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Fans of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's new ABC series "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" can rejoice, since ABC has just announced that they are ordering a second season of the show to be filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Research revealed that Season 1 Oliver's program was at the #1 ...

After a seven-year winning streak, "The Amazing Race" didn't take first place in its own game at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy awards on Sunday night. Amidst their victory, however, none were as shocked as the winners themselves -- the cast and crew of Bravo's "Top Chef."

"This ...

It's safe to say that, with the anticipation of tonight's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, the A-list world has gone completely astir. So how do the stars relax and celebrate while they're waiting for their results?

Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, and Fred Willard of ABC's critically-acclaimed new sitcom ...

The racetrack at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY, is best known as the home of the famed Kentucky Derby. But on September 12, the event center will forgo its equestrian roots to cater to an elite group of foodies for "Fork, Cork & Style."

Churchill Downs is partnering with ...

Traveling foodies with a sweet tooth and a soft spot for charitable organizations may be convening in Oklahoma City this Friday night for the Tour de Palate, a gourmet food and wine event which showcases a prestigious cake competition to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The Tour de ...

What could be more glamorous than a weekend surrounded by the best in Italian cuisine, wine, craftsmanship, and culture?  Such is the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY. The festival will be held September 10-12, 2010, and is presented by the Italian ...

Last night marked the unveiling ceremony for slow-food enthusiast Alice Waters' latest project -- a print campaign collaboration with Levi's Workshop. Garden For the Environment, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization dedicated to organic urban farming, and former Chez Panisse assistant Sylvan Brackett also assisted Waters in her printmaking campaign.

Levi's ...

What do you get when you cross the pop-culture trend of "speed dating" with a never-ending supply of gourmet food to help start an otherwise awkward series of conversations?

The answer is Speed Plating, a new concept derived by the host of Food Network's "Rescue Chef" Danny Boome. On ...

Celebrity chef and winner of "Top Chef Masters" Marcus Samuelsson took some time this past Friday to pass on his cooking knowledge to a room full of eager-to-learn youngsters at the 2nd Annual Youth Health Forum, which was held at the Greater New York YMCA in Harlem.

During his presentation, Samuelsson ...

In an intense battle of the chefs during the Season 3 finale of Gordon Ramsay's reality show "Hell's Kitchen," Holli Ugalde emerged victorious over finalist Jay Santos. The pair were instructed to create five courses (drinks, appetizer, warm appetizer, fish, and a main course) that would impress a judging ...

Hundreds of names may come to one's mind when thinking of the cheapest place to eat. Less will come to mind when considering the best place to eat in the world. Combine both concepts together, and the task is a lot harder than it seems. What is ...

It's no surprise that cooking shows are becoming increasingly popular. With several networks offering dozens (even hundreds) of shows daily, producers are finding it hard to come up with new ideas.

But that's not the case this time around for Food Network GM Bob Tuschman. He says ...

Eating courageously isn't just for folks like Andrew Zimmern anymore. Quite a few A-list celebrities have some dangerous and unusual eating habits up their sleeves.

For example, actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie tried eating bee larvae and cockroaches while traveling in Cambodia with her son Maddox. ...

Suave soccer superstar David Beckham may well be under way to co-open a pub in Los Angeles with celebrity chef and star of America's new "Masterchef" series Gordon Ramsay. The two have been friends for years and constantly say they would love to open a restaurant together. Now, it seems that ...

Today marks the beginning of the search for the next "Good Food." As of today, it's not just about the chefs anymore. Artisan food producers now have an awards ceremony to call their own.

The inaugural Good Food Awards will honor and recognize excellence in seven categories: ...

"Iron Chef" and co-owner of Babbo restaurant Mario Batali is facing a lawsuit from two of his Babbo employees. His business partner Joseph Bastianich, as well as the Babbo corporate entity, are also listed as co-defendants in the suit.

Employees Stephanie Capsolas and Hernan Ricardo Alvarado claim they have not received ...

James Beard award-winning food adventurer Andrew Zimmern participated in an interview last night on ABC's "Nightline" that may have been one of his most challenging experiences yet.

Zimmern is well-known for his daredevil cuisine, and is willing to eat anything from baby pig eyeballs to grasshopper pizza as the ...

Italian-American cuisine maven Maria Liberati's newest cookbook, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays and Special Occasions," was first released in September of 2009. Now, publishers are celebrating the second edition of this Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner, which was released this month -- and amidst the celebration, you ...

Rancher Janice Ravndahl of Saskatchewan, Canada, may have just started a new trend with her product line of Sezmu beef. It's a hit with local Canadian chefs, restaurant guests, home cooks... and cows, too.

Ravndahl says she was inspired to try a new cattle feeding approach by watching Gordon Ramsay's "The ...

Even though most of us are well into our celebration of summertime, it's still not too late to catch up on three of the summer's most promising culinary trends for 2010 according to Gayot.com:

Farm-to-table: The "sustainable agriculture" movement is still in full swing, becoming an integral ...

Jamaica's most prestigious culinary event is set to take place on July 22 during the 12th Annual Observer Food Awards. This event brings several surrounding island communities together for a night of gourmet Caribbean fare.

Guest Chef for this year's ceremonies is Marco Pierre White, a renowned chef ...

We all know Baskin Robbins as 31 Flavors. But soon, the international franchise will be letting go of 5 well-known ice cream varieties.

Get ready to say goodbye to French Vanilla, Caramel Praline Cheesecake, Campfire S'mores, Apple Pie a La Mode, and Superfudge Truffle. A once-popular favorite, French ...

The city of Gilroy, California, is primarily known for one specific food item: garlic. 30 miles south of San Jose, Gilroy is known as the "Garlic Capital of the World." And its Garlic Festival usually attracts over 100,000 foodies per year.

This year's extravaganza, scheduled for July 23-25, estimates using ...

The fifth anniversary of the Fabulous Food Show will be headed to the American midwest this November. And as in years past, its lineup is studded with celebrity chef star power.

Headlining this year's Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland are TV personalities Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, ...

If former "Top Chef Masters" contestant Rick Mooney has anything to say about it, there will soon be another vegetarian option at concession stands across the nation: the shrimp dog.

Mooney competed on the second season of "Top Chef Masters" and left as a finalist. A graduate of the ...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominees on Thursday for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

This year, the "Top Chef" franchise earned a total of five nominations. "Top Chef" is competing against "American Idol," "Dancing with the Stars," "Project Runway," and "The Amazing Race" ...

Likely due to the popular release of his new book "Medium Raw" last month, renowned foodie Anthony Bourdain is now extending an offer for instant stardom to one lucky food writer -- and it could be you.

Bourdain has revealed the details for a new essay contest on ...

The James Beard Foundation has teamed up with private sale website Rue La La for a series of "Evenings With Celebrity Chefs" packages, in which guests can experience exclusive VIP treatment at popular culinary events across the nation this summer.

The first package is called "VIP Access to Chefs and Champagne." ...

It's always a patriotic day for pastry chef Bill (or William) Yosses. He has served as the White House Executive Pastry Chef since January 2007, and has been a successful pastry chef for 30 years prior. And this Fourth of July weekend, he's got his sights set on ...

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is hoping to popularize his fast & fresh approach to cooking via his brand-new series on The Cooking Channel, a show appropriately named "Fresh Food Fast." It's a spin-off based on his most recent cookbook, "Emeril 20-40-60."

The show's first season ...

The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards was telecast on Sunday, June 27th. Several culinary celebrities had received nominations and waited anxiously for potentially good news. After the ceremony ended, some emerged victorious -- and some left empty-handed but were glad for the thrill of a nomination nonetheless.

Winner ...

More money troubles are following celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, as he has now been forced to shut down The Devonshire Pub in West London. It is merely one of 4,000 pubs that have closed since 2008.

The Devonshire opened in 2007 as a "gastro pub," yet failed to impress critics ...

Celebrity chef Susan Spicer, a James Beard award winner known most recognizably for her recurring roles on "Top Chef" and "Iron Chef," is one of hundreds filing a class action lawsuit against BP for losses caused by the recent oil spill. She says she represents chefs all across the region ...

Current "Top Chef" champion Michael Voltaggio will soon be out of a job. July 17 is his last day at the Dining Room at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, where he's been for the last year. It's given him plenty of time to determine his next career move -- and this ...

During a press conference demonstration today, Conde Nast executives stated that they are looking to bring back Gourmet Magazine this fall. Kind of.

Conde Nast CEO Chuck Townsend says that the magazine will be revived in the form of an app, replacing print with digital ...

In the southwest United States, it's not uncommon to see wild game on the menu at any given restaurant, be it upscale or casual. Buffalo, elk, and pheasant are a few proteins that come to mind.

But lion meat?

In Mesa, Arizona, the owners of Il Vinaio are about to put ...

More than 140 speakers and guests are scheduled to make appearances at this year's Women's Conference in Long Beach, CA. It's an event that brings together names such as Sandra Day O'Connor, Oprah, Jane Fonda, and Billie Jean King for the "Super Bowl of Women," as nicknamed ...

We all like to watch TV cooking shows for various reasons. Most of us tune in for the drama, a fresh twist on an old idea, or simply a glimpse of our favorite celebrity chef. But for those unfamiliar to cooking, can watching such programs really teach them ...

Amidst her recent legal battles, celebrity chef Paula Deen is still able to breathe a sigh of relief -- because as of last month, she's now a free agent.

Deen's contract with Food Network expired in May, though her shows "Paula's Best Dishes," "Paula's Party," ...

On Thursday night, actress and star of AMC's critically-acclaimed "Mad Men" January Jones was involved in a car crash. She lost control of her SUV, hit three parked cars, and left the scene -- returning later to inform police that she was fleeing paparazzi. She remains unhurt from ...

It's fair to say that the "Top Chef" series, however fascinating it may be to some or marketing stir-crazy it may be to others, is one of the quickest launching mechanisms for any chef into the world of culinary popularity. The ride lasts for a season, and if the ...

This summer, the online food networking site Foodbuzz will be hosting a contest that's the first of its kind:  "Project Food Blog," an interactive competition to find the next sensational culinary blogger.

Ryan Stern, Director of Publishing and Managing Editor at Foodbuzz, says that he's constantly impressed by the level of ...

In an NPR interview today, "Top Chef" finalist Carla Hall was put to the test to turn a commonly overlooked protein into a delicious treat: sardines.

They're certainly not the most popular seafood staple. Admittedly, Hall said she doesn't like sardines either. However, due to their rich nutritional value -- ...

Hundreds of celebrity chefs gathered yesterday on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. to support first lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign, which would increase food & nutrition education and start additional programs for healthier school lunches across the nation.

She asked chefs to partner with ...

Culinary and travel expert Anthony Bourdain's latest memoir, "Medium Raw," is the long-awaited follow-up to his best-selling book "Kitchen Confidential." Ten years have passed since Tony's aforementioned best-seller was released, and his latest work is expected to be just as gritty, revealing, and poignant.

The book is subtitled "A Bloody Valentine to the ...

As of July 1, 2011, Hawaii will make history by being the first U.S. state to ban the use and sale of shark fins.

Gov. Linda Lingle on Friday signed a bill prohibiting the possession, sale or distribution of shark fins. The bill passed the state House ...

Celebrity chef Marcel Vigneron rose to fame as a finalist during the second season of Bravo's "Top Chef," achieving runner-up status behind winner Ilan Hall. Since then, he's been a Master Cook at Joel Roubochon in Las Vegas as well as sous chef at the Beverly Hills SLS ...

Meet Edward Kwon from Seoul, Korea. Some call him the "Korean Gordon Ramsay" due to his passion, perfectionism. and occasionally fierce temper. Others simply know him as the country's first celebrity chef -- and a rising star to watch in the global culinary community.

His newly-opened restaurant, The Spice, ...

Today, HSN announced the details of their "Lucky 33 Birthday Celebration" that will be held on August 14-15, 2010. HSN is partnering with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in Las Vegas for a series of live celebrity product demos, shopping sprees, and thousands of dollars in prize giveaways.

Wolfgang Puck is among the list of ...

Business partners Roger Andrews and Dean Vilone, former chefs of Delaware's Restaurant 821 and The National, have mixed their creative juices together to come up with Wilmington's newest restaurant:  an upscale burrito joint.

The new El Diablo Burritos is not unlike fast food chains such as Qdoba or Chipotle, where customers ...