The Great American Recipe

I'm not sure why the production is rendered in extra-vivid color, oversharpened. It has a look that reminds me of early astronomical photos from the Hubble telescope that were processed with unsharp masking. The result is unrealistic.

Really enjoyed The Great American Recipe. Home cooks represented many diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and prepared unique and interesting recipes. And they all got along; no cut-throat maneuvers in any episodes. Great show to watch if you are into cooking shows.

Who are these hosts and judges? No offense, but they make or break the show. Who are they? Could they afford some create chefs? And the host...its like they said let's make sure we get diversity over quality. Kind of annoying to watch. I just like watching pple cook. This concept doesn't get old to me. It is better than many of these corny netflix series though where everything looks cooky and upside down like a pee wee Herman show. I know if I stop watching, it wasn't the cooks. It was the judges and host. They were overkill, and who are they anyway? What qualifies them? That's my biggest annoyance right now. Otherwise, you tried Create. Thank you!

In the end, it was a robbery. Definitely disagree with the winner but then again, the judges weren't much to qualify anyone.

Wow. I like a good cooking show as much as the next guy. But this show is a joke. They have categories like love on a plate and put your DNA on a plate. And then the judges go around and tell these people who have been making a dish for their whole lives how to do it properly. And then they base their decisions on whether or not they cry during the judging or have a heartfelt story. This is absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe I watched it as long as I did. Some of the dishes are actually quite good. But, the fake smiles, the ridiculous sappy stories and constant flashbacks to love and family gets so old. If I hear the word family one more time I'm going to vomit.

It's a competition cooking show, so that pretty much sums it up. But one thing that kept me watching for the second season was they got rid of the stupid weekly eliminations. Reality TV producers don't seem to understand that introducing us to an interesting person who vanishes in a few episodes (for no other reason than creating tired drama) really does a disservice to the show, and the viewer. I like that this show is overwhelmingly positive, without all the manufactured drama.

Here, we get to follow all of the cooks, hear more stories, and see a lot more interesting recipes then we would have otherwise.

That said, it would be nice if there was some kind of objective scoring system, with blind judging by a tasting panel, for example, just to give an appearance of fairness. As it stands, it feels like whoever has the most heartwarming story for a given recipe usually wins.

As ethnically diverse as the show is, I would like to see more diversity, specifically in the age range of participants. A couple younger and older participants would make a more interesting mix.