‘Grill It!’: Familiar and Delicious Territory with Grillmaster Flay

Bobby Flay, Grill It!, TV Show Reviews
06 Aug 2008 ©2008 Harry Kenney Grill It! with Bobby Flay (Food Network) Television and music have some common elements. Fans of a musician or band may often cry out for some different kind of music. And then it turns out they don't like it when the singer or group departs from their tried-and-true style. Meanwhile another singer or group might just keep cranking out the same-old same-old and the fans are very content with that. Same with television, fans might say "not that again", while still other fans will say "never change, do what you do best. It's what ... {More...}

A Second Star is Born? NFNS’s Adam Gertler to Host ‘Will Work For Food’

TV Food Shows
04 Aug 2008 Looks like there are not one but two winners from the Next Food Network Star. Joining Aaron in having his own series is finalist and big crowd favorite, Adam Gertler. Maybe FN has been reading the foodie forums, maybe they didn't have to, either way they've recognized this guy is talented and appealing in front of the camera. Adam Gertler shared his humorous take on food throughout the most recent season of The Next Food Network Star. Now, he pairs his comedic timing with an adventurous spirit in the new Food Network series, Will Work for Food. Currently in ... {More...}

Midnight Snacks of the Celebrity Chefs

Bobby Flay, Celebrity Chefs, Emeril Lagasse, Jacques Pepin, Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Videos
03 Aug 2008 A quicky, little video. Celebrity chefs Jacques Pepin, Claudine Pepin, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Thomas Keller, Emeril Lagasse and Steven Raichlen fess up to their favorite midnight snacks. Taken at last year's Food and Wine Classic in Aspen. {More...}

Busy Weekend: Both ‘Ask Aida’ and ‘Big Daddy’s House’ Premiere

Aaron McCargo Jr., Aida Mollenkamp, Ask Aida, Big Daddy's House, Ingrid Hoffmann, Iron Chef America, Masaharu Morimoto, TV Food Shows
01 Aug 2008 Busy time on the Food Network this weekend with the premiere episodes of not one but two new cooking shows; plus new episodes from both newer shows and old favorites. First on Saturday is the premiere episode of Ask Aida with "cooking expert Aida Mollenkamp prepares delicious dishes while solving Food Network viewers' culinary conundrums in her new interactive cooking show" according to the Network release. The great thing about Aida is she's been doing web videos at Chow.com for three years now. So we know she's good in front of the camera and knowledgable. What impresses me most at this ... {More...}

Q&A with ‘Next Food Network Star’ Winner: Aaron McCargo Jr.

Aaron McCargo Jr., Big Daddy's House, Interview, The Next Food Network Star
29 Jul 2008 Aaron McCargo Jr. with Chef Bobby Flay -- Courtesy the Food Network In case you've been living in a ditch, had your your cable dug up by a back hoe or never been to this site before, Aaron McCargo, Jr. won the nine-week Next Food Network Star competition on Sunday night. He did so beating out talented finalists Adam Gerler and Lisa Garza and winning his own Food Network cooking series, Big Daddy's House which premieres next Sunday at 1:30pm. Btw, this is a great improvement from the three previous seasons when the winner's show would popup six months later, long ... {More...}