This is funny. I used to LOVE FN, but one day, without really knowing why, I just stopped watching. After a while, I tuned back in and all the annoyances just slapped me in the face and I realized why I stopped watching:
Giada in her cleavage-baring tops zesting lemons and saying ‘just like that’ after everything she did
Paula’s zoned-out Santa husband (why is he allowed on the set- I’ve never seen a man with less personality)
Sandra Lee saying everything is fabulous and amazing
Rachael Ray- EVOO and garbage bowl
Barefoot Contessa’s strange worship of her husband (her life seems to revolve around having a meal ready for him when he gets home) and love of all things gay (does she have ANY straight friends?)
The nail in the coffin was when it was obvious on the “Next Food Network Star’ shows they always had to have the same PC assortment of contestants, regardless of talent- ethnic woman (hispanic, Indian, etc..), black woman, gay guy, etc... You can’t tell me with all the applicants, they always come up with the same assortment of people. Then they upped the ante with the gay couple as a team instead of just one person! enough- I was done!
The new “Cooking Channel” seems to fill in the gap of traditional cooking shows where Food Network has gone the way of game shows.
Let’s not forget Cat Kora who is gay....plus watch Home and Garden channel....it’s 24/7 gay couples all the time.
I used to watch the Food Network constantly and realized I stopped cooking - I was so exhausted watching cooking I didn’t feel like cooking - same happened with HGTV shows, never felt like painting a room, cleaning etc. anymore, I was so tuckered out from watching other people doing it.