"Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote:

> Sometimes it really is all commercials all the time. FoodTV has taken on a
> format in which many of its shows are nothing more than pure advertising.
> Take "The Best Of." What company could want better advertising with a
> guaranteed demographic? I strongly believe all those many hotels, inns,
> web sites and other mom and pop companies fork over wads of cash to be
> featured on those shows. I'd never boycott them for that reason mind you
> but things like stealth advertising really frost my cookies.

I don't get that sense when I watch those shows. Anything's possible, but
without some evidence, I find it doubtful that these businesses pay for
being mentioned on Food Finds, etc.