Throwdown! with Bobby Flay

2006

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Released: 13 July 2006 Ended
Producted By: Rock Shrimp Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/index.html
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Throwdown! with Bobby Flay is a Food Network television program in which celebrity chef Bobby Flay challenges cooks renowned for a specific dish or type of cooking to a cook-off of their signature dish. At the beginning of each show, Flay receives – via bicycle messenger – a package detailing the chef he is to compete against as well as the dish. Examples of opponents include a skilled chili maker or a famous wedding cake designer. After practicing and preparing the item in question, Flay shows up for a surprise competition. During the competition, both chefs prepare their particular version of the dish, and both are then evaluated by local judges to determine a winner.

Genre

Reality

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Cast

Bobby Flay

Director

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Rock Shrimp Productions

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Throwdown! with Bobby Flay Audience Reviews

Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!
Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
william-g-robles The "Throwdown" formula is simple. Highly-trained chef and host, Bobby Flay, gets his staff to convince hometown cooking heroes that Food Network wants to make a feature about them. Instead, Bobby Flay shows up, and tries to show that he can do a better job than the local chefs at their specialty, even though Flay just learned to make their dish a week ago. It's like promising a local swim champ that CNN wants to feature him for being such an inspiration with a new technique--but then, they send Michael Phelps to show the kid that he actually sucks compared to an Olympian. Having Bobby Flay duke it out with great local chefs is a cool idea, but I don't know why he has to ambush them and crush their dreams all at once.
the_poet-2 Okay, here is the poop scoop, the dope pope, the skinny benny..."Throwdown with Bobby Flay" is not just another glorification of Bobby Flay. Yes he is highlighted in all his glory and presented unto you as the Magnificent Kitchen Chameleon with his portable kitchen wares and his entourage of helper elves, BUT.... the show is not so much about how Boby Flay rocks, can rock, or even could rock against anyone and everyone. This show is actually about the people he challenges. It actually highlights the other person. Bobby Flay becomes the challenger in a much larger version of Kitchen Stadium. The show is like a video game where Bobby is the player who much travel all over and do battle against those he would encounter. To what end??? Hell, I dunno, maybe just for poots and chuckles. No real finale, just good clean fun.Hell, Bobby rarely even wins these things. The show is basically free advertising for those he challenges. You can't tell me these people have not seen a big boost the sale of their wares after a showing the episode. In fact I think I have actually seen Bobby win only two challenges, and both times that arrogant fools needed to be taken down a notch. Those fools were the bartender jerk, and the annoying Mac and Cheese lady. ( And don't even get me started on her pointless Mac and Cheese recipe. Too many high priced cheeses and sh complicated the worlds easiest dish. I'm glad she lost!)And there you have it. The show is about turning on the world to the people, places and food of the challengers. It's not about Bobby Flay and his ego. It's about showing off the other folks and what they do. He is just the catalyst for fun and advertisement.
mlmrjforever I think that "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" is the best food network program. The only thing that is bad about it is that it's never on! I have to go on youtube to see episodes! I want more of Bobby Flay! Plus he is so sexy and apparently is loyal according to a interview. First episode i saw of this show was the bar tending episode. That's the only one that I've seen in which he won! Good job Bobby! I also recommend his other shows cause he's just someone you want to see on T.V. He actually inspires me to cook more. I actually use some of his cooking tips. What i don't get is why people hate him and his shows so much? Why Why Why?? He is such a good chef and I wish that he would inspire more people! All in all i really like "Throwdown with Bobby Flay"!
ritabklyngrl It's pretty good but I do feel bad for the contestants. They are all so eager to have their own show, the looks on their faces when they realize what's happened is just heartbreaking. I thought the donut guy was going to have a stroke. It's not the nicest thing in the world for cameras to catch you at your worst acting like a diva when you get punked.And for the record Bobby lost on taste to the wedding cake maker Michelle Doll, he only got originality. That challenge was funny he was so obviously out of his league with pastry. She rocked.I was happy that the Minnesota guy had NO idea who Bobby was, that was refreshing and contributed to the show feeling "real"After all is said and done I do enjoy watching Bobby Flay whether it's to scream that he's an ass or a genius or sometimes both.