Ina Garten -- a.k.a. the Barefoot Contsa -- n't shake a spatula whout htg one of her many gay iends, who are forever lg about her fabulo East Hampton kchen. She, Pla Deen, Nigella Lawson, Sandra Lee, and the rt of the Scripps Networks' culary fag-hag harem have gay men tun...
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- CHEF JASON SMH WIKI/B, GAY?, WIFE, KIDS, WORTH, A PERSONAL LIFE HELD CLOSE TO HIS CHT.
- WHICH FOOD NETWORK CHEFS ARE GAY?
- WHO IS GAY ON THE FOOD WORK?
CHEF JASON SMH WIKI/B, GAY?, WIFE, KIDS, WORTH, A PERSONAL LIFE HELD CLOSE TO HIS CHT.
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WHICH FOOD NETWORK CHEFS ARE GAY?
In season 6, Ashley spoke out about how the nttants were ma to ok for a weddg while she, and other gay nttants, uldn't legally get married. Season 11 featured gay chef Travis Masar.
The Barefoot Contsa -- n't shake a spatula whout htg one of her many gay iends, who are forever lg about her fabulo East Hampton kchen. She, Pla Deen, Nigella Lawson, Sandra Lee, and the rt of the Scripps Networks' culary fag-hag harem have gay men tung to and TiVo-g the Food Network and the Cookg Channel by the uchful. But, strangely, for all of this pk pantry programmg, you won't fd a sgle out gay chef chiffonadg on eher work.
And y, 2005, Steve McDonagh and Dan Smh, two gay men (a uple no ls) won the first season of the Food Network's wildly popular realy petn The Next Food Network Star, and were award their own show, Party Le Wh the Hearty Boys, but after srg dismal ratgs was nceled wh a year.
WHO IS GAY ON THE FOOD WORK?
So, where exactly is the first (never md the next) gay Food Network star, and why hasn't he or she been disvered yet?
'We're always lookg to broan the diversy of our hosts, and we work hard to fd talent that has the expertise, charisma, and broad appeal necsary to work on our air, ' says Bob Tchman, general manager and senr vice print of the Food Network, one of several gay high-level executiv employed by Scripps. There's also the possibily that gay men have simply fallen to the chasm between the culturally sanctned domtic approach of female chefs and the rough, often borrle homophobic atmosphere of profsnal kchens that breed and boast Anthony Bourda typ. Until then, we'll have to settle for watchg Ina Garten's gay BFFs tuck to her famo tffle maroni and chee.
Roberto Santibañez is the gay chef and owner of morn Mexin rtrant Fonda, wh three lotns throughout New York Cy, along wh Mi Vida and The Grill (culary director), both Washgton D. “There’s a difference between leadg by fear and workg when you’re sred vers leadg wh rpect and wantg to work hard for someone bee you actually rpect people, ” she told GayCi.