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Iron-Clad Interview: The Last Battle

FN Dish RSS feed — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:22 GMT

Forget New Moon’s team Edward versus team Jacob,*Red Sox versus Yankees or even vanilla versus chocolate. In the green room, we’ve caught up with Mehta versus Garces. You can cut the tension between these last two rivals for The Next Iron Chef with a santoku knife. Not really, since grace under pressure is a quality [...]

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'Next Iron Chef' Finalists Chat Before Sunday's Battle

Food Network Fan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:47:26 GMT

'Next Iron Chef' Finalists Chat Before Sunday's Battle
Starpulse.com (blog)
The words "cooking" and "competition" don't normally go hand in hand, but the "Iron Chef" franchise has done for the culinary world what the Olympics do to archery and ping-pong every four years - turn them into fringe sports.

"Iron Chef America," a spin-off from the original Japanese version, now has a spin-off of its own: "Next Iron Chef," which pits 10 chefs against each other to see who will join the ranks of Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, and Masaharu Morimoto. MORE

Food Network's Guy Fieri expanding restaurant holdings

Food Network Fan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:10:17 GMT

Food Network's Guy Fieri expanding restaurant holdings
Daily Finance (blog)
Guy Fieri looks like a rock star and talks like one. Now, the chef is touring like one too.
The Food Network star, who burst on the scene in 2006 when he won the Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (SNI) cable channel's competition for new culinary talent, is taking his pots and pans on the road. He even has an "opening act" Australian flair bartender Hayden Wood.
"I can do demos standing on my head," Fieri told DailyFinance in an interview, insisting that he is not acting either on TV or the stage. "I don't know whether I would be such a good actor...I am always having a good time."
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Turking brining Kass-style

isilzha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:04:20 GMT

Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and his assistant Wings demonstrate how easy it is to brine a turkey and roast it over coals for a moist, juicy result. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Bourdain serves up night of searing critiques

Food Network Fan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:53:53 GMT

Bourdain serves up night of searing critiques
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Bourdain started his two-hour monologue and Q&A at 8 sharp with the crowd giving him a standing ovation before he could say, "Rachael Ray can't cook."
Once the crowd quieted down, he spent the next 20 minutes skewering other Food Network celebs, such as Sandra Lee ("If they drop a bomb on New York City, I'm convinced that she is the only person who will walk out with a knife between her teeth."), Emeril Lagasse ("Looking back, Emeril looks like Escoffier.") and Paula Deen ("When she is cooking Southern food, I'm totally OK with it. But I never want to see her in a muumuu again.")
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Thanksgiving AIM Expressions

isilzha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:52 GMT

I changed my AIM Expressions icon to this guy, he's a cooked turkey, it makes me laugh when he goes to talk and he's just a neck. :lol:

I couldn't find a way to make it look any bigger though.

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Wisconsin cranberries to be featured on Rachael Ray show

Food Network Fan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:23:19 GMT

Wisconsin cranberries to be featured on Rachael Ray show

By JANE BURNS | jburns@madison.com | Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 4:25 pm
Cranberries from Wisconsin will be shown in a different light, when Rachael Ray will feature them as a snack on her talk show.

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New Good Eats 11/23

MiseEnPlace — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:18:53 GMT

AB talks about spirits and ...

Flaming shrimp and grits

Pluff, what the heck its that??

Taste Test: Best Boxed Brownies

isilzha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:18:40 GMT

Taste Test: Best Boxed Brownies
by Taste Of Home, on Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:52am PST

You really can't beat the rich, sweet, sure-fire sugar jolt of a classic fudge brownie. But nothing could be worse than trying to satisfy that chocolate craving with a bad brownie mix. Here at Taste of Home we did our homework and tested 6 boxes of fudge brownies to decide which mix is indeed the best. After a lot of brownies, and a lot of milk, we've crowned a champion.

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Emeril Returns to New England

Food Network Fan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:59 GMT

Emeril Returns to New England

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 3:41 PM EST
Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 4:58 PM EST

The king of cooking, Chef Emeril Lagasse returning to his New England roots to spice things up at a local market where he's meeting with fans and signing copies of his new book.

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New NBC Cooking Reality Series Coming

Pluff Mudder — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:50:13 GMT

NBC reality series cooks up serious competition

Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:43pm EST

By James Hibberd

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC has ordered an ambitious culinary competition series with a prize that is among the biggest in reality show history.

The network has green-lighted a program from "Top Chef" production company Magical Elves in which the grand prize winner will launch his or her own chain of restaurants. The show's working title is "United Plates of America."

A group of would-be restaurateurs will compete to impress a panel of wealthy investors from the cooking and business world. Challenges will test competitors' savvy on such subjects as their restaurant's concept, menu and marketability and their ability to manage staff.

The show's winner will receive a restaurant chain that opens in four locations in various U.S. cities on the night of the show's season finale.

Panelists and the show's premiere date will be announced later.

Producers expect the investors to add a unique component to the show because it's their money that will fund the chain. "It's a culinary competition that anybody can take part in," executive producer Dan Cutforth said. "All you need is a great idea for a restaurant."

NBC reality series cooks up serious competition | Entertainment | Television | Reuters

Flay Throws Down Another Restaurant at Mohegan Sun

Food Network Fan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:11 GMT

Flay Throws Down Another Restaurant at Mohegan Sun
NBC Connecticut
By AMANDA RAUS Looks like Chef Bobby Flay has added his cooking flare to another restaurant at Mohegan Sun. The "Iron Chef" winner will open a branch of his ...

Tyler Perry, Paula Deen donate thousands to Atlanta charities

Food Network Fan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:50 GMT

Tyler Perry, Paula Deen donate thousands to Atlanta charities
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Just in time for Thanksgiving, filmmaker Tyler Perry and Food Network personality and author Paula Deen are making sizable gifts to area hunger relief ...

Recipe: EVEN CLOSER TO THANKSGIVING WEEK: EMERIL'S BRINED AND ROASTED TURKEY

Food Network Fan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:21 GMT

Recipe: EVEN CLOSER TO THANKSGIVING WEEK: BRINED AND ROASTED ...
This method for preparing a moist and juicy Thursday bird comes from chef Emeril Lagasse of Food Network fame. INGREDIENTS. 1 (10 to 12-pound) turkey. Brine, recipe follows. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature ...

Christmas themed Diners Drive in's and Dives to air December 7.

Food Network Fan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:21 GMT

Food Network show set for Dec. 7
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Guy Fieri's show for the Food Network was taped here in early October. The show has a Christmas theme. Gloria Burcell of the Cookie Jar says it was �quite ...