A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report sheds new light on food marketing to children and adolescents. The report, “Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation”, finds that 44 major food and beverage marketers spent $1.6 billion to promote their products to children under 12 and adolescents ages [...]

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 [...]

If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, you’re sure to enjoy the short-lived but hilarious television show “Kitchen Confidential”, based on the bookof the same name by Anthony Bourdain.
While I found the book to be long-winded at times, and extremely graphic in parts, the show was a dark sitcom starring the very talented Bradley Cooper [...]

 
The newly-launched channel Planet Green is taking “Bam!” to a whole new level with Emeril Lagasse in the new show “Emeril Green”. The show, which airs Monday through Thursday on Planet Green, will focus on seasonable, sustainable food and will be shot on location at Whole Foods.
Six episodes will debut on Monday, July 14 from 8-11PM (ET).
To find out [...]

The season premiere of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” is tonight, July 7 at 10 p.m. ET on the Travel Channel. Watch as Bourdain kicks off the newest installment of the Emmy®-nominated Travel Channel series in Laos, a land with picturesque landscapes, exotic cuisines, and a mysterious history.
Whether he’s sampling various Laotian delicacies such as dried cured [...]

Congrats to Stephanie Izard, who became the first female Top Chef when she out-cooked her competition this week on Bravo’s “Top Chef: Chicago”.
Izard, 31, currently calls Chicago home, so it was only fitting that she claimed the prize ($100,000 in seed money to help open a restaurant, furnished by the makers of the Glad family [...]

Sure, $10 can buy a lot of starch, which will fill up a family of four, but when it comes to healthy, interesting fare, look no further than Bravo’s “Top Chef: Chicago” for a few fun alternative to the standard meat and potatoes.
Last week on “Top Chef”, the challenge was to use $10 to create [...]

I stumbled across this site the other day, and I’m not sure whether to be offended or laugh like crazy. While it certainly gives the term edible underwear a run for its money, I’m icked out because of the raw meat on skin action going on.
Even the reality television show “America’s Next Top Model” thought [...]

Whether you’re cooking with gas or flame, the warmer weather is bound to have you thinking about all the yummy food you’ll soon be barbecuing.
Before you start cooking, here are some tips for cleaning (thus getting the most from) your grill. 
If you cook with gas, be sure to check your propane tank so you don’t [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve at least heard of Bravo Television and all of its wonderful reality programming. And I mean that without an ounce of sarcasm.
Currently, Bravo’s wildly popular show, Top Chef, is in its fourth season, this time with Chicago as a backdrop for the culinary competition.
I am happy to [...]