food network

Grinders

• Putting the O in Food Porn
  Details magazine posted a hysterical slide show interspersing certain Food Network personalities with porn stars, who all seem to be in the throes of extreme ecstacy.
• Today's Giada
  Yet another Food Network sweetheart will get her wide-mouthed mug plastered across network television as Giada De Laurentiis wakes up on Today.
• Food Network: The Blog
  Is it all glamour, glitz, casual chats with Alton Brown, and free-flowing brioche backstage at the Food Network? According to the channel's new blog, not so much.
• Nigella Opens Wide
  Finally, finally, FINALLY! After a few years being shunted to the Style Network for some unfathomable reason, sexy Brit cheftress Nigella "Food Orgasm" Lawson is coming on, erm, to the Food Network.
• What Can You Learn from TV?
  Bill Buford consumes 72 hours of the Food Network and becomes slightly bilious.
• Is Nigella a Feast?
  Nigella is gorgeous, her food makes you want to lick the TV, and she uses charmingly British phrases like "bung it in."
• Survivorchef
  The Food Network's new reality show throws obstacles in the way of good cooking.
• Mmmmmm. More Mannix, Please.
  Looking for a hunky charmer to flirt with in the kitchen? The search is over with Mannix, a highly charismatic Australian gourmet. We’d be happy to stay home and steam things with this looker.
• Boss, Can You Julienne Those Carrots?
  Forget about ropes courses and trust falls—these days, companies are sending employees into the kitchen to chop and sauté their way to team unity.
• The Road to the Oscar Mayers
  The Food Network announces plans to hold its first-ever awards show in South Beach, Miami.
• I'm Hatin' It
  An eagle-eyed blogger catches what appears to be subliminal advertising on Iron Chef America, but at least it's not as bad as Top Chef's product-laden episodes.
• Someone’s Got to Play with the Chocolate
  In the realm of dream job, how does spending a month playing with chocolate sound? Sarah Copeland of the Food Network has done just that. Hey—someone’s got to make sure your chocolate soufflé...
• Is it Really That Hard to Make Salad Dressing?
  We're all busy all the time—email, voicemail, work, gym, friends, family. But you gotta eat, right? Have we simply become too busy to cook?
• Cooking for Good
  We're more likely to connect the Food Network with its stable of celebrity chefs than with those struggling for decent nutrition, but Food Network kitchen chef Sarah Copeland might just change that.
• Cherchez le Chef
  The Food Network goes on the hunt for a new Iron Chef.
• The Wisdom of Ina Garten
  A story this week in The New York Times makes me understand why I don't hate Ina Garten, Food Network star and author of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks.
• Watch Rachael Ray Make Out with Her Food
  A brilliant video mash-up of Rachael Ray's "mmm" faces makes us ponder why women need to have sex with their food.
• Sandra Lee Teams Up with Heartburn (No, Really)
  Sandra Lee gets her own Food Network Chefography and teams up with a heartburn medication.
• This Just In: Bourdain Hates the Food Network
  It's no surprise, but go ahead and read what Anthony Bourdain had to say about last night's Food Network Awards.
• Chopped Liver
  The Food Network is casting its net Tri-State-wide for its next reality show, Chopped.
• Food Bloggers Approach the Final Frontier
  After conquering the Internet and making headway into the book world, can you guess what comes next?
• Recipes, Recipes, Ever More Recipes
  Time Inc. gets into the food game, launching a new web portal called "My Recipes."
• Food Network Goes Latin
  The Food Network premieres Simply Delicioso, its first show with a Latin twist.
• The Search for a New Iron Chef
  Who will dominate the Kitchen Stadium next? Who will reign supreme?
• Giada Gets Saucy in Esquire
  A photo shoot has some bloggers seeing red, while others lap up the spiciness.
• Taking Down Sandra Lee
  The Queen of Semi-Homemade gets a tongue-lashing done right.
• Fun with Food Mills
  Improve your applesauce, gnocchi, and more with this old-fashioned kitchen gadget.
• Bored Bunnies and Giada's Tatas
  Two rabbits weigh in with timely commentary on Giada De Laurentiis.
• Rating Amy
  Food Network fans share their thoughts on The Next Food Network Star's new cooking show.
• Brits Get the Best Food TV
  Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall take on the poultry industry.
• "Emeril Live" Spices Up 2007 by Dying
  The Food Network is halting production of Emeril Live, citing ... well, not much of anything.
• Whither the Food Network?
  No Mario, no Emeril, and a ratings drop have some wondering what's cooking.
• The World's Most Unlikely Celebrity Chef
  If Good Eats merged with Jackass, the resulting show might look something like this.
• The British Are Coming!
  The limey culinary invasion continues.
• The Food Network: The Magazine
  Hearst hooks up with the Food Network for a mysterious publishing venture.
• Martha Devours Emeril
  Is the omnivorous media merger a "bam" good thing?
• Blogger Tapped by the Food Network
  The Amateur Gourmet goes professional with a Food Network interview show.
• She's a Sucker for It
  Sometimes seafood is the love that lasts.
• Bio: Implausible
  Robert Irvine fesses up to salting his résumé, and the Food Network drops him like a hot potato.
• Queen of the Anticooks
  The sad truth: Sandra Lee's disciples probably think you're a sucker.
• That Depends on What You Mean by "McCain Family"
  A recipe-theft allegation may lightly roil the McCain camp and/or the Food Network.
• Al Roker Wants You!
  Everybody's favorite weatherman seeks personal stories for a new Food Network series.
• Good Ethics
  Alton Brown goes for green credibility.

Picks

• The Food Network's Unwrapped
  Revealing junk food's dirty little secrets.
• Ask Aïda! Ask Her!
  You've got questions, our food editor's got answers—on her new Food Network show.

Stories

• Second Careers in Food … that Failed
  Highway of sorrow paved with brioche
• Crushing Bones with Alton Brown
  The Good Eats host divulges his next big moves
• Ask Aïda
  CHOW’s food editor on her Food Network show
• About Aïda Mollenkamp
  CHOW’s food editor launches her TV show, Ask Aida