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Paula Deen and The Food Channel
We Want Paula! That's the message that we're getting from Paula Deen fans everywhere. And we echo it at The Food Channel.
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An Open Letter to Paula Deen
Come to voice your opinion about Paula Deen? We're glad to hear it--just post your comment below. But you should be aware that The Food Channel® is not the company that has worked with ...
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Campaign to Put Paula Deen on The Food Channel
Want to see Paula Deen on the REAL Food Channel? Send an email to PR@pauladeen.com. Just read how one loyal fan of Ms. Deen's did it.
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Letters Continue to Come in Support of Paula Deen
If you’ve been following the news about Paula Deen, you’ll also know that her fans feel deeply about her and object to The Food Network’s reported decision to not renew her contract ...
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The Best of Paula Deen
Paula Deen is in the news—all over the news, as a matter of fact. Those who follow her must be in their kitchens right now, making an Ooey Gooey Butter Cake!
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For Those Who Love Paula Deen
Attention all those who love Paula Deen.
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Apple Pancakes, Anyone?
Some culinary ideas are so simple you think, "Why didn't I think of that?" Here's an idea that will make you wish you worked for The Food Channel!
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The Food Channel Introduces Recipes in 90 Seconds
Looking for some quick burst of inspiration when it comes to cooking, fun products, and making the most of your time in the kitchen? Food Channel's Cari Martens dons her chef's jacket again ...
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Twinkies Will Live to See Another Day
Whether some firm buys the entire Hostess company, or the individual brands separately, you can bank on the fact that Twinkies—and probably Ho-Ho’s and Ding Dongs, too--will not be departing from this world.
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Message on a Coffee Cup at D.C. Starbucks
Coffee and cappuccino fans in the Washington, D.C., area are getting a special political message scrawled on their drink cups this week, directed at members of Congress and the White House.
Cari Martens
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What’s Hot at the Bar for 2013
Things have gotten a bit boring at bars, taverns and lounges in the past couple years, but it looks like those who want more fun with their cocktails may be in luck in 2013.
Cari Martens
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Tennis Ace Buys Up Entire Supply of World's Most Pricey Cheese
It seems some people consider pule, also known as donkey cheese, to be a real—and rare—delicacy. Especially if your name happens to be Novak Djokovic, the world's top tennis player.
Cari Martens
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Coke Finds Harmony with Music Streamer Spotify
Atlanta-based beverage behemoth Coca-Cola has become a major sponsor/partner of the up-and-coming music-streaming platform Spotify.
Cari Martens
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Morning Eye Opener: Elephant Dung Coffee
In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.
Cari Martens
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This Idea Smells: Pizza Perfume
What began as a fun Facebook post has materialized into what could be the ultimate holiday gag gift idea.
Cari Martens
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A Restaurant’s Revenge: Audio Clips of Bad Yelp Reviews Heard in the Toilet
One restaurant has found a unique new way of fighting back against bad Yelp reviewers. It has begun broadcasting audio clips of some of the very worst reviews it has received…in the restrooms.
Cari Martens
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Purity Vodka: Countering the Flavored Booze Trend
The idea of plain vodka feels almost quaint these days, in these times when it seems almost every day we learn of an outrageous new flavored vodka being introduced.
Cari Martens
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Insider's Guide Lets You Know Where Chefs Eat
Where Chef’s Eat, the Ultimate Insider’s Guide, does just what the title says: it lets you in on which restaurants chefs choose to dine when they’re not eating at their own places.
Cari Martens
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Where's the Beef Going in 2013?
The Certified Angus Beef brand recently hosted a diverse group of chefs from across the U.S. at its new Education & Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio, for some crystal ball gazing on the subject of ...
Cari Martens
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Top Ten Food Trends for 2013
The Food Channel has released its 2013 Trends Forecast – the top ten food trends we see for the coming year. Check them all out, including the links to some of the stories we've prepared ...
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Holiday Gift Idea for Him: Bacon Shaving Cream
Is there nothing these guys won’t make try to make bacon-y? First came bacon salt, then bacon-mayo and bacon popcorn. Then things got really nuts with bacon gravy, bacon-flavored envelopes, and bacon lip balm.
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Home Bakers Seek to Sharpen Skills for the Holidays
One of the best things about the holiday season is the wonderful aroma of holiday treats coming to life in the oven. And this year it seems many home bakers are striving to improve their ...
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Chicago Chef Hopes to Launch New Restaurant with Kickstarter
Chicago chef Jake Bickelhaupt is looking to build a new BYOB brick-and-mortar eatery, called Dyne, that he hopes will one day become one of The Second City’s finest dining destinations. To raise money for ...
Cari Martens
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Game for Some Kangaroo?
It seems one of the growing trends this year, especially among adventurous upscale restaurants, is the presence of exotic game meats on the menu.
Cari Martens
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Survey Says: Americans Love Burgers, Even at Breakfast
ZAGAT polled more than 1,000 U.S. citizens to find out what Americans think about burgers in 2012.
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Carryout Meals That Carry a Tune
Music plays a welcome part of the dining experience at many a nice restaurant. But wouldn’t it be cool if when you pick up a meal to go, you could also take a bit ...
Cari Martens
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Doomsday Dining a Growing Trend
Is Armageddon around the corner, and if so, what’s for dinner? It seems more and more folks have answers to that question today.
Cari Martens
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An Early Bird Food Forecast for 2012
International food and restaurant consultants Baum & Whiteman are out with their annual hospitality predictions for the coming year.
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Gingerbread! Man, What an Idea for Oreos
Last month, Oreos stunned the cookie-loving world with its Candy Corn Oreos for Halloween. Now we get word that everyone’s favorite sandwich cookie is coming out with Gingerbread Oreos for limited edition holiday run.
Cari Martens
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‘Tis the Month for Turkey…Burgers
It’s November and maybe you’re already starting to crave the flavor of turkey. But the big feast is still a couple weeks off, so what can you do?
Cari Martens
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What’s Hot for Thanksgiving This Year
Check out what's trending in 2012 for the big Thanksgiving feast.
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Sushi Gets Supersized
Looks like the super-sizing trend America is famous for has made its way to Japan. Over there, they call it “Nagoya sized.”
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NYC Restaurant Promotes Instagram Menu
Some restaurants are not crazy about diners/amateur photographers using their smart phones to snap pictures of their culinary creations to share with friends via social media. NYC restaurant Comodo fully embraces the idea.
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Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast: Steak
Hey, maybe the economy really is headed in the right direction. We’re starting to see steak showing up on the breakfast menu at fast food restaurants.
Cari Martens
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Free Doughnuts for Halloween
Costume clad doughnut fans of all ages are invited to come into Krispy Kreme on Halloween for a FREE doughnut.
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Survey Reveals America’s Favorite Booze
The results of ZAGAT’s first-ever mixology survey are in, and American imbibers have spoken. Our nationally preferred hooch of choice is (drum roll, please)…
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ZAGAT Names Top Ten Most Annoying Cocktail Trends
ZAGAT, the respected restaurant review people, have come out with a new top ten list: the ten most annoying new cocktail trends. It’s part of the company’s first-ever mixology survey, and this list ...
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Ultimate Foodie Gift: Private Dinner Party for 10 from Neiman Marcus
Upscale department store Neiman Marcus has come out with its annual list of over-the-top holiday gifts: among them is a dinner prepared by some of the world's best chefs, with a price tag that ...
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In Search of a Tastier Tomato
Over the years, tomato breeders have been successful in developing tomatoes that are durable, good-looking, and available throughout the year. But, for ever more discriminating consumers, the taste is just too bland and watery.
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Rachael Ray Rolls Out Food Truck—for Dogs
TV cooking show star Rachael Ray has hopped aboard the food truck trend, but not as you might expect. Her truck won’t be dishing out any of the tasty creations you may have seen ...
Cari Martens
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The Food Channel Fall Line Up of Shows
The Food Channel is introducing four new shows in its Fall line up, adding to websides already available via our SHOWS tab. Check out the new shows, including Chef Billy Parisi’s Next Level, tandoor ...
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Debate Question: Would You Ask It to Get Free Pizza for Life?
Will one of the undecided voters attending this week's town hall-style presidential debate ask the BIG question? You know, the one about sausage vs. pepperoni. It'll be hanging over the proceedings like stringy ...
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Candy Corn Crazy
It's October, and the trendy flavor of the month is candy corn. Not a huge surprise. But Candy Corn Oreos? Seriously?
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Domino’s Takes On Pizza Hut with Fresh Dough Claim
Looks like the Pizza Wars are heating up again. Domino’s has launched a new series of TV ads promoting the chain’s new pan pizza, and calls out its chief rival, Pizza Hut.
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Pumpkin Becoming the New Bacon
According to market research firm Technomic, restaurant demand for pumpkin in menu items has jumped by 38 percent in two years. It’s becoming the new must-have ingredient…the “new bacon.”
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Pike Place: Farmers Market, Tourist Must-See
There seems to be no stopping the continuing expansion of farmers markets in cities large and small across the country. But how many of them can be called a top-tier tourist attraction?
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Localita & The Badasserie: Fast Food, Vegan Style
Right in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles’ fashion district is a tiny new eco-conscious restaurant with an all-vegan menu, and it’s already making its mark on the LA dining scene.
Cari Martens
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Pickles, Popcorn and Poutine
Is poutine one of your food cravings? How about pickles and popcorn? We've found at The Food Channel that there is no accounting for tastes when it comes to food combinations!
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Applebee’s, the Nightclub
The restaurant chain where your mom and dad probably enjoy dining seems to be trying reinvent itself as a late night hot spot.
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Putting the Fun Back in Brunch
Sunday Brunch at your average local restaurant can be a rather genteel affair. Eggs Benedict, carving stations, perhaps livened up with a bloody mary or mimosa. That image seems to be changing—or at least ...
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Pouches Getting Popular with Booze Makers
Plastic pouches have been a popular choice for infant brands such as Gerber for quite a while, but now they’re popping up all over the liquor aisle for products such as wine, premixed cocktails ...
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White House Publishes Obama Beer Recipes
Craft beer lovers, party supporters and just plain party animals can now try to brew up the same kinds of beers that President Obama is currently brewing up at the White House.
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Hardee’s Goes Over the Top with Hamburger-Pulled Pork Sandwich
Hardee's new creation is typical macho positioning from the chain that makes no bones about the fact that its “Eat-Like-You-Mean-It” campaign mainly targets carnivorous young males.
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McDonald’s Begins Posting Calories on Menu
McDonald’s is taking the action voluntarily, ahead of the government mandate for chain restaurants, scheduled to take effect next year as part of the Affordable Care Act.
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Red Robin's Beer Milkshake: Best of Both Worlds
Have you ever had that dilemma... you know, the one where you can't decide whether to have a beer or a milkshake with your burger? Oh, well, maybe that's just me. Anyway, Red ...
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McDonald’s to Open New Vegetarian Restaurants
McDonald’s has announced plans to open the company’s first-ever meatless restaurants.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul to Start Selling Soup
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the book publisher known for its heartwarming stories geared toward life improvement, inspiration and wellness is set to launch a line of comfort foods early next year.
Cari Martens
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Generation-Y Shaping Future Food Trends
College students develop new eating habits and expectations that will stick with them long after graduation, influencing the food industry for decades to come, according to a new study just released.
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Sharapova Serves Up Something Sweet to Eat
Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has been one of the top product endorsers over the past decade. Now the Russian-born beauty is getting in on the ground floor with a product of her own, a candy ...
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Salt Gets the Shake at Boston Market
Famous for its rotisserie chicken and homestyle (and often salty) side dishes, the casual dining chain has announced plans to remove salt shakers from the guest tables at its 476 restaurants.
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Top Ten Chocolate Trends for 2012
This year The Food Channel, CultureWaves and the International Food Futurists decided to take a deeper look into chocolate and see what the trends are showing us. Take a look at the trends, try the recipes, see our videos, and indulge in chocolate.
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Drought’s Silver Lining: Good Wine
The Great Drought of 2012 has not been kind to the vast majority of crops in the U.S., corn and soybeans in particular. But for growers in the Midwest wine country, the heat and ...
Cari Martens
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Cool Celery Cocktails the Hot New Drink in Chicago
The latest alcoholic beverage trend may be moving in a savory direction, if Chicago's infatuation with the celery cocktail is any indication.
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‘Bizarre Foods’ Host to Roll Out Food Truck
Andrew Zimmern, TV host of the popular Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel, is getting ready to climb aboard the food truck trend with his own well-stocked vehicle.
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Complain About Triscuit, Get a Free Box
Kraft Foods’ Triscuit aims to expand use of its crackers with a humorous new ad campaign that lets “angry satisfied” customers vent about the fact that the product can be enjoyed without toppings--and complainers can ...
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‘Unpackaging America.’ Taking a Step Beyond Recycling
For Liz Brown Morgan, recycling just wasn't enough. After noticing her recycling container was overflowing with cardboard and bags that would take energy to be recycled, she created her own container labeling system.
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Record Lobster Harvest: Too Much of a Good Thing
While much of the world copes with waters that have been nearly depleted from overfishing, those in the lobster fishing industry in North America have more on their plate than they know what to do ...
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McDonald’s Targets Fast Food’s Final Frontier
McDonald’s has set its sights on the last untapped frontier of the fast food industry: the daypart between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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Hot Trend in London: Caketails
It’s like having your cake and drinking it, too. Something called “caketails” has become a big hit in trendy London bakeries, coinciding with the arrival of the Summer Olympics.
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Top Trends Noted at ‘Tales of the Cocktail’ Conference
This was the 10th anniversary edition of the Tales of the Cocktail conference, held this year in New Orleans, and it was a lively affair as usual. A leading blogger in attendance spotted five key ...
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Farmers Markets Booming in U.S.
American farmers may be struggling through one of the worst droughts in U.S. history, but the number of farmers markets just keeps on growing.
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Seinfeld Food Truck Tours U.S.
Fans of the iconic sitcom “Seinfeld” can get a taste of some of their favorite episodes thanks to a food truck that’s touring the U.S. this summer.
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Latest Food TV: Time Machine Chefs
Soon we will all be able to get a vicarious taste of what it was like to be a top chef serving kings and queens centuries ago via a new reality TV show.
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Michael Phelps’ Olympic-Size Diet
U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who has now won more medals than anyone in the history of the Olympics, eats like a champ, too.
Cari Martens
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Long, Hot Summer Boosts Flavor in Some Produce
The heat and drought have brought an unexpected plus to some crops this summer.
Cari Martens
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Your Face on a Chocolate Bar
They’re called Cocoagraphs…artisan chocolate bars that can be printed with edible Polaroid-style photographs, logos or other images of your choosing.
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McDonald’s Puts Calorie Counts Out Front in New Campaign
While some health organizations continue to criticize the hamburger chain’s overwhelming presence as a major sponsor of the London Olympic Games, McDonald's USA is this week introducing a "Favorites Under 400 Calories" campaign ...
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PepsiCo Takes Plunge Into Yogurt
Initiating (perhaps) a cease-fire from the cola wars, PepsiCo has decided to jump into the yogurt business, taking on new competitors such as Dannon, Fage and Chobani.
Cari Martens
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Meet the Big Bac: A 100% Bacon Burger
Thought that bacon mania might finally have run its course? Not so fast, my friend. Leave it to those nutty people in Southern California to keep the trend sizzling and popping along.
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Message in a Chocolate Bar
Sting sings about a “Message in a Bottle”--a pretty cool song--but how about sending a message in a candy bar?
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When Food and Fashion Collide
A classic food magazine and a clothing retailer with a food in its name have teamed up for an innovative summer promotion.
Cari Martens
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#1 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Craft Chocolates
This trend combines all the worries of the world and solves them with chocolate. Locally sourced. Green. Pure. Healthy. Artisan. Premium. DIY.
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#2 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Spreadable Chocolate
With memories of a trip many years ago where breakfast was served with a side of Nutella, let’s just say it’s about time.
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#3 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate with an Ethnic Accent
We’re seeing this across all desserts, not just chocolate. But it appears to have started with chocolate, as Mexican chiles and vanilla got called out in candy bars.
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#4 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate in Unexpected Places
Chocolate flavors are enhancing all kinds of food experiences. It’s not just for the dessert cart anymore.
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#5 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate For the Health of It
The point here is, if we can garner a few health benefits and eat chocolate at the same time, we’re all about it.
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#6 Chocolate Trend for 2012: The Cinnamonizing of Chocolate
Cinnamon is hot right now, and we’re not just talking about the stronger Vietnamese cinnamon (marketed as Saigon Cinnamon) or the Ancho-Chile Cinnamon.
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#7 Chocolate Trend for 2012: He Said/She Said: Chocolate
Can you tell your preference for type of chocolate by gender?
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#8 Chocolate Trend for 2012: A Chocolate for Every Dietary Need
It’s hard to think about flourless or sugar free or even dairy free when it comes to chocolate, but companies are responding to the need.
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#9 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Crowdsourced Chocolate
This trend says that chocolate is showing up with some unusual combinations in what we call a mash-up of ingredients. After all the ways Americans have reinvented chocolate over the last few years, what else ...
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#10 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate Pairings
Chocolate and roses, yes. Chocolate and cheese. Chocolate and wine. It’s not new to put chocolate with something else that complements it, but we’re seeing a lot more of it.
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Breakfast Treat Can Help You Lose Weight
A new study shows that having a little dessert at breakfast time can actually help you stick to your diet, shed pounds and keep them off for longer.
Cari Martens
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Take-Out Service Offers ‘Pretend You Cooked’ Option
For those who like to host dinner parties but don’t want to cook or pay the high prices charged by a good caterer, there’s a new option that makes it look convincing that ...
Cari Martens
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Next Hot Ethnic Food: Filipino
Foodies are always clamoring to know, what’s the next hot ethnic food? It looks like the hot newcomer for the upcoming year may be Filipino food.
Cari Martens
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Noise Levels Noted in Restaurant Reviews
Does it seem to you that some of the hottest, hippest restaurants are also among the noisiest? Well, diners are noticing it, and it’s starting to show up in restaurant reviews.
Cari Martens
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Burger King Testing Bacon Sundae
There has been an abundance of media coverage for Burger King’s $750 million makeover, the biggest menu upheaval in the burger chain’s 58-year history. Now comes word that the nation’s number three ...
Cari Martens
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Cooking Grease Crime Wave
The high price of gasoline has wide-ranging impact on the economy. Here’s one effect you might not have anticipated: a nationwide wave of cooking grease robberies.
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Cake Boss Takes the Cake to a Store Near You
TV’s “Cake Boss” has announced that fans of his TLC reality show will soon be able to watch him make cakes and eat it, too.
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The New Disney Diet: No Junk Food
The Walt Disney Company has decided to go on a diet. The family entertainment juggernaut has announced plans to begin cutting out ads and sponsorship for unhealthy food and drinks on its TV channels, radio ...
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Non-Stick Coating Gets Ketchup Out of the Bottle
It’s always kind of irritating when you can’t get those last few bits of ketchup or mayo out of the bottle. Now multiply that by the millions (billions?) of bottled condiments purchased around ...
Cari Martens
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Customized Recipes Right on Your Receipt
A new campaign from Hellmann’s Mayonnaise taking place in Brazil shows shoppers how to get more from their mayo...with recipes tailored to their grocery purchase.
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The Self-Stirring Saucepan
A new saucepan design from Japan may soon make it really easy to stir up dinner. This pan can actually do the stirring for you.
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The Resurgence of Retro Candy
Classic candies of the past, such as Ice Cubes, Nik-L-Lips, and Moon Pies, which were big sellers from the 1930s to the 70s, had been difficult to find in recent times. But lately, they’re ...
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Mayor Wants to Ban Biggie Drinks in NYC
New York’s Mayor Bloomberg is proposing to ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces at NYC restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis. There's no doubt portion sizes of ...
Cari Martens
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First Lady's New Book Hopes to Inspire New Gardeners
Michelle Obama’s much-publicized White House garden was something the First Lady took on shortly after moving to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She takes pride in it, but also worries over it, as she explains in ...
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New Cookbook Presents Recipes of Our Ancestors
We’ve all seen the images of King Henry VIII of England chomping on a big ol' turkey leg. But what other culinary delights did the folks enjoy eating back 500 years ago or more ...
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Chocolate Machine Exercises Your Self-Control Muscle
A team of German psychologists and designers has invented a machine designed to sit on your desk and strengthen your willpower...by feeding you chocolates.
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Hot Trend: Cold Cuts Get Upscaled
Looks like bologna and salami are going to be rubbing shoulders with some sophisticated new neighbors in the prepackaged meat case.
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Lunch Raves Boogie Across Europe
It seems the Europeans are having way more noontime fun than American workers—especially the Swedes. Employees there are getting away to do the lunchtime boogie at something called "Lunch Beat" events.
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Girl Scout Cookie Candy Bars Coming Soon
Soon, very soon, we’ll be able to sink our sweet tooth (teeth?) into Girl Scout Thin Mint candy bars! And if your classic Girl Scout favorite is the Peanut Butter Crème or the ...
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Subway: King of Product Placement
You can't say "Subway" without "Sub" and you can't say "subtle" when it comes to the company's product placement style either.
Cari Martens
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Rediscovering a Taste for the Dark Side
It seems American consumers have a renewed appreciation for dark meat—chicken thighs and drumsticks have never been so popular.
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Introducing the Lion's Mane Mushroom
Lion’s mane, a mushroom treasured by the Chinese for its medicinal benefits, is now expected to provide exciting new opportunities for farmers and mushroom enthusiasts in the Western world.
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Edible Packaging Coming Soon
Soon you’ll be able to drink your wine and eat it, too. That is, eat the package it comes in. Within a year or two, edible packaging for a variety of foods will be ...
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Frozen Foam Keeps Beer Cold
People seem to spend a lot of time worrying about whether their beer is cold enough. Coors Light bottles and cans have a special designation on the label that lets consumers know whether the beer ...
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Pizza Hut Rolls Out Hot Dog Pie
Two of America’s all-time favorite foods are being combined by Pizza Hut, to create a new menu item: the Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza.
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Giving Back By Going Halfsies
With the large portions frequently dished out in U.S. restaurants, diners are often given the option of taking home the leftovers in “doggie bags.” A new concept, called “Halfsies,” limits the amount of food ...
Cari Martens
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Urban Hen Trend Brings an Egg-stravaganza
We reported a while back on the recession-driven trend of urbanites and suburbanites introducing chickens into the neighborhood. We’re here to bring you an update on the movement.
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Trans Fats May Trigger Aggressive Behavior
A new study on dietary trans-fatty acids (dTFA) indicates that they could lead to aggressive, irrational behavior.
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The Dekopon: One Sweet Citrus
Have you heard of the Dekopon? It’s a Japanese hybrid of mandarin and orange that’s said by some to be the best-tasting citrus fruit on the planet. The Dekopon is native to Japan ...
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Let StumbleUpon Buy You Dinner
Use StumbleUpon to search out recipes for your next soire and StumbleUpon just might pick up the check.
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Popcorn’s Surprising Health Benefits
Popcorn has received a bucketful of bad press in recent years—movie popcorn in particular—but a new study confirms that popcorn has some surprisingly good nutritional qualities.
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Time Traveling with Cookbooks
You can really get a taste of America’s cultural history by flipping through the dog-eared pages of cookbooks published many decades ago, and now you have an opportunity to do that.
Cari Martens
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Cherry Blossom Festival Gets Us Hungry for Cherry Treats
Food Channel photographer David Nehmer got a jump on things and visited the nation’s capitol a week ahead of the annual cherry blossom festival and captured some stunning images of the early-peaking blooms at ...
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Contraption Turns Fresh Fruit into a Juice Box
Having trouble getting your kids to eat health experts’ recommended servings of fresh fruit and vegetables? A cool new tool from Japanese company Takara Tomy makes it fun to eat and drink fresh fruit—fun ...
Cari Martens
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Cupcake ATM Opens in L.A.
Cupcake lovers in Los Angeles area can now satisfy their cravings any time of day or night thanks to a new cupcake ATM opened up by Sprinkles, the popular L.A.-based bakery chain often ...
Cari Martens
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Rethinking Hospital Cuisine
The words “hospital food” used to automatically cause you to wrinkle up your nose or stick out your tongue and say “yuck.” Today, not so much. These days it may be more appropriate to call ...
Cari Martens
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New Italian Cooking Show Premieres Soon
Stay tuned for an exciting new cooking show coming to The Food Channel. “Faces of Italy,” featuring Chef Kevin Marshall and hosted by Janine and Morgan (photo, above), is a 22-minute video program that shows ...
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Join Us For Taste of Tuscany: a Food Channel trip
Have you thought about what it would be like to take a cooking class in Tuscany, or wander the market for the freshest ingredients? How about a little wine tasting while relaxing in the vineyard ...
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LG Unveils the Fridge of the Future
Get ready for the refrigerator that does just about everything for your food except cook it for you. At the this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Korean company LG introduced its new ...
Cari Martens
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New LG Smart Refrigerators Carry Food Channel Recipes
The Food Channel is pleased to be part of the new Smart Refrigerator which debuted this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Owners of these top-of-the-line refrigerators can easily access Food Channel ...
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It’s time to vote – our Food Channel executive, creative and culinary staff have made their choices from all of the entries to our Pitch Place contest, and now we’re turning it over to ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Worst Restaurant Trends of 2011
This time of year everyone’s looking ahead to 2012 and making their predictions for the coming year, including food and restaurant trends, of course. But taking a look back instead, what were some of ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Wonderful Pistachios Hop on Angry Birds Bandwagon
Wonderful Pistachios hopes to cash in on the continuing popularity of the Angry Birds video games, launching an online version of the game, called Hunt for the Golden Pistachio.
Cari Martens
Trends
More Food Trend Predictions for 2012
One food trend forecast that we found rather intriguing was recently released by Andrew Freeman & Co., a San Francisco-based hospitality consultant group. Here’s what they see in the tea leaves for 2012.
Cari Martens
Trends
Poutine: The Next Hot Menu Side?
Ever heard of Poutine? It’s a big favorite in Canada, practically the official national side dish up there we’re told. But it’s yet to get any kind of foothold here in the ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Forecast: Great Chance of Meatballs
Remember that cute animated movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”? Well, it seems meatballs are popping up all over the map in the real world these days, regardless of the weather. Some are calling ...
Cari Martens
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Vegan Cooking Class Teacher Wins Trip to Napa
Andrea Lambert is not only a practicing vegan, but also teaches a food processor class in vegan raw foods. Her winning recipe for Walnut Paté was chosen as the best among many great submissions by ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Chefs-as-Butchers Trend Growing
The trend of chefs dabbling in charcuterie appears to be gaining momentum. At independent restaurants across the USA, knife-wielding chefs are making their own ham, sausage, bacon and salami.
Cari Martens
Trends
Holiday Gift Ideas
Ready for a little shopping? We make it easy at The Food Channel! Just be sure to place orders by December 15 for Christmas delivery.
Michael Cho
Trends
#4 Food Trend for 2012: Shopping Schizophrenia
Welcome to the new balancing act when it comes to eating. On the one hand, we have to fit our food styles to our paychecks. On the other, we have to feed our soul. In certain parts of the country we have the Food Desert, where nutritious food is hard to get. In other areas ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#5 Food Trend for 2012: Beyond Ramen Noodles
It used to be that college students lived on Ramen Noodles and other inexpensive food that provided some sustenance without breaking the nearly nonexistent budget. Things have become much more complicated, and we expect it to continue in that direction.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#6 Food Trend for 2012: So THAT’s What it Tastes Like!
There is an interesting byproduct of the health movement when it comes to food. Less sodium, fresher locally-sourced produce, and fewer smokers on premise means people are tasting ingredients as they were meant to be—sometimes for the first time.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#7 Food Trend for 2012: The New Agri-Chef
Along with health concerns, food safety concerns, and old fashioned flavor, you have a new breed of chefs that simply like to cook with what they’ve grown. Expect to see this move beyond simple herb gardens or rooftop displays and into some full-fledged branded farms.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#8 Food Trend for 2012: Groovin' on Peruvian
It looks like Peruvian cuisine may be the next Big Thing on the ethnic culinary scene. Gastón Acurio certainly hopes so. He reportedly has invested $5.5 million on his La Mar Cebicheria Peruana restaurant which opened its doors this fall in New York.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#9 Food Trend for 2012: Social Cooking
Who would have thought we needed kitchens outdoors? For grilling, perhaps—but a full kitchen, complete with covered patio, granite-counter prep area, sink, mini fridge, rotisserie, stove top, and TV? They are becoming the new home essential. Expensive, yes, but people are justifying it by continuing to stay home more, entertaining more, and doing it ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#10 Food Trend for 2012: The Rise of the YouTube Chef
Everyone is their own food TV star these days. All it takes is a simple camera and a YouTube account. It came to the forefront with the book and movie, Julie and Julia, but today you can find everyone from precocious kids and teens to wiseacre twentysomething dudes to Italian grandmothers.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
#1 Food Trend for 2012: Black Market Foods
No, we’re not talking about anything illegal here. What we’re talking about is the growing use of intentional scarcity and limited supplies of items that serve only to drive up their popularity. After all, if we humans are told there is something that’s really hard to get, we immediately want it.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Top Ten Food Trends for 2012
The Food Channel has released our 2012 Trends Forecast – the top ten food trends we see for the coming year. This report is put together in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists® and Mintel ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Notice a Change?
If you are a regular visitor to foodchannel.com, you obviously are seeing something different. In fact, the site should offer you a completely different experience.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Heinz’s New Upscale Ketchup Available Only to ‘Fans’ at First
The H.J. Heinz Company is about to launch a new version of its ketchup, and this time it's not just the same flavor and formula in a different color. (Remember the green and ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Publix, Red Lobster Pitch In to Help Replenish Fish Stocks in the Gulf
Publix Supermarkets, along with Darden Restaurants, parent company of the Red Lobster chain, are teaming up to help to finance a program to revive red snapper and grouper fishing waters in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Cari Martens
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Apron Aficionado Wins Matching Flirty Apron Set
Beverly Sherwood of St. Paul, MN says, “I was shocked! I’m still amazed that I actually won. I can’t remember the last time I won anything let alone something I really love.” Sherwood ...
Jay C. Anger
Trends
Food Channel Readers Are Big on H2O and Happy Hour, Not on Coupons
While our Food Channel beverage survey didn’t turn up any major surprises, it did indicate we’re drinking more water these days; that we enjoy the occasional night out for drinks, and that coupons ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel Sweeps Winner Looks Forward to Kitchen Facelift
Judy Yamada says she couldn't believe her luck at being randomly chosen as the winner in the Appliance Art Giveaway from The Food Channel and Facebook. "I immediately called and told my husband," Yamada ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel Editor Speaks at Chicken Marketing Seminar
Food Channel Vice President and Editor in Chief Kay Logsdon is set to speak on food trends at the 2011 Chicken Marketing Seminar, sponsored by the National Chicken Council in cooperation with the National Poultry ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Tea-loving Texan Wins Tea Lover's Collection
Beverly Broome of Midland, Texas, says she was "thrilled and surprised" to win the Tea Lover's Gift Set of Teamotions teas, tea maker and scoop in the recent Food Channel Facebook Fan sweepstakes.
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel Editor Interviewed on Radio Show
Food Channel Editor in Chief Kay Logsdon will appear on Internet radio show Conversation Crossroad, premiering June 2nd at 7 p.m. ET. You can tune in starting at that time by clicking on this ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Lavender in the Limelight as the Hot Color in Food
Last year purple was big on the food trend scene. On farmers markets and restaurant menus we saw lots of heirloom and specialty vegetables in various shades of the color purple—purple potatoes, tomatoes, carrots ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Chance to Win: Tea Lover's Gift Set from Teamotions
To help promote our new collection of specialty products from Teamotions, The Food Channel Store is giving away a fabulous gift-pack assortment of Teamotions loose leaf teas, a "perfect tea scoop," and a smart tea ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Trend Translation: Holy Trinity
In Part Three of our Food Channel documentary video, Beneath the Surface: Gulf Seafood’s Fight for Survival, we hear New Orleans Chef Chris Lusk mention the “holy trinity” as he’s preparing a Creole-style ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Sweepstakes Extended. Chance to Win Sauces, Cookies and Crackers Made in Israel
To help promote its World Market collection of fine products from the Holy Land, the Food Channel Store is giving away a bountiful gift-pack assortment of sauces and crackers made in Israel.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Top Ten Dessert Trends 2011
The Food Channel® presents its Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2011. The list is based on research conducted by The Food Channel in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists® and Mintel International.
FoodChannel Editor
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A.M. Rush Hour Tips for Moms from Hannah Keeley
Hannah Keeley, star of public television’s “Hannah Help Me” reality series, visited with The Food Channel and shared some of her Mom Coaching tips—like how to get kids fed and out the door ...
Christen Nehmer
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The Food Channel Store Is Now Open
No, we’re not selling our delicious recipes. Those are still free. But maybe you’ve seen a certain gourmet food product or kitchen tool used by one of our chefs, and thought, “I’d ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Chance to Win: Wish-Bone Salad Lover's Gift Basket
Are you an "early adopter"? Well, then you may want to be among the first to try some new flavors of Wish-Bone Salad Dressings. In conjunction with the new product launch, The Food Channel has ...
FoodChannel Editor
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The Daily iPad App Plugs Food Channel Trends Piece
Have you seen The Daily? It's media mogul Rupert Murdoch's iPad exclusive newspaper built from the ground up. The app has been received with a great amount of fanfare, and we think it ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Food Channel Releases Top Ten Breakfast Trends
The Food Channelpresents its “Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011.” By partnering with CultureWaves®, Mintel International, and the International Food Futurists®, The Food Channel has been able to identify the most significant food trends ...
FoodChannel Editor
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VIDEO: Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011
Here's a look at our Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011 in a music video format. Counting down from Number 10...
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel Fan Wins Clay Aiken Tickets
Darlene Parker Terrell could hardly contain her excitement last week when she found out she'd won two tickets to see Clay Aiken in concert. Terrell was the winner in The Food Channel's "Why ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Top Ten Breakfast Trends in 2011
The Food Channel® presents its Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011. The list is based on research conducted by The Food Channel in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists® and Mintel International.
FoodChannel Editor
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How To Cook a Low-Sodium Blackened Steak
From our Ask the Chef series: Restaurant-style blackened steak can be done at home if you use a good quality steak and prepare this recipe for a tasty rub.
Chef
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Food Channel Releases Dessert e-Cookbook
The Food Channel® has released its new e-Cookbook with 100 great dessert and beverage recipes, available for the Apple iPad and iPhone, Amazon Kindle and smart phones. Makes a great gift idea!
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel's Top Ten Food Trends Picked Up Worldwide
The Food Channel's top ten food trend predictions for 2011 have been picked up by media outlets across the nation and throughout the world.
FoodChannel Editor
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Food Channel Video Series Up for Tasty Award
The Food Channel has been nominated for a Tasty Award in the category of “Best Drink or Beverage Program: Web” for its Mixology video series, hosted by Chef Dennis Pitchford. The TASTY AWARDS are billed ...
FoodChannel Editor
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Judy Sipe, Chief Culinary Officer
Judy Sipe is the Chief Culinary Officer for The Food Channel, leading a terrific group of chefs and culinarians as they evaluate and create original recipes from The Kitchens of The Food Channel®.