en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/613072 Comments by teresapay http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-finale/#IDComment29009736 I agree with everything but the Adam comment, he is WAY to hyper! Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:49:18 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-finale/#IDComment29009736 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29006177 I would watch Jeffrey! Melissa is to frenetic for me, but I can appreciate that she would appeal to others. I just prefer a calm show! Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:55:29 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29006177 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29006076 Good One! I would love to know what some of the non-winners from this as well as past seasons are doing. (Well, besides Adam who I used to like before he got ridiculously ADHD! Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:53:33 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29006076 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29005980 I agree Jeffrey is the better trained chef, and have been a fan of his since day one. Course, I like calm, lol, I think when they say "FN Star", they are looking for marketability which they seem to think Melissa is a better choice for, can't say I agree, I feel a show could use Jeffreys calm demeanor, his concept, and still be interesting enough for me to watch without feeling like I am watching a hamster running on a wheel, LOL Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:51:56 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29005980 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29005779 Well, if they didn't before, after Robert Irvine's mess they prob do now, LOL. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:48:25 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment29005779 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment29004416 Food Network is very active in charity work, both as a network, and with its individual chefs. For Example...Share Our Strength, Food Network's charity partner and the leading national organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger, has launched Operation No Kid Hungry, and Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman is part of National Doodle Day, Celebrity doodles (including Duff's) were auctioned on eBay. The funds they raised will benefit NF, Inc., an organization dedicated to providing support to individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that affects one in every 2,500 births, as well as many, many more. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:28:10 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment29004416 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment29002008 I believe the judging criteria is for more than just their food. They must be marketable (Susie's specialty) if you read her bio, you would know she has greatly contributed to the Food Networks success, and therefore, is contributing her input on those criteria as well as we all know if we like food. Never forget, Susie was telling us to hang in there because she already knew Debbie would be gone, LOL. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:54:20 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment29002008 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment28997316 Absolutely Bill! His calm manner would be great for interacting with other cultures and then to be able to translate that recipe for us with readily available ingredients and techniques, now THAT would be interesting! Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:50:20 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment28997316 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment28989585 Dear Suzie, I have to admit I do feel that the best 2 choices made it to the finals. It never ceases to amaze me how people, even the judges it seems sometimes, try to make everyone fit into a mold. I think it has been shown that even your runner ups will be used on the network if they "fit". I do not feel the every "star" needs to tell me about their past, (can we say Alton Brown, Bobby Flay), and I do not feel that they all need to have this sparkling, effervescent over the top personality. Melissa seems to be well liked by some, but frankly, makes me tired just watching her. I find Jeffrey's "zenlike" personality much more appealing. I Do not need to be shouted at, wound up, or "perkied" to death. On the other hand, I too would like to see him expand his cooking palette, I do not feel you need peppers in everything, (Gosh knows one Bobby Flay is enough), so I personally think that the time slot and show probably play the biggest part in the success of either of these personalities. I loved Anthony B, and think that Jeffrey could prob carry off a similar themed show, maybe with a twist of taking those dishes and demo'ing how the average cook could do. I feel Melissa is certainly a daytime slot, LOL. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:42:04 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-8/#IDComment28989585 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28979678 Shireen - wow - you must really be amazing, what is it you do, head chef somewhere, food critic or some other culinary genius? You say after 50 years of experience you know what a dish will taste like from its ingredients - I have cooked for over 40 years, and thank God, I can still be surprised. In fact, I have watched as other Chefs, critics and others on this show, and Top Chef Masters, have said, wow, you wouldn't think these ingredients would be good, but they are. So the fact that you are infallible and would instantly "know" unlike the rest of us, (trained and untrained), surely has earned you great accolades and culinary acclaim! (P.S. Should we be looking for you on the next TNFNS? Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:12:10 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28979678 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28889276 I am there with you, when you add Paula's racy comments that completely offend me, I have to wonder if it is really necessary for a food network to jump on the sex sells bandwagon? Really? 'Cause if that's what we all wanted to see, wouldn't we be watching all the other crappy channels? Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:15:59 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28889276 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28888610 WOW, I suppose the reason there are so many different "stars" is because different personalities appeal to different people, but to say his food is "marginal", really? He has won more challenges than any other contestant, he has a dish at Red Lobster and I am pretty sure they were not looking to add "marginal" food to their menu. Have you actually MADE his recipes to be able to make that call? Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:11:59 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28888610 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28761403 What show? Where? When? Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:56:26 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28761403 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28760395 Absolutely! I have read almost all the comments and never once saw an objection to Debbie actually BEING Korean, just how many times we heard her say it as a rational for her behavior or as her reason for using an ingredient, (instead of using the opportunity to educate us and tell us what that ingredient added to her dish), so WHY do people "read into" the objections, instead of actually READING the objections themselves. If we are truly ever going to be ONE nation, under God, INDIVISIBLE, we are going to have to STOP dividing ourselves by other cultures, and "settle" (or be Proud of) being American! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:47:28 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28760395 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28753642 If you are so educated, why do you need to resort to personal insults to make your point? An "Educated" "Non-Moroni" SHOULD be able to clearly express their point of view with a little more class. Apparently, you are also dense as the objection isn't that you are entitled to your point of view, but rather that to attack Jeffrey personally for his appearance which he cannot help rather than constructive criticism for his food related characteristics shows a lack of CLASS! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:28:33 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-8/#IDComment28753642 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-7/#IDComment28743999 Over the years, there have been excellent cooking shows on many networks, but I think what you are looking for here, is a way to take the pulse on what would be the next "hit" for TFN. Reality shows are getting old in my book, love Gordon Ramsey but the rage is getting old, HUMOR, on the other hand, never goes out if style. I agree that I would like to see Michael Symon in a different setting, he and Mario have such a wonderful sense of humor, maybe a "round table" humorous setting where cooking solutions, styles, tips and more are discussed or demo'd? Of course, I am just one person, but I do have to agree that Giada is boring!, Rachael's voice grates on my nerves and I change channels on both of them immediately. Guy is great, and I think he keeps things fresh. The Neelys seem repetitive and the whole, "stay at home mom" thing, I don't get it, a working mom has time constraints, etc, being home all day is more challenging because why????? Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:45:22 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/susies-answers-episode-7/#IDComment28743999 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28120143 Susie, you repeatedly say there is so much we don't see, FINE, let's talk about what we DO see. The fact that Debbie can claim she is NOT a dishonest person when she has been in almost every episode (in what we HAVE seen) means she is either in denial, or certifiable, neither of which despite her "likability" (really???, I personally HATE dishonesty), or her camera readiness (I SWEAR if she says "because I'm Korean" one more time I am may puke), makes her in my eyes a worthy candidate to win. I would LIKE to think we can either be educated OR entertained by TNFN Star, but at the very least, can we "trust" or respect them? Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:43:09 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-episode-7/#IDComment28120143