Cake Fascist
When I watch TV, there are three networks I will watch. Typically, I do not have control of the remote-and that's okay. If I'm turning on the TV, though, it's Food Network (56), TLC (46) or Discovery (36). The only three of the hundred or so that we get that I actually can tell you the numbers. We've been watching Food Network since early 1997, when our cable company did a fiber optic upgrade. For me, it was pure happiness, because it meant I didn't have to wait until our PBS channel's Saturday lineup for the Frugal Gourmet and Justin Wilson's Cajun cooking. I had a great prime time line up every night, with Sara Moulton, Ming Tsai, and Emeril. The only redeeming value of watching Bobby Flay was that Jacqui Malouf was funny. Over the years, FN has evolved and changed and for the most part, we've been happy with the new stuff. I still miss Sara Moulton's Cooking Live and Doorknock Dinners, but if it means I get Triple D and Iron Chef America, ...