Archive for the 'Food Home DIY' Category
Ol’ McMartha has a farm, ee-ay, ee-ay-oh!
Oh, boy, I can’t wait! Finally, after all that date we’re going to get to go behind the gates, into the exclusive, much-discussed but rarely filmed Martha Stewart estate. Actually, not the whole estate, but part of it. On her syndicated show, Martha Stewart’s 153-acre Bedford, New York farm wi…
The Next Food Network flub
The Food Network is one of my favorite channels, I confess it. I can tune in just about anytime and enjoy Ace of Cakes or Good Eats or Boy Meets Grill or Paula Deen, whatever. Generally speaking, they seem to have a good, consistent and enjoyable programming package.
Okay, that’s what’s goo…
Truth: Impossible - Chef Robert Irvine caught in a web of lies
You’d think by now that folks would know better. Embellishing a resume, adding credits that are the work of a vivid imagination rather than tough work… they’re bound to be unearthed someday. particularly whether you’re a success. The latest prevaricator caught in a series of lies is Food Network…
Truth: Impossible - Chef Robert Irvine caught in a web of lies
You’d think by now that society would know better. Embellishing a resume, adding credits that are the work of a vivid imagination rather than tough work… they’re bound to be unearthed someday. particularly whether you’re a success. The latest prevaricator caught in a series of lies is Food Netwo…
Paige Davis returning to Trading Spaces
Man, I must have really missed that news, or it was something that was way under the radar when it was first reported. Either way, it turns out that Paige Davis, the eternally cheerful former host of TLC’s Trading Spaces is returning to the show that made her a household name.
Her comeback begins…
Kitchen Nightmares restaurants shut; Gordon Ramsay attacked
If you’ve ever watched the US version of Kitchen Nightmares, the show where chef Gordon Ramsay goes around to different failing restaurants and tries to fix them, you’ve probably wondered what happens 3 or 6 months or a year down the road. Do the restaurants stay on track and continue to be a su…
Nightmare for a Kitchen Nightmares kitchen
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. It looks like a restaurant featured on the UK version of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares has failed. However, not in the way that you think.
Your first thought would be that, after chef Gordon Ramsay, star of FOX’s US version of Kitchen Nightmares as well as H…
Food Network wants three more years of Alton Brown
The Food Network is making headlines lately! They have not renewed Emeril Lagasse’s nightly Live show and recently declined carrying Mario Batali’s new series. So, who does the Food Network want? Apparently, they want Alton Brown who they just signed to a three year deal. Brown will continue to host…
Rachael Ray goes on vacation … and airs it on Food Network
Fans of Rachael Ray rejoice! Haters of Rachael Ray can continue to seethe a bit more.
The enormously chipper Ray, who is all by television and the print media these days, has just signed on for another two years at Food Network. In addition to her very popular 30 Minute Meals program (60 episodes…
Emeril Lagasse out at Food Network
Fishbowl New York is reporting that negotiations amidst celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse and Food Network have gotten nowhere and he won’t be returning to the cable channel. The final day of taping for his show is December 11, though reruns will continue on the network, probably forever.
First Sara …
Jamie Oliver returns to Food Network
Jamie Oliver, a favorite of many Food Network lovers, will be returning “home” with his new show to air in January. Probably most famous for his show The bare Chef, Jamie’s new show will be called Jamie at Home. Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming for Food Network, explains: “His ne…
Rachael Ray steals from Martha Stewart
No, she didn’t steal money or electronics or even heads of lettuce. She stole a person! Rachael Ray’s Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine has named a new publisher, and it just so happens to be the old publisher of Everyday Food, one of the magazines in Martha Stewart’s huge empire.
This is not g…
Coming soon: Hell’s Kitchen, the video game
There have been odder ideas for video games, I just can’t think of one right now.
Games company Ludia, Inc will release a video game based on the hit TV show Hell’s Kitchen. The game will be in stores next summer, but not in the US. It will first be released in the UK. The game will have chef G…
Valerie Bertinelli joins Rachael Ray’s show
First she lost all that weight on Jenny Craig, and now she might gain it all back.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli is joining Rachael Ray. She’ll be a celebrity substance buddy, doing stories about food and family and being a working mom. Her first show will be tomorrow, October 23. Bertinelli will re…
Gwyneth Paltrow, TV star?
The normal icy stigma against appearing on TV for film stars has been thawing as of late. Damages has Glenn Close, Saving Grace has Holly Hunter and now PBS has Gwyneth Paltrow.
Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love and the upcoming Iron Man movie, will be traveling to Europe that fall for…
Alton Brown feasts on more asphalt starting that weekend
Food uber-nerd Alton Brown is heading back on the road starting that weekend in a new series of Feasting on Asphalt adventures. However, instead of traversing the back-roads of America like he did in last year’s series, Alton will be going up the river.
The Mississippi River, to be precise….
Martha Stewart gets crafty for DIY network
Martha Stewart is re-purposing some of her craftier segments for a new series on DIY network. Her new show is called Martha Stewart Crafts and a press release from Marth Stewart Living Omnimedia describes it as a “best-of compilation”. She’ll be showing viewers how to do all sorts of things, fro…
QVC caller talks about his porn - VIDEO
QVC often reminds me of that sketch on Saturday Night Live where Will Ferrell and Nancy Walls are clueless hosts of a daylight television show where everything is going wrong. The teleprompter goes out and they start to regress to caveman-style living.
Every so often, the hosts on QVC are pushed …
Gordon Ramsay sued by new show
But it’s not the new season of Hell’s Kitchen. It’s actually a show that hasn’t premiered yet.
The former general manager of Dillon’s Restaurant in Manhattan has filed a lawsuit to block the airing of Kitchen Nightmares, the new Ramsay show that is supposed to premiere that September on FOX…
