Aug 05 2008
Ted Allen Debunks Myths About Food
It’s about time that Ted Allen (pictured above) got his own food show, which airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m./8 c on the Food Network. After all, he is the Tim Gunn of the food world.
The show, Food Network’s “Food Detectives with Ted Allen“, explores common food-related aqssumptions and myths (Is double-dipping really as bad as we think it is? Does the five-second rule really hold true?), all while letting Allen be, well, Allen–poised, charming and utterly adorable.
Emmy Award winner Allen has been a judge on every season of Bravo’s “Top Chef” and Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” and is also host of the PBS series “Uncorked: Wine Made Simple”. Allen was also the food and wine specialist on the Emmy-winning Bravo series “Queer Eye”, which had a 100-episode run. He is author of The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes (Clarkson-Potter), a cookbook that features easy, all-natural recipes. Allen also co-wrote the New York Times Best Seller Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five’s Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better and Living Better.
Since 1997, Allen has been a contributing editor to Esquire magazine, where he writes about food, wine, style and everything else the American man needs to know. He was a finalist for a National Magazine Award for his Esquire feature on the little-known phenomenon of male breast cancer. He also writes regularly for such publications as Bon Appétit and Epicurious.com.
Allen holds an master’s degree in journalism from New York University, with an advanced certificate in the school’s Science and Environmental Reporting Program, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Purdue University. He lives in New York with his longtime partner, Barry Rice.
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I have always enjoyed Ted Allen on Top Chef, so I’ll probably check out this show.