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Overview

FoodNetwork has a rating of 1.76 stars from 500 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about FoodNetwork most frequently mention pioneer woman, sunny anderson, and cooking show problems. FoodNetwork ranks 85th among Recipe sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 2.9%
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Positive highlights

  • Even if you don't like to cook, food network is a great channel to watch.

Critical highlights

  • The pioneer woman is horrible having her children tape she acts so immature.
How would you rate FoodNetwork?
Top Positive Review

“Sunny Anderson”

Nancy H.
3/21/23

I love the kitchen. I also think Sonny Anderson is so annoying I have actually considered just not watching it anymore. Has she never learned to just pass the plate to the next person instead of plowing and before everyone else or instead of anybody else because there will be three people down the line that haven't even been passed a plate if she happened to have gotten her hands on it first.

Top Critical Review

“Quit watching!”

Virginia C.
2/5/24

Today 2/5/24 was the final straw for me watching The Kitchen on Food Network. It used to be a good show and was enjoyable and entertaining to watch. Now all the chefs just talk over each other and some have begun the annoying habit of saying "like" five times in a sentence. Today,Sunny Anderson was over the top when she actually stuck her lips in a bowl of topping that was to be used on cheese cake. Disgusting! She's always been a show hog making sure she gets any leftovers from the show but this was the last straw for me. I turned the show off. Food Network has very few shows left that are worth watching and now they have one less.

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Thumbnail of user nullr27
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
March 24th, 2024

Come on...ANOTHER Guy show?! Isn't he on there enough? Hasn't the Food Network ever heard of not putting all your eggs in one basket? He was unbearably arrogant when he was on Next Food Network Star. Now his ego is bigger than his hair. Every other sentence is, "This is MY show!" And now we have to see his kids everywhere on "his" shows. Makes me nauseous. Between him and the baking competitions, there are very few actual cooking shows with everyday cooks, not celebrities. Guess Food Network is saving a boat load of money, however, never having to look for new talent. Hint: Show us more Johanna Gaines!

Thumbnail of user virginiac656
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
February 5th, 2024
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Today 2/5/24 was the final straw for me watching The Kitchen on Food Network. It used to be a good show and was enjoyable and entertaining to watch. Now all the chefs just talk over each other and some have begun the annoying habit of saying "like" five times in a sentence. Today,Sunny Anderson was over the top when she actually stuck her lips in a bowl of topping that was to be used on cheese cake. Disgusting! She's always been a show hog making sure she gets any leftovers from the show but this was the last straw for me. I turned the show off. Food Network has very few shows left that are worth watching and now they have one less.

Bad habit!
December 8th, 2022
• Previous review

I just want to comment on the chefs and cooks with long hair! Please tie your hair back and keep it from hanging over the food. It is so gross. I have seen chefs on the kitchen lean over food they are making and their hair is hanging right over the food. If you have ever found another persons hair in your food you know what I mean!

Thumbnail of user pamstafford3
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 7th, 2024

Why does Hunter, the spoiled brat of Guy Fieri, need to be on every show he does. Hunter has never worked a day in his life. He's also not a chef. I'm sick and tired of the bratty son of Guy being on every show he does. He doesn't know how to talk about food so he should not be a judge nor talk to the chefs.

Thumbnail of user lorac106
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 27th, 2023

Love pioneer woman old episodes.
Pandemic ones where children run camera sucks. Sketches commercial in Spanish sucks this is America for Krips sake! Get rid of this commercial! Get rid of the kitchen it sucks! Where did ina gartens shows go? And that farm lady's shows? You get rid of the good shows only to give us crap shows!

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Thumbnail of user lindam6197
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 1st, 2024

Why would you advertise a sick kid on kids baking championship? The curly head boy wiped his nose on his hand licked his finger and crouched over the mixer. I find that very dirty.

Thumbnail of user annieo14
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
December 7th, 2023

This used to be a great channel. It is terrible now. I only watch Chopped, as it is the only show left with some quality. Endless hours of Beat Bobby Flay with guest judges faking how much they want him to lose. 24 hours marathons of Guy Fiori and his tricks. Finally, could someone tell me who actually cares if someone called Selena Gomez knows how to cook. If I want
A recipe. I will go to other sources and not the Food Network. Recipes are convoluted and hard to replicate. A person who works can't deal with a 20 ingredients dish that takes 3 hours to make. The diversity of programming is long gone. I do applaud the Julia Childs Kitchen idea but not the idea of "chefs" reinventing her dishes. If you make Ms.Child's dish with your flavors, then you don't know how to cook. Even the Tuscany show was a let down.
It is sad to see a good network ho down the tubes.

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Thumbnail of user tesssny22
1 review
15 helpful votes
May 21st, 2023

I love The Kitchen!, but lately why does Sunny have to be so loud, over powering, obnoxious, and down right annoying? Watching the look on the other chef's faces, I know they feel the same! I used to love watching her cook, telling her stories of growing up, etc., she was very relatable….what has happened?
Today May 20,2023 I actually turned the volume off to finish watching the show!

Thumbnail of user abomaster829
1 review
20 helpful votes
June 11th, 2023

This morning my husband and I watched the episode of Rule Breaking recipes. My husband never says anything negative about anything but she even had him yelling at the tv telling her to SHUT UP! She was at her most obnoxious. We were trying to figure out if she was off her drugs or on them. More obnoxious than usual. She honestly gave me a headache. She's still as gross with her eating. I thought maybe the network would get her to act like the rest of the cast. Normal. But they haven't. I know I'm not the only one that has complained. In fact this is the second time. PLEASE do something with her!

Thumbnail of user suzanned508
1 review
11 helpful votes
January 28th, 2023

There is no one more obnoxious, loud & annoying than Sunny Anderson. Her 'personality' clashes with the other refined members on The Kitchen. Rea Drummond is too focused on promoting her family & her recipes always relates to a family member or event.
How can Food Network continue to sponsor these irritating personalities? What happened to Ina Gardner & Martha Stewart. Simply Ming is great! Henry, his son, is in the background & takes directions then falls back & he complements the show.
I change the channel when Anderson's mouth opens, "know what I'm sayin?", so aggravating. I don't watch Drummond.

Thumbnail of user larissad10
14 reviews
17 helpful votes
March 17th, 2024

Became an absolute no. All the same chefs participate in all shows. Many of them are just ordinary cooks. There are so many young talented people who can't break the wall, because of them.

Thumbnail of user johnt5139
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 29th, 2024

At the beginning food network was good now same old reruns and same old shows very boring and waste of money

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Thumbnail of user sandrah2506
1 review
6 helpful votes
March 20th, 2023

Please ask the chefs on The Kitchen to keep their elbows OFF the table/counter when they are eating!I I watchThe Kitchen all the time and I would think they know better.
Thank you,
Sandy Harris

Thumbnail of user pennyh362
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 28th, 2024

So sick of all Guy Fieri shows. Love the Kitchen. He isn't that great and restaurant food sucks. Bring back Valerie

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Thumbnail of user rosemontxxj
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
August 20th, 2023

Sunny Anderson absolutely ruins the Kitchen! She is loud, rude and obnoxious! She shouts over everyone else, eats like a pig! There are times that I have turned the show off because of her. She needs to tone it down!

Thumbnail of user janw627
1 review
4 helpful votes
December 9th, 2023

She needs to be fired and take Jeff with her. She is so loud and obnoxious. Always needs to be the center of attention!

Thumbnail of user angela.beer1988
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 16th, 2023

I'm sorry but it's so annoying that she doesn't know how to open a crescant pop can. Give me a break! I really don't enjoy her as an addition to the show.

Thumbnail of user caroljeans1
1 review
4 helpful votes
May 13th, 2022

My husband and I really enjoy a number of shows on the Food Network, HOWEVER, we are sick and tired of the EXTREMELY irritating and nerve wracking continuous background music, especially when contestants and judges are talking! It's so obnoxious and irritating that we sometimes can't watch a program to the end! Also, we truly enjoyed watching The Kitchen when Sunny Anderson was gone for awhile. She's very annoying! Thank you very much for your attention to this critique.

Thumbnail of user nunyab187
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 22nd, 2023

He needs to be removed from all shows on this network. Food network doesn't need a racist persona. Or time to boycott this site of they continue to support this racist jerk

Thumbnail of user nancyh2550
1 review
15 helpful votes
March 21st, 2023

I love the kitchen. I also think Sonny Anderson is so annoying I have actually considered just not watching it anymore. Has she never learned to just pass the plate to the next person instead of plowing and before everyone else or instead of anybody else because there will be three people down the line that haven't even been passed a plate if she happened to have gotten her hands on it first.

Thumbnail of user lisab4549
1 review
16 helpful votes
February 4th, 2023

I used to enjoy the Kitchen they had a great variety.
But I literally cannot watch it anymore the hosts are just so full of themselves, I suppose its hard to stay humble when you are on your own show, but they have become obnoxious and quite honestly stupid and their behavior. I was literally watching the game day show right now and it's a Train wreck

Thumbnail of user beverlym251
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
March 1st, 2020

I enjoy the competitions would like to see more how they do it and more Clinton Kelly, as a judge or host. I used to watch instead of network tv. I am sick to death of Guy have pretty much quit watching. Guy is on so much. Not much else tou watch.

Thumbnail of user martinn227
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
April 3rd, 2023

150 back to back episode Diners - Drive Ins - blah blah. Can't the producers create NEW content? All the talent in the US and they produce the same #@$% over and over and over. Spring baking championships. It used to be good but then someone decided to have absurd challenges. Who cares if someone can create a cake using tree bark. Have meaningful challenges that audiences can relate to. The talent has also gone down. Overall the Food Network has crashed. It's become awful

Thumbnail of user kupucca
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 18th, 2023

Hello! I watch the cooking shows for new & exciting cooking and baking ideas. Though what I've seen and noticed is that not one person of a brown or different ethnic background has won an actual final or main heat in the cooking competitions. Whatever the excuse is the results do not out way the final wins. And after watching the cooking competitions it seems to be that only certain taste buds do not win or out due or out way the outcome that has been going on. A lot of favoritism with certain cultures has been noted and noticed. Just thought It would be nice to send an actual seriously noticed on the judges and poorly wins of a certain nationality, when there is so many other ethnicity's & cultures that deserved to Win in the finals. Also, there is no way that sipping on a lil water will allow anyone to quickly taste all that food and sweets and be able to judge that quickly? We need cooking ideas they bring families together just be fair like U know U should, cause your being judged too by, your viewers as well so continue to get better. And Sonny U alright stay positive & keep doing you, & U Go Girl! Thanx :)

Thumbnail of user heatherh2046
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 2nd, 2023

You should be ashamed putting on these men as women they are disgusting drag queens are not acceptable… also the filthy nails of two of your top chefs … another disgusting appearances flay and Alex cannot pronounce her last name the money they make should have nice nail in an avid food network watch do something about this

Thumbnail of user valeriel509
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 2nd, 2023

I used to love the food network, but now, there are so many reruns and show changes especially on the weekend. Even the new shows.
Worst Cooks in America is now just ridiculous. With all their antics, when it started, it was about actual teaching. Beat Bobby Flay all reruns same with Guy's. I must admit I still watch.

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