"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:43:56 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
ws.com...
>>> On 3/11/2012 8:41 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Christopher > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Just turned on the show on The Food Network.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks really interesting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pass
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It's not "worst *chefs* in America", it's "worst *cooks* in America".
>>> It's
>>> a good show.
>>
>>Call me crazy but I still maintain cooking shows should be about cooking.
>>Cooking that is, food that people want to eat. Watching a bunch of boobs
>>throw perfectly good ingredients around and turn them into something the
>>dog
>>wouldn't eat is just dumb. And wasteful.
>>
>>Paul
>>
> There is an opportunity for learning in this show. Ann Burrell and
> Bobby Flay show the novice cooks how to prepare an item. The novice
> cooks try to duplicate the dish and also do a riff on it. For other
> viewers who may be as challenged in the kitchen, watching others make
> mistakes and learning from them will be helpful and maybe empowering.
>
> Not everyone is like you, born with flawless taste, cooking
> technique, plating and style.
>
> Give some other folks a break. Television shows can't be designed
> just for you. There are plenty of people out there that literally
> know nothing about food and food preparation. They may gain courage
> from a show like this and try something on their own.
> Janet US

It's not really something that keeps my attention though. I did have it on
tonight but I sure wasn't riveted to it.