News Bytes: Deen Show Peek; Chefs’ Night Out; the Beards; Tyler in Idaho

Anne Burrell, Bobby Flay, Celebrity Chefs, Daniel Boulud, Donatella Arpaia, Event, Gail Simmons, Harold Dieterle, Iron Chef America, John Besh, Johnny Iuzzini, Marcus Samuelsson, Michael Psilakis, News Bites, Paula Deen, Paula's Best Dishes, TV Food Shows, Ted Allen, The Next Food Network Star, Tom Colicchio, Traci Des Jardins, Tyler Florence
07 Jun 2008 Many weekends are slow, food news-wise. This is definitely not one of those. On the air we have a preview of Paula Deen's new cooking show on Sunday early afternoon and later that night episode 2 of NFNS. Off the air and live, the biggest thing of this weekend and perhaps of the year is the Annual James Beard Awards Sunday night. First up is Tyler Florence who travelled to Boise for a food charity event, A Chefs' Affaire. What it is involves a five-course gourmet dinner created by Idaho chefs from 20 different restaurants. There is also ... {More...}

News Bites: Foxwoods’ Star Eateries; Mondavi Dead; CBS Buys Chow.com

Celebrity Chefs, David Burke, Jasper White, Michael Schlow, News Bites, Star Restaurants, Todd English, Tom Colicchio
17 May 2008 We've mentioned Foxwoods before back in March. Well, finally the casino's expansion, plus the opening of the MGM Grand there, all happens this weekend. And of course while there are tons of new and wild things to mention about rooms and casinos and such -- we're choosing to ignore all of that and just concentrate on the food. From the Hartford Courant: Foxwoods was always bigger, but foodwise, Mohegan Sun cast a large shadow over its nearby casino neighbor. With Michael Jordan's Steak House, Todd English's Tuscany, Jasper White's Summer Shack, SolToro Tequila Grill and many other venues ... {More...}

News Bites: Top Chef the Cruise Ship, Too Many Wolfgangs, Robin Uncorked

Food Festivals, News Bites, Top Chef, Wolfgang Puck
14 May 2008 Pack Your Knives and ... Enter. Broadcasting & Cable has the scoop on the mega-blitz Bravo is launching to capitalize on all things Top Chef: Bravo Media is striking new partnerships to sell everything from cruises to cookbooks tied to its shows, in an effort to take its brand name beyond television. The deals, which include a Top Chef cruise, calendar and cooking class. For "Chef", the network will launch a 20-city mobile tour with an 18-wheel semi-truck branded with show graphics and staffed with former contestants. The truck makes its first appearance at the upcoming NCTA cable show ... {More...}

News Bites: Roker Show in Fall; Jamie Top UK Chef; London Mayor Ramsay ?

British Chefs, Celebrity Chefs, Delia Smith, Gordon Ramsay, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver, News Bites, Nigella Lawson
17 Apr 2008 We just, I mean literally just the other day posted about ten new food shows coming on the Food Network and wham we found yet another one. This time we found it through the casting call pages. The current working title of the show is Food: True Life and would be on FN via Al Roker Productions, so you can guess who the host of the show might be. From the casting call: Food Network is looking for amazing food related stories for a groundbreaking new series! (Just so you know, really, this was originally in all caps ... {More...}

News Bites: Sara Moulton Returns; Spike is TC’s Leech; Bye-Bye Barbie

Cooking For Real, Hell's Kitchen, News Bites, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, TV Food Shows, Top Chef
10 Apr 2008 Sara's Weeknight Meals -- Wow. This one flew so low under the radar I nearly missed it. (Alas, PBS shows are always like that though, aren't they? Never any commercials for them. Never any pre-marketing on their own network. You either get lucky looking or you find it months after it's been on.) Fortunately this new show starts this week. Celebrity chef and cookbook author Sara Moulton returns to 200 public television stations -- check here for location, day and time -- on Sara's Weeknight Meals, her new 20-episode cooking show series. ... {More...}