Parody of Guy Fieri menu

Racheal Ray inspired me to start cokking when she began on her Food Network show. I was in my late 20's, living in a studio apartment in NYC. I would watch her shows and say to myseld, I could do that and I didnt know that. A few years later, I married and moved into a well eqiupped kitchen. It was a lot of fun using her cookbooks to teach me how to make meals on my own. I didn't have a mom or grandma or family to teach me hands-on, but she made it seem fun and easy. So spew hatred and bodily harm on to the lame and ignorant chefs that are out there, but without them I wouldnt have the know how to do what I can do today as a very good "home" cook. Dinner party for 12, no problem, special diets, no problem, no processed food here. Just great, unpretencious food that aims to please myself & guests. Have I "graduated" from Food Network, perhaps, but would never judge. FWIW, Sandra Lee makes me green in the gills but, thats just me. It's OK, I guess to make fun, but reading the mean-spirited comments makes me feel bad. To each is own.

I agree that I would not put Rachel Ray and Fieri in the same category. Sometimes I wonder whether the guy has any pride or, alternatively, shame. But, it is true that Times SQuare is the only place his resto has a shot, and even so, I doubt it will last.
Pierino, I am curious about your pre-washed salad green comment. How does the pre-washing increase chance of contamination?

With all due respect, Pierino - a lot of people haven't had resto experience, the only produce they have seen is bagged (maybe since it's all that's available to them) and much you much watch a lot to hear her description of 'evoo'. I have worked too many years in"the business" to count, grew up and lived for years farming in California and have taught inexperienced, which is not to say ignorant, beginners- but I find it not very productive, if one is trying to encourage people to cook for themselves (and maybe you are not), to denigrate someone who at least might get someone out of the processed food aisle. I think people need all the encouragement they can get to cook for themselves. And if it's someone as lame and ignorant as Rachel Ray, so be it.

Paseo I probably wouldn't mind Rachel Ray as much if, besides her kiddy show clown act, that she say's things off of the top of her head that are completely wrong. She also advocates practices that are actually dangerous, like the use of prewashed bagged lettuce. A bit of e-coil could ruin the rest of your life. I live in the Salinas Valley so I'm familiar with this stuff. She also once answered a question about "EVOO" this way, "oh, that just means it's unfiltered." That couldn't be further from the correct answer. And I do know the right one because I work in the business. While she and Guy Fieri and Paula Deen (how does she work three syllables into her last name?) might inspire one to cook it's like learning from The Three Stooges. Without the eye pokes.

This parody was hilarious - mainly because of it's truthiness. But as much as I am not a fan of Rachel Ray and really dislike the dumbing down of Food Network shows, I know people who have become inspired to cook because of her (and progressed beyond quite nicely, thank you). So unlike Pierino, I don't think she is all bad and don't think it necessary to get my knickers in a knot over her. Guy Fieri, on the other hand, is his own self parody.

Oh god, I just peed myself laughing at this! I haven't laughed so hard since I saw that montage of Guy Fieri eating food in reverse. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTALYm62hWo)

Lovely, Pierno - Not. I bet if he was not well known and posted his recipes here all would say yeah!

Guy Fieri is a self parody so it's pretty hard to top. The New York Times review which ran some weeks back was the single most scathing (and also funny) review I've ever seen published in their pages. But where did Fieri set up shop? Just off Times Square. So you sort of know the customer he is reaching out to. Hey, Nebraska! I'm talkin' to you.

nice, and so accurate!