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azcanadienne		#461	[-]
Posts: 3095 (08/02/09 08:51 PM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Click here to break the ad gravity rule. Remove this ad fffingybyach wrote: but yeah, where the fuck were we the regular folk supposed to find these obscure ingredients. Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Cost Plus, Sur la Table....or this really cool and new-fangled thing called "the internet" Amazon, alone - is a great source for spices, condiments, etc. But there are loads of sites for all kinds of ethnic ingredients at reasonable prices I would've preferred Jeffrey's show - learning how to make PB&Js from Melissa ("you can switch out the flavors of jam and get all kinds of brand new recipes") just ain't my thing
token lunatic		#462	[-]
Posts: 25382 (08/02/09 09:27 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Jeffrey's show would be fun to watch, but Melissa's show is way way more marketable. They could let Jeffrey do the travel thing, but I thought they already have that smoking dude doing that.
fffingybyach		#463	[-]
Posts: 1135 (08/02/09 09:33 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Disclaimer: Do not watch any of the food network shows regularly. Occasionally watch Iron Chef America and the Food Challenge's. So, I am not the target market. Would not watch Melissa's show. She is way to abrasive for my tastes. (Anybody else notice that she can't open up those horse teeth when she talks?) Jeffrey's show sounds more interesting to me but I can't say that I'd seek it out. His food looks/ed delicious and it's good to know that local places such as Trader Joes/Whole Food's might/would carry the obscure ingredients that he might feature.... but again, I'm not the target market, lol.
curve31		#464	[-]
Posts: 2061 (08/02/09 09:56 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm glad Melissa won. Most people cook like her and will actually take tips from her and use them. There are plenty of food network shows that feature crazy food the average person can't easily get or wouldn't feel comfortable cooking. She's everyday. People who don't know the basics can learn from her.
LibrasAbandonedChild1		#465	[-]
Posts: 535 (08/02/09 10:01 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Melissa! <33333333 I'm SO glad she won. She has very valuable information that many people will be able to use their entire lives (like the 4 step chicken recipe). That is something that many people are going to remember and use for a long time.
jasmine rose		#466	[-]
Posts: 525 (08/02/09 10:14 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	LibrasAbandonedChild1 wrote: Melissa! <33333333 I'm SO glad she won. She has very valuable information that many people will be able to use their entire lives (like the 4 step chicken recipe). That is something that many people are going to remember and use for a long time. Nothing new... It's basically like making Chicken Cacciatore. http://www.foodnetwork.co...iatore-recipe/index.html Last Edited By: jasmine rose 08/02/09 10:18 PM. Edited 1 times.
token lunatic		#467	[-]
Posts: 25392 (08/02/09 10:30 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	In terms of editing, it was a virtual shut-out for Debbie. HAHAHA, she got no camera time.
swim4life227		#468	[-]
Posts: 7738 (08/02/09 10:39 PM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I watched most of the family and ff'd through the reunion shit, so glad Melissa won. I knew she would win but I wasn't going to hold my breath. Everything in an upset now.
Naked Paul		#469	[-]
Posts: 141 (08/02/09 11:08 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	So not happy Melissa won. But I'm not a stay at home Mom so I'm not their demographic anyway. I don't watch the Food Network to learn cooking tips, I watch it to be entertained and to drink wine to. My wine went better w/ Jeffery's food descriptions than Melissa's perkiness.
jasbel		#470	[-]
Posts: 1787 (08/03/09 12:12 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Click here to break the ad gravity rule. Remove this ad I am not a stay at home Mom, and am certainly not a chef, but I found Melissa's pilot rather remedial. Most people know how to prepare a basic chicken recipe. Her Potato recipe was a good idea and I think she excels at pastry. Jeffrey did introduce something new to me. I think his concept was a good one. Basically, you have to be able to bond w/the show host. I just think Jeffrey is easier to watch. The fact that the selection ctte thought Melissa would appeal to a bigger demographic just shows how out of touch they are with America.
Dela Norte	Who is Melissa, anyway?	#471	[-]
Posts: 168 (08/03/09 12:35 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I found myself liking the Melissa concept,but I'm not sure I know who Melissa is. However, I think most Americans don't know how to cook anymore and could learn something from a show like hers. I know more thirty and forty somethings who stop at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods and pick up deli food for the whole family every single night. (Yeah, you know who you are!) I think the average working mom or dad with school age kids should know how to make that four step chicken Melissa cooked tonight. It's quick, wholesome, and tasty. A protein, a starch, and a veggie or two. But, since Food Network doesn't teach cooking anymore, I don't know where they will put Melissa. And whoever said "oh it's as easy as making chicken cacciatore", go to work tomorrow and ask your under 50 co-workers if they even know what that is! But really, what is her true story. Too many things just don't add up. Paris? Tucson? Nanny? (Spanish was her first language, oh my god I couldn't believe she used that line!) Also, she looked totally prego in that green shirt at the beginning of tonights episode, anyone else notice that? I mean, her belly was really pooching out there! Then it was like they put a body suit/girdle thing on and she slimmed down for the rest of the episode. Anyway, personally I do like the way she cooks. Too bad no one will watch her. It's easier to stop at Whole Foods.
ColbyRulesAll		#472	[-]
Posts: 10648 (08/03/09 04:36 AM) Annoying sports freak Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The editing was a pure giveaway that Melissa would win. I knew it from the minute the episode started. I'm much more excited about Chefs vs City or the Next Iron Chef than I am about her show.
Blatantly Oblivious		#473	[-]
Posts: 674 (08/03/09 06:25 AM) I don't get most of the jokes Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Melissa is cute - cute family - viewer friendly - used more everyday ingredients than Jeffrey Jeffrey is charming and his sandwich with the yellow tomato looked real yummy Melissia is driven about food - really really wanted this opportunity as it may have been her only chance Jeffrey is passionate about food and will have other options and opportunities Melissa winning is okay - I think best yet so far- on a scale of 1 to 10 my surprise at her winning - negative 110 I believe they will both get a show. Congrats Melissa
meatball77		#474	[-]
Posts: 12804 (08/03/09 07:04 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	jasmine rose wrote: LibrasAbandonedChild1 wrote: Melissa! <33333333 I'm SO glad she won. She has very valuable information that many people will be able to use their entire lives (like the 4 step chicken recipe). That is something that many people are going to remember and use for a long time. Nothing new... It's basically like making Chicken Cacciatore. http://www.foodnetwork.co...iatore-recipe/index.html It's nothing new to you, but many people in this country can't cook a thing at all. Many people can't make anything that doesn't come with a box. Your average person could make that recipe after watching the show without needing a written recipe. I suspect that she'll transfer to the early morning talk shows very well.
morlockx15		#475	[-]
Posts: 1099 (08/03/09 07:14 AM) I need a hobby Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Jeffrey looked like he knew he'd lost the entire show. Dude can't cook rissotto, per christ's sakes! Melissa should be OK. Never put a Texas Sorority girl down! Note that last night she said "After my mother's death.." instead of "After my mother (insert suicide method of choice).." Good move to have a show in a week. Did they do that with the other winners? Tuchman likes Jeffrey, but look for him in a month or so. No one wanted to spoil Mellissa's moment. Igfredient Smuggler? That was one part clever and five parts weird......
Aitu4fan27		#476	[-]
Posts: 513 (08/03/09 07:21 AM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts	morlockx15 wrote: Jeffrey looked like he knew he'd lost the entire show. Dude can't cook rissotto, per christ's sakes! Melissa should be OK. Never put a Texas Sorority girl down! Note that last night she said "After my mother's death.." instead of "After my mother (insert suicide method of choice).." Good move to have a show in a week. Did they do that with the other winners? Tuchman likes Jeffrey, but look for him in a month or so. No one wanted to spoil Mellissa's moment. Igfredient Smuggler? That was one part clever and five parts weird...... Agreed. and Bobby even stated during deliberation "and we have to chose one right?" And at the finale Bobby said Melissa so quickly I thought he was gonna follow it up with AND Jeffrey after Melissa's comment on both of them winning! Overal Season 5 = LOVE
Nonentitled		#477	[-]
Posts: 1321 (08/03/09 07:35 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I was always a bit more fond of Jeffrey, but whatever. I knew Ms. Chiklet Teeth was going to win from way back. Not sure why, but I just knew it. Also, she looked totally prego in that green shirt at the beginning of tonights episode, anyone else notice that? I mean, her belly was really pooching out there! Then it was like they put a body suit/girdle thing on and she slimmed down for the rest of the episode. I assumed that she was sucking her gut in, and would occasionally forget to do so and it would reappear. I was making a game of it, seeing how many times it would show up. If they're going to do a show called Kitchen Survival, maybe they'll teach cooking techniques used by pioneers or something. Teach people how to make pinto beans and cornbread, or how to cook dandelion and poke greens and make watermelon rind pickles. I'd probably watch that.
WallJ		#478	[-]
Posts: 616 (08/03/09 07:39 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	In the judge's deliberations, it looked like their commentary about Jeffrey was chopped up, like there was some negative stuff being said that we weren't privy to. I think Bobby always had a little something against Jeffrey, though I can't pinpoint what. With Melissa, it seemed they were overly effusive with praise. I kind of felt like Jeffrey's show title was ridiculous. The Ingredient Smuggler? Does he have a Wookie sidekick? I also thought, and this was probably touched on in his pilot but not shown, that we needed a bit more information about his ingredient. Is there a comparable taste that the average person might know? Why does sun dried tomato and mint work in the mayonnaise? What's the side you have with the sandwich? I actually think his theme would work better as a brief segment on one of the morning shows. Weekend today could pick him up and do ten minutes every Saturday.
CSCin3D		#479	[-]
Posts: 12505 (08/03/09 07:46 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Oh and another thing, why is Jeffrey so greedy? Did you see his fucking house? What the hell did he need to do this for?
TravelRachel		#480	[-]
Posts: 2767 (08/03/09 07:55 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Click here to break the ad gravity rule. Remove this ad Yeah Melissa deserved the damn win. Jeffrey was smooth, but eh. And can someone who paid better attention tell me how Melissa makes the potatoes in the muffin tin?

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