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I think Lisa is a beautiful, intelligent young woman who is knowledgable about food and is an excellent cook. I have to say that I am surprised at how nasty so many people are when posting about her. It kind of freaks me out that a cooking show host contest can generate so much poison.

I commend all the contestants. Some have far more stage presence than others, but all brought something unique to the show and all, it appears, are good cooks.

It may not be commonplace to see ladies wearing designer clothes and shoes in the kitchen, but the lady turned out wonderful food without getting a spot on her clothing. We could all take a lesson from her. It isn't a sin to look nice in the kitchen (or anywhere for that matter). Beats the heck out of jeans and flip flops all the time.

I have to wonder, why would any chef wear designer anything, high heels? Nooooooooo, that is insane!! At least wear a chefs coat to protect clothing. Her hair reminds me of the child book by Beverly Cleary, Beazus and Ramona, she looks like the little sister Ramona, exact same hair style (bowl cut). Some of her dresses remind me of June Cleaver of Leave It To Beaver, to the hilt, Lisa even wears a pearl necklace that was Barbara Billingsby's trademark on the show. I was in shock (and delight) when Paula Deen, PAULA DEEN people hated her mac & cheese, come on Paula deep fries butter balls, for her to HATE Lisa's mac & cheese? But who I was so happy to be eliminated was Kelsey, her squeaky voice made me want to run (not walk ) to the nearest bar around and drink till the ringing in my ears stop!!
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TO BBSHOO about Lisa Garza --- "women who simply cannot measure up to her? Are you kidding??? Why would any of us intelligent women want to measure themselves up to somebody that acts the way she does? She comes across on tv as self-absorbed, annoying, anal, and intense (and not in a good way). Yeah, she may be pretty - nobody is doubting that. Her food may be the most wonderful, but that alone doesn't make a Food Network Star. Most of the comments are about her persona. Nobody wants to look at a Food Network star who doesn't come across as warm and endearing, of which she seems to have neither personality trait! Alot of times, she seemed to be more concerned about how she looked and making sure she wore a designer dress & shoes. Did you not hear what she said about Aaron's win? I quote, "I'm so glad Aaron won - he needed this..." What? How about "He deserved this win". And if she had won, what would she have said about herself? "Well, I do deserve this to prove that I can cook, blah, blah, blah (snore.....). So, next time you decide to tell us women that most of us don't measure up, think again. We're not even trying because we don't wish to be stepford wives, thank you! No sour grapes here!!

Oh make her 3rd on the list after chalk on a chalkboard Rachel Ray

I signed up just to comment on here myself. I don't know what in the world these judges are thinking. I have a hard time watching her on this show let alone tune into a weekly show with someone like her. We don't need another Martha Stewart. Someone on the panel needs to get a clue what people will watch and I can't imagine it will be her unless that is what they are hoping. They want a winner that will have such poor ratings they can cancel them after only a few shows.

I finally figured it out....Star Trek Romulan hair do. Mormon cult dressmaker. Even if she can cook & talk on camera at the same time the rest of the package is just too darn distracting, PERFECT for Food Network!

Way 2 go Adam bring it home @ Philly babe! Cat

This week's episode proves one thing. That all reality shows are first and foremost "shows," and decisions are made by judges and producers based on entertainment value and not the merits of the contestants. How else to explain that Lisa Garza is moving on (left alone finishing third) after her total train wreck in the Rachel Ray challenge? First, she totally sidestepped the spirit of the challenge by steamrolling over that poor little Brownie. "You will eat horseradish cream sauce and like it." (Favorite moment: when she tried to explain to the kid what horseradish cream sauce is by relating it to remoullade. Huh?) What 11 year wants to eat steak with horseradish? Not to mention that on camera she offered the audience a total lie, claiming that the girl had told her she liked horseradish. I know this is not on the scale of Jag lying about his military career, but you would think that after last season's debacle they would not want a Food Network Star who so freely plays fast and loose with the truth. As for her on camera performance, no matter how much you blame the editing, there is no denying that she froze, and stood there with a zombie grin while RR had to jump in and save the show. She admitted to being intimidated by RR. Is that someone with the confidence and inner strength to host their own show? Then came the judging. What becomes more apparent each week is the total lack of consistency. Shane, who was at least honest enought to admit he has no experience relating to little kids, is raked over the coals for not interacting more with his Brownie. But at least he listened when she said her favorite was ham and incorporated that into his recipe. Lisa made she wanted to make, and I think the Brownie was terrified not to agree with everything she said. (The whole kid thing was just dumb. How often is that going to happen on the Food Network. This is not "The Next Nickelodeon Star.") Then, the judges tell Adam and Kelsy they may not have the required food knowledge or authority. But after admitting that Shane has great knowledge and technique and makes excellent food, they find a way to hold it against him, but deriding his skills as coming from "book learning." Not only that, but he has the gall to love French food without having been to France. Huh? How elitist. Is being a world traveller now a requirement? Before the Food Network picked her up Rachel Ray's big claim to fame was that she had worked at a hotel and on a local TV station in upsate New York. Hardly France either.) What it comes down to is that the contestants are characters in a show, and the producers decided that Shane had the least to offer in terms of entertainment value as a character. All the others contestants have their easily definable personas and built-in audiences, love em or hate em. I think originally they thought Shane was going to be the young whiz kid character, but he's too laid back for that (to his credit) and can come across as bland. So despite being the best chef on the show and a seasoned TV performer (having been a child actor) he's gone. This year's version of NFNS isn't the train wreck we had last year. (Defining moment of last year's show was when Alton Brown, Gold bless him, said in genuine frustration,"Can't we get rid of everyone and start over." ) But the general mediocrity really has to make the network evalute this whole concept. When your shining light from four seasons worth of shows is the annoying, endlessly promoting, TGI Friday's pitch man Guy Fierri then something is seriously wrong. Of the remaining contestants Adam is the only one who can bring something new to the FN that they don't already have - a young, hip, urban everyman, sort of Seinfeld in the kitchen. It's a demographic that the network currently doesn't reach. He may not be the most qualified in terms of food knowledge or experience, but remember, the Food Network, like The Next FN Star, is all about entertainment.

Lisa is fabulous. Those that judge a book by the cover often miss the best reads. My eight yearold daughter wrote her a fan letter. Lisa wrote her a beautiful personal response that has made daughter skip around the house for days. Shame on you shallow narrow minded people.

I think Lisa is a babe, and obviously she can cook too. So what if she can't spell, even our President, (also a Texas resident), and someone I have a great amount of respect for, occasionally has a difficult time with his vocabulary. So give the high - heeled hottie a break, and a dictionary, hey, Martha Stewart likes her! I dig you too Lisa, I hope you win! I'll keep watching, good luck Lisa, I hope I get to see you on your own Food Network Program.

Is this the original Lisa Garza? The image below is from the website of "Suze", Lisa and Gilbert Garza's restaurant in Dallas. She's apparently had quite the makeover!

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Which one is the blond that Sandra Lee liked? She's as fake as they come. And it just goes to show how fake she is -- SANDRA LEE the QUEEN of PRETENTIOUSNESS liked her!