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George Duran Is A Funny Man
Posted on February 10th 2011 by Jillian Madison

Here at FNH, we poke fun at celebrity chefs and the often ridiculous world of food television. Sometimes, those chefs get pissy and write us emails whining like 7 year old girls (TyFlo, we’re looking at you). But sometimes, they’re able to recognize the silliness of it all and play along. Take George Duran, for example. Last week, we featured his delicious “Aromatherapy Hot Towels” as our “Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week.” Did he get pissed and whine and moan about it and force Food Network to replace the recipe? No! He wrote us this hilarious email instead. Check it out:

Damn you Food Network Humor!

I developed my rosemary hot towel recipe many years ago and I forgot to write in a few crucial steps. You see, you’re supposed to microwave the towel with the rosemary and then you need to drench it in egg whites. From there take some Panko breadcrumbs and season it with some Old Bay. Take the drenched towel and bread it with the Panko. Get it into the deep fryer and voila! Deep Fried Rosemary Towel Rolls! See? I know what I’m doing…sorta…

I can’t get enough of your site! Thanks!

George Duran

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If you want further proof George Duran is funny, you can go to his official website – where you’ll find a photo of him hovering in the atmosphere dressed in a space suit surrounded by planetary donuts. I rest my case.


Other posts on Food Network Humor:

---Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: Aromatherapy Hot Towels
---Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: MICROWAVE POPCORN
---Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: Michael Chiarello’s “Best Hot Dogs”
---Paula Deen’s Deep Fried Stuffing on a Stick: Grossest Thanksgiving Food Ever?
---Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: Baked Potato

    35 Responses

  1. Laurissa says:
    February 10, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    I’ve always tough George Duran was a funny dude, and that picture on his website is incredible. I also checked out some of the recipes he had on his site and I must say, the chocolate soup… I had a foodgasm just looking at it. :D

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  2. Mary says:
    February 10, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    He’s a good sport! I always liked him on Ham on the Street.

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  3. oh_come_on says:
    February 10, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Chef celebrates FNH. FN censors FNH (my comment’s gone). Paranoid Tuschman?

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  4. Ray says:
    February 10, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    It’s always nice to see reactions like this. A little humility and self-deprecating humor goes a long way toward making a “celebrity chef” likable.

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  5. Lana says:
    February 10, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    OMG George, the Old Bay makes all the difference in the world.

    I was just wondering if anyone had tried the Rosemary Aromatherapy on a 3 Wolf T-shirt? The world may not be ready for such a potent combo….

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  6. Kelley says:
    February 10, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    George Duran: you officially rule! LOL

    Its so cool to know some people have a sense of humor! What I would like to know, though, is what TyFlo wrote to Jill?

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    • Lostah says:
      February 10, 2011 at 3:23 pm

      Me too! Maybe I came in too late to hear about that, but I MUST know.

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    • Caleb says:
      February 10, 2011 at 4:03 pm

      No kidding. I’ve spent way too much time trying to find a post about TyFlo’s email and it’s nowhere to be found. POST IT!!!

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    • Roo says:
      February 10, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      I think he threatened to sue her if she didn’t stop “harassing” him… what a loser.

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      • AbacoPeach says:
        February 10, 2011 at 11:22 pm

        I’m not sure Jill actually posted the email or not but I do remember her making a comment that he threatened to sue her for harassment.

        I used to watch Tyler but after finding out what a self-absorbed, arrogant jerk he really was, I just couldn’t bear to watch him anymore because of the bitter taste that would occur in my mouth everytime he came on.

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    • Ferd Berfle says:
      February 10, 2011 at 5:03 pm

      I’m not familiar with Duran except that I believe I saw him on a TV commercial once. Nevertheless, if he doesn’t take himself quite as seriously as Boober Flay, that’s probably a good thing.

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  7. the Hip says:
    February 10, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Not surprised with the cool reply, always loved HOTS. Best pure entertainment show FN ever televised. Those crappy commercials he is in do not do him justice.

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  8. Mark H88 says:
    February 10, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Ham on the Street was awesome. I was even on one of the shows because they filmed it right outside my old workplace and I knew all the guys who worked on the show.

    He definitely was real funny and down to Earth off camera as well.

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  9. SriRini says:
    February 10, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    Phenomenal..hahaha..Jill I think u have charming persona..even FN chef cannot ressist to give a shot..love this FNH so much:-D

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  10. Cynic onlooker says:
    February 10, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    Ahh, I see now. Crispy towels must taste sooo much better ^_^

    I agree that it’s awesome people can learn to laugh and themselves and take a joke. I wish other celebrity chefs would get off their high tower of fondant and ribs to as well… (not directed at anyone in particular)

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  11. Diane says:
    February 11, 2011 at 2:15 am

    Good for you, George! I love a person with a good sense of humor.
    Why doesn’t HE have as many shows as Guy Fieri???

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  12. Sen says:
    February 11, 2011 at 2:37 am

    lol I always call him Duran Duran. Anywhoo, I always watched that show Ham on the Street. Too bad FN made it disappear.

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  13. ron says:
    February 11, 2011 at 10:03 am

    Duran and Ann are definitely the best sports on the FN!
    I don’t think that it’s just a coincidence that the only 2 people worth watching on the FN also happen to have the best senses of humor about themselves
    Too bad that the powers that be at FN don’t recognize this, but instead, continue to push the silly and absurd ass clowns as the template for hosts.

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  14. Kiss My Grits says:
    February 11, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    I never watched Ham On The Street (it was on the air before my FN addiction began) but I just ordered his cookbook based solely on the above email… George Duran you are awesome!

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  15. Robb says:
    February 11, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    I’ve always liked him, except when the Candy Convention specials would air, and my feelings towards him turned into blindingly jealous rage.

    But every other time, love the guy.

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  16. Paul says:
    February 11, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    I like Ham on the Street and George did have some pretty good recipes on that show, but it’s even better to see that he has a sense of humor and that he also knows how to cook a towel.

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  17. PeteC94 says:
    February 11, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Whatever happened to this guy’s show on the FN? I can’t remember the name of it to save my life but I remember watching and I remember that I liked it. It seems a real shame that some people on the network have had shows for what feels like forever (and long, long after they ceased to be interesting) while great hosts with fresh and interesting shows don’t seem to last for very long.

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  18. thegolli says:
    February 12, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I’m glad he has a sense of humor since he is so totally miscast on that show Ultimate Cake Off. In fact the whole show is pretty bad, especially Leigh Grode.

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  19. Jason Reichert says:
    February 12, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    The scary thing is George’s towels probably STILL taste better than anything Guy Ferry would put together.

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  20. Poet says:
    February 12, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    I actually liked the fan mail section on his website. Very funny :)

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  21. WootWoot says:
    February 13, 2011 at 12:27 am

    I’ve always found something hotttt about him..grrrr. Wonder if he likes petite red heads with green eyes?

    :)

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  22. Ryan says:
    February 13, 2011 at 12:38 am

    I’m glad to see he’s lowered his diva quotient since the Alton Brown gluttony incident.

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  23. Jillian Madison says:
    February 13, 2011 at 12:43 am

    That was Adam Richman, not George Duran!

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  24. Teague says:
    February 13, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    George is clearly a good sport. Nice way to play along!

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  25. lacoccinellemalade says:
    April 19, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Ha!
    I used to watch Pop Cuisine; Cuisine TV used to have quirky shows like his on…no longer.
    Always liked that dude, despite his wonky kitchen tips!

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  26. Jessica says:
    August 12, 2011 at 12:21 am

    I love George Duran! The end.

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