Fans weren’t ready to say goodbye to “The Kitchen.” After Food Network confirmed the longtime series was coming to an end, viewers flooded social media with heartfelt messages, sharing how the show became a weekly comfort and kitchen staple in their homes. That outpouring of emotion only grew louder after Katie Lee marked the show’s final episode with a touching farewell of her own.
Katie Lee’s Emotional Goodbye
Before the final episode of “The Kitchen” aired on Food Network, co-host Katie Lee took a moment to reflect on her time on the show. She shared the emotional goodbye on Instagram.
In the post, Lee shared a photo of herself with her co-hosts Alex Guarnaschelli, Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, and Geoffrey Zakarian. Katie talked about how much she loved working on the show and the people she grew to love.
Katie wrote, “The last episode of The Kitchen @foodnetwork is this morning! Thank you so much for 12 great years and over 500 episodes!!! I will miss our crew so much and so appreciate all of you for letting us do what we love to do for so long. What an amazing ride!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Fans Send Their Love After ‘The Kitchen’ Final Episode
After sharing her farewell to “The Kitchen” on social media, her fans were quick to bombard her with love and well-wishes.
One fan wrote, “I’m going to miss you all so much 😢❤️ magic between cohosts like this cannot be replicated, and shows like this are what made the food network special and what it truly is at its core,” while another added, “I’m still in denial! I can’t believe they’re canceling one of the best shows on FN!”
The love continued, as this person wrote, “I’m so sad that The Kitchen is ending. I loved this show so much, but I’m so grateful for all the memories and all the episodes I have to watch on repeat ❤️❤️❤️.”
Fans of “The Kitchen” are definitely going to miss it and they aren’t afraid to share that.
This fan wrote, “Watching it right now and soaking you all in. Going to miss watching every Saturday. Love all of you 💖,” and another user added, “I’m going to miss y’all on Saturday mornings. Thank you for years of great recipes and fun. ❤️”
One final message from a fan, “THE BEST cooking show on TV!! Learned so much, loved the recipes, and the commeraderie of the group! Good luck in future endeavors, but you’re leaving some sad fans behind 💔.”
‘The Kitchen’ & Katie Lee
“The Kitchen” debuted on Food Network in 2014. The show featured some of the network’s most popular celebrity chefs.
They would come on and share their favorite recipes and invite viewers into their world of food. Over the 10 years and 12 seasons, the show grew quite a following, and they were clearly devastated when they heard the show was ending. While Katie will no longer be on “The Kitchen” on Saturday mornings, you can still catch her hosting the “All on the Table” podcast. New episodes are released every Thursday, and fans of “The Kitchen” can rewatch old episodes of the show on HBO Max.
