Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
months after she was let go from the channel�s reality cooking competition
series, �Kids Baking Championship.�

�I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
ITK [in the kitchen] shows,� the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray�s show �30-Minute Meals,� Ina Garten of
�Barefoot Contessa� fame, and �Giada at Home� star Giada De Laurentiis
specifically.

�I learned so much. It�s sad it�s not about cooking and learning any longer.
Oh well, that�s just business, folks.�

Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
Schotland. She wrote, �I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
competition show.�

Bertinelli previously hosted a Food Network cooking show, �Valerie�s Home
Kitchen,� from 2015 until 2023. She also hosted �Kids Baking Championship�
for 12 seasons before unexpectedly not being invited back in January, which
at the time she said, �really hurt my feelings.�

�It really sucks,� she said in a lengthy video post at the time.

She went on to describe how she was on the show during her �apex year of
hell� as she was going through a divorce from Tom Vitale.

�Like I was going through it and pretending everything was just fine, because
that�s what you do,� she said of filming season 12.

�And, without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life. Working
with all those really wonderful people and feeling productive and knowing I
could spread some kindness and not just wallow in my hell and just try to
keep my head above water, it helped me, it was like a flotation device,�
Bertinelli continued. �So it really hurts that I won�t be able to go back and
see everybody and say �Hey, I made it through, hi!��

�And to all the bakers that are coming in for the new season, even though I
won�t be there, I�ll be there with you in spirit and I just want you to
remember this: You are there for a reason. You�re some of the best bakers in
America right now. And if you don�t make it to the next round, please always
remember this, it�s not because you�re not a good baker, you just had a bad
day,� she concluded.

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In article <uvomhu$1lc8m$1@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
> months after she was let go from the channel's reality cooking competition
> series, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP.
>
> "I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
> ITK [in the kitchen] shows," the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
> app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray's show 30-MINUTE MEALS, Ina Garten of
> BAREFOOT CONTESSA fame, and GIADA AT HOME star Giada De Laurentiis
> specifically.
>
> "I learned so much. It's sad it's not about cooking and learning any longer.
> Oh well, that's just business, folks."
>
> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
> Schotland. She wrote, "I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
> those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
> competition show."
>
> Bertinelli previously hosted a Food Network cooking show, VALERIE'S HOME
> KITCHEN, from 2015 until 2023. She also hosted KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP
> for 12 seasons before unexpectedly not being invited back in January, which
> at the time she said, "really hurt my feelings".
>
> "It really sucks," she said in a lengthy video post at the time.
>
> She went on to describe how she was on the show during her "apex year of
> hell" as she was going through a divorce from Tom Vitale.
>
> "Like I was going through it and pretending everything was just fine, because
> that's what you do," she said of filming season 12. "And, without sounding
> like a drama queen, the show saved my life. Working with all those really
> wonderful people and feeling productive and knowing I could spread some
> kindness and not just wallow in my hell and just try to keep my head above
> water, it helped me, it was like a flotation device. So it really hurts that
> I won't be able to go back and see everybody and say 'Hey, I made it through,
> hi!'"
>
> "And to all the bakers that are coming in for the new season, even though I
> won't be there, I'll be there with you in spirit and I just want you to
> remember this: You are there for a reason. You're some of the best bakers in
> America right now and if you don't make it to the next round, please always
> remember this, it's not because you're not a good baker, you just had a bad
> day," she concluded.

I said this over a year ago when Food Network canceled Bertinelli's
show. Looks like I was right.

> Valerie Bertinelli Says Food Network Canceled VALERIE'S HOME KITCHEN after 14
> Seasons: "I Have No Idea Why" (April 8)
>
> I do. It's because it's one of the few shows left on the Food Network that
> isn't a ridiculous competition.
>
> You used to be able to watch Food Network to watch people make interesting
> dishes and teach you how to cook them. Now every show is a half dozen chefs
> racing around like lunatics, hyperactively edited like a John Wick fight
> scene, trying to throw together something to beat a relentless clock counting
> down to zero, then a panel of the same judges from every other Food Network
> show decides which one wins.
>
> I liked Bertinelli's show because it was just her, in a kitchen, teaching you
> how to make good stuff. And that's why Food Network is dumping it.

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:32:29 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
wrote:

>Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
>months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking competition
>series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>
>“I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
>ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
>app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute Meals,” Ina Garten of
>“Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star Giada De Laurentiis
>specifically.
>
>“I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer.
>Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>
>Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
>those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
>competition show.”

It's the Food game show network now.

On 2024-04-18 11:37:54 +0000, NoBody said:
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:32:29 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
>> months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking competition
>> series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>>
>> “I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
>> ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
>> app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute Meals,” Ina Garten of
>> “Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star Giada De Laurentiis
>> specifically.
>>
>> “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer.
>> Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>>
>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>> Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
>> those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
>> competition show.”
>
> It's the Food game show network now.

Most TV networks have become the "reality TV' networks - it's far
easier and cheaper for them to put drivel on-screen than it is to make
proper shows. :-(

NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>>Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network
>>several months after she was let go from the channel�s reality cooking
>>competition series, �Kids Baking Championship.�
>>
>>�I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the
>>amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows,� the 63-year-old star wrote on the
>>social media app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray�s show �30-Minute Meals,�
>>Ina Garten of �Barefoot Contessa� fame, and �Giada at Home� star Giada
>>De Laurentiis specifically.
>>
>>�I learned so much. It�s sad it�s not about cooking and learning any
>>longer. Oh well, that�s just business, folks.�
>>
>>Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>Schotland. She wrote, �I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork.
>>Remember those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another
>>cooking competition show.�
>
>It's the Food game show network now.

I remember thinkning things were bad when SLoP showed up.

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Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network
>>> several months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking
>>> competition series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>>>
>>> “I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the
>>> amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the
>>> social media app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute Meals,”
>>> Ina Garten of “Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star Giada
>>> De Laurentiis specifically.
>>>
>>> “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any
>>> longer. Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>>>
>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>> Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork.
>>> Remember those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another
>>> cooking competition show.”
>>
>> It's the Food game show network now.
>
> I remember thinkning things were bad when SLoP showed up.
>

It’s been going downhill ever since they lost David Rosengarten, and TASTE.

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>
>

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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network
>>>> several months after she was let go from the channel�s reality cooking
>>>> competition series, �Kids Baking Championship.�
>>>>
>>>> �I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the
>>>> amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows,� the 63-year-old star wrote on the
>>>> social media app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray�s show �30-Minute
>>>> Meals,� Ina Garten of �Barefoot Contessa� fame, and �Giada at Home� star
>>>> Giada De Laurentiis specifically.
>>>>
>>>> �I learned so much. It�s sad it�s not about cooking and learning any
>>>> longer. Oh well, that�s just business, folks.�
>>>>
>>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>>> Schotland. She wrote, �I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork.
>>>> Remember those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another
>>>> cooking competition show.�
>>>
>>> It's the Food game show network now.
>>
>> I remember thinkning things were bad when SLoP showed up.
>
>It's been going downhill ever since they lost David Rosengarten, and TASTE.

Wow, I had forgotten about that show!

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Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>>>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network
>>>>> several months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking
>>>>> competition series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>>>>>
>>>>> “I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the
>>>>> amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the
>>>>> social media app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute
>>>>> Meals,” Ina Garten of “Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star
>>>>> Giada De Laurentiis specifically.
>>>>>
>>>>> “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any
>>>>> longer. Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>>>>>
>>>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>>>> Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork.
>>>>> Remember those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another
>>>>> cooking competition show.”
>>>>
>>>> It's the Food game show network now.
>>>
>>> I remember thinkning things were bad when SLoP showed up.
>>
>> It's been going downhill ever since they lost David Rosengarten, and TASTE.
>
> Wow, I had forgotten about that show!

I actually bought a VHS tape from them of his show on cooking prime rib.

>
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>
>
>

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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>>>>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network
>>>>>> several months after she was let go from the channel�s reality cooking
>>>>>> competition series, �Kids Baking Championship.�
>>>>>>
>>>>>> �I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the
>>>>>> amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows,� the 63-year-old star wrote on the
>>>>>> social media app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray�s show �30-Minute
>>>>>> Meals,� Ina Garten of �Barefoot Contessa� fame, and �Giada at Home�
>>>>>> star Giada De Laurentiis specifically.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> �I learned so much. It�s sad it�s not about cooking and learning any
>>>>>> longer. Oh well, that�s just business, folks.�
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>>>>> Schotland. She wrote, �I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork.
>>>>>> Remember those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another
>>>>>> cooking competition show.�
>>>>>
>>>>> It's the Food game show network now.
>>>>
>>>> I remember thinkning things were bad when SLoP showed up.
>>>
>>> It's been going downhill ever since they lost David Rosengarten, and TASTE.
>>
>> Wow, I had forgotten about that show!
>
>I actually bought a VHS tape from them of his show on cooking prime rib.

Oooh!

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On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:50:46 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

>On 2024-04-18 11:37:54 +0000, NoBody said:
>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:32:29 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
>>> months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking competition
>>> series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>>>
>>> “I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
>>> ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
>>> app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute Meals,” Ina Garten of
>>> “Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star Giada De Laurentiis
>>> specifically.
>>>
>>> “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer.
>>> Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>>>
>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>> Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
>>> those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
>>> competition show.”
>>
>> It's the Food game show network now.
>
>Most TV networks have become the "reality TV' networks - it's far
>easier and cheaper for them to put drivel on-screen than it is to make
>proper shows. :-(

It's a sad change as I used to watch Food Network quite a bit back in
the say of HOW TO BOIL WATER and Sara Moulton, but over time the
network changed. I assume they must have found they got more viewers
with the focus on game shows as I can't see the costs being cheaper
with the game show focus over a single host cooking with often only a
single camera catching the action. There's nothing for me to gain by
watching FN now so I never even look at it.

On 2024-05-11 21:31:09 +0000, shawn said:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:50:46 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
> wrote:
>> On 2024-04-18 11:37:54 +0000, NoBody said:
>>>
>>> It's the Food game show network now.
>>
>> Most TV networks have become the "reality TV' networks - it's far
>> easier and cheaper for them to put drivel on-screen than it is to make
>> proper shows. :-(
>
> It's a sad change as I used to watch Food Network quite a bit back in
> the say of HOW TO BOIL WATER and Sara Moulton, but over time the
> network changed. I assume they must have found they got more viewers
> with the focus on game shows as I can't see the costs being cheaper
> with the game show focus over a single host cooking with often only a
> single camera catching the action. There's nothing for me to gain by
> watching FN now so I never even look at it.

Here in New Zealand they recently announced the ending of most of their
news and current affairs shows on the two main free-to-air networks
TVNZ and Media Works due to supposedly not having enough money ... yet
they continue to make complete garbage like "Married at First Sight NZ"
and the weekday soap opera "Shortland Street". :-(

shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:50:46 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2024-04-18 11:37:54 +0000, NoBody said:
>>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:32:29 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Valerie Bertinelli made some negative remarks about The Food Network several
>>>> months after she was let go from the channel’s reality cooking competition
>>>> series, “Kids Baking Championship.”
>>>>
>>>> “I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing
>>>> ITK [in the kitchen] shows,” the 63-year-old star wrote on the social media
>>>> app Threads, calling out Rachael Ray’s show “30-Minute Meals,” Ina Garten of
>>>> “Barefoot Contessa” fame, and “Giada at Home” star Giada De Laurentiis
>>>> specifically.
>>>>
>>>> “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer.
>>>> Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
>>>>
>>>> Her comments came in response to a Thread by cookbook author Marlynn
>>>> Schotland. She wrote, “I miss actual cooking shows on @foodnetwork. Remember
>>>> those? Do you know what this world does NOT need? Yet another cooking
>>>> competition show.”
>>>
>>> It's the Food game show network now.
>>
>> Most TV networks have become the "reality TV' networks - it's far
>> easier and cheaper for them to put drivel on-screen than it is to make
>> proper shows. :-(
>
> It's a sad change as I used to watch Food Network quite a bit back in
> the say of HOW TO BOIL WATER and Sara Moulton, but over time the
> network changed. I assume they must have found they got more viewers
> with the focus on game shows as I can't see the costs being cheaper
> with the game show focus over a single host cooking with often only a
> single camera catching the action. There's nothing for me to gain by
> watching FN now so I never even look at it.
>

How to boil water was great.

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