The proliferation of culinary competition shows on theFood Networkhas left a bad taste inValerie Bertinelli’s mouth.
“I learned so much.
It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer.

Valerie Bertinelli on ‘Valerie’s Home Cooking’.Adam Rose/ Food Network
Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”
Do you know what this world does NOT need?
Yet another cooking competition show."
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And I didn’t say anything last summer because honestly, I was hoping they would change their mind.
But they have not.
So this is it, this is the final season."
Bertinelli won two Daytime Emmys for the show.
“I have loved making this show.
It was such a dream come true,” she said at the time.
“Every single part of it brought me so much joy.
I loved the crew.
I loved everybody in production.
They loved making this show for you.”
“It really hurt my feelings,” she said.
“It really sucks.”
And I understand business is business."