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Yummy Links: From Vampire Cookies to Beer-Turkey Pairings

partysugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:14 -0800

Celebrate the premiere of New Moon by making vampire cookies. - Baking Bites
Fabio Viviani talks turkey. - Endless Simmer
Find out why ground beef is dangerous. - The Atlantic
Are you on Team Martha or Team Rachael Ray? - The Epi-Log
Anthony Bourdain is not happy that the Travel Channel is now under Food Network's ownership. - Eater
Google has launched a new food-centric portal. - Grub Street SF
A detailed description of Guy Fieri's just launched road tour. - Eat Me Daily
Michael Chiarello on brining turkey. - Chow
Worried about what wine pairs with turkey? How about serving beer instead? - Serious Eats

Yummy Links: From Tony Bourdain to Shake Shack's Burger

partysugar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:15:08 -0700

Has Anthony Bourdain lost his coolness? - Huffington Post
Turn string cheese into bloody fingers for Halloween. - Food Wishes Video
How does food affect your dreams?- Chow
5 books every cook should have. - The Atlantic
Guy Fieri currently has 15 impersonators across the country. - Eat Me Daily
Ruth Reichl believes print magazines will cease to exist in the very near future. - Eater
Learn how to make the Shake Shack's famous burger at home. - A Hamburger Today

Celebrities and Chefs Converge at New York Food Festival

YumSugar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:40:43 -0700

This past weekend, Food Network's famous hosts, New York's foremost chefs, and other celebrated figures came together to attend the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

The four-day event was chock-full of demos, discussions, and, of course, parties. Food Network favorite Giada De Laurentiis and actress Alicia Silverstone signed copies of their books. Former President Bill Clinton, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Rachael Ray talked about tackling childhood obesity. Everyone, including fellow network stars Guy Fieri and Giada De Laurentiis, turned out for the biggest event of the festival, Rachael Ray's Burger Bash.

Want to know who else was there - and who took top honors at the Burger Bash? Find out when you keep reading.

Yummy Links: From Clinton Kelly to Guy Fieri

partysugar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:15:17 -0700

What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly's ultimate guide to entertaining. - The Epi-Log
A detailed inside look at the New York Wine and Food Festival. - Eater NY
Learn how to make perfectly boiled eggs.- Serious Eats
The simple chic approach to Fall decorating. - Hostess With the Mostess
What's the difference between a digestif and an apéritif? - Chow
10 things Anthony Bourdain and David Chang hate. - Grub Street NY
On Saturday Night Live, Guy Fieri gets attacked by birds. - Eat Me Daily

Guy Fieri: Love Him or Leave Him?

partysugar — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:00:11 -0700

It seems as if Guy Fieri is everywhere these days. Not only does he host three popular shows on the Food Network, but starting next month, Fieri is going on tour with a culinary demo that he describes as "food, rock n' roll, and everything they won't let me do on TV." There's talks of a reality show documenting the 21-city tour, and Fieri is also launching a line of kitchen knives - one of which is called The Dragon Dagger. While Fieri is certainly an overwhelming personality, when I met him, I was surprised at how nice and down-to-earth he seemed. How do you feel about him?

Yummy Links: From Fried Chicken to Chef Empires

partysugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:50:27 -0700

A roundup of the best fancy-pants fried chicken New York City has to offer. - Serious Eats
How to avoid dirty looks while working on your laptop at a coffeehouse. - Chow
Watch a woman throw her bra at Guy Fieri. - Eat Me Daily
Did the Washington Post spoil Top Chef 6? - Eater SF
Hosting a baby shower? Download these circus-themed decorations. - Hostess With the Mostess
Learn the best way to get a truly medium-rare burger. - The Epi-Log
The top 20 biggest chef empires. - Grub Street

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Yummy Links: From Chile Peppers to Tyler Florence

partysugar — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:50:56 -0700

A visual guide to chile peppers. - Chow
A detailed look at Fall's cookbooks. - Eat Me Daily
Find out which brand of Greek yogurt tastes the best. - Serious Eats
Rachael Ray's not the only one with wacky recipe names; Guy Fieri's are pretty out there, too. - Food Network Humor
Easy secrets for doctoring up packaged foods. - The Epi-Log
Learn how to make a rooftop garden. - Grub Street
Tyler Florence is doing more than just television: he's opening several restaurants and stores. - Eater SF

A Day at the Great American Food (and Line) Festival

partysugar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:30:42 -0700

For weeks I was looking forward to attending Serious Eats Great American Food and Music Fest at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. With big-name celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri, and the best of America's regional cuisine - Katz's pastrami sandwiches, Pink's hot dogs, Tony Luke's Philly cheesesteaks, etc. - it was sure to be a fabulous festival.

Unfortunately, the first-time event was plagued with problems, so much so that the organizer, Ed Levine, published a formal apology. The computerized credit card pay system crashed, the staff was unhelpful and clueless, and, most importantly, the wait to get any food was two hours long! Instead of smiling, contented faces and full bellies, the crowd was hungry, aggressive, and angry.

Luckily, as the day wore on and the crowds thinned out, things got a little better. Fieri and Flay both gave enthusiastic demos in front of cheering fans. The wine-tasting room was uncrowded, the line for bacon was empty, and the chocolate-almond-covered caramel sticks were finger-licking good. Did anyone else attend? What food did you eat?

To take a closer look at the festival, check out all of my images and read more.

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Guy Fieri, Other Food Personalities Face Identity Theft

YumSugar — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:00:24 -0700

The fashion world may claim that fakes are never in style, but lately, the food world sure has seen a lot of them. Take Food Network star Guy Fieri, who's living the good life - in three short years, he went from unassuming restaurateur to TV star and TGI Friday's spokesperson. But apparently, his life is looking so good that somebody actually wants to be him. "So check this out," Fieri recently twittered. "Some cat is playin me in KC. Crazy, just for da record. I am home."

Indeed, a Fieri fake was passing himself off as the real Guy at a Kansas City Royals game on Monday night. Sporting the trademark spiky platinum hairdo and Ray-Ban sunglasses, the faux Fieri even managed to get interviewed by a Fox Sports Net reporter. Check out the footage when you read more.

Fieri's identity is not the only one to be highly sought-after. The online food world has seen several cases of stolen Twitter accounts - or what food blog Eater has dubbed "twidentity theft." New York Times food critic Frank Bruni (@frankbruni) and New York Daily News reviewer Danyelle Freeman (@restaurantgirl) have both fallen victim to twidentity theft. Freeman is taking legal measures claiming trademark infringement.

Do you find this new wave of identity theft to be as bizarre as I do? What are your thoughts on this issue?

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Should TV Chefs Be Responsible For Promoting Eco-Friendly Cooking?

YumSugar — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:26 -0700

When we recently disagreed with the assertion that cooking shows are too unrealistic, many of you seemed to share our opinion that food TV can actually be rather inspiring. Well, here's another question for you to ponder: Should TV chefs serve as role models?

In a Huffington Post article titled "Nasty Habits of Food Network Celebrities," columnist Isabel Cowles criticizes Food Network chefs like Giada De Laurentiis, Sandra Lee, and Guy Fieri for "encouraging wasteful, unhealthy behavior."Cowles derides De Laurentiis for using (and not recycling) nearly 1,000 square inches of aluminum foil on an episode of Everyday Italian. She frowns on Sandra Lee's use of packaged foods that come in more bags, bottles, and packaging. She doesn't approve of a chili recipe by Guy Fieri that calls for four pounds of meat from three animals, which, she maintains, encourages the reckless consumption of big-agriculture meat. Cowles argues:

The image these chefs are creating of our country's food ethos and practices wreaks of wastefulness, over-indulgence, and laziness. The Food Network and its celebrity chefs should inspire Americans to savor quality food and the entire process of making a meal . . . It's a shame that these chefs don't use their popularity to truly help improve how Americans cook and eat.

I'm curious to hear what you think. Are television chefs being wasteful? Is it their responsibility to serve as an example for the rest of us? Should cooking shows lead the way in encouraging America to reduce its kitchen carbon footprint - or is society expecting a little too much?

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