Michael Symon reveals details about his role on The Chew. — Food Republic Backstage with the James Beard Awards winners. — The Feast NY Why junk food is okay for kids to eat. — Huffington Post Food A brief history of food blogs. — Saveur Must make: strawberry campari tart. — Serious Eats The James Beard Foundation has announced a special scholarship program for immigrants. — Read more

It's National Grilled Cheese Month, and to celebrate, we've gone grilled cheese crazy! From brie, mozzarella, and pear with blue cheese butter to mozzarella with prosciutto and broccoli rabe, there are plenty of gourmet ways to go. But when it comes to American classics, sometimes the simplest renditions of food favorites can be the best. Take this grilled cheese: it's a favorite creation of Read more

Today in France, the world's most well-trained chefs gathered to compete at the Bocuse d'Or — the culinary industry's equivalent of the Olympics. The United States was represented by chefs James Kent and Tom Allan and they were coached by chef Thomas Keller and previous Bocuse competitor Gavin Kaysen. Despite high hopes that the New York chefs would do better than the previous American team, Read more

Packaged chicken is more likely to give you salmonella than fresh chicken. — The Telegraph An inside look at America's team at the Bocuse d'Or. — Eater The newest Iron Chef, Marc Forgione, has lost his first battle in kitchen stadium. — The Feast NY New coffee words you should learn in 2011. — Esquire Natives of Vermont will get real maple syrup in their McDonald's oatmeal. — The Read more

Find out how long Sherry lasts. — Alcademics Details from Le Fooding, a culinary battle between chefs from New York City and San Francisco. — Grub Street SF Learn how to make gyoza. — Serious Eats A sugar crawl through San Francisco with Top Chef: Just Desserts's Tim Nugent. — Endless Simmer Thomas Keller on the importance of the Bocuse d'Or. — Feast 17 recipes that will help you Read more

"I don't get to come here often," Thomas Keller said to a morning audience at this past weekend's Aspen Food & Wine Classic. There's no question the godfather of all restaurant chefs has been busy, between his nine restaurants, six Michelin stars, cookbooks, and Bocuse d'Or leadership, so it was a rare treat to watch him demonstrate how to prepare homemade preserves out of his award-winning Read more

Last night, the International Association of Culinary Professional (IACP) held its annual cookbook awards in Portland, OR, to acknowledge the best in recipe and literary food writing, photography, styling, and reporting. Ruth Reichl (who co-hosted the awards with Times writer Kim Severson), John Besh, and Thomas Keller all took home top prizes. Despite the stiff competition, Besh's My New Read more

Eight ways to enjoy eggs all day long. — The Atlantic Find out what model Alessandra Ambrosio eats on a daily basis. — Grub Street NY Q&A with the great Thomas Keller. — Feast Ladurée, Paris's most famous macaron bakery, has just launched a beautiful line of stationery. — Eat Me Daily Catch up with Roy Choi, the chef behind LA's wildly popular Kogi truck. — Chow Five dishes Read more

This morning, the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced the finalists for its 2010 cookbook awards. Among the finalists? Notable restaurant chefs Thomas Keller, John Besh, Marcus Samuelsson, and Michael Psilakis, as well as former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl. The IACP awards winners in the following categories: American; Baking: Savory or Sweet; Chefs & Read more