New rock stars playing pots and pans Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA
... Julia Child brought cooking to TV nearly a half-century ago, and people like entertainment diva Martha Stewart and Fall River chef Emeril Lagasse made food a television staple. But it was 20 years of Food Network broadcasting that gave chefs and food personalities the widespread visibility to become celebrities. And, in the past two or three years, celebrities such as Fieri, Anthony Bourdain, Paula Deen, Pat and Gina Neely, Rocco DiSpirito, Alton Brown and others have added live appearances to the empires they've built with TV shows and books.
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