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Vera's sucks. It's so overrated.

The problem with burgers in Vancouver and all of Canada for that matter, is that the Canadian government says all burgers must be well done. You can only get a dry, overly well done burger in Vancouver. Vera's burger shack? Please, they're just a gimmicky place where you can get all the toppings you want on your burger. The meat has no flavor, all you can taste are the toppings. Vancouver desperately needs a great burger joint like In n Out.

Umm, Marcus Samuelsson is not African American.

Oh, the lamentation of the realization that NYC pizza is generally an abomination.

Seems to me that a production model that is based on cooking, sitting at room temperature for a (long) while, and then reheating, is a recipe for mediocrity.

I only lived in New York recently, so I am unfamiliar with the heyday of the NYC slice, but I wonder if in years past, slices were the fast food they are at most Manhattan slicerias. Seems to me that, even at the lower end places, there is a massive difference between a fresh slice and a reheated one. As long as consumers want their slice immediately, pizzerias have no choice but to keep an ample supply of already cooked pies on hand. If customers are willing to wait, then the slice-makers can make sure that everyone gets a fresh slice, a la Di Fara.

In the past, were pizza eaters more willing to wait a few minutes for their food?

This show is no surprise to me. It is just another affirmation that FN is going
down hill rapidly.

I am African American and am embarrassed by the Neely's. It should be a show you could watch with your parents, grandparents and children. Gina's spice fairy routine is annoying. Her banter especially when she said her grandmother told her how to get a man "here(heart), here(stomach) and "down there" was so repulsive! I do enjoy Pat's quiet manner. I think they can cook a lot more than just BBQ. Their Road Tasted with the Neely's shows some great places but Gina trying to be the center of everyone's attention makes the show a loser. I was hoping the show would be a positive portrayal of a middle to upper class African American family who lives in a nice house, works hard and enjoys cooking. If I wanted to hear about their "passion" I would think that would be on a different channel.

Paula Deen used to be a favorite but she and Gina are the same ... too vulgar and it is very uncomfortable to watch.

I LOVE the Neely's. Their playful banter comes across as 100% genuine. I don't know how anyone can be grossed out by it or find it inappropriate. It's a beautiful thing to me to see a married couple who obviously adore each other. Funny.....people don't seem to be bugged by the psycho personalities and disgusting behavior on some of these reality shows, yet when a MARRIED couple show some passion, they get upset? Go figure.

Another Foodnetwork classic example of putting people in front of the camera who think they are entertainers instead of teachers. What I have learned lately is that some home "chefs" have graduated from this level of questionable education and move on. There are so many good cooking shows on PBS (and a few on FoodNW). We need only point our remote control at our TV and move on to what pleases us.