Posts with tag IronChefAmerica
Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:01AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Casting

Food Network has been smarting from
the debacle involving Robert Irvine, the former host of Dinner: Impossible. Now, the other shoe has dropped in the kitchen.
Food Network announced that Michael Symon will replace Chef Irvine on Dinner: Impossible. This should be a piece of cake -- ha, ha, food metaphor -- for Chef Symon. He has already competed for a major role at Food Network and won. He's one of the
Iron Chefs, having defeated all challengers in last seasons on air contest.
Since that victory last summer, he has joined Mario Batali, Cat Cora, Bobby Flay and Masaharu Morimoto as a member of the home team on
Iron Chef America. He's been cooking in Kitchen Stadium along with the rest of the gang.
Chef Symon owns the Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a graduate from The Culinary Institute of America. After the Food Network's experience with Chef Robert Irvine, it's safe to say that Michael Symon's resume has been fully vetted.
Continue reading Dinner: Impossible enlists a new chef
Posted Mar 24th 2008 5:40PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Programming, Pickups and Renewals

They're cooking up
a new show for Bobby Flay, the Food Network chef who is quickly becoming the boy who just can't say no. The guy is cooking everywhere -- CBS'
Early Show, Boy Meets Grill, Throwdown with Bobby Flay and, of course, he's one of the principals on
Iron Chef America. And that doesn't include reruns of
BBQ with Bobby Flay. But it's clearly not enough.
Continue reading More grillin' for Bobby Flay
Posted Jan 7th 2008 8:22PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals

The Food Network is making headlines lately! They have not renewed Emeril Lagasse's nightly
Live show and recently declined carrying Mario Batali's new series. So, who does the Food Network want? Apparently, they want
Alton Brown who they just signed to a three year deal. Brown will continue to host
Iron Chef America, continue to produce and host his show
Good Eats, and he's getting a new show called
Feasting on Waves (a follow-up to
Feasting on Asphalt).
Why so much Alton? The Food Network is aggressively pushing for a younger audience. Bob Tuschman, Senior VP, said that their campaign is working citing that the average age of the network's audience dropped from 50 in 2003 to 46 in 2007. Wow, what a big drop! (Note the sarcasm.)
Continue reading Food Network wants three more years of Alton Brown