New Food Network for 2009

There are plenty of other blogs where you can read about what happened on Food Network shows and read gossip about the hosts. So, I have decided to focus on the food. I will be talking about the food featured on my favorite shows and offering information and tips. I will be trying some of the recipes and will share how they turn out.

Recently, there have been a few shows that have caught my attention. I am a Ted Allen fan and I have to say I did not think Food Detectives would be good in the beginning but is quirky and amusing. However, his new show Chopped, starting tonight, looks promising. The show is going to feature challenges in which 4 new chefs must take ordinary ingredients and turn them into an exceptional 3 course meals. I also really like Anne Burrell’s show, The Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. She offers great tips and manages to make everything look easy. I am going to try her Pasta Bolognese this weekend and I will let you know how it turns out. (It really looked great when she made it.)

Sunny Anderson’s Cooking for Real, is a great show for people who want simple, affordable recipes that are easy to do. Sunny really loves her food and that makes you want to try her recipes.

Guy Fieri is like the new Emeril.(he may not like that analogy). He has several shows on the Network, as well as a best selling book. He is the new “star”. My favorite is the Ultimate Recipe Showdown. I love to see how home cooks from all over the country come up with these great receipes.

And…..last but not least, Iron Chef is still my favorite show. Every episode is full of information about all different types of food and it is always interesting to see how the chefs utilize the secret ingredient. I will recap Alton Brown’s amazing Food tidbits, as well as try to replicate some if my favorite dishes. Every time I watch Iron Chef, I think, “I should write that down” or “I need to rememeber that.” So, that is what I am going to do.

The Food Network has come along way and has gone through many changes lately. There are many new shows and new hosts on the horizon. I would be very interested to hear what shows are your favorite and who is your favorite new Food Network host???

Please stay tuned for more…..