# The Bobby Flay Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302 "2009-11-29T03:13:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/1 "2009-11-29T03:13:37Z")
I was looking through the on-screen guide(Dish Network) when a new entry caught my eye. 99- **BFLAY** It’s sponsored by Hellman’s and the actual show is in a smaller frame in the screen with a portion showing the ingredients while Flay does a typical generic cooking show with frequent gratuitous references to Hellman’s. It appears to be a temporary show as it’s focused on holiday dishes. I only watched a few minutes but since there are so many fans of Chef Flay here, I thought you all might enjoy this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/2 "2009-11-29T04:03:05Z")
After trying to make a 5 minute movie on our halloween display, I can’t IMAGINE how one person could create enough content to support a full time channel long term. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/3 "2009-11-29T04:13:46Z")
TV show, celebuchef, commercials, cooking … mix well and serve up in Cafe Society. twickster, MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/4 "2009-12-02T18:07:50Z")
I’ve seen this same channel. It rotates who is doing the “thinly veiled infomercial.” Runs the same thing over and over all day (or multiples, I’ve not watched it enough to notice). Of course, Dish Earth channel is better than watching a Flay show, even for a food TV junkie like myself. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/5 "2009-12-02T18:49:17Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > After trying to make a 5 minute movie on our halloween display, I can’t IMAGINE how one person could create enough content to support a full time channel long term. Unintentionally Oprah? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/6 "2009-12-02T19:14:04Z")
Wow, he’s got seventeen shows on Food Network, commercials for his Kohl’s cook- and serveware, and now this? Could he be even harder-working than Ryan Seacrest? ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/7 "2009-12-03T02:15:35Z")
Really? :dubious: I mean, He’s not bad. He’s fun to watch on Iron Chef and I can handle an episode of Throwdown every now and then, but most of the time I’m rooting for him to lose. But if I had to watch a channel that was Flay all the time, ugh. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobby-flay-channel/519302/8 "2009-12-03T03:14:02Z")
I could have sworn that this was a sarcastic comment about Food Network. Every frickin show has Bobby Flay…he needs another channel?