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10 Hilariously Ironic Food Network Search Results
Posted on April 9th 2012 by Jillian Madison

FoodNetwork.com has a search function built into its website. It’s notoriously awful and difficult to use, and it hardly ever brings up the results you’re searching for. Luckily, the bright side is it brings up some hilarious (and often ironic) results when you search for certain words. Here are the top 10 funniest search results we pulled up:

(Thanks for the idea, Albert!)



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    58 Responses

  1. cowpoke says:

    How could Sandra Lee not come up in any or all of them?

  2. skidv25 says:

    Wow, most of these searches turn up surprisingly accurate results! Love how the results for “nasty” are exclusively Daisy Martinez recipes, and the results for “desperate” are perfect!

  3. Lee says:

    The one for crap made me laugh but actually some of those recipes sound good, particularly the Mario Batali and Anne Burrel ones…

  4. Amber says:

    “Satan” brings up Cupcake Wars…

  5. Kitchy says:

    “Failure” made me laugh out loud even though I like Irvine.

    • Aaron says:

      The only reson that failure shows up Robert Irvine because he helps people that FAIL in the restaurant business.

  6. Aimee says:

    I searched “good vanilla”, and surprisingly, the first 2 entries were NOT recipes from Ina Garten.

  7. Schlagwerk says:

    For ‘freak’ I noticed that it matches ‘fr’ in ‘fruit’ and ‘french’ and ‘eak’ in ‘steak’. Looks like a spell checker gone terribly wrong.

    Leave it to the professionals, guys — that’s what Google Custom Search is for.

  8. oh_come_on says:

    Yay Jilian, you’ve just caused a cluster-fuck headache for FN.

  9. Jess says:

    How long do you think it’ll be until they’ve ripped down the website to “reconfigure” the search capability? They might not, actually, it’s a little too much work.

    Jillian, keep it coming. I belly laugh almost daily reading your site!

  10. JF says:

    The “nasty” search that came up with Daisy Martinez would probably show up if you typed “redundant” – chicken and rice, corn and rice, ham and rice. Ham and rice: 15 minute cook time, intermediate level? It just makes no sense. 0 stars to the FN web people.

    • Sue Z says:

      Not surprising. “puttanesca” translates to something along the lines of “whore style”. Maybe because it’s quick, cheap and easy?

      • thegolli says:

        No, it’s because that’s what prostitutes (the puttanesca) served themselves at their business. They could make it earlier and have it later.

        • cowpoke says:

          Actually you’re both right. And also, the aroma of the sauce cooking would lure the men from the street into the brothels as well and while they were waiting their turn, the women would feed them the spaghetti.
          It was cheap,quick and easy to make and maybe that’s where that expression came from.

    • Amber says:

      This is why Bitchin’ Kitchen is awesome (it totally covered this topic). Puttanesca = “pasta the why a whore would make it”. In turn of the century Italy, whores were only allowed (by the government!) to go to the market certain days of the month, so they had buy ingredients that wouldn’t perish — like anchovies, capers – etc. Thus pasta puttanesca was born and served many a customer…

      • Pishposh says:

        That’s not quite right. Puttanesca = “whore” or “whore-like.” Pasta alla puttanesca = “pasta of the whore.”

        • Amber says:

          That was a show from Bitchin’ Kitchen… hence the quotations.

          • Amber says:

            Ugh, I should really drink coffee before I try to use the intermaweb…

            That was from Bitchin’ Kitchen and the quote actually is “pasta the way a whore would make it”.

  11. Rebecca says:

    Thank you for making my day just a little bit better. This was very funny.

  12. Ghouldilocks says:

    Hey man, leave Batali out of this (the rest of the losers can stay, though).

  13. Xploder says:

    Christ…the 40 garlic clove chicken I actually cooked. People ate it AND actually liked it for some damn reason.

  14. Diane says:

    Too funny!! FN’s epic fails are our gain! :)

  15. Plumpy says:

    I put in “hack” as in no-talent hack, fully expecting Rachael Ray’s name to pop up. Search for “hack” and you get Tyler Florence.

  16. Neuf says:

    I tried “breasts” and was hoping to see Giada come up, but instead was Mr. Bitch Tits Bobby Flay.

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=breasts&fnSearchType=site

  17. craftygma says:

    I searched “wannabe” and got one result, Jeffrey Vaden, ’nuff said…

    • craftygma says:

      I also searched “garbage bowl”. The first seven recipes are Rachael Ray’s, and the ninth is a “Thirty Minute Meal Set List”. Thanks Jillian, I think you’ve come up with a whole new game for Food Network followers! What search term can the next viewer come up with???

  18. michelle says:

    Try typing in “jackass”….surprise, surprise.

    • Plumpy says:

      My, my, my. Guy Fieri. Who knew? I’m sure FN now has all the $5.00 an hour interns scurrying around trying to fix the search function (that is, if they are not too busy deleting recipe ratings that are less than 5 stars).

  19. Gina says:

    Hahah oh nooo not Anne! I love her recipes. But when I saw Irvine under “failure” I had to laugh.

  20. dX927 says:

    You get 2 Ina Garten recipes AND one courtesy of Matthew McConaughey if you search for “gay”

  21. Manda says:

    I am so not surprised at Daisy Martinez’s results. I tried watching her show and I’m not sure what’s “Mexican” about most of the things she cooks. Most of it has been so watered down from the originals that it’s unrecognizable or it’s not authentic *at all*.

    My Mexican grandmother is rolling over in her grave at her mole. And she continues rolling at her Arroz con Pollo.

    Where does Food Network GET these people?

  22. JackEughlayte says:

    Anybody tried “shitheel” yet?

  23. Beckishes says:

    I spit out my drink laughing when I typed in “retard” and Rachel Ray came up: http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=retard&fnSearchType=site

  24. Teague says:

    Love the results for ‘desperate’ and ‘failure’ that bring up the photo of Irvine posing and flexing his muscles.

  25. Charles says:

    Chicken with 40 garlic cloves sounds tasty, but it might just be I’m a garlic lover

  26. Me says:

    Remember when new things were posted in this site?

  27. Kalimba says:

    I’m sure if you type “skank” not only will Daisy Martinez show up, but also Paula Deen, Aunt Sandy and Rachael.

  28. Elysianladie says:

    Searched “Drunk” and got nothing on Sandra Lee. Simultaneously, I searched up “Cunt” and a rice pudding russipie came up.

  29. shouldbestudying says:

    “Shit” got me 323 results…just sayin

  30. Trekkie313 says:

    I had to laugh at Irvine being listed as a “failure” and
    “desperate”, I genuinely like the guy but I have to agree that faking credentials to get a show is “desperate”.

  31. You Need Not Know says:

    I’m surprised that one woman Penny from maybe a season ago of next food network stars didn’t come up under desperate

  32. Tae says:

    Just searched “Liar” and all three results were from Melissa d’Arabian.

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