Letter Writing Campaign??

[Guest guest]

I am interested in starting a letter writing campaign to the TV Food

Network asking for a gluten free show... a series would be nice, but I

think if we asked for an episode of " The Best Of... " or " Unwrapped "

we'd be more likely to receive a positive response. Unfortunately

their web site FAQ page

<http://www.foodtv.com/food/faq/0,1904,FOOD_9882,00.html> says that

they only accept show ideas from production companies:

" 3. I have an idea for a new Food Network show. Where should I send it?

We accept show ideas only from production companies, and those pitches

must be completed, signed and mailed to us using the form found at

www.foodnetwork.com/pitch . "

So, do I abandon this chance to get the word out about celiac and

delicious GF cooking or does anyone have contacts with a production

company of some sort? I just signed up for the chat boards at the web

site and am browsing these, but the forum categories are extremely

limited. Should I give up?

julie

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IM/Yahoo/LJ: Maguire708

ICQ: 54035938

NCSSM '91

Antioch '95

IWG #708

[Guest guest]

That would be an excellent show to focus a campaign on... is anyone

else interested in writing to Good Eats or posting on the GE message

board? I've started a new topic on the Good Eats chat board entitled:

Gluten Free Baking. I'd love to see this thread take off with a

hundred posts to get the moderator's attention. If you can spare 2

minutes please go to <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/home> and join

the forums... the thread is under the Good Eats Fan Board. Thanks!

Here's my letter (posted by Maguire708):

" As one of the millions of Americans with Celiac Disease (recent

studies indicate that 1 in 133 Americans has this disease) I would love

to see Alton tackle the science of baking... without using wheat, rye,

barley, or oats! As anyone with Celiac can explain, flours such as

rice, sorghum, bean, quinoa, and potato just don't have the same

balance of proiteins and fats as what flour does, so baking a nice loaf

of bread or a moist and springy cake takes some finegaling!

I'd love to see FoodTV and Alton Brown investigate and illuminate the

mysteries of gluten free baking! "

julie

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> I already wrote in asking if Good Eats could do a show on GF baking

> (thinking it'd be right up their scientific alley) but I haven't

> heard back. :-(

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IM/Yahoo/LJ: Maguire708

ICQ: 54035938

NCSSM '91

Antioch '95

IWG #708