Too Many Cooks

It seems anyone can be cook nowadays.I recently caught both Trisha Yearwood an The Pioneer Woman on their own shows.Maybe we haveThe FoodNetwork to thank for this new wave of anyone can be a chef.The problem is that sometimes the wrong people are showing how to cook. Trisha Yearwood is probably a great singer.She has fans and she tops the country charts.I'm sure like all country gals she loves to cook but to have her own show.That's something beyond belief. even Paula Deene is another matter.She had her own recipe and is well versed in all aspects of the culinary world .She knows food. even Giada DeLaurentus with her Hollywood and Cine Citta connections (her grandfather is the great director Dino DeLaurentus) knows food and how to create it.HeWatching her and reading her books are true learning experiences.Ms.Yearwood,I don't know.I've seen one show and as both a foodie and a home cook was not impressed. Then there's the bloggers gone famous. I also saw an episode of Pioneer Woman cooking.I knew she was famous for her blog and I've even used it for reference for this one.Yet to give her her own show maybe it's pushing it a bit much.Although that said, there are plenty of bloggers out there who also use YouTube to not only show how to cook but also promote themselves themselves.I often wonder. What's happened to just plain writing about food similar to what every newspaper food writer does.Julia Moskin or Jeff Gordonier of the Times probably will never ha e their own show or following on YouTube.There's much to be said about good writing. Are we creating too many celebrity chefs these days? Yes.Maybe it's time to go back to the real chefs and our family recipes instead of all these star ones.