- Giada De Laurentiis, Gordon Ramsay, News Bites
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02 Apr 2008
People reported the other day of the birth of Giada De Laurentis' daughter:
"De Laurentiis and husband Todd Thompson welcomed their first child, a healthy baby girl, on Saturday March 29 in Los Angeles," her rep tells People. "Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson weighed in at 5lbs, 13oz." The baby is the first for the Food Network star and Today show contributor, 37, and her husband since 2003, Todd Thompson, 44, a clothing designer.
As part of yesterday's April Fool's Day, various newspapers online around the world pulled their stunts. The one we found most interesting (and germaine) was the Independent ... {More...}
- Celebrity Chefs, Daniel Boulud, Dinner: Impossible, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, News Bites, Robert Irvine, Star Restaurants, TV Food Shows
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19 Mar 2008
I was amongst the first to say it, and others agree. Thus begins the Save Robert Irvine Campaign to keep the Dinner: Impossible chef on the air and in his current job of the same show. The website "maintained by a group of volunteers who are interested in keeping Robert Irvine as host of Dinner:Impossible" contains links to the Foodnetwork comment form (trust me, the way FN buries that thing, the link is itself gold!) as well as an online petition form. ....
Exactly how hot must your restaurant be for the venerable Wall Street Journal to not only ... {More...}
- Michael Schlow, News Bites, Rocco Dispirito, Star Restaurants, Todd English, Tom Colicchio
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03 Mar 2008
The new "in" place for high rollers is taking reservations starting today, March 3rd. Set to open in May, the MGM Grand at Foxwoods (Connecticut) will feature 825 guest rooms and suites, a 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater, a casino, a nightclub, and several celebrity-chef restaurants, like Michael Schlow's Alta Strada and Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak. Guests will have access to the Lake of Isles golf courses. Nightly rates will start at $295 ...
Tracey Edmonds, music and movie executive, former wife of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Eddie Murphy (They wed Jan 1st this year and it ended 16 days later) is ... {More...}
