Emeril Lagasse leaves Food Network

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The discussion revolves around the departure of Emeril Lagasse from the Food Network, with participants sharing their opinions on his cooking style, the quality of current food shows, and the overall direction of the network. The conversation touches on nostalgia for past cooking shows, critiques of contemporary chefs, and comparisons between different cooking programs.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express dissatisfaction with Emeril Lagasse's cooking skills, suggesting he was more of a showman than a chef.
  • Others appreciate the entertainment value of his shows, despite critiquing his culinary abilities and weight gain over the years.
  • A few participants propose that the Iron Chef format could be improved by introducing more authentic challenges and using locally-sourced ingredients.
  • There is a sentiment that current Food Network shows lack quality compared to past programs, with some preferring the Travel Channel's offerings.
  • Critiques are made regarding the authenticity of competition shows, with suggestions that outcomes may be scripted or predetermined.
  • Julia Child is mentioned as a competent chef, with contrasting opinions on Graham Kerr's cooking style, which some find outdated.
  • Participants express a desire for more engaging and skillful cooking shows, indicating a general disappointment with the current lineup on the Food Network.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express disagreement regarding the quality of current cooking shows and the effectiveness of various chefs, with no consensus on the merits of Emeril Lagasse or the direction of the Food Network.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference the scripted nature of competition shows and the perceived decline in quality of food programming, but these points remain subjective and unresolved.

  • #61
Moonbear said:
Does he have good legs? :biggrin:
Great legs. :rolleyes:
 
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  • #62
Evo said:
Great legs. :rolleyes:

Oh, then I'm sure his food is delicious! :biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #63
Evo said:
But, but, he cooked in a kilt! He cooked in Renaisance garb! He cooked in Colonial garb! Are you saying it's not real?

:smile: yes, he's funny. Oh, that's real.
Moonbear said:
He's pretty good looking too, with just the right amount of Australian accent. :biggrin:

And I also thought he was british, so where did he pick up that Australian accent?
 
  • #64
~christina~ said:
And I also thought he was british, so where did he pick up that Australian accent?

I don't know if he's British or Australian, but he had a show where he picked up another very pretty woman driving a sporty convertible, and she was British and asked if his accent was Australian, which he confirmed. If he didn't have a whole camera crew with him, I'm sure he'd have a lot of angry husbands chasing after him by now. :biggrin:
 
  • #65
Didn't the British send criminals to Australia, perhaps he meant British ancestry? :rolleyes:

You guys are killing me. :-p

Someone hand me a green corndog.
 
  • #67
Evo said:
Didn't the British send criminals to Australia, perhaps he meant British ancestry? :rolleyes:

You guys are killing me. :-p

Someone hand me a green corndog.
lol
I'm not sure you'd want a,"green corndog" because it might be a bit moldy. :wink:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Irvine

British all the way, it must be one of his lies again. :rolleyes:
 
  • #68
Dinner Impossible - New Season

http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2008/07/michael_symons_first_dinner_im.html

Looks like the write in effort failed to impress.
 
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  • #69
LowlyPion said:
Dinner Impossible - New Season

http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2008/07/michael_symons_first_dinner_im.html

Looks like the write in effort failed to impress.
Symons has failed to impress me so far. Maybe some kind of personality will emerge on this show.

They need to cancel the "Next Food Network Star" that's currently on, I can't imagine any of three remaining contestants having a show. I know Zz said he had to stop watching it.
 
  • #70
~christina~ said:
lol
I'm not sure you'd want a,"green corndog" because it might be a bit moldy. :wink:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Irvine

British all the way, it must be one of his lies again. :rolleyes:

Um...I wasn't talking about Robert Irvine, I was talking about Curtis when I mentioned the Aussie accent. :rolleyes: I don't know who Robert Irvine is yet...haven't seen his show...he's the one with cute legs according to Evo.
 
  • #71
Evo said:
Symons has failed to impress me so far. Maybe some kind of personality will emerge on this show.

I did catch the first episode of Michael Symons Dinner Impossible. And I was left thinking he likely makes a better seu-chef than a chef.

The mugging it up and renting the hokey boardwalk bikes and running around semi out of control seemed contrived, not that contrived is not apparently part of the game plan already even with Robert Irvine. After all if it were easy it wouldn't meet the title of the show.
 
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  • #72
I shake my head reading the descriptions of these shows. At our last place, the Food Channel was bundled with basic cable, over on the "Amen Corner" part of the dial. Aside from Good Eats, I couldn't stand the shows, especially Bobby Flay's stuff. At least you can get some good ideas from Alton Brown. Watching his show one day, I watched him use a piece of stone tile to crush peeled cloves of garlic, and suddenly the polished cylindrical agate paperweight my friend gave me years before had a new job. Our kitchen is small and simple, so tools have to multi-task.
 
  • #73
Lagasse leaving the Food Network is probably one of the best things that could have happened to that channel. His histrionics were painful to watch. Martha Stewart will be leading him around by the short hairs, now. She bought the rights to his entire business apart from the restaurants, including his appearance schedule, his cookbooks, and the line of cookware that is sold under his name. $50M and he sold his soul.
 
  • #74
turbo-1 said:
$50M and he sold his soul.

I have to wonder about health issues. I just saw him on a cooking green show and he looked bloated and less agile than on his FN shows.

He probably can't sell the restaurants anyway because of the investors and I can imagine MSL wouldn't want to get into that part of the food business.

Maybe he is just cashing in while he's still around to realize the value and not selling his soul?
 
  • #75
LowlyPion said:
I have to wonder about health issues. I just saw him on a cooking green show and he looked bloated and less agile than on his FN shows.

He probably can't sell the restaurants anyway because of the investors and I can imagine MSL wouldn't want to get into that part of the food business.

Maybe he is just cashing in while he's still around to realize the value and not selling his soul?
Selling now is a smart move before his popularity tanks. And if his health is faling, makes all the more sense.

Heck, If I had a soul, I'd sell it for $50 million.

BTW, his "Vodka Sauce" for pasta is not bad. I can't find my favorite brand anymore,and his is ok, and they've just dropped the price. Not that he has anything to do with actually making it, but it's worth the $3.50 for a large jar for a different sauce. I tried making it at home, but by the time I drank all the vodka, I couldn't taste the sauce anymore.
 
  • #76
Evo said:
They need to cancel the "Next Food Network Star" that's currently on, I can't imagine any of three remaining contestants having a show. I know Zz said he had to stop watching it.

I caught that for the first time yesterday. It was laughable, as the judges basically are letting them all go to the final round because they couldn't decide which was the worst to throw one off...they had major problems with all three and joked that they should have one do the introduction/narrating, one create the recipes, and one do the actual cooking. :rolleyes:

How many shows do they promise as a prize? Sounds like the winner will get the minimum and be cancelled.
 
  • #77
Moonbear said:
How many shows do they promise as a prize? Sounds like the winner will get the minimum and be cancelled.

Maybe they will cancel the contest first and do us all a favor.
 
  • #78
~christina~ said:
Whhhhyyyy?!
evo said:
I also enjoyed "Dinner: Impossible" with Robert Irvine, who has just been fired for lying on his resume. Who cares? His show was fun and he was a great cook. Now they've got that new Iron Chef guy in his place and I can't imagine how that is going to be. I think the first episode will be tonight.

I liked his shows the best out of all of the shows on food network, before I had to cancel cable.)
He's back on.. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Irvine" , last November, the food channel announced they have rehired him for six new episodes of Dinner: Impossible, which will began airing in March 2009.
 
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  • #79
Ouabache said:
He's back on.. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Irvine" , last November, the food channel announced they have rehired him for six new episodes of Dinner: Impossible, which will began airing in March 2009.
Oh good, Michael Symon is too wimpy for the show.
 
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  • #80
Evo said:
Oh good, Michael Symon is too wimpy for the show.

whoohoo! and I have to agree with you.
 

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