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Has anyone seen the latest edition of Esquire? Giada is covered with tomato sauce and looks more like an ugly cheap hooker than some of the hookers I've seen walk the streets of New York. I believe if they wanted to show off some breasts, they should have found someone who had a nice set, rather than the saggy variety. Oh well, just my opinion.

It certainly is not immature to criticize Giada's breasts, when she has them hanging around for everyone to view on every single episode of every one of her too many shows. Obviously she, or the network, or both, think they're perfect, or she wouldn't go to such great extremes to make sure we all see them.

Of course, many women have breasts that aren't perfect, but how many of these women walk around with them hanging out every single day? Many women also have breasts that are worth showing off. Giada isn't one of them. I agree with Violet (above) who mentioned all the macho men who feel they have to make some sort of “Yeah, I love breasts no matter how saggy they are" comment. Perhaps they've never seen breasts that don't hang down to a women's belly button. These men need to go out and find a woman!

I also wouldn’t mind Giada’s simplistic recipes if she didn’t act like she has been a top chef in the heart of Rome for twenty years. She grew up in California and is as much Italian as many of the rest of us whose parents or grandparents migrated here when we were children. She is void of any Italian accent (except, of course when she fakes it to pronounce Italian foods) and she has no idea of what real Italian culture is all about. Just because you vacation in Italy, doesn't make you an expert on Italian culture.

You also mentioned how she changed from her first episodes to her latest episodes. Yes, she has. None of it is for the better. Tell me how it is possible for someone to completely change the way they laugh? How is it natural for someone to go from laughing normally to throwing her head back and opening her mouth like she is trying to catch a baseball between her teeth? Why would she decide one day that showing off her breasts is necessary to make “beeeeeee-scoooooooo-teeeeeeeee?” There is absolutely nothing at all natural about her. She has a serious problem. She really needs help.

Mario would be at the top of my list. I've made many of his recipes and I have always been very pleased with the results.

I've also tried some Giada recipes. All have been huge disappointments. Her recipes are not worth the time and effort. Plus, who wants to watch Giada's fake smile and phony personality? Not to mention the fact that she just won't dress appropriately for television. It's not worth it. Stick with Mario.

Favorites are Rachael, Sandra Lee and Sara Molton.
Least favorite is Giada.

Rachael may be "over the top", but at least she's not faking her personality. I am so distracted by Giada's annoying pronunciation of Italian foods, her phony smile and the low-cut tops, that I can't even concentrate on her recipes. Without her food porn and her grandfather's money, she wouldn't even be on the air. It just goes to show what money can buy.

Sara Molton is a true chef, with interesting recipes and lots of knowledge about cooking in general. Rachael and Sara Lee may cook simple recipes, but that's what their shows are all about. They are for people who may not be experts in the kitchen. Giada's recipes are okay, but nothing special. If she would cover up a little, people would take her cooking more seriously.

First of all I have to recover from laughing sooo hard at the remarks from:
Nance- re: Sandra Lee on the Kwanzaa cake (topping in with corn nuts) please tell me your joking, I don't know if you or Sandra's Kwazaa cake recipe want to kill ME. rotfl.
Jensings- your comment also made me roll off the couch, well put.
Alssa- same as above
Thanks y'all for a very good laugh.

Now who I like:
Alton - becuz he is silly and informative, I like that.
Emeril- becuz of due respect, but he needs to (or has) retire, his "bam" has gotten a little too old.
Ina- like her soft spoken demure and her recipes seem very good, but did she make a pact with the devil? Read her bio eveything thing she did she is successful at... hmmmmmm. That nervous laugh does get to me though.
Tyler- tried some of his stuff....really good.
Sara Moulton- like her alot, she is so relaxed, I like her cooking, she teaches, and she covers UP!! I miss her.
Cat Cora-total professional, she is very pretty but like all chefs ( iam one myself) cover's UP!! She wears a chef coat. I like her demure and professional knowledge.
Anthony Bourdain- Love his shows, they tell the real shit that goes on in cultures.
Mario- real authentic chef. Love his shows and his foods. Wll miss him too.
Duff-I like but other then his oux and Mary Alice many of his workers seem liike there on drugs.
Guy- I like him. his show makes me sick becuz my city has very few diner, drive-ins and dives anymore( I live in Seattle). His other show I only saw a few times, but I liked what he made so far. He's funny.
Symon- I like him. He's professional and his giggles crack me up. I like his food.
Flay- His actual shows bore me to sleep but I do respect his success and I 'm sure his food is good. I hear good reviews about his restaurants.
Ming Tsi- I miss him, he too is a Pro. and I loved his show. I made a dish of his for Mother's Day once and it turned out great but man, I almost had to hop a plane to Asia to get some of the ingreds. for it.

Now for my dislikes:
Paula Deen- I like her home program (she's somewhat mellow) but the shit she makes.......
Paula's party- That is enough to make my ears bleed. Is she drunk on that show? She is flirting, forgetting what they are doing she is hamming it up. Nooooooooo!!
Robin What her name- Boring.
Giada- I liked her pogram when it first aired, but now it is a joke. Yes that phoney accent, the Farrah Fawcett smile, yes the low cut shirts. Shit she is making Italian food (maybe), she should be professional and wear a chef coat. You get shit all over yourself making Italian food. It's food food porn.
Sandra Lee- Ah wtf is she doing on FN? Yes she has a concept for making things go easy in the kitchen, yes someone above wrote that some chefs use canned this and that for fresh and its true, and that is good, but she can at least come through with some dishes that are homemade 100% for the times one has day off or special occasions ect. Anyone can open a box or packet and just add shit to it, but I thought the FN was to educate people how to make real dishes.
Bobblehead aka Rach Ray- She is over the top of WHAT???? Yes I play a game with my boyfriend, everytime 30 mins. airs we get beers ready and when she says her imfamous words "EVOO, sammies, delish, garbage bowl, awesome, eyeball it, giggles, ect., we take a drink. Guaranteed your tipsy (if not drunk) in 30 minutes. FN needs to restructure what their goal is really quick. Do they want the true chefs that really show people methods, ideas of real cooking or do they want to have circus acts like they are airing?

wow what is with the dereogatory bashing against giada? The way someone dresses has nothing to do with their cooking ability, remember this is food network not style so her clothing choice should not affect you this much. If you think Giada dresses so 'sleezy' you must think that Sandra Lee dresses similar to a prostitue. And might i add that she adds a twist to italian food therefore making them not authentic but her take. And her recipies have all turned out incredible for me so maybe its not the recipe.......

back on topic Lidia B is definitly the way to go for the most authentic recipies

Wow.....the animosity towards Sandra Lee in some of the comments is quite interesting. I’ve worked with and have hired professional chefs over the years and the short cuts they use in their cooking isn’t much different from Sandra Lee’s. She’s just honest about it. I know of one 5-star restaurant that opens a can of Campbell’s tomato soup, adds some garnish, gives it a fancy name and charges a ridiculous price. Anyone who utilizes a can of San Marino for a tomato dish cannot possibly sit in judgement of others.

I’ve tried some of the recipes of the highly rated “chefs” mentioned here and found them to be quite disappointing. The end result is what it’s all about....not how much one slaved in the kitchen.

Sandra Lee makes cooking fun....especially for those just starting out. And nowadays, with so many young folks working many hours in serious careers, I’m sure it’s nice to have a quick, fun recipe when one finally gets home at 7:00 pm and the kids are famished. I can’t wait to try some of her recipes with my grandson when he gets old enough.

I liked Alton Brown better before he went gimmicky and goofy.

I think Food Network made the gradual decision to make the channel more about food and life and less about cooking technique... what with the average American's non-stop hectic life. Cue: 30 Minute Meals and the like.

I supremely enjoyed Batali's program with the three guests observing, asking questions and sampling his dishes - it was a beautiful and simple concept for a cooking show. It was what cooking should be, about learning and sharing with people. To whoever said he moves too fast and undercooks everything, I am going to fight you.

I don't like Rachael Ray or Sandra Lee either. A lot of people go bananas over Ray though. I've never watched an entire Sandra Lee.

Favorites: Alton, always. He's a genius, funny, and has resisted the pressure to get hairplugs. : P I viewed what I'm guessing some people were declaring his rude behavior on the Food Star, and I think they need to take a breath and grow up a little; after all, these contestants were presenting themselves as both knowledgeable about cooking and having the charisma and creativity to create their own show--I don't think his expectations were too high. It's the network's that should be much higher.
Nigella I have loved for years, although I am dismayed by some of the shortcuts on the new show.
Jamie Oliver has had some great recipes in the past, so I'm interested to see the new show.
Anthony Bourdain is more himself, and therefore more entertaining on the Travel Network, but certainly worth watching in the original Cook's Tour.

Should be cancelled immediately, if not sooner:
Paula Deen, please sit down and allow Southerners to retain some semblance of self-respect. Every time I hear her, I can feel my brain cells committing suicide, and her recipes nauseate me. Less is more, Paula.
Rachel Ray--I used to find $40 a Day marginally bearable if only for the locations, but eventually stopped tuning in not only because of her overdone, annoying banter, but especially because of the appallingly paltry tips she would leave the kind people who served her food. It's no wonder she always wound up eating alone--no one else wants the waiter spitting in their food because they're sitting with a cheapskate! Since those early days, it's hard to escape Rachel. She chases me from one network to another, and even if I don't stumble onto one of her myriad shows, I can't escape her hawking something in commercials, nor her unnaturally shiny eyes in the grocery checkout line. God save us.
Sandra Lee: like a clone gone awry, she has followed Rachel in the Food Network's race to the bottom. I came across an amusing article that addresses this on a wider scale: http://chriswalkerversus.blogspot.com/2007/04/chris-walker-vs-dumbing-down-of-america.html Atrocious doesn't adequately describe her show. Just how stupid does FN think we are--and are we? *shudder*