My husband and I thought Melissa's first show was great and so gourmet for such a low cost! If you take a look back at some of the first shows of the FN "now greats" some of those stars had much rockier beginnings. Melissa is smart and has lots to share and she will do very well. You GO Melissa! I tried the Potato Torte and Salad this week at the same meal and we loved both. The crust recipe is to die for and I will never use another. Until now my pie crusts were a little on the unpredectible side but...no more! That recipe provided enough value for the entire episode. To those who are concerned about too many calories...this is French cooking...which = calories. If you are concerned about fat/calories perhaps you can tune in Ellie whom we also like and we use her recipes too.
I'd like to second another comment that I'm so glad you have not as yet made her start showing clevage!
Although we were pulling for Melissa we did like the concept of the show for Jeffrey and we're hoping you may later consider it and him for programming as well.