Rachael Ray is one of the Food Network’s most successful icons. From 30-Minute Meals to cookware to EVOO and even dog food - she has come along way.

This just in. Food Network had some kind of event up in NYC today and announced eight new shows coming up in the next few weeks.

Joining Teddy Folkman on Season 5 of The Next Food Network Star are three contestants from Southern California: Jeffrey Saad, Debbie Lee and Eddie Gilbert.

I’ve been trying to get to Washington DC for months now. Why? Two reasons: Carla Hall and Teddy Folkman! Carla is in the limelight after her time on Season 5 of Top Chef. Teddy Folkman flexed his mussels and now he is a contestant on The Next Food Network Star…

Top Chef Season 5 contestant Ariane Duarte has just been spotted on tonight’s episode of Iron Chef America - Flay vs. Frietag on the Food Network…

Daisy Martinez of PBS’s Daisy Cooks will be coming to the Food Network. The show is actually being produced by Rachael Ray through her production company Watch Entertainment…

The Food Network has been airing a new reality TV show these last few weeks. There are no contestants that get voted out of the kitchen or have to cook a gourmet meal in 10 minutes. There are no on-camera tests or judges to test your culinary knowledge…

Over on my other blog at The World of Scott Mindeaux, I talked about how the Food Network started their new rebranding on-the-air (beginning of May) and yet they still had that awful green with the flourishes on the foodnetwork.com website.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has purchased the Emeril Lagasse franchise for $50M in cash and stock options. What the deal doesn’t include are Emeril’s 11 restaurants and corporate office.
Martha Stewart will be adding to her line cookbooks, TV shows, cookware and kitchen products from Emeril Legasse.
As you recall from last month, Emeril’s most successful show, Emeril Live, stopped taping after many years on air on the Food Network. He currently is still taping shows of The Essence of Emeril for the Food Network.

I received my newest Crate&Barrel catalog and saw one of my favorite TV foodies - Giada DeLaurentiis. She is partnering with Crate&Barrel to offer a new line of speciality foods in collaboration with Academia Barilla. She has a set of Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars as well as Sicilian Sea Salt and Tuscan Herbs.
Check her out at crateandbarrel.com
In addition to her foods, he current cookbooks, Everyday Italian and Everyday Pasta are available.
There are also plenty of her favorite kitchen tools that …

It’s Sunday night and I’m watching the Food Network Challenge. Today’s challenge is a cake decorating challenge and a cute guy that I saw on another cake challenge was on!

This time he is the assistant to the person competing. The cute guy?? His name is Tad Weliczko from New York. Tad competed in the Simpons Cake Challenge a few weeks back. He didn’t win, but I was rooting for him all the way. His assistant on that episode was James Rosselle. …