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???.... I agree with you Chiff... I just didn't have the energy to cut n paste my other response... Very fitting... I wouldn't watch that show on a dare.

Pffffft!

Step one: find my response to the paula dean has a talk show thread.

Step two: read it!

Step three: insert here.

Step four: repeat as necessary.

I posted this to FB and it was such a good rant, I'd like to share it here as well:

I saw a commercial for this dreck and won't give it a moment of my time. The "woman" supposedly running the kitchen looks like a drag queen/part time WWE wrestler in the WORST pancake makeup I've ever seen. I'm embarrassed for the show and its creators because they did such a great job with Ace of Cakes. Second time in the batter's box and just by the commercial, I can tell this is a horrendous flop.

If that f*ing monster ever barked commands at me, the 7,182,344 comebacks would crash together in my head causing spontaneous combustion.

Drama + food = garbage as proven with The Restaurant and HK. Over inflated shit is NOT "reality."

We don't need more food-themed garbage on TV. TVFN has a large keg of it to tap at nearly any time of day.

I asked the same question about a week ago, here's what everyone said:
http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2009/09/the-naughty-chef.html

Indeedy do do, gutreaction, we have a plethora of culinary contests, which do not define "cooking show" to me. I missed this, but will try to catch it next week. Looks interesting. I miss the food channel of yore.

Do you really consider this a cooking show? It seems like it's just Oxygens feeble attempt at jumping on the bandwagon. I'll stick to Top Chef, thanks.

Man, there's some serious hatin' going on here. I personally think the idea of deep-fried mac and cheese is astoundingly awesome. I am all about the occasional over the top snacking. And yeah, her expression 14 seconds in says it all.

Ewwwwww, they look like squaw. Eeep! Peeps!

has anyone noticed how much thinner Paula looks lately? Maybe she finally has to watch her fat intake! I for one won't be eating fried lasagna, deep fried mac&cheese, fried butter balls or any of her other heart stopping recipes but she is a fun lady to watch and an animal lover. I just hope she doesn't feed this food to her dogs, it might be considered animal cruelity.

Definitely over the top but i've had John Fleer's fried mac and cheese and it was divine... not greasy...beautiful.

First, why are ANY of you whiners even on this site? Go to some other place if you don't like this kind of food, rather than attacking Paula in such a ridiculous, juvenile manner. Seriously, you need to get over yourselves and get a life. You're all stupid if you think that Paula assumes that you're going to be dumb enough to eat this on a regular basis. Hey--any of you out there ever heard the word MODERATION? Or do you not get the concept? This is a fantastic dish to make once in a while as a TREAT--I'm certain Paula's not intending for this to be eaten as daily fare. If you HAVEN'T been smart enough to get that, then you need to get off of this site and go sign up on Jenny Craig's list, who's recipes I'm sure will be much more to your liking.

We don't watch Paula expecting her to serve up "rabbit food", i.e. salad, tofu, bean sprouts, etc.. She's not your Weight-Watcher buddy or "bulimia sponsor" that you call at 3 a.m. when you're having a weak moment & want to consume half of the contents of your refrigerator because you had a bad day. We watch her 'cause she's fun, lovable & has some GREAT recipe ideas that we KNOW are probably not going to thrill your cardiologist, but, seriously, unless you're planning to devote your entire life to making all of her creations a part of your daily menu, are just fine for an occasional treat. As for those of us who appreciate good recipes, Paula Deen is a WONDERFUL lady and NOT the anti-Christ. It's okay to eat this kind of stuff occasionaly. GROW UP.

P.S. Here's a dessert to go along with this for all you food-phobic bulimics/anorexics/whatever: bacon cinnamon rolls. Eat up!

It seems as if Paula's current recipes are out for "shock value", not to mention a certain "gross" factor... To be fair, I have tried some of her recipes' when she first came out and some were good and some were "not so good" but lately, it seems as if she is going for pure "shock" value.

To tell you the truth, I feel kind of bad for her. She's already done the "I'm just a good old southern girl" routine and I feel like the network is trying to find another nitch for her and its just not working. Try something else people.

@Prairie, you could walk into any room populated by at least one person anywhere in the world and make the same statement... And be right more often than not. What's your point?