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Published on: January 20, 2010 – 4:04 pm by Michelle Madison 
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Help! My boyfriend likes Guy Fieri, but I think he’s the douche of the year!
You see, every Sunday, we go through our DVR and watch the various Food Network shows he recorded throughout the week. Unfortunately, that means enough episodes of Diners Drive-ins and Dives and Guy’s Big Bite to make me sick with virtual amoebic dysentery. I guess I should have known I was in trouble when my boyfriend asked me if he could sign our new refrigerator with a giant Sharpie, but like all women who date Guy Fieri fans, I was living in denial.
Do any of you have significant others who force you to watch Food Network programming you hate? Or perhaps they love one of the Food Network personalities that you just can’t stand?
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I’m the one that wears my hubby out on all the fn shows. We try to compromise though. I’m only allowed to watch new episodes.
Oh Jill, I am so sorry to hear of this tragedy :( My aunts all love Rachael Ray and my 14 year old cousin aspires to be Aunt Sandy. I suggested that she at least wait until she is in college to become a complete and total drunk.
I’m not Jill, I’m Michelle :)
Well shit. I didn’t read the top of the post. Sorry Michelle! (Engineering, physics, and calculus today…they destroy my brain.)
No problem Busta! Just didn’t want anyone thinking Jill would tolerate a Guy Fieri fan in the house .. we all know she wouldn’t put up with that!
Unfortunately, my whole family loves watching chopped, I, unfortunately have to leave the room and occupy my time with other shenanigans during its entirety. The judges just make me want to throw something breakable at the wall.
Though we can all agree that Guy Fieri is a huge douche.
I can tolerate Chopped as long as I can make fun of the at least half of the contestants and all of the judges. Fieri/Ferry, on the other hand, no way. I’m sorry, Michelle, but you must dump the boyfriend a.s.a.p.
How many ways can you regurgitate the ‘Iron Chef’ food battle concept? Let’s see, there’s Iron Chef America, Cake Challenge, Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Chopped, Worst Cooks in America, Eat Shrink and be Merry. I’m sure there’s a few more shows I’ve missed that I don’t get through my cable provider.
There is something that can help this. It is called T-H-E-R-A-P-Y.
LOL at this topic!
My husband is constantly asking me if I will prepare some of Guy’s “meals” for dinner some time, but I refuse. How can I make a slammy jammy chimmey chamma taco with a straight face?
Luckily my daughter can’t stand Guy either, so we gang up on him together.
This cracked me up! I don’t watch his show very much; does he really have that stupid name for a taco?
http://foodnetworkhumor.com/2009/08/dumb-guy-fieri-recipe-names/
Classic
ROFL!!!!
LOL! This post made my night! Someone else that feels my pain. Love the long taco name. Sometimes, I delete Guys’ Big Bite and tell my husband, “Ooops…I’m sooo sorry.”
My grandmother loves Tyler Florence, but my sister and I want to throw something at the television when he is on.
omg me too!!
Michelle, find a new boyfriend. He’s ill.
mentally, that is.
The problem is, he makes the distinction between Guy’s food, and Guy. I simply cannot do that. He thinks the food that Guy both creates, and explores on his shows look delicious.
As I see it, Guy could visit my favorite restaurant of all time, but as long as he was within 15 feet of the joint it would render the food there inedible.
But you said he wanted to sign your fridge with a sharpie. ugh.
Don’t be an enabler. And hide the remote.
Hopefully that was just a joke how I took it.
My big problem with Guy is how much worse he gets on his Live shows. He turns up the obnoxious to a level no human should be exposed to. He used to be ok way back when, but he seems to be getting worse.
Have any of you guys noticed this? Seems like Paula Deen has turned it up too.
Paula has definitely gotten worse over the years. I think it progressed as she got more plastic surgery and new teeth.
Holy Shit Michelle! My guy’ loves fish sticks (gag). It’s another gotdam club! But hey! I appoint you PRESIDENT!
What is it with women who don’t like fishsticks. My wife is the same? Won’t let me eat them.
Have you ever seen a stick swimming in the ocean?
My dog really likes Rachel Ray. Not joking.
My wife likes Ina. I don’t know how anyone can take the snobby way she talks. Just the way she says {JEFF FERRR EYYYYYY] burns my soul.
The hubby adores Rachael Ray. Thankfully, however, the kiddo prefers Spongebob in that time slot, and while I find them both annoying, I can deal withe the sponge more easily.
My husband thinks that Sandra Lee is hot. *shudder*
Is it just me or do Sandra Lee and Heidi Montag look alike? I know they are both idiots but I think they also resemble each other.
Maybe they have the same plastic surgeon.
Wow, you are right. I’ve never realized that before!
I cannot express in words how much I pity you.
Michelle, find yourself another boyfriend. You are clearly incompatible.
My hubby loves Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. He knows exactly when it comes on and he sits there and thinks it’s so funny the way Guy stuffed his face and says all those corny things he says. I just roll my eyes and say he looks like a pig doing it (Guy, not my hubby) lol.
My hubby thinks Guy looks like a pig. It’s interesting because my hubby is not one to have strong opinions, but with Guy, he makes his thoughts known!
Thanks for that picture – because even though I’m probably old enough to be his … ummm …AUNT – my flabby underarms look SO much more firm and better than his
My ex (and this is in part why he is an ex) loves the Neeley’s and Sunny Anderson… I think it’s because he still smokes pot on the weekend, and finds them to be funny.
But I can’t take it… maybe if I still used the funny stuff, but I gave it up when I got a real job…
oh c’mon now. you can’t blame the pot for his poor taste.
hmmm… maybe I’ll make him watch it when he is alert…
My boyfriend loves Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. It drives me insane. He also loves to watch Giada at Home, but I don’t think that has anything to do with her cooking…
This is why she needs to wear higher cut tops…
I think it’s okay that your boyfriend likes Guy, but if he decides he wants to *be* like Guy, he clearly needs an intervention. Just watch for first signs of douchebaggery: bicep sweatbands, mirrored sunglasses, and/or economy sized buckets of LA Looks hair gel.
Be vigilant, Michelle. Be vigilant.
My hubby and I are devoted FN fans, and we both love Triple D. We enjoy seeing the featured cooks/chefs have their 10 minutes of fame, and how proud they are to show Guy their long-held secret cooking techniques. We think it’s fun when Guy sits at the table with the patrons to give them their moment in the spotlight too.
But it would be SO much better if Guy Ferry were not there at all!
…seriously, the concept of the show is good. It’s just the host which makes it so repellent to me. He’s completely revolting.
I’m totally with you. I really enjoy seeing everyday people showcasing their hard work. I just tune Guy out as much as possible. One of the best episodes EVER was when the restaurant owner *clearly* didn’t like Guy at all. I wish I could remember the segment so I could be sure to eat there!
It bothers me to see his pompous ass back in the kitchens with them, when they’re sharing their long-held secret cooking techniques, and he’s cutting them off all the while to explain the hows and whys of the ingredients. I want to wring his neck when I see this show, however briefly until I can flip past it, because it burns me up to think about that.
Well, that and the fact that he’s sticking his stubby greasy ungloved fingers into all of their prep, spewing food droplets everywhere as he shouts with his mouth full, and walking in those damn flip flops, no doubt flinging foot fungus into every possible corner of their kitchens. I would kill him if he came into mine. Literally. He could send the cameras, but his ass would need to stay in his rented red convertible.
My hubby likes Throwdown-ugh! To be fair, only when Bobby loses. Our daughter loathes Ina (can’t tolerate her laugh) but we compromise in our mutual abuse of Giada and Melissa for their idiotic drawn out aaannnddds.
My boyfriend has Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on DVR, too. He mostly watches to see the gross shit people eat, but he is completely cognizant of Guy’s inherent assholish-douchiness and that the flip-flop “jokes” are totally lame, so I don’t mind that he watches that crap show.
I don’t know, I’d have a pretty fun time riding around in an old car visting diners and sampling some pretty fine looking food. He might not be a master chef but DDD is a fun show.
I agree, there are some places on DDD that I would loooove to try. Unfortunately, I live in OK a veritable vacuum of good original food. Although there are several new Indian restaurants that have recently opened, my fav Curry and Kabob best paratha bread ever, but I digress.
Oops my dyslexia kicked in, I meant Kabob and Curry.
I love to travel A lot. So i dont mind watching Triple D. cause when i travel i like to find the off the wall locations that he features on there. so i dont watch it for him i watch it for that but otherwise i cant stand him.
Why not both? I watch his shows and still think he’s a douche. DDD is just self-explanatory, but as far as GBB, I like a lot of his flavor combinations.
Here’s how I resolve it. I call him “The Anti-Garth Brooks”.
See – Garth Brooks is a hell of a guy. I have the utmost respect for him and I’d be honored to welcome him into my home. But that job of yours – the music thing – could you go do that somewhere else? Preferably out of earshot? Thanks a mil.
Guy’s just the opposite. I like (quite a bit of) his food and his shows. God knows he’s got the best job in the world with DDD. But under no circumstances would I ever want to be around him personally.
Garth IS a hell of a guy. My entire family’s met him personally, and he is that nice. He did something for us that he didn’t have to do, cost him a lot in time and expense,and was really thoughtful. None of us will ever forget it or him.
Its not really a “significant other”, but last week I made a fabulous dinner for my parents – Red wine braised beef with Roasted garlic basil mashed potatoes and broiled brussels sprouts – and my dad had the nerve to pat me on the head and say “My daughter is just like Racheal Ray!”….I know he meant it as a compliment in man world, but I thought I was going to implode. My mother said the look I gave him should have burned the skin off of his face. God I hate that oddly-shaped, poorly dressed, grinning no-talent maniac.
Another one i can not stand are the Neelys, OMG they make me want to Puke as soon as they come on the air. granted they may have great recipes but the side comments they make about/to each other need to stay out of the kitchen and off the camera. i also had the lucky chance to sit near them in a restaurant they were featuring on that traveling show they do and OMG they are even worse off camera. it was so bad a waitress actually told them that if they didnt stop they would be asked to leave. it was great cause the tables surrounding them cheered at the waitress. there is a time and place for that kind of talk and on camera is definitely not one of them.
I found out a few weeks ago that my boyfriend’s parent’s two favorite chefs on Food Network are Guy Fieri and Bobby Flay. In fact, his mom thinks Bobby Flay is the single most talented chef on Food Network.
My BF loves Bobby Flay. May not feel quite the same about Guy, but he does get upset when he is referred to as a douche bag.
Thanks to Scripps, not much of an issue these days. We fight about other things.
I’d like to see an expose on the fraudness of Bobby Flay. Putting it on a grill or using mangos or chiles doesn’t make for an Iron Chef contestant, much less an Iron Chef. Okay, well, if Duff can blankly stare his way through an hour of ICA, I suppose Flay could at least compete.
But Throwdown is such a farce. The “best” examples of food to compete against are usually 75% of the time within an easy drive of NYC. I can understand some of that, but not all. Don’t tell us it’s the best cedar plank salmon or BBQ brisket in the country and it happens to be from a place on Long Island. And the fake specials they use as covers to tape the throwdownees? They have to see through that half-assed production meeting brainfarting. Not to mention the stupid, dramatized envelope hand-off at the beginning. Or the fact Bobby can’t pronounce chipotle even though he’s so obsessed with it he’d add it to an oatmeal throwdown.
We all know Guy’s a tool, but FN tries to convince us that Flay is on the level of Wolfgang Puck. I watch DD&D and just try my best to ignore Guy’s toolocity and sunburns and shades. I don’t bother with GBB.
But god, Guy’s knives annoy me. It’s got a flame handle and a stupid name, that’s it. But they’ll pimp them all over the channel when the existence of Alton’s knives, which were actually designed uniquely by Alton for a functional purpose, are barely known?
just shoot him. That is all you can do
Plenty of other fish in the sea.
My husband and I watch a lot of the Food Network, and we fortunately agree on what shows are terrible (Chopped, Dinner Impossible, Throwdown, etc). We do both enjoy the Guy Fieri shows, though, even though the man looks like a complete douche, says embarrassingly lame things, and presumably wore sunglasses on the back of his head at his wedding. He’s just so earnest and he makes those diner line cooks feel like superstars.
He’s *earnestly* a douche, that’s the best I can say about him.
No, thankfully I don’t have this problem. I am wondering though if this isn’t a form of abuse, Jill…just saying. Being made to watch Ferry against one’s wishes is WRONG. Be true to you…;)
Michelle wrote the article not Jill
Ah, gotcha…not paying close enough attention. Okay then, Michelle: I’d think about this relationship if I were you. ;)
Next time y’all do the dirty tell him you’ve got a surprise, blind fold him and tie him to the bed, get made up like Guy Fairy then in mid-session pull of the blindfold and start dropping Guy’isms.
That’s sure to turn him off Guy (I hope).
I can’t stand Ace of Cakes or Food Network Challenge, but my mom loves those shows, so we watch anyway. Then again, she doesn’t like Worst Cooks in America, but I watch it because it’s a trainwreck and I can’t help but tune in.
My girlfriend was a Guy Fieri fan, until I started pointing out his douchiness. There’s only so much you can ascertain from watching him on tv unless you have an astute eye.
Who doesn’t love his tri-colored hair… But another point that demonstrates his lameness is his geeky arm tattoos. They start at the back of his arms, instead of the side or the shoulder like normal people. Apparently, that’s so much more original.
Lots and lots of sour grapes posted here!
His mother?
Nah, FN troll employee.
Fee-eddy is the douche of the universe, but I can’t stand any show on FN. If there is *nothing* else on (and I’m couchlocked) I’ll watch Alton or Ina, but the second he starts some hammy time-filler prop-comedy segment, or she makes another three-digit “picnic”, I switch away.
I’m glad FNH exists so I don’t have to watch that network yet can still make fun of it…it’s like The Soup but just for FN.
u ppl watch waaay too much FN..kinda odd that a couple would watch it together but hey dats me! imo the cat from man v food is a bigger dickhead than guy and thats sayin alot
I’m sorry, “ppl” and “dats”? What’s your native language?
Yes, really odd a boyfriend and girlfriend, or wife and husband would watch tv together. So, so, odd!!
um..
no.
“u ppl watch waaay too much FN” And yet, here you are on the Food Network Humor site.
Hypocrite, much?
Not a significant other (I am out of one of those at the moment!) but a couple of years ago in an unsuccessful attempt to get to the remote in time… there she was…mannequin Sandy… My mom’s first words were “I like her…”
I pulled out a sawed off shotgun and stated that will never be said in this apartment again…
Thanks Michelle…good to know I’m not alone. Women who hate Guy and Love the Guys that Love Him…YIKES.
If your boyfriend likes Guy Fieri, I have some bad news for you.
Either he is only PRETENDING to like his sick schtick so that you’ll break up with him for being ignorant, or, he’s pretending to like Guy so that you’ll believe that he’s actually interested in TV Food.
Either way he’s obviously being dishonest.
Most likely, he’s gay and wants desperately to come out.
“Not that theres ANYTHING wrong with that.”
My husband likes Guy — trying to turn him Tyler.
Who farted?