654641 Thu Sep 24 08:53:36 -0700 2009 37 33 Food Media and News 0 5054944 We came upon this travesty by accident while scrolling through the channels. I even wonder if anyone on Chowhound would have seen this, since it's in such an obscure spot. Not obscure enough. The star of the show (certainly in her own mind) is Blythe Beck, who is somehow executive chef of Hotel Palomar's restaurant in Dallas. Her schtick seems to revolve around 2 things - she's very overweight and she's totally obnoxious. Then there's her thing about calling her style "naughty". I don't see it. If you can stand it, here's the link to the premier episode on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/watch/97182/the-naughty-kitchen-with-chef-blythe-beck-better-wear-your-stretchy-pants Thu Sep 24 08:53:36 -0700 2009 97804 cmvan 1 5055052 wow. I"m so glad i just lost 10:44 of my time, lol. I figured, hey, this could be horribly awesome. And no, it was just horrible. I did like that she got bombed in the review, as a sort of punishment for making us watch her.... Thu Sep 24 09:19:52 -0700 2009 5054944 264146 kubasd 2 5055117 I saw the promos and decided that watching it would be a big mistake...based on what you said here, glad I stayed away! Thu Sep 24 09:36:46 -0700 2009 5055052 142362 sibeats 1 5055156 I can't watch the vid on this particular computer, cm, but I can imagine, based on the other programming out there. I just have one general philosophical question: How did series developers and producers come to the conclusion that none of us have any actual intellect out here? Thu Sep 24 09:45:51 -0700 2009 5054944 1104013 Normandie 2 5060670 It's from the same outfit that produces Ace of Cakes which as far as I can tell is about drama, architecture and bad hygiene. I'm guessing (my own theory with no basis in fact) FNTV passed on this project. To my mind, if it ain't fit for FNTV, as much as hounds bitch about the sorry state of Food Network, this show demonstrates that it could be worse. Sat Sep 26 16:27:56 -0700 2009 5055156 10516 MplsM ary 1 5055336 Pop-ups on Chowhound have been pushing this show and commericals have been blasting The Travel Channel... Thank goodness Oxygen isn't on my cable subscription or at least I don't know what channel the show is on. It looks terrible. Thu Sep 24 10:37:48 -0700 2009 5054944 56054 dave_c 2 5055338 The ads on Chowhound were enough to keep me from watching it. Thu Sep 24 10:39:11 -0700 2009 5055336 11990 Janet from Richmond 3 5055440 lol... I agree! Thu Sep 24 11:10:28 -0700 2009 5055338 56054 dave_c 1 5055496 There's something incredibly peculiar about the web-only preview focusing on a *poor* review of her restaurant. Worse, the review questions her ability to be "naughty." Thu Sep 24 11:26:56 -0700 2009 5054944 270888 shaogo 1 5056204 Oh, I decided the first time I saw the commercials to steer clear of this one. It was the commercial where they highlight her "delightful" habit of saying "boo" in a totally obnoxious way whenever she encounters anything she doesn't like. Manufactured celebrity. Thu Sep 24 15:20:32 -0700 2009 5054944 113176 jmckee 1 5056385 Ok, I watched the clip. One question: where's the naughty? There's a large lady who runs the kitchen in a "big, beautiful boutique hotel" (an oxymoron if ever there was one). Her food seems pretty pedestrian. She doesn't have anything particularly interesting to say. She makes a half-hearted attempt to coin a few catch phrases - I heart him! Let's drink about it! Why is this person on television? Did someone raffle off a reality show, and she won? Thu Sep 24 16:40:05 -0700 2009 5054944 13722 small h 1 5058935 Blythe Beck = foul mouth pig. Fri Sep 25 16:27:42 -0700 2009 5054944 126101 Antilope 2 5065267 I guess that is what is naughty about her. Mon Sep 28 17:01:05 -0700 2009 5058935 11408 melly 2 5136987 She's obscene, repulsive and vile in every way imaginable. Wed Oct 28 07:35:34 -0700 2009 5058935 222865 FoodChic 2 5138160 Babs, is that you? Faber College, 1962? Wed Oct 28 13:35:47 -0700 2009 5058935 10516 MplsM ary 3 5138363 LOL!! I love Babs! P-I-G pig! Wed Oct 28 14:45:51 -0700 2009 5138160 222865 FoodChic 1 5059572 I saw a preview, or at least part of one before got grossed out and switched the channel and posted about it then http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/650847. "The actual full title is 'The Naughty Kitchen With Chef Blythe Beck'. Which lead to the inevitable question and little rhyme 'Who the heck is the heck is Blythe Beck?' If there were not any shots of her standing in a kitchen wearing a chefs jacket one would never know the show was about food. Although she goes into great detail about her love for Lachey. She talks about how though her job is while getting a spa treatment. It came across as an episode of 'Real Housewives' She uses the word naughty so much that I was reminded of an old SNL skit where 'sassy' was used as much as possible." I don't know why this woman has show, let alone one with her name in the title. There does not appear anything interesting or even appetizing about this 'chef'. She comes across like a reject from TNFNS. Sat Sep 26 05:03:02 -0700 2009 5054944 23758 Withnail42 1 5059792 Yes- did you catch the title of the episode- "You Better Wear Stretch Pants"!?! Sat Sep 26 08:10:37 -0700 2009 5054944 117958 anniemax 1 5060000 Well after watching that link on hulu, which was certainly painful, I searched aaround a bit to find a little bit more about her. I looked at a couple of her recipes. Certainly she uses high amounts of butter and fat which I guess in her world quantifies "naughty". Emeril has been doing this for years. Nothing wowing as far as her cooking. This whole celebrity chef thing is silly. What would be nice is they'd focus more on their food, and less on their tv character, and frankly her banter is stupid. Sat Sep 26 09:52:42 -0700 2009 5054944 50431 chef chicklet 2 5060030 I searched around too and most of what I could find related to her being on this 'show'. Really nothing about her professional accomplishments. Nor does there seem to be any mention of her on the restaurant, where she is reportedly the executive chef, web site. Sat Sep 26 10:16:57 -0700 2009 5060000 23758 Withnail42 3 5060149 <Nor does there seem to be any mention of her on the restaurant, where she is reportedly the executive chef, web site.> You have to look pretty hard. She's listed as Executive Chef at the bottom of the dinner menu, and there's a "Chef Blythe Beck Tasting Menus" section. Sat Sep 26 11:34:47 -0700 2009 5060030 13722 small h 4 5063642 And she landed a show? That would be a lucky break. Is this a case of who you know? Mon Sep 28 07:55:20 -0700 2009 5060149 50431 chef chicklet 5 5063805 I've given up trying to figure out how/why people get tv shows. All I know is that I don't have one, and this is a serious oversight on the part of the universe. Mon Sep 28 08:47:28 -0700 2009 5063642 13722 small h 6 5066068 lol! ...I've been waiting for the "Small h Show" :-) Tue Sep 29 03:43:02 -0700 2009 5063805 146405 stricken 1 5060192 The fact that all the ads (including those on this site) had her posing in a hot pink satin chef jacket was enough to keep me away. Sat Sep 26 12:02:49 -0700 2009 5054944 76025 mojoeater 2 5063764 Yikes! Next time, I'm going to take everyone's advice and NOT watch a clip! Painful, dreadful, ... anyone notice Megan, the GM, rockin' the Kate Gosselin hairdo??? Ugh, FAIL!! Mon Sep 28 08:38:10 -0700 2009 5060192 193813 rocks67 3 5066069 lol!!! actually Megan is a hottie. She's got a really short boyish haircut. Not like that Kate Gosselin mess. The rest of the show is lame though. Tue Sep 29 03:45:54 -0700 2009 5063764 146405 stricken 1 5064227 she's very overweight and she's totally obnoxious. **** Agreed. I saw this because my wife was watching some other show on Oxygen. When I turned on the TV, it was already running. Because I've seen ads for this show on CH, I decided to watch while I worked out on the elliptical. After a few minutes, I wanted to swtich stations but I was cruious what kind of review she would receive. I'm glad she got a 2 stars out of 5...no reason to ever watch more of this show. Mon Sep 28 10:56:33 -0700 2009 5054944 180506 Ericandblueboy 2 5077971 I got suckered in by the review tease, too. I live in the Dallas area, and i recalled reading the restaurant review earlier that year, so as soon as i saw it was going to come up in the episode, i went to my computer and pulled the review up to refresh my memory. Seeing that she got two stars, i then got pulled in to the episode because i wanted to see how she would react to the so-so review. Why, oh why, do i let myself get pulled into this kind of stuff? Being from the area, i really wanted to like this show, but it just isn't likeable. There's no point, and i started to cringe every time i heard her say "i heart...". It was embarrassing. Sun Oct 04 08:26:31 -0700 2009 5064227 157030 iluvtennis 1 5066064 I HATE reality shows, but I figured I'd try this one because I thought it would be like Gordon Ramseys 'FWord' on BBC (which I just love). Well, it's nothing like that. Not entertaining, not informative, too many stupid catch phrases that really don't make sense. If it were on Food Network, I'd be protesting. Tue Sep 29 03:36:26 -0700 2009 5054944 146405 stricken 1 5071576 I saw the promo and couldn't figure out what kind of show (cooking, reality, whatever) it was supposed to be. Glad I skipped it! :) Thu Oct 01 05:41:07 -0700 2009 5054944 65780 jujuthomas 1 5074255 Thank you all for painfully watching and reporting back, at least now I "know" what I missed....It seems it is total RUBBISH! Thanks goodness because that would be 1 hour of my life I would never get back. Fri Oct 02 06:58:19 -0700 2009 5054944 237148 bermudagourmetgoddess 1 5077625 After watching five minutes you have to wonder how she got on TV and how she ever landed a job as the Chef. The show is a like a bad combination of Hells kitchen and The Biggest loser. Sun Oct 04 03:04:36 -0700 2009 5054944 253154 Fritter 2 5124317 The show is a like a bad combination of Hells kitchen and The Biggest loser. ********* I had to laugh even though it's not the nicest thing to say. Thu Oct 22 20:27:48 -0700 2009 5077625 180506 Ericandblueboy 1 5080491 I caught this last night. I thought it was absolutely terrible. I wonder who thought she was 'tv - worthy' -..... Mon Oct 05 12:33:50 -0700 2009 5054944 124908 jeanmarieok 1 5084740 I watched it for a survey last night, and am not enthused. The producers of the show do her no justice. Blythe Beck obviously has a passion for food. She seems to have a good relationship with her staff, and the scene were she tasted her sous chef's new dish fascinated me. Her weight doesn't turn me off, but I wonder how many packs a day she smokes. The emphasis on the pair from the front of the house scheming to win a cash prize from Kimpton utterly turned me off. It got to the point were I wanted to stab the pair every time they came on screen. I wasn't amused. I wasn't charmed. I was pissed off at how dishonest they were being. Wed Oct 07 04:15:22 -0700 2009 5054944 222406 Mer_Made 1 5124275 culinary train wreck television at its very best - or worst. Blythe Beck is completely obnoxious and only succeeds because we live in a time when balloon boy and Octomom are famous for longer than Warhol's fifteen. Thu Oct 22 19:59:42 -0700 2009 5054944 1102205 brooklynkoshereater 1 5151272 I live in Dallas and feel very comfortable with the restaurant scene in this city. I know nothing about her, and will stay clear of the hotel and restaurant in question. If you flip over to the Texas threads and other local blogs, the chef in question gets vitrually no mentions. So I am clueless how she came into existence, unless it is like our state fair with its funny fried butters and such. An oddity to giggle at, not with. I say move along, nothing to see here... Tue Nov 03 01:39:42 -0800 2009 5054944 277493 DallasDude