I was looking forward to watching the new highly marketed ABC show “The Taste.” It’s food network meets The Voice. The premise is four judges (Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Brian Malarkey) blind-taste a one-bite morsel and decide if that cook belongs on their team of four. Only after the judges decide yes [...]
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Walmart Factory Farmed USDA Choice Steak
Walmart is in full tilt promotion mode. On Master Chef tonight, they were shamelessly promoting Walmart’s new USDA Choice steaks, touting how cheap they were, but not bothering to mention that the cheap meat is raised in a devastating factory farm. Shame on Gordon Ramsey who used to be all about sustainability and high quality [...]
Tricia Yearwood’s New Cooking TV Show on Food Network
Tricia Yearwood has a new Food Network show called “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” and I watched the “Girlfriends” episode today. Okay, yeah, there’s typical Paula Deen-ish, way-too-much butter and sugar recipes, but I was pleasantly surprised to find Tricia’s personality really shined. I enjoyed watching the episode! There were many helpful cooking tips, plus little bits [...]
Hamburger Helper Stuffed Bellies
Just saw a TV commercial for Hamburger Helper. The family is together, sitting at the dinner table and the dad is stuffed so he leans back and pats his belly, full to the brim. He looks at his young daughter, they smile at each other and she imitates him, patting her belly as well. Camera [...]
Windex Mini Concentrated Refill Toxins
We watched the CBS This Morning show and they showcased the “best new consumer products” from Better Homes & Gardens. I had to laugh because one of their recommendations was the Windex Mini Concentrated Refill Pouch – they touted it as better for the environment because there was less waste in the packaging. Huh? Okay, [...]
Good Housekeeping Drop 5 Lbs – New Cooking Channel Show
I was curious about the new show on Cooking Channel TV: Good Housekeeping Drop 5 Lbs (with Melissa d’Arabian), so I made sure to DVR it. The first episode opens with the recipe, Chicken Breasts with Apple Curry Sauce and it looked scrumptious; I love the idea of sweet & savory for dinner. But I [...]
New Jennifer Hudson – Seeing & Hearing Double – Weight Watchers Commercial
Ugh, I know she has a lot of fans, but I find ALL of the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watcher commercials extremely annoying. Her voice sounds like screeching nails on a chalkboard, and this new commercial is no exception. The commercial opens with the “old” Jennifer in a tight-fitting bright pink dress singing on American Idol, [...]
TV Chefs Waste So Much Food!
Begin Rant! I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but it drives me crazy when chefs/cooks on TV transfer a mixture out of a bowl into a pot, (or vice verse) and they leave behind a whole lotta food in the bowl. Yes, I realize that due to time constraints, they can’t take the [...]
The Chew Review – New Daytime Food Talk Show on ABC TV
I’ve been looking forward to the premiere of the new food talk show, “the Chew” – with Mario Batali (famous chef, previously on Food Network), Carla Hall (charming contestant from Bravo’s Top Chef), Michael Symon (current “Iron Chef” on Food Network), Daphne Oz (supposed nutrition expert, and daughter of famous Dr Oz), and Clinton Kelly [...]
Food Network Rewards Obese Duff Goldman with New Sugar High Show
I just watched a promo for the new Food Network show “Sugar High” starring Duff Goldman, the guy from “Ace of Cakes” (a show I don’t think I’ve watched once) Anyway, the promo commercial made me sick! They showed him gorging on cakes, pastries, cookies, and puddings. Every scene was him shoveling huge desserts into [...]
