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...}

What a Weekend – and Week – for Food TV: New Shows, New Episodes

Anne Burrell, Anthony Bourdain, Bobby Flay, Cooking For Real, Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Live, Grill It!, Hell's Kitchen, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Psilakis, Sara Moulton, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Sunny Anderson, TV Food Shows, The Next Food Network Star
05 Jul 2008 What a wild weekend and week this is for food shows! Really. It's probably the busiest in quite a while. Why? Changes in shows, brand new programs and new episodes and "seasons" of returning favorites. First, a lot happens tomorrow, Sunday. The first big thing is the premiere episode of a certain Iron Chef's latest cooking show: Grill It! with Bobby Flay How does this new one differ from Boy Meets Grill? Well, first-off Flay put the word out in the Spring he wanted to hear from the best grillers. So each episode features ... {More...}

Video: Celeb Chef Interviews at the James Beard Foundation Awards

Bobby Flay, Celebrity Chefs, Dan Barber, Donatella Arpaia, Drew Nieporent, Event, José Andrés, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Psilakis, Michel Richard, Ted Allen, Thomas Keller, Todd English, Tom Colicchio, Videos, Wylie Dufresne
18 Jun 2008 This is a pretty sweet find I stumbled on. Just nine days ago the prestigious James Beard Awards were given out in New York City. And now, from that event, here is almost a half hour of video, broken into three parts, where cookbook author and television personality David Rosengarten interviewed celebrity chefs on the Beard red carpet, compliments of devour.tv and Bravo network. Here, David talks with event hostess Kim Cattrall and event host Bobby Flay, along with José Andrés, Drew Nieperont, Terrence Brennan, Cesare Casella, Ted Allen, Tom Collechio and Todd English. Part 2 of the video for some ... {More...}

Review: ‘The Next Food Network Star’

Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, Masaharu Morimoto, TV Show Reviews, The Next Food Network Star
03 Jun 2008 ©2008 Harry Kenney The Next Food Network Star (Food Network) Baptism by Fire, Interesting Mix, Lack of Flay, Better Pulse Yowsah! I would not want to be one of the Next Food Network Stars last night. I might rather be something a lot easier .... a skydiver using a reserve chute, Britney Spear's publicity manager, a drug mule crossing the border, a cross-dresser locked up in a Southern jail, Bear Grylls drinking elephant dung in the Kalahari ... Yeah, almost anything would have been easier I think than being a Next Food Network Star contestant on it's opening ... {More...}

2008 IACP Cookbook Awards Winners

Cookbooks, Jamie Oliver, Mark Bittman, Masaharu Morimoto
19 Apr 2008 Back in late March we announced the International Association of Culinary Professionals 2008 book awards finalists. Yesterday in New Orleans, the winners were announced. Among the familiar names, the double Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto won two awards for his book and Jamie Oliver won best in the general category, plus NY Times Food Columnist Mark Bittman takes home yet another one. The complete list of winners are: 2008 IACP Cookbook Awards Winners Cookbook of the Year Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and Environmentally Sustainable Seafood by Paul Johnson American Category The Pastry Queen Christmas: Big-Hearted Holiday Entertaining, Texas ... {More...}