Come on Jeffery!

[Food Network Fan]

On today's Barefoot Contessa Jeffery set out to get a box of brownies for Ina to remind her of when SHE used to send HIM brownies while he was in college. Didn't he do anything special for her? Shouldn't he be reminding her of HIS little romantic treats? This one was hers. Worse yet. He goes to the florist and gets a ribbon for the box but no flowers.

Granted it's sweet of him to go to the effort with the brownies, but he needs his own gig.

[BerryBaby]

I'm pretty sure this was scripted. Whoever put this show together should have given it a bit more thought. I saw this episode and thought the same thing as you.

We will never see what their real life is like...wonder if they are as happy as the producers make them out to be.

[Food Network Fan]

I hope so. The seem so sweet together on the show.

[BerryBaby]

Yes, but remember how sweet Paula was until her party show? Our image of her has changed..so sad.

[Food Network Fan]

Yeah, they shouldn't blow our little images we have that way. It ruins everything.

[aoneil]

That is pretty funny actually. I never thought about it in that way before. Sometimes that show makes Jeffrey look a little doofus-y. Like when he sets the bag of charcoal on fire...or when he can't pick the correct spinach. Obv he is smart if he is working at Yale as a Dean.

[gourmetloveaffair]

Yes, I remember one show where she was talking about Jefferey wanting a yacht... they make good money, look at their house and their friends... and she just kept saying "I'll never let him own one" and at the end she apologized to him for not being able to get one but she said it like it would never happen anyways. Like "sorry but the answer is still no"
I'm a girl... i've been in the having-a-whipped-man position before, it was nice, I guess... but I totally think men need to stand up for themselves sometimes...
If he's working as a dean at Yale, he obviously has a pair... stick up for yourself man... if you want that yacht, buy it and go out on the lake without her if she wont go.

I'm not saying the show is not great... she has awesome recipes, and she makes me feel like I can do it, even without all the gourmet items I can never find at my neighborhood grocer...
I DO like the show other than the cheesy-scripted Jefferey-is-a-doofus bits. I think they just overdo it on that part. I just can't believe he's ok with it!

[BerryBaby]

I bet they already have a yacht. It just makes the show a bit more interesting if they somewhat bicker about something. We should all be so lucky to disagree about buying a yacht!

[aoneil]

I thought the same thing during that episode. If he wants a boat he should just go out and buy a boat...her excuse was pretty lame...like she would be the one to swab the deck. Please. You can hire people to do that. Also, do they own a car that isn't a convertible?

[BerryBaby]

...or a BMW?