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Guy Fieri’s fiercest culinary event, Tournament of Champions, is back for a sixth season on Sunday, March 2, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Food Network and streaming on Max. Pressure is amped up and emotions run high as chefs face wild challenges doled out by the Randomizer, face unknown opponents, and kitchen skills and abilities are pushed to the limit as successive rounds get more intense in the sudden-death culinary competition.

For the first time, all four former champions of the series will hang up their knives for new, on-set assignments. After eight weeks and 31 grueling head-to-head battles, one talented chef will win it all and be crowned champion, taking home the coveted Tournament of Champions belt and a $150,000 cash prize.

Before the season begins, the cooking competition ups the stakes in Tournament of Champions: The Qualifiers, on Sunday, February 16 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, where 16 chefs go head-to-head...

Jon Rosen, a longtime WME agent and executive who has represented some of TV’s best known news anchors and celebrity chefs, is leaving the Endeavor-owned agency to launch his own management firm, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Rosen, who represents NBC News’ Stephanie Ruhle, Willie Geist and Hallie Jackson as well as CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, is set to manage many of his current clients, according to one of these people, and they are expected to retain WME as an agency. A WME spokesperson did not respond immediately to a query seeking comment and Rosen could not be reached immediately for comment via a call Wednesday.

His exit comes as WME parent Endeavor has come under new scrutiny on Wall Street. The company, which recently helped create the combat-sports company Tko, suggested in October that it might consider going private.

Rosen, who has closed deals...

Ever since Netflix announced it would be opening a Los Angeles pop-up restaurant, the jokes have been flying on social media. Would the servers use an algorithm to ask, “Since you liked grilled cheese, can we suggest broccoli?” Would you be allowed to share food with your friends or would it be forbidden, like Netflix password-sharing?

But at the preview night Tuesday for Netflix Bites at Short Stories Hotel on Fairfax, it was clear that the seriously delicious menu for the three-month pop-up, inspired by the streamer’s food programming, was no laughing matter. Imaginative cocktails from mixologists, like “Drink Masters” contestant Kate Gerwin, got guests in the mood with concoctions like the Oaxacan on Top of the World, while Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos mingled with the chefs. Netflix’s VP of Live Experiences Greg Lombardo welcomed guests, explaining, “We’re always focused on bringing our fans closer to the stories that they love.

Netflix is creating a pop-up restaurant on June 30 in Los Angeles featuring dishes by some of the streamer’s most popular chef and drink masters.

The dining experience will spotlight chefs from Netflix’s beloved culinary shows including “Chef’s Table,” “Is It Cake?” and “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.” For the first time, attendees will be able to get a taste of their favorite Netflix series.

Netflix Bites will be staged at Short Stories Hotel at 115 S Fairfax Ave.

Acclaimed chefs attending Netflix Bites include Curtis Stone (“Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend”), Dominique Crenn, Rodney Scott (“Chef’s Table: BBQ”), Ming Tsai (“Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend”), Ann Kim (“Chef’s Table: Pizza”), Nadiya Hussain (“Nadiya Bakes”), Jacques Torres (“Nailed It!”) and Andrew Zimmern (“Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.”)

“Bringing my love of food to people across the world is one of the biggest thrills of my life,...

Would you binge eat your favorite binge watch?

Netflix is going to put that to the test, as it expands into an entirely new category: the restaurant business.

Netflix will launch a pop-up restaurant in Los Angeles on June 30. Called Netflix Bites, the food concept will be built around an “elevated dining experience” featuring chefs featured in various Netflix shows.

Among the chefs participating are Curtis Stone, Ming Tsai and Andrew Zimmern of Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend; Dominique Crenn of Chef’s Table and Iron Chef; Rodney Scott and Ann Kim of Chef’s Table; Nadiya Hussain of Nadiya Bakes; and Jacques Torres of Nailed It! There will also be cocktails designed by the mixologists from Drink Masters.

Netflix Bites will be open seven days a week from 5-10 p.m., with an additional brunch service on weekends. The restaurant is at 115 S. Fairfax Ave. in Los Angeles (inside...

On Sunday, April 2 and Monday, April 3, City of Hope hosted its “Golf Classic” honoring Michael Yamaki at the Riviera Country Club.

City of Hope CEO Robert Stoneand Mark Wahlberg attend City Of Hope's Golf Classic

Credit/Copyright: Lester Cohen/Getty Images for City of Hope

The two-day event celebrated the legendary Yamaki, who is a committed philanthropist and community leader, dedicated to bringing people together in support of significant causes. The event featured a private dinner experience hosted by Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai, golf tournament, awards presentation, as well as meaningful conversations around advancing cancer care at City of Hope so the organization can continue to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. The event featured guests including Lpga players from around the world, along with celebrity attendees.

Among those who attended: Honoree Michael Yamaki; Participating Lpga Professionals Angel Yin, Azahara Muñoz, Emily Kristine Pedersen,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Dead Ringers and a Queen Charlotte celebration.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie special screening

Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Seth Rogen and Sebastian Maniscalco attended a special screening in Los Angeles on Saturday for their Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath, Sebastian Maniscalco, Nintendo’s Takumi Kawagoe, Christ Pratt, Brian Tyler, Charlie Day, Nintendo’s Koji Kondo, Illumination CEO Chris Melendandri, Kevin Michael Richardson (Bottom second L-r) Seth Rogen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Jack Black Chris Pratt and Charlie Day Anya Taylor-Joy

Dead Ringers premiere

On Monday, Prime Video hosted the world premiere of psychological thriller series Dead Ringers in NYC, with star and EP Rachel Weisz along cast members Britne Oldford, Poppy Liu,...

Food Network announced that Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions IV will join its spring 2023 lineup. Tournament of Champions debuted in 2020 and featured some of the nation's most celebrated chefs facing off in culinary competitions. Hosted by Guy, the tournament challenges the chefs from both the East and West Coasts. The show's first three winners were Brooke Williamson (season 1), Maneet Chauhan (season 2), and Tiffani Faison (season 3). Tournament of Champions is known for its spinning randomizer, which determines which ingredients the chefs will have to use, along with how the food will be cooked and how much time the contestants have to complete the tasks.

In a press release, Food Network announced that Tournament of Champions IV will premiere on February 19. It is described as "the toughest and most unpredictable culinary competition." The fourth season will be "supersized," as the most talented chefs from the East and West Coasts are pushed...

“Tournament of Champions” Season 4 is finally set at Food Network. The new batch of episodes will fire up Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m.

The fourth season of the Guy Fieri-hosted bracket-style cooking competition will include a “randomizer wild card” twist, which “progressively get harder and harder in each round.” For the “Tournament of Champions” Season 4 finale on April 9, “Guy is pulling out the ultimate wild card by inviting a surprise judge who is one of the most respected and revered chefs in the world.”

After 8 weeks and 31 grueling head-to-head battles, one chef from the 14-person lineup will win the “Tournament of Champions” belt and a 100,000 cash prize.

The chefs representing the East Coast are: Eric Adjepong, Karen Akunowicz, Kelsey Barnard Clark, Maneet Chauhan, Leah Cohen, Madison Cowan, Tobias Dorzon, Graham Elliot, defending Tournament of Champions III winner Tiffani Faison, Darnell Ferguson, Jose Garces, Ilan Hall, Stephanie Izard, Christian Petroni,...

Just like “Iron Chef,” Alton Brown is synonymous with Food Network. But now, both the beloved show and the celebrity chef have moved to Netflix for a new version of the competition series that will be co-hosted by Brown.

With Netflix’s “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend,” which premiered this week, Brown has officially departed from his long tenure at Food Network, where he was a staple for 21 years.

Brown first joined Food Network in the late ’90s, and was the host and creator of “Good Eats,” as well as the host of “Iron Chef America,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” and a slew of other series at Food Network and the Cooking Channel.

Though his exit was never formally announced, Brown’s last deal with Food Network took him through 2020, and since, he has quietly left their airwaves. In 2021, new episodes of his shows have aired — “Good Eats: The Return,...

Peacock released the trailer for Season 2 of “Rutherford Falls,” which premieres all eight of its episodes on June 16. From co-creators Sierra Teller Ornelas, Michael Schur and Ed Helms, the series follows best friends Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding) as they tackle their careers, love lives and big changes to their small town and the Native American reservation it borders, brought on by casino executive Terry Thomas (Michael Greyeyes).

Ornelas said in a statement, “Ed Helms, Mike Schur, and I had an absolute blast making a show that’s heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and depicts Native Americans in ways you never see on television. Also, a lot of people get punched/kicked in the face. We hope you enjoy Season 2.”

Ornellas is showrunner and writer, and executive produces alongside Mike Falbo, David Milner and Morgan Sackett. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh, Dustin Milligan,...

Things are heating up in the “Iron Chef” kitchen.

Netflix announced Wednesday that the latest series in the cooking franchise, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” will debut June 15.

The series will see five new Iron Chefs welcome their Challengers to the reimagined Kitchen Stadium, where they’ll face off and be pushed to the limits of endurance and creativity, as they cook up extraordinary culinary creations. The competition’s most successful Challenger will return to battle in a grand finale for the chance to be named the first-ever “Iron Legend.”

A trailer for the upcoming series, which you can watch above, promises plenty of innovation and exploding flavors in the recipes that each chef will whip up.

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“Nobody does what I do,” says Marcus Samuelsson, one of the Iron Chefs returning to the series.

An untitled documentary about Grammy-winning artist Lizzo is coming to HBO Max this fall, she announced at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront on Wednesday, while unveiling the first teaser of the film. The doc will follow the singer, songwriter, rapper, flutist and actor from her humble beginnings to her history-making career in music and culture, as she balances the challenges of stardom.

“Growing up I never dreamed I’d get to experience all of the things I’ve accomplished in my life, and I’m just getting started,” Lizzo said in a statement. “I’m so excited I get to share and relive my journey with my fans and HBO Max. From ‘Cuz I Love You’ to my dramatic world tour, losing and gaining love, and creating my new album ‘Special,’ y’all get to see the amount of time, patience, blood, sweat and tears that went into this process.

MTV is reaching for something in the distance: a new iteration of The Hills.

The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will explore “race, class, identity, addiction, family drama along with the thrills of romance and becoming self-made amidst the exclusive enclave of the hills in Malibu.”

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Exclusive: Guy Fieri is cooking up another chapter of Tournament of Champions as Food Network renews the competition series for Season 3.

Set to return Sunday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, Tournament of Champions III will feature two-hour long episodes and 32 talented chefs vying for the $100,000 grand prize, the largest reward in the tournament’s history.

The skills and abilities of the best chefs from the East and West coasts will be pushed to the limit, as host Guy Fieri spins the dreaded 5-wheeled randomizer that determines each cook-off: the protein, produce, equipment, cooking style, and time. A panel of judges, including Scott Conant, Cat Cora, Dominique Crenn and Giada De Laurentiis will evaluate the dishes blind. Judges also include Traci Des Jardins, Rocco Dispirito, Lorena Garcia, Alex Guarnaschelli, Mashaharu Morimoto, Eric Ripert, Nancy Silverton, Ming Tsai, and Jonathan Waxman. Hunter Fieri will follow all the action backstage, capturing chefs...

Heading into Monday’s two-hour finale of “Hell’s Kitchen” Season 20, only the Top 3 chef-testants remained in the running to win: Trenton Garvey, Megan Gill and Kiya Willhelm. In the first hour, the players were treated to a helicopter ride around Las Vegas before having to cook a five-course meal in front of a live audience. Later, the two finalists competed head-to-head, with former contestants serving in their kitchen brigades. A lot is at stake this year for the ultimate “HK20” winner, as they’ll claim a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay‘s steakhouse at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

See‘Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns’ cast: Meet the 18 chefs for Season 20

Below, read our minute-by-minute “Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns” recap of the two-hour Season 20 finale, Episode 15 (“What the Hell”) and Episode 16 (“Two Young Guns Shoot It Out”), to find out what happened Monday, September 13 at 8:00 p.

The American Cancer Society will honour chef Ming Tsai – restauranteur, TV personality, author – for his work with Family Reach, addressing the financial burden of cancer at their California Spirit 33 Gourmet Garden Party this weekend.

The event will be hosted by Chef Javier Plascencia, author, TV personality known for cuisine of Baja California. Honorary chairs include Sherry Lansing and Phil Rosenthal.

Andrew Firestone will preside over the live auction.

Entertainment will be provided by Band From TV – Greg Grunberg, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman and Scott Grimes – and other expected guests include Sophia Bush and Samantha Harris.

When: Sunday, July 15, 2018

3 pm: Red carpet

4 – 6 pm: Music, silent auction, hearty food and beverage sampling from La’s leading kitchens, vintners, mixologists*

6 pm: Formal program

7 pm : Band and Dancing

Where: Sony Pictures Studios, Culver Blvd. entrance (at Motor), Culver City

More information can be found here.

From: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/18108-american-cancer-society-announces-california-spirit-33-gourmet-garden-party...

Prominent chefs and other TV personalities expressed shock on Friday at the death of chef turned TV star Anthony Bourdain at age 61.

“Stunned and saddened by the loss of Anthony Bourdain,” Gordon Ramsay tweeted. “He brought the world into our homes and inspired so many people to explore cultures and cities through their food.”

Chef and TV host Ming Tsai wrote: “Just so crazy. We lost an icon and incredible story teller.”

The Travel Channel, which aired nine seasons of his show “No Reservations,” said: “We are stunned and deeply saddened to hear that the world is now without its global ambassador, Anthony Bourdain. He was an incredible talent who showed us beautiful, gritty, complicated and delicious places in every corner of the world. His wit and perspective will be missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.”

According to the BBC,...

Although Larry David had impersonated Senator Bernie Sanders brilliantly multiple times on “Saturday Night Live,” the men’s resemblance was written off as nothing but a joke. After all, they’re both older Jewish men from New York. Of course they’re similar.

On Tuesday night’s premiere of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” though, they discovered they have far more in common than just looks. After running a DNA test on the two, host Gates revealed that they share significantly long sequences of identical DNA. In short, they’re related.

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“What the hell?!” David said upon learning the news. “That is really funny. That is amazing! Alright. Cousin Bernie.”

In a separate interview, Sanders had a similarly delighted but stunned reaction. “You’re kidding. That is unbelievable.

Big-hearted celebrity chefs Sandra Lee, Ming Tsai and Donatella Arpaia have two things in common. The first is that they all came from modest roots. The other is that they all made it their life-long missions to give back, helping others less fortunate than themselves. Now the trio’s charitable work — through organizations like Unicef, Family Reach, City Harvest and God’s Love We Deliver — is highlighted tonight on TLC and Discovery Family Channel in an hour-long special, Unichef: Uniting Through Food. The show is based on the best-selling cookbook of the same name by Hilary Gumbel, with all royalties given to...read more...

[[tmz:video id="0_swe6c114"]] It was cooking session meets gym session for Patriots safety Patrick Chung this week -- when he stopped a culinary exhibition to do some deep squats ... with a famous chef on his back! Chung teamed up with celebrity super chef Ming Tsai (you know him from "Top Chef," 'Iron Chef,' etc.) for a fundraiser for Family Reach foundation ... which provides financial aid to families of cancer patients.  But while Chung was prepping his famous...

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski attended Family Reach‘s Cooking Live event with celebrity chefs Ming Tsai and Morimoto in New York City Monday. Emily Blunt, John Krasinski At Family Reach Event Husband and wife duo Blunt and Krasinski cooked a five-course meal to raise awareness for Family Reach, which provides assistance to families fighting pediatric cancer. […]

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John Krasinski and Emily Blunt got their hands dirty while volunteering at Family Reach's cooking fundraiser in NYC on Monday. During the live-stream event, which benefitted families fighting cancer, the pair teamed up with celebrity chefs Ming Tsai and Masaharu Morimoto and prepared a five-course meal inspired by the families that the charity has supported. Earlier that day, John took to Twitter and shared his excitement over participating, writing, "Excited to be a part of such a great night for such a great cause! Even if I am by far the worst cook on earth." Keep reading to see more of John and Emily's philanthropic effort, then get inspired by even more charitable stars.

TV Picks: “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” airs on October 21st at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on PBS Our favorite genealogy show is Henry Louis Gates’ “Finding Your Roots” with fascinating in-depth analysis of people’s unique histories.In the next no miss episode 5 of this series, Tom Colicchio, Aarón Sánchez & Ming Tsai star in “Finding Your Roots” October 21st!On Tuesday’s Finding Your Roots: Season 2, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. sat down with Academy-Award winner Ben Affleck, actress Khandi Alexander, and political activist Benjamin Jealous to reveal the hidden connections between their Civil War ancestries. In next […]...

"Top Chef Boston" is the 12th season of Bravo's only remaining talent competition, unless "The Real Housewives" count as competitions for attention and screen time. Its first episode made a number of small changes that appeared designed to keep its contestants guessing. The premiere was also less about Boston and more about "Top Chef," as the show repeatedly pointed out its own successes. That started with the addition of new judge Richard Blais and continued with guest appearances from past contestants and one winner, and also included several contestants with ties to the show. For example, the winner of the first elimination challenge, Mei Lin, works with season-six winner Michael Voltaggio; the first person to go home, George, was Mike Isabella's business partner. Sudden death quickfire. The episode began with the potential for one chef to go home immediately. Teams of four shucked and filleted things in a mis en place relay,...

Ever have one of those weekends where you feel like you just ate too much? Welcome to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, where that happens - in the absolute best way. At the weekend-long event, star chefs like Ming Tsai rolled sushi, Duff Goldman baked a lava cake bursting with Godiva chocolate, and new Top Chef champ Kristen Kish divulged that she eats chicken fingers and fries almost three times a week! Check out some of the fun at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic - including a cameo by actress Allison Janney and a dance party featuring chef Marcus Samuelsson.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have one of the best bromances in the Hollywood biz (sorry, George Clooney and Brad Pitt), and now they've taken their friendship to a whole 'nother neighborhood level. In an E! News exclusive interview with The Bourne Identity star, E!'s own Alicia Quarles couldn't help but ask Matt if he enjoyed living next door to his buddy Ben and what it's like hanging out with their little girls. Matt was in NYC for a cooking competition event (where he cooked on live TV with celebrity chef Ming Tsai) in support of the Family Reach Foundation, which helps provide financial relief to families fighting cancer. "Yeah, it's definitely not the life we had planned for...

Matt Damon tried his hand at cooking last night at an NYC benefit for the Family Reach Foundation, which raises money to help individuals suffering from cancer and their loves ones. He teamed up with famous chefs Marc Forgione, Ming Tsai, and Masaharu Morimoto for a minidemonstration at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park hotel. Matt spoke about his culinary skills, commenting, "I suck. I suck. Growing up, our mother used to make us cook one night a week. I would try to manipulate my way out of it. But she was pretty good about making us do it. Beef stroganoff was my signature dish." Nonetheless, Matt gamely tried to create dishes with the pros in front of an audience that included his wife, Luciana. The Damons are home in the Big Apple after a recent getaway to Toronto, where they met up with pals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner to celebrate...

Matt Damon tried his hand at cooking last night at an NYC benefit for the Family Reach Foundation, which raises money to help individuals suffering from cancer and their loves ones. He teamed up with famous chefs Marc Forgione, Ming Tsai, and Masaharu Morimoto for a minidemonstration at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park hotel. Matt spoke about his culinary skills, commenting, "I suck. I suck . . . Growing up, our mother used to make us cook one night a week. I would try to manipulate my way out of it. But she was pretty good about making us do it. Beef Stroganoff was my signature dish." Nonetheless, Matt gamely tried to create dishes with the pros in front of an audience that included his wife Luciana. The Damons are home in the Big Apple after a recent getaway to Toronto, where they met up with pals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner to celebrate...

The second annual Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival takes place from August 9-12.  This four day event will be held throughout the city in Downtown La, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Hollywood.  Attendees will mingle with celebrity chefs, winemakers, tastemakers, and of course, fellow foodies.  

To kick off this culinary extravaganza, Giada de Laurentiis will be hosting Giada's Festa Italiana where notable La chefs will be serving their best Italian-inspired dishes.  Other event highlights include Asian Night Market hosted by Andrew Zimmern, Lexus Live on the Plaza with Wolfgang Puck and Friends featuring a performance from Third Eye Blind, and Summer at the Shore hosted by Graham Elliot in Santa Monica.

In addition, a myriad of chefs will be participating in the Power Lunch Series and culinary demonstrations.  Dine on a cooked meal from Bryan and Michael Voltaggio at .Ink or enjoy the delights of Ming Tsai's hand picked dim sum menu.

Nowadays you don’t even have to love cooking to watch the Food Network. Watching a cooking show has become as commonplace as any reality program, and so the culture of the “foodie” has risen dramatically in popularity. With that trend comes the expectation that certain TV cooking personalities should just be common household names, among them you have Mario Batali, Emeril Lagassi (or just say “Bam!” – you don’t have to know why), Ina Garten, or Paula Deen. Somewhere in that expertly seasoned rainbow of personalities you’ll find the comparably mellow Ming Tsai whose straightforward and good-natured manner in the kitchen make him an easy cook to learn from.

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"Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio may be a culinary heavyweight, but at the Great American Family Dinner Challenge, he was upstaged by kindergartner Austin Jackson, who spit out Colicchio's fare in front of a packed house. The event challenged two teams of professional chefs -- Colicchio and Maria Hines on one team and Ming Tsai and Holly Smith on the other -- to create a complete multicourse dinner using a $10 food stamp budget.

The 6-year-old didn't like two of Colicchio's dishes: a beef stir-fry and a salad comprised of shredded carrot, raisin and apple. He also hated Tsai and Smith's frisee and avocado salad and veggie quinoa with chicken thighs.

Read Tim Carman's wrap-up of the event for The Washington Post here; one of his photos from the challenge appears above. For more on food stamps, see this article.

We’re into Episode 10 of Top Chef All-Stars, entitled “Lock Down”, which starts exactly how you’d expect something called “Lock Down” to start – with Sesame Street characters popping up and giving Tiffany a heart attack: “Oh thank God – for a second there, I thought it was three actual monsters.” I love that the Quickfire starts with Padma whimsically rhyming her sentences, and Dale’s like “Is Padma speaking in tongues? What could Possibly be going on here??” Do the contestanchefsts still not realize that when Padma does something unusual (or anything), she’s about to introduce a challenge? “I think she just went insane and Bravo’s filming it and I guess there’s no Quickfire today” – Every Chef. Tell them about our Quickfire, Cookie Monster! (I’ll bet they have to bake monsters): The chefs have to bake cookies for guest judges Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Telly...

I can’t believe the way Bravo preempted last night’s episode of Top Chef All-Stars and ran an extended infomercial for Target in its place. “Target has an expanded store, with a varied selection of fresh produce and groceries. You can find anything you need to cook and prepare a delicious meal for an entire family,” cooed Padma Lakshmi, in her best “sexy robot gonna hypnotize you” tone. And just like that, I had an overwhelming urge to spend a minimum of $100 on breakfast cereal, flannel shirts, and cheap but durable kitchenware emblazoned with geometric patterns and/or hummingbirds.

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Marc Forgione, the winner of Season 3's "The Next Iron Chef," wants to make it clear that he loves turkey, despite creating a turkey-less Thanksgiving feast that won him the competition on Sunday night's (Nov. 21) finale.

"I have nothing against turkey. I love turkey. I think turkey's delicious," Forgione tells Zap2it. "I have turkey every Thanksgiving and we serve turkey at my restaurant."

"They just didn't eat it at the first Thanksgiving," he continues, explaining his final battle menu to honor the tradition of Thanksgiving. "It had nothing to do with me not wanting to cook turkey or that I couldn't cook turkey. I was just sticking to my Harvest Festival of 1621. In 1621 the domestic turkey that we know was not there. Again, the word was 'Honor' for that battle and I was honoring the first party that those guys had."

Forgione's personal Thanksgiving tradition involves turkey, his family...

It's down to two on "The Next Iron Chef."

New York chefs Marc Forgione and Marco Canora withstood some pretty harrowing challenges and tough competitors (including Ming Tsai) to be the last chefs standing for the finale Sunday night (Nov. 21).

And after withstanding all that, the winner gets to do it all over again ... and again as the newest in-house competitor on "Iron Chef America," following in the footsteps of Michael Symon and Jose Garces before him.

Here's a look back at the competition:

Chef Forgione - As the son of New York's Larry Forgione, culinary creations are in Marc's blood. The mohawked chef has only won two challenges: The Secret Ingredient challenge for Resourcefulness: pickles and the Chairman's Innovation challenge to update a roadside diner classic. It was his masterful use of lobster for the Seduction challenge that landed him in the finals.

Chef Canora - He's actually racked...

Host Alton Brown believes that "The Next Iron Chef 3," which premieres Sunday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, is definitely more difficult than the previous two seasons. Hear that, Chefs Michael Symon and Jose Garces? You had it easy.

"We know how to make them really hard by now," Brown tells Zap2it. "It's forcing the chefs to either cook in places that really are challenges for restaurant chefs, to cook with ingredients that they've probably not worked with before and to do a lot of reinterpretation of who they are as a cook. It forces them to do a lot of looking inward.

"So the tasks are more difficult. Some of them are just from a workload and time standpoint, absolutely grueling. I shudder to recall a few of them. I wouldn't have made it. I may have made it to the third round."

Finding the Chefs

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There's no more ubiquitous and beloved star of the Food Network than the Peabody-award winning host of 'Good Eats,' Alton Brown. In addition to his 12 years as the host and creator of 'Good Eats,' Brown has also hosted 'Feasting on Asphalt,' 'Feasting on Waves,' is the expert commentator on 'Iron Chef America' and host of 'The Next Iron Chef America.'

'The Next Iron Chef America' begins its third season Sun., Oct. 3 at 9Pm on Food Network. In anticipation of the competition, Alton shared his thoughts about the show, as well as a few other revelations. For instance, how did Emmy-winning TV chef Ming Tsai end up in 'The Next Iron Chef'?

What will be different about this season of 'The Next Iron Chef'?

You know what? A lot. It's a happier show,...

It's important to eat a good breakfast every day. Or, you could fill up on some snack-sized pieces of TV news.

"Party Down" lives! Ok, that's overstating things -- but the late Starz series' creators (Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge) have sold a pilot to NBC that sounds like it could have a similar spirit: It's called "Temps," and it's about people working various temp jobs to make ends meet. [Variety]

Tlc might as well stand for The Lots-of-Kids Channel: It's ordered a new show called "Sextuplets Take New York," about the Carpio family of Queens, their six toddlers and their 9-year-old son. [Tlc]

"Survivor" host Jeff Probst, who won his third straight Emmy for best reality host last weekend, will be a presenter at Sunday's (Aug. 29) Primetime Emmys. Probst and other hosts had grumbled about their category being relegated to the Creative Arts awards, but fences have apparently been mended.