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Food Shines, News Declines

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable News Networks, CNN Headline News, Nielsen Ratings, Nielsen, Food Network, Hln, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Headline News, Foxnews, Newspapers, Media, Fox News Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

In the October ratings, the Food Network had more viewers under 55 than any of the news networks, including Fox, which finished behind Food in every single advertising demographic category.

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Class Warfare: Ruth Reichl vs. Rachel Ray

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Pbs, Food Network, Bernie Shaw, Bobby Flay, Crossfire, Bill Zimmerman, Pat Buchanan, Dan Schorr, Mary Alice Waters, Marion Cunningham, Cnn, Ruth Reichl, Mario Batali, Gourmet, Jacques Pepin, Nelson Rockefeller, James Beard, Gourmet Magazine, Julia Child, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Condé Nast, which sells its advertising based on the size and demographics of its subscribers, decided to go with mass instead of class, and closed Gourmet down.

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Great American Dine Out Feeds The Hungry, September 20-26

Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Feeding America, Aaron Mccargo Jr, Hunger Action Month, Great American Dine Out, Share Our Strength, Food Network, Impact News

Organizations across the country are running campaigns as part of Hunger Action Month, a national fight against the millions going hungry in America a...

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Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Network, Julia Child, Alice Waters, Movie, Walk the Talk Show, Cook, elephantjournal.com, Slow Food, Top Chef, Michael Pollan, Cooking, Health, Hosea Rosenberg, Foodie, Green Talk Show, Food, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Living News
Waylon Lewis

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking. That is, until Michael Pollan, told about the key to saving the food situation.

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Small Good News: Cooking Up An Answer To Corporate Cuisine

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Julia Child, Home Cooking, New York Times, Michael Pollan, Julie and Julia, Food Network, The Balanced Life, Living News
Karen Stabiner

The ability to cook gives me options that non-cooks don't have, and what is autonomy about, if not having options?

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July Ratings: Food Beats News

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable News Ratings, Michael Jackson, Cable News Channels, Fox News, Msnbc, Cable News, Food Network, Cnn, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

The headlines: July cable news ratings confirm FoxNews dominance. CNN benefits from Michael Jackson's death, and The Food Network wins the demographics.

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What is Work? Baking Your Cupcake and Selling It, Too

Sharon Glassman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Success, Self-Employment, Small Business, Cupcakes, Food Network, Graphic Design, Couples in Business, Julia Child, Baking, Boulder, Entrepreneurship, T-Shirt, Colorado, Happiness, Tee & Cakes, Homer Simpson, Beer, Budweiser, Style News
Sharon Glassman

Running a business is not a fairytale. And fun is the exception to the rule, even when your bricks and mortar are chocolate and visual cute.

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Chewing on Media's Next Wave

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Marketwatch, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Online Advertising, Jon Friedman, Internet Advertising, Vertical Ad Networks, Recipezaar, Media News
Jarvis Coffin

Does Food Network Magazine represent "media's next wave?"

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Nasty Habits of Food Network Celebrities

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, The Food Network, Sandra Lee, Food Network, Cooking, Food, Los Angeles-California, Green News
Isabel Cowles

Put away your tin foil, Giada de Laurentiis enthusiasts; lay down your many meats, Guy Ferari fans, and please, Sandra Lee-watchers, don't buy pre-packaged ingredients you can easily make.

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Francophile Food Critic and Cookbook Author Patricia Wells on Writing, Cooking, and Running

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Terrines, Patricia Wells, Food Network, Cookbooks, Marathon, L'Express, Guy Savoy, Paris, Joel Robuchon, Running, Cooking, Iron Chef, Sushi, Traditional, Simple, Teaching, Top Chef, Modern, Health, France, Living News
Louise McCready

I think the future of cooking is that it will become more traditional, as sane, healthy. Ingredients just get better and better, fresher and fresher.

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The Busy Home Cook's "Secret"

Nancy Cavillones | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Menu Planning, Home Economics, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Food Network, Cooking, Motherhood, Food, New Mothers, Parenting, Family Dinners, Style News
Nancy Cavillones

So, the "secret" is not really a secret -- it is a time-honored tool in a good home cook's arsenal. Are you ready for this? It's called menu planning. Painfully obvious, no?

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Chef Eric Ripert on Esoteric Black Truffles and the Importance of Value

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Daniel Boulud, Eric Ripert, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Top Chef, Food Network, Le Bernardin, City Harvest, New York City, David Chang, Food, Truffles, Style News
Louise McCready

When I started at Le Bernardin is when I really, for the first time in my life, was in charge of a kitchen, and I could integrate artistry into the craftsmanship that cooking is.

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Chicago Sun-Times Restaurant Critic Pat Bruno Blows Anonymity On Food Network

MenuPages | Helen Rosner | Posted 02.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Restaurant Critics, Pat Bruno Anynonymity, Food Network, Pasquale Bruno, Food, Pat Bruno, Pat Bruno Food Network, Restaurant Critics Anonymity, Chicago News

After we umasked Pat Bruno for his quasi-anonymous showing on 'Throwdown! With Bobby Flay,' the emails started flying here at MPHQ. The most important...

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"Viva Daisy!" Rachael Ray, Daisy Martinez Cooking Up New Latino Food Show

AP | J.M. HIRSCH | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Rachael Ray, Daisy Martinez, Rachael Ray Daisy Martinez, Rachael Ray Latino Food Show, Food Network, Viva Daisy!, Media News

Rachael Ray is giving Food Network fans a taste of the Latino kitchen. Ray is producing a new show for the network starring actress and cookbook auth...

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"Comfort Food" is Not Just About the Food

Ina Pinkney | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Comfort Food, Post 9/11, The Hearty Boys, Rick Tramonto, Sara Moulton, INA's, Steve McDonaugh, Food Network, Dan Smith, Food, Gourmet Magazine, Chicago News
Ina Pinkney

What makes "comfort food" is the fact that it's nourishing food served in a nurturing environment.

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Beyond Thanksgiving -- Feeding the Hungry in New York City

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Soup Kitchens, Hunger, Wall Street Crisis, Food Network, Homelessness, Social Action, Economic Crisis, Coalition for the Homeless, Miriam Garron, Tikkun Olam, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

In an urban center of extremes where the haves and have-nots are acutely aware of each other, this fall's economic downturn has created a definitive shift.

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Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Magazine: Latest Food Network Star To Get Magazine

WWD | Amy Wicks | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Hoffman Media, Sandra Lee Semi Homemade Magazine, Food Network, Sandra Lee Magazine, Sandra Lee, Media News

It looks like another Food Network regular has scored a magazine deal. Hoffman Media, the company behind "Cooking with Paula Deen," is planning to pub...

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A White Knight Talking Backwards: The Manchurian Candidate in the Kitchen

Elissa Altman | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Sweet Surprise, Karl Rove, John McCain, Andrew Zimmern, Food Network, Department of Interior, Obesity, Sarah Palin, Alice in Wonderland, Alton Brown, Anthony Bourdain, Harold McGee, Nigella Lawson, David Tanis, Mario Batali, Fred Thompson, Republican Convention, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food, Republicans, Manchurian Candidate, Living News
Elissa Altman

Without a doubt. So, after the hideous spectacle of the convention was over, I did what most food writers do when they're mildly hysterical: I fled for the safety of my kitchen.

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Greening Hollywood: Ciudad of Los Angeles

Paige Donner | Posted 10.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Food, Farmer's Markets, Too Hot Tamales, Food Network, Beverly Hills Cheese Store, Mary Sue Milliken, Organic, Sustainable, Ciudad, Susan Feniger, Julia Childs, Spanish Cheeses, Spanish Wines, Mandalay Bay, Downtown L.A., Border Grill, Eco Friendly Dining, Monterey Seafood Watch, Jeremy Tummel, Sherry, Border Girls, Green News
Paige Donner

It could be said of chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken that they prefer to lead with the carrot rather than the stick. That said, Ciudad, their...

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Blame It On The Intern

Gale Gand | Posted 10.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: McCain Family Recipes, Cindy McCain Recipes, Food Network, McCain Food Network, Food Plagiarism, Cindy McCain, Cindy McCain Food Network, Recipe Plagiarism, Giada De Laurentiis, Gale Gand Recipes, McCain Recipes Plagiarism, Farfallegate, Cindy McCain Gale Gand, Recipegate, Food, The Food Network, Gale Gand Passion Fruit, McCain Recipes, Chicago News
Gale Gand

I have a blow torch in my home, but I'm a professional pastry chef and have a degree in silver and gold smithing so it makes sense for me. But Cindy McCain? Why didn't she at least choose something a little more American and homey to steal?

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Food Network's New Show: Competitive Eating

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Eat the Clock, Competitive Eating, Food Network Competitive Eating, Food Network, Food Network Eat the Clock, Media News

It was only a matter of time. The Food Network is getting into the competitive eating genre with a new series tentatively titled "Eat the Clock." Th...

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Re-Heat Offender: Cindy Bakes Another Whopper

David Weiner | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Family Recipes, Cindy McCain Recipes, John McCain Food Network, Food Network, McCains Recipes, McCain Food Network, Food Plagiarism, Cindy McCain, Cindy McCain Food Network, The Rosemary Chicken Dome Scandal, Recipe Plagiarism, Giada De Laurentiis, John McCain Recipes, Plagiarism, McCain Recipes Plagiarism, Farfallegate, Presidential Cooke Bake Off, Rachael Ray, Recipegate, Jessica Seinfeld Plagiarism, Rachel Ray, First Lady Cookie Bake Off, The Food Network, Hersheys, McCain Recipes, Cindy McCain Cookies, McCain Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, Hersheys McCain, Family Circle Mccain Recipe, Family Circle Cindy Mccain, Family Circle Cookie Recipes, Cindy Mccain Plagiarism, John McCain, Politics News
David Weiner

Cindy McCain is up to her old tricks. Her recipe for oatmeal-butterscotch cookies featured in the latest issue of Family Circle magazine is identical to a recipe on Hersheys.com.

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Emeril Lagasse Moves To Fine Living Network To Save "Emeril Live!"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Emeril, Emeril Live, Emeril Lagasse, Food Network, Fine Living Network, Emeril Lagasse Fine Living Network, Emeril Fine Living, Media News

NEW YORK — Emeril Lagasse is leaving the Food Network's prime-time schedule for the Fine Living Network, a move the chef hopes will mean a secon...

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Cindy McCain Responds to Recipe Theft On The View

David Weiner | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Family Recipes, Cindy McCain Recipes, Video, Cindy Mccain on the View, John McCain Food Network, Food Network, McCains Recipes, McCain Food Network, Food Plagiarism, Cindy McCain, Cindy McCain Food Network, The Rosemary Chicken Dome Scandal, Recipe Plagiarism, Giada De Laurentiis, John McCain Recipes, Plagiarism, Cindy McCain View, McCain Recipes Plagiarism, Farfallegate, Rachael Ray, Recipegate, Jessica Seinfeld Plagiarism, Rachel Ray, The Food Network, McCain Recipes, Politics News
David Weiner

Cindy McCain joked that the intern who stole the recipes from the Food Network was "now in Betty Crocker boot camp."

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McCain "Family Recipes" Lifted from the Food Network

David Weiner | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cindy McCain Recipes, John McCain Food Network, Food Network, McCain Food Network, Cindy McCain Food Network, Rachel Ray, The Food Network, John McCain Recipes, McCain Family Recipes, Recipe Plagiarism, Giada De Laurentiis, Cindy McCain, Plagiarism, The Rosemary Chicken Dome Scandal, McCain Recipes Plagiarism, Rachael Ray, Food Plagiarism, Jessica Seinfeld Plagiarism, McCain Recipes, McCains Recipes, Farfallegate, Recipegate, Food Network Recipes, Obama Family Recipes, Politics News
David Weiner

It seems that Cindy McCain, John McCain's perfect, blonde beer-baroness wife is about to find herself painted as the latest example of plagiarism on the campaign trail.

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