I literally just signed up for this forum just so I can join in on the rants about Sunny's incessant use of the word, "moment". Oh my good gracious, she is going to drive me to drink. I have almost stopped watching the show because it is so annoying and useless. What gets me though is that she is clearly VERY intelligent - during her meatloaf segment alone she used the words "verdant" and "edification" - properly (as far as I know, at least haha) but she will NOT stop using the word "moment". I just can't stand it. I sometimes count them too. I don't know if I have ever been so annoyed with someone on TV as I am with her when she uses that word (for NO REASON!) She just has it stuck in her dang vocabulary and won't knock it off. OH and another one of her sayings that drives me up the wall is, "If you will". She just needs a "moment" and "if you will" jar where she has to put in 100 bucks every time. Maybe then she might think twice?
I do like that Jeff said it but he used it in a meaningful way (even if he was also taking a jab at her. At least someone was doing something about it)
And now since I'm here, I may as well say Hi! I do love the show - I learn a lot from each of them and I enjoy pretty much every episode. I do hate that Marcella left so now there's this void that they keep filling with no-name who-evers that don't bring anything interesting to the show but hopefully they can iron things out soon and maybe get a 5th person again - Honestly, I wouldn't mind Valerie - she's fun and would bring a Mom vibe back.
Also, I really think Jeff is one of the funniest and quickest folks on food TV today. He is a lot like a big kid where he doesn't always know when to stop and takes thing too far but man he is clever and quick witted. I have been watching all the reruns they show each week as well as the new ones and I have been trying to watch for the reactions of the other hosts to see when he gets a genuine laugh out of any (or all) of them and it's fun to see. Marcella always laughed the fastest which with her being so "prim and proper" for lack of a better term, always made me happy. He brought out her fun side.
Okay, I can clearly see I watch this show too much but I really do enjoy it. And I hope they can keep it going for a long time. It is nice to have a place to watch and learn new cooking/baking/decor ideas while still being on Food Network. (I noticed a lot of folks on here like The Chew but that one just bugs the heck out of me. I couldn't stand it the handful of times I tried it - it's just too loud and crazy for me though I do like Mike Symon even if he's loud I still like him)
OHHH Okay one more thing then I'm done - so speaking about loudness - That's my only real gripe about The Kitchen as a whole - is the volume. They need to tone it down, pronto. I watched from the beginning and now with all the reruns they show - you can literally hear the progression of the volume from season to season. It's as though the producers decided they needed to try to be more like Oprah (or the Chew) or some kind of daytime show when really they are a dang cooking/some home decor show. We do NOT need to be yelled at every time we watch (I know I used caps throughout this post - haha, though not to yell but to emphasize lol). I now mute the show at the beginning whenever they yell WELCOME TO THE KITTTCCCCHHHHHEENNNNNNNNNNN. I mean, really, it's not necessary. We can hear you and we are happy to watch but if you're not giving us cars or blenders, you don't have a reason to be so excitable. Just calm down and go back to the way it was at the start! Nice and calm with everyone just hanging in The Kitchen.
Thanks for reading if you got this far. I guess I had a lot on my mind and some time on my hands.
If you made it this far, just know I'm giving you a mental high-five!
TL:DR - Sunny needs to stop with the word "moment" and phrase "if you will". I love The Kitchen and hope it goes on for a long time. Jeff is a big kid and doesn't know when to quit but he's still very clever and witty. The Chew is annoying and this show is much better. And they should tone it down and not yell so much at the audience.
