Dee Dee wrote:

> I wonder if that is why Alton Brown had that program last night about the
> "Next Iron Chef."
>
> I think it was dumber on food network's part not to renew the contract on
> the old reruns of Molto Mario. I'm still watching them, loads of which I've
> never seen; surely there are other people who are just discovering Mario.
>
> Mario doesn't need food network; he's got a gzillian restaurants and books.
> (I just bought an older published book of his the other day.) Who needs to
> be connected to a failing network!
> Dee Dee

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I can't figure out why
FoodTV doesn't seem to notice or care how bad they've gotten?
Mario B. is a great teacher. He did have a show on FoodTV where he went
around Italy with a really annoying sidekick foil "Rooney" (?) which
basically ruined the show for me. I'd love to see him alone do food in
Italy... leave the cheesy "FoodTV" style gimmicks out of it please!