The Next Food Network Star, Series 2 - background
Today is day #1 of a special two day post. The Food Network kindly sent me a DVD of the first episode of the next season of “The Next Food Network Star.” I have some thoughts on its value for food history, but I’ll get to them tomorrow. Today I have two quite particular things to say.
The first was that the review DVD did not include the final few minutes of the session (for obvious reasons), where I would have found who was thrown out that day. May I put in a plea to at least one of my US readers to let me know what happens? I so want to know who leaves the show and why!!
The second was that food TV is becoming an increasing part of our food history. Sometimes it plays the same part as the 1920s detailed instruction manuals I was reading earlier in the year. Sometime it gives teaching techniques to the novice, and fills part of the role of nineteenth century writers like Francatelli. Sometimes it has that star factor and gives us the temper tantrums and joyous antics of the famous chef or gourmand (I’m hoping that they follow Escoffier in this and not Apcius).
Food TV doesn’t meet just one aspect of our food needs – it covers a whole range of them. So what about the “The Food Network Star”? What roles does it fill?
See you again, same time, same station, where all will be revealed.
PS I’m still open to additions to my list of topics to explore here over the next six months. Speak up, and speak often, which is way more ethical than voting early and often.
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