Eric Ripert or Gordon Ramsay?

[LindaWhit]

@shrinkrap

I was checking the history of the show on Food Network, wondering if it was one of the first, and saw this;

“Gruen changed the brand positioning from Schonfeld’s “TV for people who cook” to “TV for everyone who loves to eat,” thereby greatly improving the appeal to viewers and advertisers, and saving the network from bankruptcy”

Didn’t save it from this viewer. This is probably when I lost interest in TFN. But I do understand the reason for the change.

[HappyOnion (Tom)]

DW was smitten with Hell’s Kitchen - we stopped in for a peek at the Las Vegas location.
rock music at a volume to rattle your fillings . . . no sale.
for our anniversary we’re going to do the Washington DC Hell’s Kitchen - looks to be seriously more refined…

[Thimes]

Squarely in the Eric Ripert camp. I’ve met him and had a small cooking class with him. My experience wasn’t that he was awkward at all. Very pleasant and personable. No interest in meeting Ramsay - I feel similarly as above - if that is the character you choose to put out in the world … it’s not for me.

[kaleokahu (Kaleo)]

I think Ripert is a decent, genuine human being. There’s a contrast.