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It's no surprise that we are big fans of Food Network around here. While our FN staples like Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, and Paula Deen will always hold a special place in our hearts, we're excited for the new crew that will take our screens by storm this Fall. Some are more well-known TV personalities and others you may not have heard of yet, but all five are sure to inspire your culinary Read more
Despite the fact that there are already too many food reality competitions on television to keep track of, two new culinary programs are searching for talent. The first, a concept titled The Big Time, comes from the producer of The Amazing Race. Details surrounding the program are minimal, but chefs will compete in a series of exciting challenges and "one talented culinary artist will have the Read more
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 Read more
In his blog on the New York Times, food journalist Mark Bittman makes the claim that food television — particularly cooking shows that teach a viewer how to make something — are too unrealistic. Unlike the real world, the chefs never make mistakes and each dish always comes out perfectly. He says: When you watch most celebrity chefs go to work on TV it is a) baffling and intimidating, and b) Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? Read more
Carl's Jr. is now making hamburger ice cream sandwiches — HuffPost The New York City Wine & Food Festival announces its 2012 lineup — Grub Street NY How to make classic American macaroni salad — The FN Dish Celiac sufferers are livid with Domino's over claims of a gluten-free crust — Delish 6 short-lived food TV disasters — The Braiser Make Barbara Kafka's simplest roast chicken Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more
We are thrilled to share this story from Lauren Conrad! The TV personality, writer, designer, and style maven has started LaurenConrad.com, a social networking site that features daily posts by Lauren on all of our favorite topics — fashion, beauty, food, party planning — and Lauren will be sharing her latest fashion finds with Fab every month. This week, she's sharing her swimsuit Read more
Open most people's freezers and you're likely to see a pint of ice cream and TV dinners. While these foods may be freezer staples, they're not helping you on your quest to lose weight. But, when used right, the freezer is the perfect weight-loss tool for you. Source: Flickr User dobrych and Flickr User armigeress Read more
A delicious burger is like a work of art. The meat should be smoky and charred on the outside, but juicy and tender on the inside. The cheese should be melted, the condiments crisp and fresh, and the bun toasted, but soft. Once you've mastered the basic method, it's fun to get experimental with the ingredients. But before you can do that, you've got to learn how to make a traditional burger. Read more
