I’m sure it’s a lot of work and perhaps creatively they just didn’t want to go on. I am hooked on Food Network and Cooking Channel and I’m sure Alton will do something bigger and better between his stints in Kitchen Stadium.
It could be the money. Alton has said that he makes virtually nothing on the show, because it is so expensive to produce. Other Food Network personalities have complained about the low pay as well. But they make big bucks on the lecture circuit, from endorsements, and cookbooks.