In Defense of Food Network. "Buford can moan about dumbed-down cooks like Rachael Ray and Giada De Laurentiis replacing more traditional, gifted chefs on the Food Network’s programming menu or he can moan about how people don’t know how to cook anymore, but he can’t complain about both."

Posted on October 5, 2006

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I was also writing about:
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Ruhlman on his own
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Dethroners got good food links
The weakness exposed here is the weakness of a highly centralized food distribution system
Thrillest has the scoop on how to pre-order your very own Jamon Iberico
Ruhlman broke the news about the possible New Jersey foie gras ban
Loving liverwurst
We have come to reappreciate the egg at dinner
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