Not familiar with her, but then for me it’s been a while since FN lost its appeal. Culinarily, from your description it sounds kind of like Paula Deen.

I didn't get a Paula Deen feel from her, but I didn't ever get into Ms. Deen. Miss Brown is homey, and seems kind, and her food, while traditional and not fancy, is very appealing. What I saw in the first show wasn't anything I wanted to make myself (except the salad which is close enough to what I've made all my life that it doesn't count), but I wanted to taste it all, and would have enjoyed being a guest at her table.

I've seen this show and like it. She comes off as real to me, too. I never cared for Paula Deen or her cooking - too much Ya'll and butter for me and I'm a Southerner.

Have not seen it but might check it out.

Paula Deen was a no for me, too. I still remember her using glazed donuts for hamburger buns. :-/

My Paula Deen mention was simply in reference to “using some packaged foods (e.g., dried apricots and a big packet of pectin to make jam) without qualm or question.” Might not even describe PD accurately, just an impression I’ve gotten, so I probably shouldn’t have mentioned it. Sorry!

"...so I probably shouldn’t have mentioned it. Sorry!"

No need to apologize. She had a good following, so clearly lots of people enjoyed her. I guess we relate to certain cooks or we don't. To be fair, I only watched PD's show a few times, but there was a lot of sugar involved. I do agree with FN losing appeal. I'll watch Ina but that's about it.

Kind of OT, but I follow Lidia Bastianich on FB and she has been running her cooking show from home, and it is FABULOUS. She's always had a "down home" vibe on her show, but this time it is literal. And the recipes and tips are so simple for good home made everyday foods. She gave a tour of her pantry and fridge the other day, so comforting about how she said you can just use basic staples, don't have to have anything fancy.

I agree. No need to apologize. Made for a good comparison and talking point. I also saw very little of Paula Deen, and I've only seen the one episode of Miss Brown, and that not with full attention. The thing I see in common is that they took their cooking background and made it a business--Deen with a restaurant, Brown with, IIRC, a pop up, and both got Food Network shows showing their cooking and points of view. Both are Southern. Deen's schtick was excess and indulgence which I never related to. Some people enjoyed watching her add more butter, the way some people enjoy the oft repeated movie scene of people literally rolling in dough (money) on a bed. Miss Brown's food is joyful and real food. It's not snobby food or diet food, or political food, but it's appealing.

LPink, Thanks for the tip about Lidia! I have made a couple of her recipes. They're really great and I learn a little something each time.

Agree about Lidia...a good resource.

Another Lidia fan ... And I enjoyed the tour of her pantry & kitchen also. But mostly I LOVE Grandma! :-)

The hunker-down-at-home has been entertaining. Seeing real life in real kitchens with ragged footage. (some sent off editing to an extent). I haven't caught much since I removed my tiny tv out of the kitchen last year.

No house keepers, crew or staff, lol. No hair/makeup. Refreshing actually.

I do like to learn something. I don't get that from Lidia. I lived in Rome and learned from MarcellaHazan. I do like that children LOVE Lidia. It's the grandma thing. When she did a book signing at my local grocery it was the kids that I witnessed so giddy. So shy to meet her and the selfies. Adorable.

We always liked 'The Chef and the Farmer'. Her new series in streaming on-line. Vivian Howard. I've not had time but DH loves it.

I'm another Lidia fan. I actually like the cooking personalities on PBS a lot more than the cable channels. I also like Kevin Belton and Pati Jinich. Vivian Howard's new show "Somewhere South" is so much better than her previous show "A Chef's Life". She hopefully has gotten over herself and is going around to a lot of places investigating real Southern cooking. Not so much about her and her "struggles" to mess up Southern food like she did in the older series. I hope she continues on this line because the new show is good. I've also recently discovered "No Passport Required" with chef Marcus Samuellson. He goes into all kinds of ethnic places and shows how they really do it. Then there's Jamie Oliver, not overly fond of him but the photography of the food he makes is like watching food porn. Wow!

I don't watch much television, and we don't have cable, so the only time I see a cooking show is on our local PBS station, which we get via antenna. I stopped watching Food Network when they became all "challenges" and contests. I especially disliked the cake challenges, all that drama and not a single good tip about cake decorating! We cancelled satellite TV shortly after that, although I missed Alton Brown. (grin)

So, I haven't seen Miss Brown, but if I get stuck inside due to rain or something I'll go look her up. I disliked Paula Deen's show, she kept LICKING her male guests, made me grind my teeth.

I'm not crazy about Lidia, although I watch her sometimes and she's tolerable. I LOVE her Mother, though!

Annie

I like some of the contests. I'm never giving it my full attention, and these shows are harmless aural wallpaper. From Chopped, however, I learn about foodstuffs I'd never ever hear of. Some of the contests, I learn a new cooking technique or approach, or just an idea of something to make. I don't enjoy the making a recipe shows much, but they're mostly harmless (ugh to the licking!). I think one of the things I like about Miss Brown is that while we're watching her cooking her recipes, it's not really a recipe demonstration, it's hanging out with her while she cooks. :)

I miss Nigella Lawson. I found her so comforting to watch. Especially her Christmas ones. All her old episodes would pop up on YouTube every few months,along with Jamie Oliver's "Naked Chef" episodes that I love. Yet the copyright narcs would strike the channel down soon after if went up,every time. I would buy them all if they were available somewhere.

Never heard of this Miss Brown person. If she is as genuine as you describe, I would probably like her. I have found most of the few actually cooking shows on food network in recent years very annoying,full of schtick and over acting,the host trying too hard to be lovable. I don't even care for Ina gartens episodes in recent years. And she is a favorite of mine. I watch her old ones on the food network go app.

FN challenges have never held my interest.

I love and miss Nigella Lawson. She was a class act.

And, as much as it pained me, the day came when I finally had to walk away from Ina Garten—even sweet Jeffrey! But only after having sat through 137,000 reruns. ¡Basta!

I’d never heard of Ms. Brown until now; but I looked her up and stumbled onto her Instagram account. I liked her friendly demeanor in the videos. As plllog mentioned: ‘it’s like hanging out’ with a friend.

Sol