Giada De Laurentiis Giada On The Beach
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New Giada De Laurentiis Food Network show ‘Giada On The Beach’ premieres in May

Food Network’s resident Italiantrepreneur Giada De Laurentiis continues to grow her empire with a brand new series premiering next month titled Giada On The Beach. According to the network’s press release, the new series will be pretty much exactly what you would expect from the title as Giada and her 10-year-old daughter Jade invite viewers…

Cutthroat Kitchen set to debut Tournament of Terror for Halloween mischief
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Cutthroat Kitchen set to debut Tournament of Terror for Halloween mischief

Do Cutthroat Kitchen contestants get paid? And does Cutthroat Kitchen use real money? They’re the two questions most commonly asked about Food Network’s best-known culinary competition, which might well go down in history as the wonkiest cooking battle show of all time. And it’s probably not surprising that the top two Cutthroat Kitchen-related questions have…

The Worst Cooks In America really are that bad, but they all have good reasons why
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The Worst Cooks In America really are that bad, but they all have good reasons why

Are the Worst Cooks In America really that bad? They can’t be that bad, can they? They must be actors. Right? Well, unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) what you see is what you get in the kitchen when a new batch of recruits rolls up on Food Network’s set for a new season…

Giada de Laurentiis’ net worth takes hit from divorce, continues to rise with new success
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Giada de Laurentiis’ net worth takes hit from divorce, continues to rise with new success

Thanks to a costly divorce, the Giada de Laurentiis net worth question has become conspicuous. Among the many financial details we learned in Giada and ex-husband Todd Thompson’s divorce papers is the fact that Giada was ordered to pay $9,000 per month in alimony, or a total of $108,000 per year. Also of note? Todd got to keep…

What is the net worth of The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond?
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What is the net worth of The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond?

What is the net worth of Ree Drummond, more popularly known as Food Network sensation The Pioneer Woman? The “Pioneer Woman net worth” question is a popular one, since Drummond became a food and lifestyle celebrity after starting at the very bottom, with a humble blog she ran completely on her own. Over the past…

Guy Fieri rips Anthony Bourdain over years of insults: ‘He definitely has issues’
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Guy Fieri rips Anthony Bourdain over years of insults: ‘He definitely has issues’

Guy Fieri made it clear that he’s done absorbing insult after insult from prominent Food Network critic Anthony Bourdain–and he did so in an uncharacteristically restrained fashion. Fieri addressed the Parts Unknown host’s ongoing beef in a new interview, saying, among other things, that Bourdain “has issues.” First, though, a bit of background. Anthony Bourdain…

Is Alton Brown bringing back Good Eats?

Is Alton Brown bringing back Good Eats?

Is Alton Brown bringing back Good Eats? Brown and Food Network sent the star’s career-making show off with a chocolate-themed Valentine’s Day extravaganza in 2014–but reruns of the show are wildly popular over on sister network Cooking Channel. And, recently, Alton Brown opened up about the possibility of a Good Eats revival, which has a better…

2015 Halloween Baking Championship: photos, bios, and social media links for the cast
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2015 Halloween Baking Championship: photos, bios, and social media links for the cast

It’s autumn, which means we’ve arrived at the Peak Pumpkin Spice time of year. And it further means that it’s time for another round of Food Network’s perennially popular Halloween Baking Championship! Below, you’ll find a short bio for each one of this year’s cast members, plus a few photographs–and all the social media links we could…

Most commonly asked questions about BBQ Blitz, with Food Network Star winner Eddie Jackson
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Most commonly asked questions about BBQ Blitz, with Food Network Star winner Eddie Jackson

There’s some solid buzz surrounding Eddie Jackson, winner of the most recent season of Food Network Star, and the star of BBQ Blitz, his own upcoming Food Network program. While Eddie has a ton of experience both in the kitchen and on the football field (more on that in just a second) he’s still an unfamiliar face…

PHOTOS Giada de Laurentiis’ breasts spark controversy during Food Network Star finale
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PHOTOS Giada de Laurentiis’ breasts spark controversy during Food Network Star finale

Last night, Food Network aired the finale of Food Network Star, their eleven-week-long summer personality extravaganza. There was a winner–though, in the interest of keeping things spoiler-free, you won’t read that winner’s name in this article–and the winner generated a fair bit of controversy, as is bound to happen among people who are emotionally invested in…

How many restaurants has Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives visited?
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How many restaurants has Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives visited?

How many restaurants has Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives visited? Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives is one of the most popular shows on Food Network. You might have seen it once or twice (or six or seven or eight or fourteen) times during one of the countless programming strips the network has it plugged into. If it seems…

Giada de Laurentiis debuts brand-new Food Network show and first-ever restaurant
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Giada de Laurentiis debuts brand-new Food Network show and first-ever restaurant

  Giada de Laurentiis, Food Network star and celebrity chef of worldwide renown, is packing some serious heat this summer. Her co-hosting gig on Food Network Star is already winning rave reviews, and Giada at Home continues to do well and reinforce her brand. Now, Giada is ready to debut a brand-new show, one that will explore…

Meet the contestants of this season’s Food Network Star
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Meet the contestants of this season’s Food Network Star

        The new season of Food Network Star is set to kick off with a bang this weekend. Food Network is getting us ready for Sunday’s premiere showdown with a trove of photos and bios of all the show’s contestants. These twelve lucky competitors have got more going on than a Kardashian barbecue; get ready…

The Spring Baking Championship Final is here: Whose cuisine will reign supreme?

The Spring Baking Championship Final is here: Whose cuisine will reign supreme?

  This Sunday marks the final competition in Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship. The last three contestants standing are all well-worthy of the win. Simone’s send-off last week was quite a shock; she’s been one of the most consistent chefs in the competition, as well as one of the most consistently professional. And she’d been…

Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship: Meet the Final Four
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Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship: Meet the Final Four

  Next week marks the final showdown in Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship. Don’t get caught thinking that the final episode will feature just two chefs, as many people did during last winter’s Holiday Baking Championship–the final is a three-for-all, which means that tonight’s Final Four is an impossibly sweet semifinal. Last week saw Sandy…