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Never have had Bobby Flay's food, but I'm a big fan. I think the NY confidence is mislabeled. I actually like the masculinity that goes with it. I love it when he and that Jeffrey guy who is the food critic spar on Iron Chef America. Flay's changed. He's much more mellow than he was when he started out.

I also love Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, even if Bobby's not on that show. Ever try Garbage Plates? I first learned of such a thing on that show and they are yummy (enough calories for a week, but as a once a year treat...). Really, the only one on that network I can't take is Rachel Ray.

I have choir rehearsal that night, but I will set the DVR. It sounds like a great episode.

Really, the only one on that network I can't take is Rachel Ray.

Yup ... there's another one whose head has swollen with fame. It's oddly tragic to witness simple, well-intentioned individuals progress into egotistical divas over the span of a few years.

Rachel Ray used to do food samples at our local Price Chopper supermarket. She was personable and folks enjoyed her. She even compiled a simple cookbook that one could purchase and have autographed, back then. Now she has taken over the airwaves and even has her own publication. What drives me to frenzy are her expressions "yum-o", "evoo" (which has made it into the dictionary). She even refers to her self as "Rach". How time consuming is it to add an additional syllable?

And what about the doyenne of southern cooking - Paula Deen? I used to love watching Paula and laughed each time she put in that extra pat of butter. Of late, she's overdone it and her sweetness has turned sour.

It's wrong to judge based simply on observations. Perhaps FN has groomed and moulded these women into the personalities they now project.

Any thoughts on Melissa d'Arabian? If she says "I love" one more time, I will slap her pretty face!