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Melissa D’Arabian Needs To Shut Up About The Bacon
Published on: August 30, 2009 – 6:33 pm by Jillian Madison 
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(And guess what! Her husband is French!)
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I think Melissa definitely tried to be the next Rachael in today’s episode with all that crap she carried in her sheet pan. Not to mention she kept calling everything “yummy” instead of giving the ingredients actual descriptions.
I’m starting to think she’s becoming more French than Debbie Lee is Korean XD
Funny, but Brian Boitano did a whole episode on bacon today… and it was great. It made me wish I had some bacon in the house.
I don’t even bother watching Melissa’s show.
I am definitely done with Melissa’s show. I gave a few goes to see if I could find any appeal in it. No luck whatsoever. I’m done with her crap.
Brian, on the other hand, couldn’t have done a better job to win me over to his show with roller derby chicks and bacon!
Melissa’s done, what, 3 episodes so far? She’s mentioned she keeps the bacon in the freezer in EVERY ONE. Enough already. I’m sick of her broken record. Paris, Paris, Paris. Bacon, freezer, blah blah blah. Where are all of these marvelous, money saving tips we were promised?
Here is how you search for Melissa in google:
Paris + French Salad Dressing + Bacon + Bullshit $10 budgets
I mentioned in the other thread they she told us that her husband is French again.
That means she has told us HIS nationality more then Debbie told us hers.
This show is soooo going to be cancelled.
You can bet your French Bippy on that Mademoiselle.
Oh and…
SOY!
“…Where are all of these marvelous, money saving tips we were promised?”
Well, Jillian, Melissa DID use a can of salmon that cost $3. I think that was supposed to be the money-saving tip for today, along with adding potatoes to the salmon cakes (barf!) to stretch them a bit. The overly-used bacon tale was a nice lead-in to Brian Boitano’s “Derby Girls” ;)
Talk about cat food cakes. Using canned salmon isn’t money-saving if it’s so gross that your family won’t eat it…
And lardons is French for “little pieces of bacon”!
Melissa SUCKS. At least Jeffrey would have been somewhat interesting. I thought Melissa was alright during NFNS but no more. Oh, and Brian Boitano is my new favorite Food Network personality. The dude is MONEY, as Guy Fee-eddy would say.
Okay, Melissa, time to pack it in honey bunny. Your show is so sad.
Your jerky movements made me wonder if your camera man has whiplash insurance? I needed a dramamine.
Don’t think you needed the industrial size wisk to mix 2 T. lemon juice and 1 T. olive oil? It was huge!
After you chopped thyme on your board, could you use the knife blade to get it in your orzo instead of your fingers?
And my favorite tip I learned today was: an ice scoop will make a round ball. No, really?
“Talk about cat food cakes. Using canned salmon isn’t money-saving if it’s so gross that your family won’t eat it…”
While DH and I watched “Ten Dollar Dinners” today, I commented that “I would not feed those (salmon cakes) to our cat, if we had one”. Assuming that such a remark might be offensive to “cat people”, I refrained from posting it here. To make matters worse, I think Melissa tried to justify her choice by saying that it was “wild caught” canned salmon. WTF?! Melissa’s initial premise for “Ten Dollar Dinners” was showing her audience that they could serve 4 people quality meals for only $10. You’re trying to sell us horse hash, Melissa, and we’re not buying it.
The potato thing was so lame. Yes, I always heat up the oven (in August!) in order to bake ONE potato for a full hour. Great money-saving tip there! And the buggy eyes ! They must have instructed her to watch out for that, because if you pay attention, you see her doing the buggy-eye thing, then she goes to a squint when she remembers she’s not supposed to be doing that. It’s mesmerizing in its own way. I kept waiting for her eyes to come out of their sockets and dangle just like in a cartoon.
I didn’t watch the episode, but when I make salmon croquettes the recipe calls for leftover mashed potatoes. It acts as a binder. But – that is a family recipe and I live in the south. It sure does taste good, though.
I don’t know who came up with the concept of $10 dinners for 4, but they should be fired immediately. They must have exceptional powers of persuasion to sell that to the powers that be at FN. Nothing Melissa cooks could possibly interest anyone who isn’t tottering on the brink of starvation. On the other hand I saw Brian Boitano’s show for the first time today and absolutely loved it. I really believe he has such an endearing and genuine personality. He’s a refreshing change from the cookie-cutter, forced “personalities” who are dancing to Touchie and Suzie’s monotone drum.
I watched “Essence of Emeril” today. He didn’t look at the camera very often, I didn’t learn anything about his personal life and/or his family, and I knew nothing about his unique culinary POV when his show was finished. Worked for me.
Last week:
“I LOVEEEE cooking chicken with the skin and bone on. But, chicken and protein are the most expensive items you buy! So here is a GREAT TIP. BUY IT ON SALE. If you buy your meat on sale, you will save a TONNN of money. SO, if you buy on sale, your saving on the most expensive part on your meal!”
NEVER KNEW THAT!
This week:
“I LOVEEE cooking with bacon in my meals. And usually, bacon goes on sale for buy one get one free! So, I put one in the freezer, and one for my fridge! And I can cut it whenever i need some!”
Revolutionary!
I’m trusting you all when you write about how awful today’s show was. I hit the “power” button on my TV’s remote control as soon as she mentioned bacon in the freezer. By the way, didn’t she wear that outfit or one somewhat similar to it already?
Also, I LOVE Brian Boitano’s show too.
Melissa who? I’ve already forgotten her. Bring on Brian! I love him and his show! I almost went to the store and bought bacon today, but I sure will be going this week!! Love it! I’m curious to see him prepare a meal, not sure the first two shows should have been party appetizers, but I still loved both and enjoy his seeming FN Irreverence…
I’m torn between the Brian Boitano concept. On one hand, it is entertaining. On the other, Food Network was and always should be a network for… cooking! I don’t want to be entertained, I want to learn how to cook great recipes.
The serious foodie in me aches to see a show like this. However, if it were on a different network, I would definitely love it.
Okay, here’s one for you: Canned salmon. She opens the can and cleverly tries to hide the bones that all salmon has when it is canned. It always has the bones with it. She put her hand over it and kept going like it wasn’t there, but you could clearly see them. My won’t that be a tasty treat for your dinner party! Also she stated in this episode, (not a direct quote) “When I zest any citrus, if I can’t use it all, I just freeze it for later!” Apparently no one knows over at FN that anytime you freeze something with essential oils in it, it loses it’s taste, smell, texture and…well you get the picture. I was really hoping she would work out. I know, I know. Just another food whore. So sad and yet horribly funny at the same time.
Okay, more venting here but whenever I need a baked potato, I use the potato button on my microwave. One ziplock bag, left open a little, poke the potato with a knife a few times and in a little over three minutes, DONE. The sad part is, is that I really can’t fault Mel all that much. She’s a product of FN now. Is this kind of like selling your soul? No. Wait. It is selling your soul. She might be a lousy cook but FN just made her craptastic.
“Okay, here’s one for you: Canned salmon. She opens the can and cleverly tries to hide the bones that all salmon has when it is canned. It always has the bones with it. She put her hand over it and kept going like it wasn’t there, but you could clearly see them.”
I’ve never cooked with canned salmon before and I was disgusted by what came out of that can!! I was hoping she would show how that (did she chop it? were there bones?) got into her bowl but they conviently glossed over that part. YUCK!
The same tip 5 different ways in one breath. OMG the show is painful to watch!
Totally agree with the salmon bones incident. She should have mentioned it before going to break.
I only watched about 8 minutes of this ridiculous show. I knew I had to turn it off when Melissa proclaimed that the potato in the salmon cakes didn’t taste “fillery”.
Last week I said I would not watch Mommy Dearest any longer. And if I wasn’t such a FNH fan, I wouldn’t give a rats behind, but it’s such a train wreck, I knew the show would be the subject of conversation, so I watched.
First, she said “my”, at least as I counted, 28 times. MY lemon, MY bacon, MY potato, blah blah blah. Yummy: 4 times.
I also noticed that her “frozen” bacon cut a little to easily if it had been properly frozen. I guess proper food storage and handling isn’t important in a cooking show.
I could go on and on: she instructed us to snap the asparagus and it would break where the tender part began to be tough. Then, after her handy tip/demo, SHE CUT THE REST WITH A KNIFE. So, what is it? Cut or snap, Mommy D?? And what is “fillery”? And could you think about what you are saying instead of blathering on and on? I get so pissed when I hear the word “carmelize” used ad naseum. “They’ll be so beautiful and carmelized”; “just 10 minutes in the oven and the aspargus will be tender and carmelized”. Does she even know what that is?? Mayo adds texture?
Ok, I’ve said enough. I will say this: if one more person on one more FN show says “good to go”……
I just about shat myself when Missy told us her husband was French. Then she let is know the foreign spouse likes when the family speaks his native language. Thanks! Truly enlightening.
I’m curious if Mrs. D’Arabian even watched the “NFNS”. If she did, I imagine one would take a cue from Korean Lee’s faux pau.
Hey FN, carefully choose next week’s Melissa episode, as I believe most people are done with this hack. Better be a good one.
Hopefully the network only gave Melissa 6 episodes. That way anyone who is still watching this culinary joke will only have 3 more weeks of torture.Jeffery would have been so much better,even Boitano’s show as quirky as it is ,is better than this dribble
You know for a woman who’s original show concept was kitchen survival tips, it’s truly astounding that she’s used the same tip 3 times. What was “Kitchen Survival Guide” going to be? 365 ways to freeze bacon? Even if she isn’t able to figure out that using the same tip again and again isn’t great TV, isn’t there anyone at FN who might be able to point that out? A producer, a director, a production assistant, the janitor, someone? Anyone?
That said, There is no way she’s not getting a second season. Tuschie and Susie will never let it look like they made a mistake. Aaron’s still around, so actually having a watchable show isn’t a requirment for renewal.
If a pound of frozen bacon falls in the woods, can Melissa hear it thaw?
Oh, and the picture you have up makes her look like a cartoon rabbit telling us that she’s hidden Porky Pig in the preezer.
Spoiler Alert! September 6 edition of “Ten Dollar Dinners”:
Beyond Pork and Beans
Melissa transforms the traditional pork and beans into mouth-watering, classy versions that won’t break the bank. First, she dishes up Succulent Braised Pork served with her Perfect Black Beans. To complete the meal, she bakes warm and flakey Drop Biscuits with Green Onions.
“Beyond Pork and Beans”
The secret ingredient is… soy.
Jun, totally agree Brian Boitano’s bacon show was excellent and fun. I think i’d decline the “Bacon-tini” though…I like my martini’s less “meaty”.
As for Melissa I agree with Tony:
“Aaron’s still around, so actually having a watchable show isn’t a requirement for renewal”.
I think that sums up FNTV pretty well.
Another preview of coming attractions – September 13 show:
Supper For a Song
For a crowd-pleasing meal, Melissa prepares flavorful Italian fare with an eye towards savings. She begins with satisfying Lemony Shrimp Scampi Pasta, which pairs nicely alongside her Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan. The dinner concludes with Melissa’s coffee-spiked Affogato.
Looks like “Supper For a Song” might be Melissa’s swan song. The schedule changes on September 20, and “Ten Dollar Dinners” isn’t in the line-up.
@Designer Jeans – If a pound of frozen bacon falls in the woods, can Melissa hear it thaw?
Only if it’s actually FROZEN!!
Did you know her husband is from France?
I heard he was Korean.
Oh wait, that’s incorrect, I was thinking of the wrong nationalistic NNFS contestant.
Melissa’s husband scores a 10 on the Dork scale.
Well, you all just crack me up! And everything is oh so true. I’m sick of the bacon and french references, and, does she really not think we know to buy meat (or anything else) on sale? Reminds me of the Rach talking down to us. I hope 6 shows is all she gets, but, Aaron is still around, so, we’ll see.
Say if they don’t renew her show for another six episodes, she can always find work down here at the San Diego Zoo working as a beaver.
“Say if they don’t renew her show for another six episodes, she can always find work down here at the San Diego Zoo working as a beaver.”
I’m thinking she’ll be doing food demos at Costco now that she lives near Kirkland ;)
I have never laughed so much at anything on the internet as I have here–FNH is wonderful!!!
I hate that stupid ho and her pound o’ bacon–Wonder how she landed her husband, Inspector Cleuseu? The way to THAT guy’s heart most definately was not through his stomach–Hehe what else can that hosebag do for $10? HAHA if they cancel her show, maybe she can compete for the win in the Next Cheap Hooker–and her new show can be “Ten-Dollar Hookers…You CAN make a Ho into a housewife” !!!! YAY!!!
I had forgotten about the asparagus! I remember being appalled by the statement that she was roasting them in the oven but that they would be “carmelized” after taking them out. How does that happen? They don’t expell natural sugars like onions or carots. Why is it that every FN host thinks browned equates qith carmelized? And a whole 10 minutes of roasting? I understand leaving a bit of crunch to vegatables, but can we at least have chewable?
Another thing that bothered me about the asparagus is that Melissa took it out of the oven long before she started to make the salmon cakes. She never mentioned that the asparagus could be served at room temperature, but the veggies were certainly not hot by the time she plated the dinner. Melissa also didn’t drain the greasy salmon cakes on paper towels before putting them on the platter. Yuck!
Jamie, I see you get what I’m talking about. Carmelizing is a process and it ain’t gonna happen in 10 minutes in the oven (unless you are carmelizing, say, 5 green beans).
And if the point of her show was to add fish to the fam’s diet, isn’t it rather pointless to add several spoons of bacon fat to the mix?? Call me crazy, but adding pork fat, not to mention mayo and cheese, just cranks up the fat content, and then fry them?? I know she’s not a healthy foods show, but I assume that adding fish to the menu is for health reasons.
I loved the funny face she made when she took a bite of her asparagus with the lemon vinagrette! I have a sneaking suspicion that she didn’t realize that it was going to be so tart. The look on her face was priceless, all puckered up and then she tried to recover and put on her bug-eyed camera face back on. Ah, you can’t write comedy like that!
This lame brain was on the other day and my 9 year old daughter said “is she on medication like Mrs. Zilinski from next door?” From the mouths of babes.
Just checked FN. This is the score thus far:
Salmon cakes – 16 comments total, one negative
Asparagus – 4 comments total, no negatives
Orzo – 5 comments total, no negatives
Hard to believe that she’s that perfect…
She had years in France to perfect these dishes, how on earth could they possibly be anything but perfect?
Did you know you can freeze bacon?
Melissa’s money-saving tips are as bogus as Aunt Sandy’s. Buy in season! Use coupons! Buy one get one free! No sh!t, Sherlock!
I am totally in agreement about Brian Boitano, actually, which surprised me since he didn’t strike me as a culinary expert – at least he makes it fun, which is more than I can say for poor googly-eyed Melissa.
as usual, you guys deliver the goods…I don’t even bother with watching the show…I can hear the FRUNCH clock ticking on her like her predecessor, Amy Finley
I heard somewhere that if you freeze bacon, it lasts longer.
CherryRose: Another preview September 13 show:
Supper For a Song
“For a crowd-pleasing meal, Melissa prepares flavorful Italian fare with an eye towards savings. She begins with satisfying Lemony Shrimp Scampi Pasta, which pairs nicely alongside her Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan. The dinner concludes with Melissa’s coffee-spiked Affogato.”
ALL RECIPES lifted directly from Ina’s repertoire. How easy was that?
@OH COME ON: It looks like Melissa’s “Ten Dollar Dinners” ends on 9/13. There are no future episodes on the FN schedule for weekends or weekdays. Looks like they gave the stay-at-home mom the pilot plus five episodes, and, after that, she’s toast. “Supper For a Song” on September 13 has Melissa “Shrimp Scampi-ing” into FN oblivion.
@CherryRose. Hooray!
That will be two tense moments of preparing shrimp…
The last meal on her show should have been Korean food.
“The last meal on her show should have been Korean food.”
True. We know that soy sauce is one of Melissa’s secret ingredients…along with bacon ;)
She could combine them both and use these:
Imitation Bacon Bits are 100% soy bits seasoned with authentic bacon and hickory smoked flavor. An economical alternative to Real Bacon Bits for salad bars. Packs: 12/14 oz. pouches, 10 lb. and 20 lb. bulk.
Is she bought them on sale, you know, she would save money….
I am sure Melissa will be back to haunt the FN for years to come. Suzie and Tush LOOOOVED her! And Alton thought she had “movie star” qualities! I am wondering if Alton helped edit her little cooking show segment since she no way looks anything like that now. I guess Melissa is on one of those obnoxious boards to get Christians into the media and Alton is a born again too, so I am sure he was dying to get one of his buddies on FN. Normally he would cringe at a dipshit like Melissa! We are stuck with this incompetent, bug eyed, hyper loser for a long time to come.
Not only is Mommy D’s show not listed after the 13th on FN, but Brian B’s disappeared too. Hope that’s just because they moved him into another timeslot.
Brian only filmed 4 episodes so far. I hope he films some more! :)
I have a question. Somebody here has to have an answer. I rechecked the amount of recipe comments from the Salmon “My Husband is from France” Show. To date, there are 49 comments on the salmon and of those 49, 8 are dated weeks prior to the show airing. The aspargus recipe has 8 total comments, with 2 being from early August, well before this episode. The same with the orzo: 9 total comments with 4 dated weeks prior.
What? Can anybody explain? One comment that was dated prior even states ‘loved your show about France’ (??), so it’s obviously not from the NFNS show. Anybody??
The FN website is being run by Forrest Gump and his pal Lieutenant Dan.
The editorial slant is provided by Tuschman and the Fogelbrand Lady and which equates to a ” just make any shit up and the dumbass viewers will hopefully buy it. Just make our people look like they know they are doing and call it day”.
Somewhere, somehow, someone said to Tuschman, ” Hey Bob , you’re a marketing genius, you used to work at Nike, or Apple ? Do you think this marketing approach will work with a savvy culinary crowd with above average intelligence ? ”
And with this, the FN website garbage of non truths continues under their dishonest stewardship.
That help out Birdie ?
But Silvio, Bob Tuschman told us that “integrity” is critical at the Food Network during this season’s NFNS, so it can’t be possible they would be less than truthful. You make the Food Network sound like the kind of place that would hire back a known con man who had been fired for padding his resume, and we all know that they would never do anything like that over at the Integrity Network!
@Silvio – once I quit laughing, I realized that you have to be 100 percent correct! What was I thinking!? I guess I was assuming (and you know what they say about assuming) that those in Bob World wouldn’t just make shit up, but see what I get for thinking like that.
Tony, I guess what Bobbo said was like what Klaatu said to Gort: “Klaatu barada nikto”.
It was all make believe.
So I finally got around to watching this train wreck.
If I heard, layer, tasty, yummy, one more time I was gonna choke myself with Brian Boitano’s hair system! I had such high hopes…it was the same $hit I’ve seen on every other show…oh look, a dijon mustard vinaigrette, with roasted asparagus, and CANNED SALMON…you know Ina was waiting in the wings to smack the frozen bacon out of this hack!!!
As for BB…still hate it…still not entertained…still hate the voiceovers…cringed with some of the food…hmmm I guess I hate it all.
Okay, enough about France. I f’ing HATE the French..and I hate that beotch.
I need help with a food question.
Is it ok to freeze bacon???
I think Melissa is cute and peppy. She simply needs to do more research for her program. And stop talking about bacon. I really would like to learn a new tip or to from her. I liked the Korean girl, I think despite her propensity to stretch the truth she would have made a great and interesting foodnetwook personality.
So sad what’s become of the food network. I used to watch it all the time, and
learned some great tips and recipes. Now, I hardly ever watch it. Watch the Challenges sometimes. I like Ace of Cakes. Yes, Duff is a dork, but they do some pretty cool stuff.
Now, like every other network on TV, they’re just pandering to people. Get rid of the amatures and bring back the pros. Oh, wait, their shows aren’t on anymore. I never ever watch NFNS. I think its fixed, just like Iron Chef is.
Canned salmon has bones and skin, although the bones are very soft. I stopped using
canned years ago, when I discovered you could buy it in pouches, like tuna.
Oh, and you can freeze bacon. Bacon Bacon Bacon!
hahaha oh man the comments have me laughing so hard little lardons haha like wtf? WHO CARES. she is TERRIBLE do not watch her show so it will be cancelled. They need to stop doing The next food network star beacuse so far we have had only had one who has lasted, guy fee eddy haha. OH by the way her husband is french..
“…OH by the way her husband is french..”
I’m waiting to hear Mel say that her husband has some Cuban genes :))
YUUUMMMY – heavy breathing, the vinegar adds a layer of flavor, heavy breathing, I am going in for more.
@Stephen
I hear you. FN is more about competitions and personalities than it is about the professionals showing us how to cook. It’s a sad commentary on them when one of the few things worth watching is a cooking show hosted by a figure skater. And Good Eats.
And then they messed with Taste of Home and all it’s related magazines I subscribed to. I liked them when they felt more like one big old recipe swap. Now they’re just like every other cooking magazine and the uniqueness that made me like it is gone. Won’t be renewing my subscription to any of them. Heck, I’ll probably take the money spent on those subscriptions and pay for a membership on Cooks Illustrated.com.
I find myself watching PBS and Create more often these days than I do FN.
When you win NFNS, you get a contract for a few shows, but if they suck, yer done. Melissa is a very attractive woman and “camera ready” – however, she seems really stressed out, uneasy, frenetic, jumpy, and slightly manic on the show. I think she’s trying too hard. It’s painful to watch. Too bad, because I think everyone could use some good moneysaving tips.
Interestingly, I’ve observed other FN personalities (Sandra Lee, Rachel Ray) offering moneysaving tips in recent shows. So, it appears they’ll pick up the slack when Melissa’s show is discontinued.
“..FN is more about competitions and personalities than it is about the professionals showing us how to cook. It’s a sad commentary on them when one of the few things worth watching is a cooking show hosted by a figure skater..”
Good post, respectfully edited. The viewing public was led to believe that FN execs knew what they were doing when they decided to “move in a new direction” several years ago. They dumped notable personalities like Sara Moulton, Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, Debbi Fields, Gail Gand, Nathalie Dupree, David Rosengarten, among others. These outstanding chefs/cooks, who were also very capable of educating their audiences, were replaced with kitschy pseudo-chefs whose goal is to amuse and entertain rather than provide helpful, useful knowledge. jmo
Well, today’s show was another bust. But wasn’t Melissa clever to think of adding cumin to black beans? She tried to make it sound as though she was the first one to think of it, instead of several billions of people in the Americas and Asia over a period of several thousands of years. What a twat. And her axiom for the day, to cook with drinkable wine. How brilliant, I am beyond words. Gag.
Oh, I am so so grateful that there is a new PBS channel on my cable lineup. It’s called Create and it’s all creative programming, 24/7, including the real cooking shows like Ming Tsai, Jaques Pepin, Julia Child, America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Country, Lydia, that genuine grilling guy Steven Reichlin, and on and on. I am in heaven. Who needs TFN, except for a laugh?
@CherryRose Don’t forget their main purpose in TFN’s programming: to sell those branded products!
“..Don’t forget their main purpose in TFN’s programming: to sell those branded products!”
I wasn’t quite brave enough to add that to my post but would love to know the viewer demographics of each program on FN. Who is watching the various shows, and do these viewers purchase any of the advertised cookware, pantry items, etc.? After watching Sandra Lee’s “Money Saving Meals”, for example, do viewers purchase items from FN when they look at Ms. Lee’s “Round Two Recipes”? It would seem to me that folks who are trying to conserve $$$ on their food budget can’t really afford some of the pricy stuff that is hawked on FN. jmo
No one has mentioned that the amount of food Melissa cooks would never serve four people! She used one small bunch of asparagus which is what I cook for my husband and myself. All of her accompaniments to here dinners are very small and would NEVER serve four people. The potato salad she made looked like about two potatoes and when she put it in the bowl you could hardly see it! No way can you cook her meals for four for $10.00! Another bimbo on the food network. As far as I am concerned Jeffrey got the shaft! Bring him back!
“No one has mentioned that the amount of food Melissa cooks would never serve four people!”
Mommy Mel won’t ever have to tell her audience what to do with leftovers, will she? I think someone would be making a snack run within an hour after dinner, too!
I understand the syndrome when you are talentless, unloveable, and unloved, that it is necessary to pick on successful people to make yourself feel better.
You’re proof that the internet is full of haters.
Melissa never whined about being the underdog. She didn’t cry about jerks (like yourself) who snidely rolled their eyes and treated her like crap because they didn’t have the self-confidence to just do a good job and not worry about her being a threat.
She proved you all wrong, so obviously you have to resort to these types of attacks.
Says a lot about the quality of your character and cooking skills that you have to post comments like these.
Or Domnique, (AKA Mr D’Arabian?!?)
She is a suck of a joke of a non-chef that has no business on TV posing as an authority on food.
Tomato. Tomatoe.
I can’t stand her. If she isn’t Sandra Lee’s first cousin I don’t know whose she is. “perfect”, “alright”, “let me go ahead and”, “my husband’s french” . . . she should watch her own show! I really don’t mind the crap she’s serving while thinking it is so elegant, because I can’t get past her antics. Please, please, please pull her show FN.
[...] was clearly the loser of the day. That’s too bad. If only she thought to smother her dish in frozen bacon, things could have turned out a lot [...]
Hey, Beth, I’ll bet you like Rachael Ray,….
Ever heard her talk about “E V O O”?
And you thought Melissa overdid the bacon thing…
tsk, tsk tsk!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don’t like being talked down to either, but I guess a lot of uninformed, indigent folks are depending on the FN to round out their lives. OK . . .I think she is confident and talented. . .not seasoned. I wish she was more humble and less frenetic. Are the Neeleys, Paula Deen, Sandra, Guy, and Giada more engaging or informative. Not for me. They are one dimensional at best. I blame the FN, not her. And Aaron . . .painful.
Saw Bobby Flay this weekend. Rach makes me crazy, but she actually is a rather interesting cook, especially with anything green.
She’s been renewed, beginning in January?
What I found offensive was her portrayal as a “stay-at-home” mom…something she had done since when? Months before? She has full-time household help, an MBA, and a long-time career. That’s not a stay-at-home mom! She’s a board director At One, whose goal is to prepare Christian women to appear on “mainstream film and television”.
We practically threw rocks at the television each week she wasn’t eliminated. The ONLY interesting chef was Jeffrey.
If she’d cook with ingredients from the Bible, with a bunch of little children hanging around, THAT would be different!
I just posted this on the Forums and thought I’d post it here, too:
I think FN might have thought that Melissa D’Arabian could become the new Sara Moulton. What they ended up with was a cheaper-than-knockoff, bacon-brained, pseudo-French, self-absorbed imitation who can’t cook her way out of a paper bag. jmho
wow, I get what your all saying, but this just sounds a little cruel. I think she has talent, based on how well she did during the competition. I think it’s super immature and kinda dumb to count how many times she says certain words. cmon, seriously, get a life. I’m not sure how much control or pressure is put on her from the food network, but I think she needs a fair chance. If you think you can do it better, I’d like to see you try.
@Alyssa,
You’re a tad late to this party Alyssa. Melissa’s gotten a fair chance. She has no clear point to view, her recipes are repeats of other FN chefs, her mannerisms (and repeated words/phrases) are beyond annoying and it’s a complete joke that she thinks we believe her dinners cost $10.
She flubbed up throughout the competition and constantly told us she was better than everyone else, but Tuschman and Susie wanted her so they picked her. She’s as bad as pretentous, faux-french Amy they chose a few seasons back. Amy was so bad she never came back after her initial shows. I wish the same for Melissa.
Are you family, neighbor or friend?
Well..I’m not a relative, neighbor, or friend. And, judging ‘quickly’ from your comments here, as you’ve judged Melissa I find most of you to be petty, jealous, spiteful, and mean. Haters.
If someone is a ‘professional’ cook (Chef); culinary schools..time in some other ‘pro’s’ kitchen the whole nine yards, then.. as Melissa’s competition did, you may find her knowledge and approach lacking. However, for most non-pro cooks (everyday ordinary working wives, mothers, singlets ..the newly divorced (males and females), etc.) who simply want to be able to get up and cook something, she is interesting.. her little stories cute and entertaining ..her cooking…wonderful (even though her show is geared for a family of 4). People like her and Paula Deen, Aaron McCargo, the Neeleys ..makes us ‘Joe(Josephine) Blows’ want to get in the kitchen and try out a few things. All ‘Pros can be cooks ..but these “very Good cooks” are ‘Culinary Motivators’. They have big pluses.. and That will beat out an ordinary ‘Chef’ everytime.
She talks about the bacon she uses, which has to be slightly thawed(..see..even ‘we’ can figure out the rest)and her husband because she, realistically, knows that each week there may be someone new in her audience. Not just the same old..same old ‘Pros’ sitting around pointing fingers at her ..whining and complaining.. instead of in their own kitchens somewhere so exited about cooking that they can’t see straight dirtying up every pot and pan in sight.
GOOD OR NOT THE POINT OF THESE SHOWS IS TO BRING IN VIEWERS AND SHE DOES NOT BRING THEM IN OR ATLEAST NOT FOR LONG ONCE THE TV GOES OFF OR THEY SWITCH TO ANOTHER CHANNEL EVEN FOR JUST THAT 1/2 HR FOODNETWORK LOSES THATS THE POINT HERE.
I just have one word to describe Melissa. Annoying! Voice and mannerism!
OMG… leave the poor woman alone. She’s just getting started and probably still nervous, not to mention, learning a new job. Leave her alone and let her get going and give her a break!
To the whiners here,Melissa’s show wil be back in the new year.:)I hope Brian B’s show is back too.
And now she is hawking Samsung appliances on FN. Just sad.
BTW, her show is back tomorrow!
Yay (as Candace would say) – not!
Perhaps her next show is how to throw a NY eves party for 50 people on $10?
So what if Melissa is hawking Samsung appliances?They probably are in a contract with the F N and Melissa makes some $$$ for hawking the appliances.I bet it helps pay for her new house in Wash.state.
We rarely watch the food network; but tonight, while waiting for the MacLauglin Group we happened upon Melissa’s show. Since the recipe appealed to us we Googled it and landed in this vicious repartee.
Our conclusion is that while the respondents may suffer some sort of sickness from her show and her recipes and cooking, there is no question that their comments exhibit a very severe dementia.
We have subsequently very much enjoyed her ten dollar dinner. But not so much as the thoroughly enjoyable and pointless virulence of those who find sport and enjoyment in hurling hate as opposed to reasoned criticism.
hahah I was laughing reading this comment, obviously someone who uses big words to show how smart or wealthy they are.
You people are mean. Leave the poor woman alone, she is trying to get through life. I hope you all get pay back, and you will.
If only everyone could “try to get through life” by being given a TV show after winning another competitive TV show.
Don’t act as if Melissa has suffered greatly in the past year. Especially given the state of the economy and employment figures, you’re the one with the poor perspective on life. She had the desire to be a public figure and succeeded, and I’m betting she has the paychecks to reflect it. Why does that excuse her from criticism?
I just have to say this melissa your show stinks I watched you cook you dont cook with pinch and and little bit of that you never tell the measurements you don’t belong on food network and your 10 dollar meals area big joke.. you may be a great home cook you will never be rachael rae or paula deen .. do us all a favor and quit foodnetwork and foodnetwork you made bad choice jeremy would have brought more to your network i watch everyone and melissa is horrrible and is dull uninteresting she talks as if us who cook all the time are stupid… tell us things that we dont see from the stars on foodnetwork.. you gave her a shot but she has fizzled out I am going to start new page on petitoning to get rid of her.. she takeing up space were there can be someone who is alot better then her
oops that was jeffrey I was talking about not jeremy bottom line is she Is not getting any sympathy from me because there were better choices in that competition..not I liked every previous winner and I watch everyone on the foodnetwork but melissa doesnt belong on there.. take heave foodnetwork everytime I turn her on I change channels and your cmmericial for her show and her laugh omg makes me want to gag.. must change channel and btw i like sandra lee she dont compare to her.. sandy is not melissa no comparision… so I am unbias but I absolutely HATE MELISSA… DUMP her please
This chick is sooooo annoying. I only watch Food Network at nighttime so I avoid her. I say her on “Best Thing I Ever Ate” tonight and I wanted to choke her right through the screen. Why does just seeing her face make me so upset? LOL!
Melissa D’Arabian has absolutely NO personality. She does not have any warmth at all. Please come up with someone better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I turn off Foodnetwork when she comes on. I can’t stand phony.