- Cat Cora, TV Show Reviews, The Next Food Network Star, Videos
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30 Jun 2008
Here's the review for the fifth episode of Next Food Network Star, but first the recap video (followed by my commentary) ... so if you didn't catch it Sunday night and are planning to watch it during one of the repeats this week, don't click. Otherwise, enjoy.
Contests From Hell
Alas, (yes, I said alas) I'm a bit disappointed with this latest episode that marks the midway point of the season. Because while not completely "there" it most certainly went back toward the same insanity of the first episode. While I do understand the concept is not a bad ... {More...}
- Cat Cora, TV Show Reviews, The Next Food Network Star, Videos
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27 Jun 2008
Here's the video preview of what's happening on this week's episode of The Next Food Network Star on Sunday night at 10pm.
Iron Chef Cat Cora challenges the remaining six finalists to describe food enticingly for the camera – using dishes they’ve never seen before. Then the finalists must team up to make easy versions of extremely complicated dishes and serve them to a roomful of extremely savvy eaters – the editors and writers from Bon Appétit magazine. The winning duo finds out that their dish will be featured in Bon Appétit.
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- Cat Cora, Celebrity Chefs, Daniel Boulud, Event, Food Festivals, Guy Savoy, Hubert Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Joel Robuchon, Kerry Simon, Michael Mina, Susan Spicer, Todd English, Wolfgang Puck
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06 May 2008
We haven't mentioned the Vegas Uncorked F&WF in a while and, well, seems like a blink of the eye and it's here already! Well, two days away: running May 8 thru 11, and featuring tons of chefs and myriad food tastings and competitions The event, officially the Second Annual Vegas Uncork'd: A Bon Appétit Epicurean Experience is billed as "a delicious and inspiring star-studded weekend is guaranteed to satisfy every craving when it comes to providing access to world-class chefs, sommeliers, great restaurant design, and Bon Appétit editors and contributors" and looking over the attendees and events it's hard ... {More...}
- Cat Cora, Celebrity Chefs, Charlie Trotter, Event, Food Festivals, Jacques Pepin, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Mina, Michel Richard, Ming Tsai, Thomas Keller, Todd English, Tom Colicchio
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21 Mar 2008
You recall my first mention here of the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival roughly a dozen days ago. Well, with six more days left before it starts, there's even more "big names" showing up for what has become (in just it's first time ever) one of the biggest events ever.
Along with the previously mentioned names of Jacques Pepin, Mark Miller, Thomas Keller, Gary Danko, Charlie Trotter, Tom Colicchio, Ted Allen, Michel Richard, Susan Spicer, Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Todd English, Hubert Keller, and Michael Mina coming to the event ...
... Now also add: Cat Cora, Mark Miller, ... {More...}
- Cat Cora, Celebrity Chefs, TV Food Shows
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20 Mar 2008
The Cat and Mouse (oh come on! how can you not say that?) celebrate the premiere of Disney Travel on Demand's Second Season. Celebrity Chef Cat Cora debuts her new show: What's Cooking with Cat Cora which can be seen on Cablevision and Time Warner Cable. The program is actually a series of brief, 8 to 10 minute, spots whereby Cat choose a family visiting one of the Disney parks and shows them how to cook something in a Disney restaurant.
Now the funny thing is I've already seen this news item posted on a site or two and both ... {More...}
