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...}