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Does it have to be someone who is currently on FN? If we can go way back, then Rocco Dispirito.

Jeffrey Steingarten.

In a classy sort of way, Geoff Garten is very handsome

Curtis Stone is totally hot! Of the current Food Network guys, though, no one in particular really catches my eye.

Curtis Stone and whipped cream ..... OMG!!!!!!

http://living.aol.com/gmc-trade-secrets/curtis-stone/whipped-cream

What a creative group we are! @jerzee, I wish I had thought of that. Never, ever apologize for a fantasy. Ever!

I call dibs on Anthony Bourdain. I know he's not currently on FN, but it counts that he used to be. Would this be an appropriate place to bring up the subject of grilled cheese?

A former FN "dude" Anthony Bourdain hand down.

I wouldn't mind untying Chris Kimball's bow tie ;)

But I don't have cable.

Gordon Ramsay ;-)

For all the Canadians: Chuck Hughes! Cute in person too (went to Garde Manger weekend before last, mmmmm).

@wellred: oh I forgot. Bring me chuck daily please :o
@brookes: I just wish he had more hair. Definitly on the list tho

Jamie Oliver is cute, second on Consentino, and that guy who does "Will Work for Food" he's cute, but a little annoying ;)

Chuck Hughes is cute and very personable. Chatted him up one time outside GM when he was prepping for the day. Nice, friendly guy.

Johnny Iuzzini was on a Paula Deen special once, does that count? ;)

as for 'real' FN personalities, I'd say Jamie Oliver though he's hardly even on anymore. Tyler Florence is cute, and agreed on Michael Chiarello for an older guy. Glad I didn't see him on Top Chef masters...

Totally agree with Alton Brown!

i always enjoyed dave lieberman's akward cuteness... and his way with chickpeas, meow.

@lexophile - wow. so jealous. is he just as hot in person?

@Tyler Florence lovers: He's visually slammin' but I think he would be annoying as a person.

...guess I'm the only Ramsay lover ahahaha

Garde Manger is in Montreal (in the old city), sadly I live in Toronto! But we were there a week and a half ago, and oh, delicious. We sat at the bar, closest seats to the kitchen, best view of Chuck. :) Make a reservation.

Between two of us, we ordered: lobster poutine, salmon tartare, duck w/foie gras and apple cider sauce, bbq short ribs, deep fried mars bar, rocky road brownie a la mode. Caesars (the drink, not the salad!) to start, and a glass of chianti each with mains. We found the pricing to be quite fair. Everything was delicious, my favourite being the salmon, it was so fresh and the textures were beautifully varied, but the brownie was a close second, with nothing being very far behind.

@wellred: lobster poutine intrigues me. just a standard gravy? Probably something more fancy; right?

Agree about Alton. Have seen him give a talk, and he's the same Alton in person.

Also Jamie Oliver, and Chris Kimball.

It's the brains and the humor, with all of them.

Woops- wrong topic.
Hahaha....

Bobby Flay??? yes? no?

What is this, high school? Who's hotter? Ohmysweetlord. Well, alright, I'd take Alton over anyone else.

*slap me now* I forgot flay.
If I came home from work everyday to his southwestern cuisine I'd die a happy happy woman.

OMG! I totally forgot all about The Chairman! Thanks for the gentle reminder, CJ McD. If I was 30/40 years younger, he'd be my secret ingredient, for sure. Did y'all hear that he is a contestant on the next Dancing With the Stars? I'll have to watch this batch of shows.

@ joylissa - Tyler Florence nowadays looks weird, because he's FATTER!!! He must have now about 50 lbs more than before...

@wellred - Did you go to Pied de Cochon? We are dying to try Garde Manger but we always make our reservations for PDC first and totally forget about GM til we are in town walking Old Montreal... and then it is too late because they are well booked. Sad.

@hungrychristel - He was kind and good looking. This was before he was ever on TV. He did look sorta goofy cuz he had just stepped out and was still wearing his helmet.

I'm throwing in my vote for Alton Brown. I'm a total sucker for nerds and learning things. He may not be the best-looking man to have ever had a television show, but the science-geeky part of me just *adores* him.

@lexophile - yes I must admit his character is charming. I bet spending time with him in the "kitchen" would be inspiring dispite the lack of scalp coverage hahaa

mmmm Anthony Bourdain. tres sexy.
Bobby Flay is cute, even though he is kind of a square.

Gordon Ramsay is seriously so hot. Tyler Florence during his Food 911 shows, before he pudged out, was such a drool worthy doll. Remember the housewives going goo-goo over him while he made something like toast.

Tony Bourdain is totally fabulous but strikes me as someone who needs Viagra. Pity his poor wife. Who is she anyway?

I want to be between a sandwich of Micheal Simon and Bobby Flay, Bald and sex on the right, Red and Fiesty on the left.

How about chefs who have appeared on FN even though not regularly, like, um Marcus Samuelsson?

@Pointy - yes! Ramsay's smokin'

Jamie Oliver all. the. way.
And Pat Neely's pretty attractive, too, now that you mention it. :)

While Anthony Bourdain will always be my dream man....Any (or all) of the Dean boys will do ;-)

@GREENBEE the dean boys probably know some tricks with butta if ya know what i mean.

Paula Deen's son--the hot one. I don't know his name, and I don't care.

Michael Symon...as long as he doesn't do that creepy giggle he sometimes does on Iron Chef.

UPDATE - THE TALLY SO FAR.....

#1 Anthony Bourdain - 10 votes and several "I'd do him" followers
#2 (Tied) Alton Brown - 6 votes - I guess chicks like smart dudes
#2 (Tied) Jamie Oliver - 6 votes - Does he have a lisp?
#3 Curtis Stone - Apparently the show 'Take Home Chef' means something a little deeper

Yes, a vote for Bourdain again.....even my boyfriend doesn't mind that particular crush. I would never actualy hit on Bourdain though. His wife apparently knows like five kinds of karate! Thanks, I'll pass.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Todd English, but I'm not sure he's ever been on FN. He's a little too good looking, know what I mean? I've seen him on PBS basically ripping off No Res, and it's just embrassing to watch.

Jamie Oliver-no contest. Yes, he's cute, and his accent makes my knees go all wobbly. But he also hires teenagers to work in his restaurants so they can learn real skills to get them on track to a great career. He advocates better school lunches for British schools. He's against factory farming and urges people to buy free range meat and dairy. He's absolutely crazy over his wife and three daughters. And if that wasn't enough, he cooks simple, delicious, and accessible meals that anyone can make to encourage people to cook more at home. He's sexy both inside and out. I admire him so much.

Another for Alton...he stood in line in front of me at LaGuardia once and I actually think I swooned aloud...if that is possible.

But Bourdain is the ONLY celebrity, of any kind, that I have actually had a naughty dream about! I'll stop there!

Ooh - Michael Symon. Forgot about him. So yeah - another vote for him. :)

Not to ruin the hot guy fantasy mood, but shouldn't the title of the post be "ladies" and not "laddies," since laddie refers to a young man?

I'll have to vote for Alton too, though Besh isn't far behind. And...I'll also throw in a vote for Morimoto, he's a cutie. I would have Chiarello as my first vote till seeing him on TCM. Guess his true colors came out, bummer.

OK ladies listen up. I have gone over your entries with a granular look and you all have forgotten about the sexiest man on the food network ever...

THE CHAIRMAN!!!!!!!!!!!

Who can resist this creepy Asian gymnast c-star actor reject in his fabulously irridescent Men's Warehouse bravado. Even as a white, straight man I melt like globs of lard in Jeffrey Stiengarten's jowls when I see him come fabulously flipping into his personal arena to carry on the rich tradition of his uncle. So much mystery and pain behind those eyes, How many babies and kittens has he saved ? How many women have cried just staring at him? More importantly, who at the food network thinks that this aspect of their programming is satisfactory?

Alton and Tyler
Either can take over my kitchen.

Absolutely Alton. Smart, funny, geeky, sarcastic. Perfect.

I think Anthony Bourdain seems to need to bathe. Michael Symon--that annoying laugh does him in.

I vote for Robert Irvine...I'd love to see him in an apron in my kitchen.

Okay, my bad girl side says Tony Bourdain all the way, he unlike Gordon Ramsay, is vulgar in a classy way (is that possible, actually?). Also would not say no to Michael Symon. Since this fantasy, I will just leave the good girl side at home....

I wonder if Mario Batali actually removes the ubiquitous orange crocs under those special circumstances....

@GreenBee @mangabanga - Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Batali swing the OTHER way?

Ladies, ladies - have you lost your minds?? Why has there been no mention of mr gorgeous, DAVE LIEBERMAN? and if not him, at least Danny Boome!!

So confused. Is this asking Dudes for the hottest "ladies" on FN, or asking women for the hottest "laddie" or man or dude, or ... WHAT???

Bobby Flay all the way! I am at that age when someone younger than I am looks really, really, good. And can cook. Not into the bad boys like Bourdain. Been there, done that. Plus, I don't have cable, but get to see Bobby on the mayo ad making sammies!

Kevin Brauch sans facial hair. And if he learned to say 'konbanwa' more comfortably.

My friend (with no account) Rue says Michael Smith! His nerdiness is his cuteness...

BAM!

{just kidding}

@sakuura: Kevin Brauch is hands down the sexiest FN-Celeb from Canada. I don't even mind his facial hair (probably a Canadian-Hockey player thing) haha

@minji: Michael Smith does look better now with chin-length hair: I would add him to the category too

@brookes: He was nerdy? REALLY? He strikes me as a bad boy. But you met him! cool! Is he rude?

I'm still so amused by this topic. Daily. We really are serious about eating.

This is by far the most entertaining post. I had a really tough week and this made me laugh aloud. Thanks to all who contributed.

I'm totally with mochateri: I've got to go with Dave Lieberman. I thought he was adorable. Jamie Oliver is #2, and Aaron Sanchez at #3.

Michael Symon! Very much including his silly laugh. I met him on my 61st birthday and he turned on hormones I forgot I had!

Bourdain, as much for his wit and honesty as his looks.

Alton Brown, smart and funny and gosh darned sexy!

I have to agree with the first post regarding Tyler Florence and Michael Chiarello. I've never met Tyler bud did meet Michael at a class in 2001. He was very nice back then. I don't know what he turned into but I did not believe it was Michael C. acting like such a jerk on Top Chef!!

I vote for Eric Ripert (although he is not on the FN (fortuantely)) as the hottest dude on food TV shows!. Also I would have to agree with many of the posters about Tony Bourdaine..actually Bourdaine and Ripert are buddies...what a dynamic duo those two are.

I also thought Tyler was hot (and FUNNY) on Food 911, and the women could hardly contain themselves. I find him a little too heavy and rather boring these days. Anthony B is just a piece of work, period. Love Alton, but don't find him sexy. Chiarello seems gay to me. LOL!! Fieri! Gak.

Rob Rainford from Food Network Canada's "Licence to Grill". I'd love to drench bbq sauce all over him and eat him up! Mmmmhmmm...

I also want add Tony Bourdain to my list. I met him when he came to Montreal to promote his book and he was really nice. But I wouldn't hit on him either, his wife seems like b---- and would probably kick my ass. So I'm happy just admiring him from a distance...

I can't believe no one has mentioned Danny Boome! Not only is he totally cute and sexy, he seems to have a great personality and sense of humor. I really like his style of cooking, and his accent... Oh my! He can be my "Rescue Chef" anytime!!!

I must have missed something. I didn't catch the parts where Michael Chiarello was acting like a jerk on Top Chef Masters. Danny Boome is adorable. I happen to find Guy hilarious and would enjoy meeting him. I'm not a fan of Anthony - rude and crude have never been turn ons for me. Alton absolutely is sexy. Robert Irvine as well. And lucky me - he may not have a show on FN, but my hubby looks very hot every evening as he cooks for me!

chuck hughes, definitely! for all canadians!

I am between Jamie Oliver (when his first series began The Naked Chef and he still had his long hair and his lisp!) and Anthony Bourdain (even though he is on The Travel Channel now) since the Food Network still plays reruns of A Cooks Tour here-and-there. His attitude just turns me on!

I want to sneak into his luggage and stow me away to Vietnam so I can eat chiles with him on those boats at the water markets. Also I want to eat pig parts with him in Bangkok in the night snack carts! Mmmm...take me away Tony! I'll wear my Ramones t-shirt and prove my love to you!

I forgot the name of the french chef with long hair on the Top Chef Masters. I found him incredibly hot. He's off limits but a girl can still dream. Tall and solid. I also liked the way he behaved.

Wow, first of all I have to say lay off Tyler for gaining weight. Holy crap ladies, you would not tollerate those kind of comments about a woman.

When I first started watching Emeril I thought he was very sexy/cute. The major determining factor for me is definately personality-- I love Guy Fieri, and I soooooooo love Duff Goldman! These are guys you know would be fun in and out of the kitchen! While Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone and the like are very physically attractive, they lack personality big-time. I think Ramsay is great too-- he is all fire! And isn't this poll about heat?

Unfortunately, none of the FN men compare to the sex appeal of the hottest woman on the network-- Nigella Lawson! She exudes sensuality and emphasises the look, taste and texture of food. Show me a man who makes food that appealing!

Tyler Florence used to be my fav FN hottie then he got puffy. Strangely I find Adam Richman on Travel channel's man vs food to be sexy and hes definitely on the beefy side but a cutie none the less. Id also have to say Iron Chef Symon with his soul patch.

Arron Sanchez is my choice. So cute and adorable. He's the highlight of chef vs. city :D

If there's a hands down, all around winner - and I'm not saying there is - it's Alton Brown. He's smart. He's creative. He's talented . And he's adorable. .

HA! HA! OMG! some of these posts are freaking hilarious! Thanks!
okay...I have a serious thing for Chris Cosentino...always liked him on the Next Iron Chef...
Aaron is pretty yummy too....Has anyone seen his tats before???