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Did You Watch Last Night's Kitchen Nightmares?
Last night on the second episode of the new season of Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsay was on a mission to turn Long Island's Handlebar around. With a chef who doesn't like to cook, an unmotivated owner, and an emotional train wreck of a wife, the restaurant was a complete disaster. I've always liked the concept of Kitchen Nightmares more than Ramsay's other television show, Hell's Kitchen.
Michelle Obama to Appear on Paula's Party
Possible first-lady-to-be Michelle Obama is scheduled to make an appearance on Food Network's Paula's Party. On the primetime television series, Southern belle Paula Deen speaks with Obama about the first meal — seafood gumbo complete with lobster, shrimp, and mussels — she cooked for Barack.
After the conversation Deen invites Obama into her kitchen where she teaches her how to make fried shrimp and Creole french fries.
Get Excited For Food Network's Fall Lineup
Two of the Food Network's new shows for Fall have been announced. The first, features FN favorite Giada De Laurentiis in Giada at Home (debuts Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.).
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Are Cooking Television Shows Too Unrealistic?
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) a charade.
YumTV: A Killer App to Kick Off Your Thanksgiving Meal
Now that you know how to prep a butternut squash, try roasting it and using it in a light but warming soup. In this episode of Killer Apps, chef Meg Hall shows us the easy steps to make Butternut Squash Shooters — a light and delicious appetizer to warm your palate, before your Thanksgiving feast! To learn how it's done, watch this episode of YumTV now!
Invite Rocco Into Your House!
Any Rocco DiSpirito fans in the house? If you answered yes to that question then you'll be excited to hear that Rocco is returning to television, and this time he might just cook for you. In his new show on A&E — no date set yet — called Rocco to the Rescue!, he will come to your house and teach you how to cook a special meal for a special occasion.
Kim Kardashian Is Latest Face of Carl's Jr.
Guess who's joining the ranks of Paris Hilton, Padma Lakshmi, and Audrina Patridge as Carl's Jr. spokesperson? None other than reality show temptress Kim Kardashian.
Kardashian is teaming up with the burger chain — known for its risqué commercials — to promote its new premium salads.
Top Chef Producers to Create NBC Restaurateur Show
From Magical Elves, the producers of Bravo's Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, and the soon-to-air Top Chef: Just Desserts, comes yet another reality TV show, tentatively titled United Plates of America.
Unlike its sister productions, United Plates will air on NBC. The premise: aspiring restaurateurs compete in a number of challenges involving the restaurant's concept, cuisine, management, and marketability.
Food Network Aims to Entertain With 2010 Lineup
Looks like Food Network's switching gears to focus less on cooking expertise and more on entertainment. On the roster for 2010: more Brian Boitano, and a new show, Worst Cooks in America.
Worst Cooks in America, which premieres Sunday, Jan.
Yummy Links: From Dungeness Crab to Turkey Cookies
- San Franciscans get excited: it's dungeness crab season! — SFoodie
- This holiday season, why not bake a beautifully festive cake or cupcakes? — Hostess With the Mostess
- Eating dark chocolate may help you handle stress.
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