch more.

OMG, I found Sarah aka "I need to represent Texas!" SO annoying. This crop was pretty disappointing. I only really liked Lenny and Emma and I found Jersey girl Nicole adequate but unexciting.

[velvetwhip]

The "Butcher Babe" was the one who irked me most. Oh my stars!

Gabrielle

[sunclouds33]

Oooooh, so annoying! She was right down there with Sarah. Her one redeeming feature was that the judges appeared to like a lot of her food. However, her personality ticked me off.

As long as we're bitching, I love Alton, Giada, Bobby, and Bob Tuschman but Susie Fogelson bothers me. I didn't even like Sarah but Susie's complaint that Sarah didn't somehow jam being a mom into her 30-second promo on Texan cuisine was typical Susie latching on to some stupid marketing point so she has something to snot to contestants.

[velvetwhip]

I remember that! Oh my god. Because yeah, bearing children is more important than anything else and MUST BE MENTIONED CONSTANTLY.

Gabrielle