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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>If you're a bad cook then you'll love Food Network's new show</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="212" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/food-network-1.jpg" alt="Food Network logo" />It was just a matter of time before Food Network showcased people who actually can't cook. On January 3, the new food competition show <a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200911101000PR_NEWS_USPR_____LA08261.htm"><em>Worst Cooks in America</em></a> will debut. The winner gets $25,000!<br />
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Just so we're clear, the winner doesn't get $25,000 for making worse food than their competitors. No, the show will put the contestants through a boot camp where they will learn to take their skills (which probably consist of boiling water for pasta and microwaving Boston Market frozen dinners) and actually become better cooks. The food will be judged by a panel of food experts (of course) and whoever is the most improved wins. The two chefs leading the teams will be Anne Burrell and Beau MacMillan.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>If you're a bad cook then you'll love Food Network's new show</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19230751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/if-youre-a-bad-cook-then-youll-love-food-networks-new-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>anne burrell</category><category>beau macmillan</category><category>boot camp</category><category>chefs</category><category>cooking</category><category>food network</category><category>worst cooks in america</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Next Iron Chef: Umami (Deliciousness) - open thread</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/09/the-next-iron-chef-umami-deliciousness-open-thread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/09/the-next-iron-chef-umami-deliciousness-open-thread/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/09/the-next-iron-chef-umami-deliciousness-open-thread/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/vs/" rel="tag">Vs.</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="193" border="0" align="right" alt="The Next Iron Chef" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/nextironcheflogo1.jpg" />The only things I know about umami comes from those Kikkoman commecials, the ones that talk about umami being the fifth taste (after sweet, salty, sour, and bitter). Last night's <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/video/player/0,1000011,FOOD_32079_5962_29182-45503,00.html"><em>Next Iron Chef</em></a> was all about that, and they even had Iron Chef Morimoto as a judge. <br />
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What did you think? The show is down to its final three contestants. Can you picture one of them standing next to other Iron Chefs like Morimoto, Flay, Cora, Batali, and Symon in Kitchen Stadium?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/09/the-next-iron-chef-umami-deliciousness-open-thread/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19229043/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/09/the-next-iron-chef-umami-deliciousness-open-thread/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alton brown</category><category>chefs</category><category>cooking</category><category>deliciousness</category><category>food network</category><category>morimoto</category><category>next food network star</category><category>open thread</category><category>recipes</category><category>umami</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Coming next week: Martha on Rachael, Rachael on Martha</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="172" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/marthastewart-744784-1.jpg" alt="Martha Stewart" />This is either great news if you like Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray or a warning if you don't like them, but it's interesting news nonetheless: Martha is going to do Rachael Ray's show and then the very next day Rachael will be on Martha's* show.<br />
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Yup, Martha will appear on Rachael's show on November 12 to show Rachael how to make a Thanksgiving centerpiece, and then on November 13 Rachael will appear on Martha's show and Martha will teach her how to make a Thanksgiving dessert. Notice that on both shows it's Martha who will be doing the teaching?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Coming next week: Martha on Rachael, Rachael on Martha</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19224704/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/coming-next-week-martha-on-rachael-rachael-on-martha/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>baking</category><category>barry manilow</category><category>cooking</category><category>its a good thing</category><category>martha</category><category>martha stewart</category><category>rachael ray</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>thanksgiving centerpiece</category><category>yum-o</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>First Lady will appear on a very special Iron Chef America</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/first-lady-will-appear-on-a-very-special-iron-chef-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/first-lady-will-appear-on-a-very-special-iron-chef-america/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/first-lady-will-appear-on-a-very-special-iron-chef-america/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="130" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/ironchefamericalogo1.jpg" alt="Iron Chef America" />Some people say that President Obama has been on TV too much since he became President a year ago, but his wife is about to make a big splash on one of Food Network's most popular shows.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/dining/04iron.html?_r=4&amp;ref=style">First Lady Michelle Obama will reveal the secret ingredient</a> on the January 3 special episode of <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/iron-chef-america/index.html"><em>Iron Chef America</em></a> (I don't think it's the season premiere because we're in the middle of new episodes right now). There's no specifics yet on what the secret ingredient will be, but it <em>is</em> something that grows in the White House garden and ties in with the First Lady's "Healthy Kids Initiative" to get kids eating better and exercising. Beyond all that, this sounds like its going to be a great episode of the show. It will pit White House chef Cristeta Comerford and Bobby Flay against Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse.<br />
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You know what I'd like to see as the secret ingredient on<em> Iron Chef America</em>? Ring Dings. Or how about Atomic Fireballs?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/first-lady-will-appear-on-a-very-special-iron-chef-america/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19223414/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/first-lady-will-appear-on-a-very-special-iron-chef-america/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alton brown</category><category>bobby flay</category><category>emeril lagasse</category><category>first lady</category><category>food network</category><category>iron chef america</category><category>mario batali</category><category>michelle obama</category><category>season premiere</category><category>white house garden</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gordon Ramsay cooks up new show</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="265" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/gordon_ramsay_070514093452553_wideweb__300x375,1-1.jpg" alt="gordon_ramsay_fox" />Fox's master foodie is at it again. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8161b51e045b5cf699855a5fc38e441a">Gordon Ramsay has conjured up a new show called <em>MasterChef</em></a>, only it's not really his idea. See, it's already been done in England and Australia, but Gordon will put his spin on this show. So for all intents and purposes, it's another Gordon Ramsay project. (Like the Alan Parsons Project without Alan Parsons and a small 'p'). <br />
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In <em>MasterChef</em>, amateur chefs will compete to master the perfect dish. These will be everyday people, not sous chefs or short order cooks, but backyard grillers and homemakers who have a specialty at which they excel. Sounds to me a bit like the <em>Food Network Challenge</em> shows in which people try to make the best chili or the definitive hamburger.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gordon Ramsay cooks up new show</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19220562/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Fox</category><category>Gordon Ramsay</category><category>GordonRamsay</category><category>Hells Kitchen</category><category>HellsKitchen</category><category>Kitchen Nightmares</category><category>KitchenNightmares</category><category>Master Chef</category><category>MasterChef</category><category>The F Word</category><category>TheFWord</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mad Men's Christina Hendricks is on Martha today, making cocktails</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/mad-mens-christina-hendricks-is-on-martha-today-making-cocktai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/mad-mens-christina-hendricks-is-on-martha-today-making-cocktai/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/mad-mens-christina-hendricks-is-on-martha-today-making-cocktai/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mad-men/" rel="tag">Mad Men</a></p><img hspace="4" height="243" border="0" align="top" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/08/madmenbabylon.jpg" alt="Mad Men" /><br />
I'll admit it: I like <em>Martha</em> (the show and the person). Unlike a lot of daytime shows that feature cooking and other how-to segments, it's not so heavily tilted towards women that men can't get into it. Unlike <em>Rachael Ray</em>, which has way too many segments on makeovers, relationships, and what shoes you should wear. <br />
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Today she has <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mad-men/"><em>Mad Men's</em></a> Joan Holloway herself, Christina Hendricks. It says in the summary for the episode that Hendricks is going to mix Halloween cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Whenever someone from <em>Mad Men</em> is on Martha they make cocktails. Last season Bryan Batt (Sal Romano) was on and made Manhattans and Rob Roys.<br />
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<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/the-spider-show-with-christina-hendricks">Here's a sneak peek</a>. It doesn't really show too much, except that most of the episode is all about spiders. I hate spiders.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/mad-mens-christina-hendricks-is-on-martha-today-making-cocktai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19210626/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/mad-mens-christina-hendricks-is-on-martha-today-making-cocktai/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>christina hendricks</category><category>cocktails</category><category>halloween</category><category>its a good thing</category><category>joan holloway</category><category>mad men</category><category>martha</category><category>martha stewart</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bravo orders from the Dessert menu</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/" rel="tag">Top Chef</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/top_chef_logo1-300x300.jpg" alt="top_chef_logo" />If you're a fan of <em>Top Chef</em>, there's nothing tougher for the contestants than desserts. Just this past week during 'restaurant wars,' did you notice that one team decided to have no desserts on their menu at all. They just didn't want to risk blowing it. <br />
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Well, Bravo noticed, not just last week but all through the <em>Top Chef</em> series. <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010386.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">Bravo's creating a <em>Top Chef</em> spinoff called <em>Just Desserts</em></a> in which chefs will have no choice, they'll have to deal with sugar, icing, cakes and struedels.<br />
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<em>Top Chef: Just Desserts</em> is the second <em>Top Chef</em> spinoff, after <em>Top Chef Masters</em>. I'm anticipating <em>Top Chef: Maitre D's</em> down the road, aren't you?<br /><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bravo orders from the Dessert menu</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19209377/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/bravo-orders-from-the-dessert-menu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2010</category><category>Ace of Cakes</category><category>AceOfCakes</category><category>Bravo</category><category>Just Desserts</category><category>JustDesserts</category><category>pastry chefs</category><category>PastryChefs</category><category>spinoff</category><category>Top Chef</category><category>Top Chef Just Desserts</category><category>Top Chef Masters</category><category>TopChef</category><category>TopChefJustDesserts</category><category>TopChefMasters</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flipping Out's Jeff Lewis: An interview with Bravo's OCD realtor</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="237" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/flipping-out20-300x267.jpg" alt="Flipping_Out_Jeff_Lewis" />Bravo's resident house flipper, real estate guru and OCD interior designer, Jeff Lewis, is a very complicated guy. When I spoke to him recently, I was actually a little concerned. If you've seen Jeff on Bravo's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/jeff+lewis/"><em>Flipping Out</em></a>, you've seen him lose it on occasion. Would he yell at me on the phone if I asked the wrong question?<br />
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In fact, Jeff Lewis was extremely friendly and funny. We had a great talk and he couldn't have been nicer. He was also really forthcoming about the past seasons of <em>Flipping Out</em>, including this one that's concluding tonight. <br />
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<strong>What has it been like to be turned into a reality TV star?</strong><br />
Because of the reaction of the show, some people see me as a villain and that could be the way I do business. I handle my employees in a rather non-traditional way. I was concerned about how people would react in public, but it's actually been pretty positive. Overall, it's been a very positive experience. Many people are very nice and complimentary and supportive.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Flipping Out's Jeff Lewis: An interview with Bravo's OCD realtor</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19199754/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-an-interview-with-bravos-ocd-realtor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bravo</category><category>featured</category><category>flipper</category><category>Flipping Out</category><category>FlippingOut</category><category>Jeff Lewis</category><category>JeffLewis</category><category>Jenni</category><category>OCD</category><category>real estate</category><category>RealEstate</category><category>Ryan</category><category>Zoila</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>For the rest of the month, TV is all Halloween, all the time</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons/" rel="tag">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="331" border="0" align="middle" alt="medium night of the living dead" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/medium-6x06-01-98539_md_6724_bw.jpg" /><br /> I visited the pumpkin patch last weekend and totally massacred a 30 lb. pumpkin and feasted on its flesh, so I am officially in the Halloween spirit. Luckily, there's a crapload of TV to help sustain my ghoulish mood. TV Tango has compiled a pretty comprehensive list of <a href="http://www.tvtango.com/news/detail/id/105">Halloween-themed programming</a> starting today and going through the rest of the month.<br /> <br /> Some of the highlights include a <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Moonlight/"><em>Moonlight</em></a> marathon starting today on SyFy, as part of their "31 Days of Halloween" programming. On Sunday, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/The-Simpsons/"><em>The Simpsons</em></a> is airing their 20th "Treehouse of Horror" episode, while Monday has a some good kids' fare, with Halloween-themed <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos/"><em>America's Funniest Home Videos</em></a> on ABC Family, and <em>Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie</em> on Disney.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>For the rest of the month, TV is all Halloween, all the time</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19198419/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>31 days of halloween</category><category>31DaysOfHalloween</category><category>abc family</category><category>AbcFamily</category><category>addams family</category><category>AddamsFamily</category><category>amc</category><category>americas funniest home videos</category><category>AmericasFunniestHomeVideos</category><category>george a romero</category><category>GeorgeARomero</category><category>ghost hunters</category><category>GhostHunters</category><category>halloween</category><category>halloween marathon</category><category>halloween programming</category><category>halloween2009</category><category>HalloweenMarathon</category><category>HalloweenProgramming</category><category>hocus pocus</category><category>HocusPocus</category><category>medium</category><category>moonlight</category><category>night of the living dead</category><category>NightOfTheLivingDead</category><category>return of the living dead</category><category>ReturnOfTheLivingDead</category><category>syfy</category><category>tcm</category><category>the curse of the cat people</category><category>the haunting</category><category>the shining</category><category>TheCurseOfTheCatPeople</category><category>TheHaunting</category><category>TheShining</category><category>treehouse of horror xx</category><category>TreehouseOfHorrorXx</category><category>tv tango</category><category>TvTango</category><dc:creator>Kona Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Chef: Pigs and Pinot</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/" rel="tag">Top Chef</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="306" border="0" align="top" width="425" vspace="4" alt="top_chef_tom_colicchio_season_six" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/top-chef-las-vegas-season-6-head-chef-tom-c-checks-in.jpg" /><br />
(S06E08) </em>Well, things have certainly heated up on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Top Chef</span></a>, haven't they? Oh, I'm not talking about in the kitchen; I'm talking about in the house. These chefs are getting testy, or some are. Eli mentioned in the open that there was a lot of "emotional stress." Well, he should know because he's behind some of it. Then there's motor mouth Robin. Could she really be as yappy as she appears to be on camera?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Top Chef: Pigs and Pinot</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19195015/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/top-chef-pigs-and-pinot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bravo</category><category>challenge</category><category>chefs</category><category>contestants</category><category>cooking</category><category>food</category><category>Padma Lakshmi</category><category>PadmaLakshmi</category><category>pigs and pinot</category><category>PigsAndPinot</category><category>Tom Colicchio</category><category>TomColicchio</category><category>Top Chef</category><category>TopChef</category><category>wine</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Now Anthony Bourdain is going after Guy Fieri</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/now-anthony-bourdain-is-going-after-guy-fieri/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/now-anthony-bourdain-is-going-after-guy-fieri/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/now-anthony-bourdain-is-going-after-guy-fieri/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="281" border="0" align="right" alt="Guy Fieri" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/guyfierifoodnet.jpg" />It has gotten to the point where I really don't care what the hell Anthony Bourdain cares about anything. I liked <em>Kitchen Confidential </em>(the book, not the TV show) and some of his other writing, but this need to speak out on anything and everything in the food world he finds lame or disgusting or "evil" has gotten old. Now he (and chef David Chang) is speaking out on other things he can't stand, and <a href="http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2009/10/ten_things_anthony_bourdain_an.html">one of them is Food Network host Guy Fieri</a>.<br />
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Personally, I wouldn't bleach my hair and wear those shorts, but come on, is it really worth bad mouthing his hosting and cooking? I love <em>Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives </em>and <em>Ultimate Recipe Showdown</em>! <br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> it's actually Chang who made the remarks, but <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/anthony-bourdain-reservations-39911.aspx">Bourdain doesn't like Fieri either</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/now-anthony-bourdain-is-going-after-guy-fieri/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19192721/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/now-anthony-bourdain-is-going-after-guy-fieri/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>anthony bourdain</category><category>david change</category><category>diners drive-ins and dives</category><category>food network</category><category>guy fieri</category><category>kitchen confidential</category><category>no reservations</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fine Living will become the Cooking Channel</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/fln.jpg" alt="fine_living_network" />When you're a cable network and you're only reaching 55 million households and want to reach twice that amount, what do you do? If you're Scripps Networks, you rebrand the channel and give it a new name. That's why <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_en_tv/us_scripps_networks;_ylt=Ah7t3yzU_5YxRrqcwilQpElpMhkF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwcTh0ODJsBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDA4L3VzX3NjcmlwcHNfbmV0d29ya3MEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDc2NyaXBwc3R1cm5z">Fine Living will become the Cooking Channel</a> in 2010. <br />
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The way I see this, since Scripps owns the Food Network, the Cooking Channel will be sort of a Food Network annex. Food Network 2.0. Food Network, Two. In actuality, a lot of the programming on Fine Living now is connected to Food Network. Old <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/"><em>Iron Chef</em></a> episodes, Emeril LaGasse and Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck ... all cooking shows that were once on Food Network. <br />
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Now that it's going to drop the Fine Living angle and concentrate on cooking, all the overflow from Food Network will have somewhere to go.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fine Living will become the Cooking Channel</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19189895/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/fine-living-will-become-the-cooking-channel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2010</category><category>24 hour channel</category><category>24HourChannel</category><category>Cooking Channel</category><category>CookingChannel</category><category>Emeril Lagasse</category><category>EmerilLagasse</category><category>Fine Living</category><category>FineLiving</category><category>food lovers</category><category>Food Network</category><category>FoodLovers</category><category>FoodNetwork</category><category>Iron Chef</category><category>IronChef</category><category>Mario Batali</category><category>MarioBatali</category><category>the next food network star</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Next Iron Chef is sizzling</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="355" border="0" align="top" alt="the_next_iron_chef_season_two" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/ironchef.jpg" /><br />
Even though I watch a lot of programming on the Food Network, I have to admit I missed almost all of the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-next-iron-chef-season-premiere/"><em>The Next Iron Chef</em></a> in season one. Last Sunday, the second season of <a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/357185-_Next_Iron_Chef_Grills_Food_Network_s_Top_Series_Premiere_Ratings.php"><em>The Next Iron Chef</em> blasted off with the best ratings</a> for a series opener in Food Network history. Over two million viewers, a 1.1 rating among adults 25-54.<br />
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Why the big jump? Well, I think a lot of other people are like me. On Sunday, before I switched over to watch pro football, I clicked on Food Network where they were showing a marathon rerun of the first season of <em>The Next Iron Chef</em>. It only took half an episode for me to kick myself for not having watched the whole first season when it aired. It was terrific.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Next Iron Chef is sizzling</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19188937/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/the-next-iron-chef-is-sizzling/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Aaron Sanchez</category><category>AaronSanchez</category><category>Alton Brown</category><category>AltonBrown</category><category>challenges</category><category>Food Network</category><category>FoodNetwork</category><category>ratings</category><category>sizzling</category><category>The Next Iron Chef</category><category>TheNextIronChef</category><category>Tom Colicchio</category><category>TomColicchio</category><category>Top Chef</category><category>TopChef</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bravo bringing back Top Chef for seventh season</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/" rel="tag">Top Chef</a></p><img hspace="4" height="269" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" alt="padma_lakshmi_top_chef" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/top-chef-padma77.jpg" />Amid the real housewives and matchmakers, millionaire real estate brokers and house flippers, there is one unscripted series that has been top shelf on Bravo. With <em>Project Runway</em> not on Lifetime, the best of Bravo's reality is <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/"><em>Top Chef</em></a>. In the five seasons past and the current season playing out, <em>Top Chef</em> has been a winner for the cable net, so it's not a big surprise that today <a href="http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/top-chef-back-season-seven-8240">Bravo renewed <em>Top Chef</em> for a seventh season</a>.<br />
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If I were a drinker, I'd drink to that. <em>Top Chef</em> is in the midst of season six, which is shaping up to be one of the best yet. The location, Las Vegas, has opened up a lot of options for challenges, including a <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/">French food episode</a> that might have been one of the most intense ever on the series.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bravo bringing back Top Chef for seventh season</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19185373/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/06/bravo-bringing-back-top-chef-for-seventh-season/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bravo</category><category>cooking</category><category>food</category><category>Padma Lakshmi</category><category>PadmaLakshmi</category><category>renewal</category><category>seventh season</category><category>SeventhSeason</category><category>Tom Colicchio</category><category>TomColicchio</category><category>Top Chef</category><category>TopChef</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TLC wants to master the barbeque grill</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/tlc_network.jpg" alt="TLC_logo" />Yes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but this a bit much. <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009274.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">TLC has given the greenlight to <em>BBQ Pit Masters</em></a>, a new food show about American barbecue competitions. Does <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/bobby+flay/">Bobby Flay</a>, Mr. Food Network grill master himself, know about this? I can see him getting as red as his hair when he reads about it.<br />
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So, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/30/tlc-president-makes-a-jon-and-kate-statement-tca-report/">TLC</a> is saying that this new show, a documentary about the &uuml;ber-competitive world of competitive grilling, will run for eight hour-long episodes commencing December 2. How this will be different from similar food competitions on other networks -- like Food Network -- remains to be seen.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TLC wants to master the barbeque grill</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19177981/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/tlc-wants-to-master-the-barbeque-grill/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Ace of Cakes</category><category>AceOfCakes</category><category>BBQ Pit Masters</category><category>BbqPitMasters</category><category>Bobby Flay</category><category>BobbyFlay</category><category>Cake Boss</category><category>Cake Off</category><category>CakeBoss</category><category>CakeOff</category><category>Eileen ONeil</category><category>EileenOneil</category><category>Food Network</category><category>FoodNetwork</category><category>TLC</category><category>Ultimate Cake Off</category><category>UltimateCakeOff</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>And now, Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island shows you how to peel a potato</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/22/and-now-mary-ann-from-gilligans-island-shows-you-how-to-peel-a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/22/and-now-mary-ann-from-gilligans-island-shows-you-how-to-peel-a/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/22/and-now-mary-ann-from-gilligans-island-shows-you-how-to-peel-a/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>Hey, it's National Potato Month! If you find yourself making potato-oriented meals and you just hate peeling the spuds, Dawn Wells from <em>Gilligan's Island </em>is here to help. In this video, she shows you how to peel a potato quickly and without jamming a peeler into your thumb. Though I think peeling one would be faster.
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[via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net">Boing Boing</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/22/and-now-mary-ann-from-gilligans-island-shows-you-how-to-peel-a/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19169861/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/22/and-now-mary-ann-from-gilligans-island-shows-you-how-to-peel-a/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>dawn wells</category><category>gilligans island</category><category>idaho potatoes</category><category>peeling potatoes</category><category>potato</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Just watch this: Sam the cooking guy is great!</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="166" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/sam_eating.jpg" alt="sam_zein_FitTV" />Recently, I was channel surfing and I stopped on a show called <em>Just Cook This! With Sam the Cooking Guy</em>. The fact that it was on FitTV nearly made me move on (to me a healthy cooking show is oxymoronic!), but this guy Sam, the cooking guy, kept me tuned in. Well, I can now say without equivocation, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/01/14/my-favorite-food-shows-arent-on-the-food-network/"><em>Just Cook This!</em> is my new favorite food show</a> and I'm in love with Sam.<br />
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Sam is actually not a formally trained chef or a caterer turned cook or a restaurateur or any of the other types that have made their way to TV. I looked him up and Sam Zein was a regular Joe, working for a pharmaceutical company, who dumped it all to make a TV show about travel, which turned into a food program instead. FitTV, which is part of Discovery, probably bought the show because they liked Sam. And that's the beauty of the show.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Just watch this: Sam the cooking guy is great!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19167058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/19/just-watch-this-sam-the-cooking-guy-is-great/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Discovery health</category><category>DiscoveryHealth</category><category>FitTV</category><category>food</category><category>Just Cook This</category><category>JustCookThis</category><category>Sam the cooking guy</category><category>Sam Zein</category><category>SamTheCookingGuy</category><category>SamZein</category><category>San Diego</category><category>SanDiego</category><category>The Next Food Network Star</category><category>TheNextFoodNetworkStar</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Chef: Vivre Las Vegas</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/top-chef/" rel="tag">Top Chef</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="312" border="0" align="middle" alt="Top_Chef_Las_Vegas_group" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/top-chef-lv.jpg" /><br />(S06E04)</em> If the names Jo&euml;l Robuchon, Daniel Boulud, Hubert Keller, Laurent Tourondel and Jean Joho don't strike fear in your heart, you are probably not a <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/"><em>Top Chef</em></a> contestant. Even <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Tom+Colicchio/">Tom Colicchio</a> seemed &uuml;ber-impressed by these French chefs. This season the producers have really turned up the heat on <em>Top Chef</em>, pushing the chefs to truly earn the title of <em>Top Chef</em> as never before. This challenge -- cooking for the aforementioned master chefs -- was the most difficult in the series yet.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Top Chef: Vivre Las Vegas</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19157054/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/10/top-chef-vivre-las-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bravo</category><category>Daniel Boulud</category><category>DanielBoulud</category><category>food</category><category>French chefs</category><category>FrenchChefs</category><category>Hubert Keller</category><category>HubertKeller</category><category>Tom Colicchio</category><category>TomColicchio</category><category>Top Chef</category><category>Top Chef Las Vegas</category><category>TopChef</category><category>TopChefLasVegas</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Yes, there is a show called The Naughty Kitchen</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/08/yes-there-is-a-show-called-the-naughty-kitchen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/08/yes-there-is-a-show-called-the-naughty-kitchen/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/08/yes-there-is-a-show-called-the-naughty-kitchen/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a></p>The title sounds like a porn movie takeoff of something on Food Network, but it's actually a new reality show on Oxygen that stars chef Blythe Beck. From the preview below, there's nothing sexual about it, even if they do use the words "sexy" and "spicy" and you can hear the sound of a whip in the background. The naughtiness is the food itself (cream, bacon, desserts, alcohol, etc). <br /><br />Basically it's the behind the scenes look at a restaurant. It starts September 22.
<p> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://wgtclsp.nbcuni.com/o/486ba487be882f6f/4aa67b538decd696/486ba4872171811f/92a28b3e/-cpid/4e461a8e248fc589/widget.js"></script></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/08/yes-there-is-a-show-called-the-naughty-kitchen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19154212/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/08/yes-there-is-a-show-called-the-naughty-kitchen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>blythe beck</category><category>central 214</category><category>chef blythe beck</category><category>cook</category><category>oxygen network</category><category>restaurant</category><category>the naughty kitchen</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Chef: Thunderbirds</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-recaps/" rel="tag">Episode Recaps</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="MIchael V. prepares an American favorite - bacon!" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/top_chef_vegas.jpg" /><em><br />(S0603) </em>Bacon might be one of America's unhealthiest foods. But as comedian <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/27/jim-gaffigan-the-tv-squad-interview-video/">Jim Gaffigan</a> pointed out in his last special, bacon also holds awesome powers that are far beyond the grasp of mere mortals. <br /><br />Given enough patience and time, bacon can move mountains, eradicate poverty and help scientists discover a lifelong cure for herpes simplex one. <br /><br />Bacon's divine power proved itself once again in last night's <em>Top Chef</em>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Top Chef: Thunderbirds</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19149498/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/03/top-chef-thunderbirds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bravo</category><category>bravo tv</category><category>bravo-tv</category><category>BravoTv</category><category>michael peel</category><category>MichaelPeel</category><category>nellis afb</category><category>nellis air force base</category><category>NellisAfb</category><category>nellisairforcebase</category><category>preeti</category><category>top chef</category><category>top chef las vegas</category><category>top chef vegas</category><category>TopChef</category><category>TopChefLasVegas</category><category>TopChefVegas</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:41:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>