FoodNetwork has a rating of 1.8 stars from 501 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 84th among Recipe sites.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
I'm really tired of all the competitions. Would love to see more actual cooking. Would love more recipes.
I just watched a cooking show with Valerie and I couldn't believe she wore a low cut blouse (yes, boobs showing) Maybe she's trying to take after Giada. She's said on one of her show " because I'm Italian I"ll add garlic". What's being Italian have to do with the garlic. Please quit giggling and talking to your food.
Beat Bobby flay is the worst show on your network. Accomplished chef sure but boring to watch. Your network needs more shows that are instructional and fun to watch. Showing people short cuts to cooking good food at home would be a much better than the dumb competitions. You really need to stop and take a deep look at what your broadcasting we are tired of Bobby amd giada. Great chefs but very boring. You have a competition each season for the next food or star. Let them have a chance. Alton brown and Emeril's show where great. Show people ideas to make gourmet food at home.
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!
Sunny & Jeff - TOO LOUD! Guy - TOO MUCH! Giada - Way TOO MUCH CLEAVAGE! This should be about FOOD!
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.
I was happy with fn until it became the guy Feirri channel. The guy sucks as a cook and shouldn't be judging ot h er cooks
I used to love watching the afternoon shows of Barefoot Contessa, pioneer Woman, etc now it's DDD for hours in a row! Too many completion shows and no cooking shows... not a great programming decision. Nobody likes watching Guy Fieri 8 hours a day.
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!
I like the magazine, but you only need but so many. I was given this mag as a gift. Come find out, if I do not contact them myself, my subscription doesn't run out, they just keep on sending their mag then send you a bill. Try as I may, there is No Way to contact a person. I tried the # that was on my bill, you get 2 options and if the options are not why you are calling, you will be hung up on by a robo. The I tried to get a n# through the internet and that # is invalid. This is a racket! The company knows exactly what they are doing and should be turned in to the BBB. I had to contact my brother about this as I cannot get in due to, He bought the subscription for me. What a Racket! A money making Scheme. I don't want their mag. Just because of how they conduct their company. They pull you in then fleece you with another year subscrition because They Won't Stop Sending you their mag. Of course, unless you catch that one invoice that gives you that oportunity to stop them. I call that a Scheme. I will be looking out for that One envelope sometime between Dec to March, maybe April. I wouldn't know since I did not subscribe myself.
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I really don't know what Giada's low cut shirts or dresses have to do with cooking dose it really help network ratings to have her boobs in everyone face. It is disgusting that is the main reason I stopped watching her cooking shows it was all about her boobs. If she relied more on her cooking talents she would keep her boobs covered... Respectively this is a family show...
Tired of the show. I've been watching Chopped for years and I can count on my hands how many time a black person won.
I used to enjoy the show when it first came on a few years ago. It has now become a show that we have chosen to turn off. Can't believe the clothes that Giada wears on a show that is supposed to be about contestants working hard to show their potential. This is not supposed to be the Giada fashion show is it? Just disappointed in the network and her.
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.
I generally enjoy watching FN but watching Judy Joo eating LIVE seafood recently was absolutely disgusting. I understand that Koreans have no regard for animal welfare but to subject FN viewers to this was wrong. Also Judy is the most annoying TV chef ever with her saccharine, sweet and inane grinning and that annoying American twang. She sounds like a female Lloyd Grossman and really grates on my nerves.
Why is the nothing but back to back Guy Fieri on this now?! And Robert Irvine is full of himself without the chops to back it up. I've watched food network for years, but haven't in the last year. Seems to have lost it edge...
I mostly just watch in the morning- its the only time you can actually see a cooking show.when the competition shows start- the channel changes.same chefs over and over.it sucks anymore
I was a die hard food network fan but now have become bored. All they air is Siba's and Chopped boring. As South African's we are also important. Don't take us as fools. We need variety. Please up or you will loose us.
I am soon going to write off Food Channel. I am over saturated with Guy Fieri. Shows.
All the decent cooking shows are in a.m. Please get creative again.
Mary Nicholson
I used to watch food network for the cooking shows. I loved to watch them and then try it myself. Now all I see is competition shows that are very uninteresting. I do not care who can Beat Bobby Flay or make an edible meal out of a basket of ingredients I would never even consider buying. Also I love Guy But do not have to see him running around a grocery store or hanging out at his ranch talking to other chefs. You need to go back to your old format and forget the competition shows.
Please get a different host!OMG...Ree Drummond talks with a monotone voice and seems fake! Ugh puts you to sleep.
I enjoy watching baking shows and have always enjoyed the (Whatever season) Baking Championship. I am very sick, however, of Nancy Fuller and those ridiculous glasses on top of her head plus the fact she seems to go out of her way to disagree with Lorraine regardless of what is said. And now I am finding Duff Goldman to be increasingly nasty! Not only does he look like a slob but he is making snarky, sarcastic remarks on an increasing bases. And, to top it all off, I really don't care for Clinton Kelly as a host. I'll continue to watch because I enjoy "contest" shows but I'd sure like to see some changes made.
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