So Jenise, on our cross country trip, we stopped in Knoxville, TN to have some work done on the RV so I ventured out to get a pedicure. I sat next to a very chatty, super-nice woman and we got to talking about cooking, and cooking shows. She asked if I ever watched The Chew. I hemmed and hawed a bit since I kind of knew where the conversation was leading and I didn't want to offend this very pleasant woman. Bottom line, she watches it every day. Loves the cast, loves what they talk about, thinks they have great recipes. She admits, she likes to cook, but she's not very good at it. (Not often you hear someone say that...usually if they are good at it they love it, otherwise not so much. No?) So apparently there ARE viewers.
As an aside, I was blown away by Knoxville. Such a great city. I've never had so many strangers initiate converstations with me in my life and everyone was SO nice. Retail personnel, waitstaffs, patrons in the nailshop, people waiting in the checkout line, etc...
) and flipped on the TV to fill the silence and found The Chew. What were they cooking? Absof---inglutely nothing. They were doing Oscar fashion, and worse: audience makeovers! This show isnt about food, it's about boredom and insecurity.