That is messed up Food Network

Am I the only person in the world who does not like Bobby Flay?

If you have ever watched The Food Network on late night, you would see this show called Throw Down with Bobby Flay. This show is about a New York Chef named Bobby Flay; he goes around challenging unknown chefs on their signature dishes. To do so, Food Network producers would go down to the home town of the unknown chef and lie to them by telling them that The Food Network would give them their own segment on a made up show. While back in New York, Bobby Flay would practice making his own style of their signature dishes. At the climax of the episode, the unknown chef would host some kind of gathering where he or she would make or bring their signature dish. Before the festivities start, Bobby Flay would sneak into the crowd and present himself and his challenge of who would make the better dish. After the tasting of the dishes, food critics and or local chefs would be selected as judges to judge which dish is better. Usually, the unknown chef would win the throw down.

My problem with Bobby Flay is his ego. Even though he looses most of his throw downs, his ego seems to still be there. My family who likes his show likes to claim that he is exposing these unknown chefs to the world. Yet, if you watch the show, the camera is mostly on Bobby Flay. One episode had a doughnut throw down. In this episode, Bobby Flay challenged Mark Israel of Doughnut Plant. Mark’s reaction was pleasant at first, yet when the cameras was still rolling on Mark in the back of the stage, he was yelling at his cell phone screaming, “They lied to me!” Throughout the episode Mark’s attitude was in disgust, especially when Bobby Flay asked Mark to taste his doughnut.

Bobby Flay needs to calm himself down. He does not need to make food into some kind on competition. Food should be left alone as something to eat, not for something to compete.