It has changed a lot over the few years. There does seem to be less education and a lot more competitions. Even some of the shows that started out as good arent as good as they were. Guys grocery games for example started out with families now its chefs. I liked it better with the families. When they find something good, they just overdo the crap out of it. Good example is Guy Fieti. Its ridiculous, I once really liked him, now Im just sick of him. The new iron Chef gauntlet show is stupid. It belittles being an iron chef. They are making them worth a dime a dozen. The format on the first iron chef series was good, but unfortunately they were completely dishonest and out right lied about the menus. They were never a surprise to the chefs, they knew the ingredients days in advance. Thats why it was taken off the air, although the Food Network never admitted that the show had ever been canceled. Theyre kind of ridiculous that way. Another thing, its Trisha Gaywood. I love her to death, but she has written a few cookbooks and has had a cooking show for years on the Food Network. Yet she has never spent an hour with the chef to learn how to chopping onion. Her knife skills are terrible! It is so aggravating to watch! I could how to cook and out chopper her any day of the week, but she gets a cooking show because shes Trisha Yearwood. Also, there are tons of cooking shows, but how many baking shows are there? Im not talking about competitions, Im talking about a baker in a kitchen baking things and teaching you technique. No balance. Is Rachel ray capable of making a salad? Literally everything that she makes is high carb high fat heavy comfort foods.