I don't care for this Bobby Flay fellow.

Nope, don't like Bobby Flay, never have ever since I first saw him. Wikipedia sums it up nicely:

In 2000, when the show traveled to New York for a special battle, he challenged Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto for Battle Rock Crab. After cutting his finger, he suffered an electric shock from faulty wiring in the makeshift Kitchen Stadium in New York. After the hour battle ended, Flay stood up on top of his cutting board and made the "raise the roof" gesture with the cheering audience.

Not realizing that all cooking instruments are sacred in Japan, he greatly angered Iron Chef Morimoto who criticized his professionalism, saying that Flay was "not a chef".

I was disappointed when he showed up on the Iron Chef America program as a regular Iron Chef, but I could deal. He seemed respectful and fairly low-key. Plus, since Alton Brown hosts the show, I could put up with Fran Drescher as an Iron Chef.

But now Mr. Flay, not content to have people challenge him in the abiding confines of Kitchen Stadium, has a new show called Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. Here's the premise: Flay has Food Network pretend they're throwing a party for an unsuspecting food professional, but instead it's a ruse for Flay to challenge the other chef at their specialty. In every episode I've seen the challenged chef looks a bit annoyed with Mr. Flay's sneak attack, as well they should. That's probably because Flay is a dick.

Now if Rachel Ray were the challenger, it might be an enjoyable show. I'm very passionate about Food Network hosts.