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Reviewed: Food Network's Money-Saving Shows

Saving money is a top priority these days, and the Food Network has gotten into the penny pinching game with two budget conscious shows: "Sandra's Money Saving Meals" and "$10 Meals with Melissa d’A...

A Visit to the Food Network Good Food Garden
New York

Last week we spent part of the afternoon exploring a new, improved community garden in Harlem. It was a rundown plot of land, but now, thanks to a Herculean renovation by the Food Network, Share Our S...

Check It Out! Full Episodes of Food Network Shows Online

It looks like we spoke too soon when we said major networks weren't posting food shows online! Given all the time we spend looking up recipes on their website, you think we'd have noticed that the Foo...

Cooking Inspiration: Do You Watch Cooking Shows on YouTube?

Like Dana and her obsession with Jamie Oliver's back episodes and Nigella Lawson clips, we often turn to YouTube for a little dose of inspiration and extra time with our favorite food gurus. What abou...

New Look for the Food Network Website

Have you seen the Food Network's new site? We're not sure how long ago they re-vamped it, but we're loving one particular section, evidenced by the screen shot, above......

Nipa Takes A Stand, Won't Do Indian Fusion
The Next Food Network Star

We weren't loving Episode 2 of the Next Food Network Star. It all felt rather rote, but things sure got spicy in the last few minutes. Were you watching? Spoiler alert: We want to talk about details ...

Next Food Network Star Begins Again This Sunday

Incoming! Another food reality show ... The Next Food Network Star starts on Sunday night. Adam Roberts, The Amateur Gourmet, interviewed each contestant here. Any early favorites?...

Bobby Flay Will Judge Next Food Network Star This June

The fourth season of Next Food Network Star will kick off on June 1. The new batch of smiling contestants are on deck and Iron Chef Bobby Flay will join the show as a weekly celebrity judge. Do you p...

Jamie Oliver's Proper Polenta + New Book

Did anyone else watch Jamie Oliver make his roasted game birds with polenta on Food Network this weekend? This week's episode focused on Game Birds. Our favorite recipe was the mixed roast of wood pi...

What Did You Think of The Rescue Chef?

The first episode of Food Network's new Rescue Chef series with Danny Boome aired over the weekend. We DVR'ed both Rescue Chef and Jamie Oliver's new series and watched them back to back on Sunday ...

Emeril Goes Green: Former Food Network Star Partners with Whole Foods Market and Discovery Channel

Emeril Lagasse is cooking up a whole new career direction for himself these days. He closed his show at Food Network after ten years of anchoring their programming, and then recently sold his franchis...

Rescue Chef Danny Boome Launches Saturday on Food Network

Danny Boome's new show launches on Food Network on March 1. We had a quick call with Danny Boome yesterday. He told about helping a soldier who had just returned home from Iraq cook a special dinner ...

Meet Food Network's New Guy, Danny Boome

Look out Jamie Oliver! There's another chirpy Brit joining the Food Network lineup. Danny Boome's new series Rescue Chef will premiere on March 1 at noon ET/PT. We haven't seen a preview yet, but t...

Hit or Miss? New Food Network Magazine

Sneak Peek of Jamie Oliver's New Show on Food Network

The Naked Chef returns! Tune in to Food Network at 10 p.m. ET/PT this Sunday night. First, Jamie Oliver will battle Iron Chef Mario Batali. Then, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, catch a sneak peek of Jamie At H...

Survey: Who's Your Favorite PBS Cooking Host?

We posted Rachel Ray's two year contract renewal yesterday. Many readers pointed to the cooking shows over on PBS as an alternative to the Food Network. "I didn't miss really Food Network after I can...

Yum-o! Rach Renews, Batali Dishes on Food Network

The kitchens at Food Network are "cooling off" as the company changes course, reports the front of today's New York Times business section. Ratings are down 15% for the weekend block of how-to cook...