Foodnetwork.com has a new feature called "
Meet the Food Network Kitchens Staff" where you can check out bios and little factoids about the various food professionals who work for the network.
I was quite surprised when I checked out the
page for Katherine Alford, test kitchen director and current judge on
Ultimate Recipe Showdown. 
Sandra Lee wins the coveted spot of Food Network's test kitchen director's favorite show?! Is it because they never have to test anything Sandy makes on Semi-Homemade?
I'm not trying to bash Sandra here. I'm just shocked. Aunt Sandy has a very specific, unique purpose on the network (hiLARiousness). That purpose has nothing to do with testing recipes or having food professionals even acknowledge the show's existence, though.
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