Food Network announced yesterday that they will be debuting a new reality series during the first full week of April.  It's been dubbed as a "docu-soap" by some. While that genre may sound confusing, just hearing the name of the show alone might steer you ...

For the sixteenth year in a row, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will be returning to Hollywood's Kodak Theater tonight to helm the catering of this year's biggest Oscar after-party: the Academy Awards Governors Ball. Puck plans to serve expected favorites and introduce a few ...

Last February, the James Beard Foundation announced the highly-anticipated winners of the America's Classics Award. Each year, five restaurants that embody "the great variety and authentic flavors of America’s food scene” are presented with this award.

This year's winners are:

Al's French Frys -- Located in South ...

Meet Ben Hewitt. He wears quite a few hats:  journalist, small-town farmer, student of organic foods and sustainable agriculture... and now, author (as of next month).

Hewitt's first book, titled "The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food," describes ...

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show was, as Ellen herself put it, "an unexpected 'Kitchen Nightmare' of his own."

Ramsay is well known for his drama-filled reality series, one of which is "Kitchen Nightmares." In this particular series, Chef Gordon visits a ...

Today, celebrity chef and spokesman Spike Mendelsohn for P&G's Dawn Professional announced the start of the "Make Your Restaurant Shine" contest, and it essentially boils down to two words: Kitchen Makeover.

After last year's restaurant industry decline (which was the worst since 1981), Dawn executives realized ...

This month, more and more individuals are proving their right to represent America in an international competition. For most of us, it's names like Apolo Ohno and Hannah Kearney that come to mind when hearing that statement. But if you rub shoulders with the international gourmet crowd, another name might pop ...

Last week, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was granted a prestigious award for his work encouraging back-to-basics cooking and abating childhood obesity at the 2010 TED Convention. TED, which stands for Technology Entertainment Design, is an organization that promotes creative ideas and grants each ...

If you're one of the lucky handful of people that made it to Vancouver, British Columbia, to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics, then you're likely having a fabulous time attending the events -- and it might not matter that much to ...

Uniting the mega-network giant NBC with "Top Chef" & "Project Runway" production company Magical Elves will soon produce yet another reality show themed around the cooking and restaurateur industry.  There are so many new culinary reality shows that'll surface next year... "Worst Cooks In America," Ramsay's "MasterChef," ...

Next year, the New York Philharmonic will be starting a new series of events appreciating the culinary arts, not just the performing arts. These four events, called "Musical Suppers," will pair a classic performance by the NY Philharmonic with ...

With this year's loss of Gourmet Magazine and several other noteworthy publication franchises, it's interesting to see how the critics judge the press that's left. “Mr. Magazine” Samir Husni, director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi, has recently published ...

UK celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has recently partnered with Match.com, an online dating site, to provide food lovers with a place to mix & mingle on the Web. It's simply called Jamie Oliver's Dating, and embeds Match.com's dating tools on Jamie ...

How much would a nationally-broadcast TV show have to pay you in order to tag you with the title, "Worst Cook In America?"  How about... $25,000?  For someone in the spring of 2010, they'll be able to say just that -- ...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been making all sorts of headlines lately, especially in regards to his recent TV series in the U.S., "Jamie's American Road Trip." Anyone who's followed this series, as well as his past shows like "School Dinners," ...

Celebrity chefs and critics gathered at DC Central Kitchen for their annual fundraiser, "Capital Food Fight," an event which featured a gamut of all things related to culinary entertainment with demos and samples galore.

A "Top Chef"-style cooking competition featured former cheftestants Bryan Voltaggio and Mike ...

For those of you who plan on making your Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts in traditional southern home cooking fashion, you're in luck. A new line of Paula Deen spices is getting ready to hit the shelves just in time for holiday preparations.

Paula Deen's ...

There might be only one person on earth that could ever get celebrity chef Rachael Ray to admit that she is "terrible at baking" -- and that would be Martha Stewart. The two are gracing each other's shows with their presence in upcoming episodes. Stewart's appearance on ...

This Thanksgiving holiday, kitchen & home expert Martha Stewart will be hosting a three-day "Thanksgiving Hotline" on SIRIUS XM satellite radio. And she's pulling out all the stops: 30 hours, 3 days, and guest appearances by A-list celebrity chefs galore.

On November 23, 24, and 25, ...

Kosher foods mega-company Manischewitz is once again holding its annual Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off -- and this time, they're bringing in celebrity chef star power by way of one Jacques Pepin.

The Cook-Off is asking any kosher chef to submit their best-loved main course.  Each simple meal must ...

If you're looking for new things to do in New York City, how about a "Top Chef" reality show tour?  It's a brand new tour package offered by City Sights NY, and takes guests on a 3-hour culinary experience.

Along the ...

Celebrity chef Maria Liberati is often considered as one of the foremost authorities on Italian-American cuisine and culture. She's the current Director of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking School in Italy, and travels frequently to the USA as spokeswoman for ...

With holiday stresses looming over the horizon, what sounds better than a luxury getaway vacation in one of the most influential cities in the world with a one-on-one cooking demo and dinnertime with a celebrity chef?

What sounds better? If you can get all that for ...

What started out as a humorous talk show bit on an Ontario radio station has quickly become an Internet sensation, and is now merging its way into household culture:  "National Men Make Dinner Day."

This "holiday" is celebrated on the first Thursday of every ...

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's most recent work in print follows a highly-popular cookbook trend we've seen: how to get meals on the table in X-many minutes or less.  But in our fast-paced, time-crunched lifestyles, who wouldn't want a cookbook like that?

The book is titled "Emeril ...

A new two-hour episode of "Iron Chef America," due to air in January of 2010, is planning to take viewers all the way to the White House for a special cook-off. And as part of the festivities, special guest Michelle Obama will be ...

It's just been announced that the hit show from across the pond, "MasterChef," will be making its debut on American television sometime next year.

The "MasterChef" series is a hugely popular hit in the UK and Australia. It's similar to other shows such as "Top Chef" and "Hell's Kitchen," but ...

Next year marks the 25th anniversary for kitchen knife masters Global Cutlery. And to celebrate the occasion, the company has just released a limited-edition cutlery range complete with a knife block set, a three-piece Asian knife set, and the singleton Anniversary ...

Next week on Saturday, November 7, The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City will once again be hosting "Savor Borgata: An Evening with Borgata Chefs." It's a taster's paradise where guests are able to sample fares from several celebrity chefs' restaurants and gourmet wineries.

Participating chefs and ...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will be in Huntington, West Virginia, next week at the downtown Pullman Square. He'll be hosting a live Cook-a-thon for his upcoming ABC reality series, which is being produced by American Idol's Ryan Seacrest and is expected to hit the ...

As Bravo executives have been paying close attention to previous seasons of "Top Chef," they've noticed a common trend:  Most cheftestants have a familiar weak spot when it comes to making desserts.

Bravo's VP General Manager Frances Berwick said, "Their Achilles heel is usually ...

Everyone knows you're supposed to eat with kitchen tableware and cutlery -- eat with, not eat.  Seems a self-described "obsessed" woman in the Netherlands had to learn that the hard way.

52-year-old Margaret Daalman doesn't know why she did, but she felt compelled to eat her ...

Even though producers said it wouldn't hit the online airwaves until 2010, you can get a sneak peek of Anthony Bourdain's new webisode series "Anthony Bourdain's Alternate Universe," now available for viewing today.

The first episode is titled "Robo Chef," and provides a satisfying ...

This morning, the New York City Department of Public Education announced a change to the TriBeCa area's school lunch system, by way of celebrity chef Rachael Ray.

Ray has been working to create lunchtime cafeteria menus for New York City for quite ...

In just over a week, a career first for celebrity chef Michael Symon becomes available to all who share his passion for cooking: his first cookbook, titled "Michael Symon's Live To Cook."

The cookbook's subtitle, "Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen," comes as ...

Just last week, 22-year-old Mackenzie Arrington graduated from the Culinary Institute of America -- and it didn't take long to get his name in lights. As of yesterday, he has been crowned Maine's "Best Lobster Chef."

For the first time, each contestant was asked to host a cooking demo on ...

If you're among the select few of the population who enjoy eating raw oysters, better stock up before it's too late... because there's a plan in limbo with the FDA that might make it very hard to do so in the next couple ...

To further extend his ten-year anniversary celebration, Alton Brown has now released a cookbook titled "Good Eats: The Early Years."

Food critic Brian Ries describes it well: "Like Brown’s delivery on the show, the book is chock-full of information, ranging from important discussions of fundamental techniques ...

Today, the Chicago Tribune published results of a collection of surveys from celebrity chefs, restaurateurs, and food critics -- ranging from small-time business owners to corporate giants -- and compiled a list of the 10 Worst Dining Trends of the past 10 years.

"Bad trends were ...

Last night, at the 2009 Prix Villegiature Ceremony in Paris, Italian hotel and resort Villa La Massa was given the "Best Service In Europe" Award.

Accepting the award on behalf of the institution was GM Marco Montagnani, who said, "This award is ...

Phaidon Press will be releasing a new culinary work in early December titled "Coco: 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs." Its style suggests both "cookbook" and "yearbook," and hits the shelves just in time for Christmas shopping.

The names of the culinary Masters on the front cover ...

An exclusive gourmet chef & wine tasting event is coming to the Virgin Islands in December. It's the "2009 Virgin Islands Winemakers Dinners," a showcase for the best wineries across the globe to let others sample their best creations.

Winecrafters at this year's Dinner include representatives ...

Celebrity chef Todd English is an award-winning chef known for public TV shows such as "Cooking With Todd English," as well as East Coast restaurants like his Mediterranean flagship Olives and pizzeria chain Figs. But this week, his attention in the press has nothing to do ...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has just released a new app for the ever-popular Apple iPhone called 20 Minute Meals -- an online cookbook, instructional how-to guide, shopping list, and video tutorial all in one.

The app contains 50 recipes that ...

It's time once again to start up the James Beard Awards process for 2010. If you've never been a part of the nomination process, now may be a good opportunity to test your skills while you still have time to do so.  Registration for nominations and voting on ...

Award-winning celebrity chef Rick Bayless, a "Top Chef Masters" winner known for his exploration and specialization in Mexican cuisine, will be receiving yet another esteemed award at the end of the month from the March of Dimes charity organization.

It's actually been ...

Today, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced that he's adding another branch of retail products due to hit store shelves sometime this month: Wolfgang Puck Culinary Iced Coffees.

Puck's Iced Coffees will be competing in the same target market as, say, Starbucks Frappuccinos. The drinks come pre-made, ...

During the 2007 season of "Top Chef," an elimination challenge took place at the Chicago Meals On Wheels Celebrity Chef Ball. Chicago's own Stephanie Izard, a long-time supporter of the charity event, was fortunate to not be eliminated that week. In fact (as ...

Last night, a crowd of foodie enthusiasts gathered at the New York City Wine & Food Festival to hear the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain and Momofuku chef David Chang lead a hilarious discussion on all things "BS" about the culinary industry.

Chang began ...

Back in April, we published a contest announcement from Guy Fieri and the National Pork Board regarding their summer "Search for the Next Pork Personality. Hundreds of entries were received, and after months of deliberating and judging, a winner was finally chosen.

Congratulations to Kristina Vanni, a North ...