I don’t like it. I find it mean spirited.
Has anyone else seen this show? The basic premise is that an unknown but talented chef or home cook who is well-known for particular dish is asked to come on the Food Network because of their particular expertise in a particular dish. They are filmed talking about their particular dish and the show culminates in a party where the unsuspecting person shows off their cooking in front of their friends and family. That’s when Bobby Flay shows up unannounced to challenge them to a cook off right then and there. I don’t like the manipulation and the deceit. The person is led to believe they have this great moment in the sun to talk about their dish and in comes Bobby Flay to steal their under and make sure it’s all about his cooking show.
I don’t know how this is entertaining. Yeah, a couple of times he has lost but I've seen some really nice people lose to him and I feel bad for them losing in front of their loved ones. I think most of them try to be good sports about it because what other choice have they got. It’s not even a level playing field for the other person. Flay comes with his team of two other professional chefs. He spends like a week at the Food Network test kitchen preparing his version of the other’s person’s dish. He comes with the best ingredients etc. The other person is caught completely off guard in front of an audience and has to on the spot enter into a competition with Flay.
It’s just sad to watch. Last night the poor lady who was known for making a great pie lost to Flay and I won’t forget her comment to Flay, “Way to ruin a business, Bobby.” Ugh!
Has anyone else seen this show? The basic premise is that an unknown but talented chef or home cook who is well-known for particular dish is asked to come on the Food Network because of their particular expertise in a particular dish. They are filmed talking about their particular dish and the show culminates in a party where the unsuspecting person shows off their cooking in front of their friends and family. That’s when Bobby Flay shows up unannounced to challenge them to a cook off right then and there. I don’t like the manipulation and the deceit. The person is led to believe they have this great moment in the sun to talk about their dish and in comes Bobby Flay to steal their under and make sure it’s all about his cooking show.
I don’t know how this is entertaining. Yeah, a couple of times he has lost but I've seen some really nice people lose to him and I feel bad for them losing in front of their loved ones. I think most of them try to be good sports about it because what other choice have they got. It’s not even a level playing field for the other person. Flay comes with his team of two other professional chefs. He spends like a week at the Food Network test kitchen preparing his version of the other’s person’s dish. He comes with the best ingredients etc. The other person is caught completely off guard in front of an audience and has to on the spot enter into a competition with Flay.
It’s just sad to watch. Last night the poor lady who was known for making a great pie lost to Flay and I won’t forget her comment to Flay, “Way to ruin a business, Bobby.” Ugh!
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The people on it, or at least that I've seen, typically seem to have a good time, no one is pretending that if Bobby wins the other contestant's status as a local cooking legend is somehow a sham, he pretty often doesn't win and doesn't take losing badly so it's not like it's really some big "I can cook anything better than anyone" ego-fest, and it has definitely shown off some cooks who realistically would not get as much attention from a little space-filler special.
