Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain takes on the personalities who leave a bad taste in his mouth.
PAULA DEEN
"The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen. She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations and she's proud of the fact that her food is f---ing bad for you. If I were on at seven at night and loved by millions of people at every age, I would think twice before...
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Jeff Mauro, Susie Jimenez, Vic "Vegas" Moea
After 11 weeks, numerous cooking and camera challenges and the ultimate pilot presentations the newest Food Network Star has been named. But first, the pool had to be reduced by one. Their penultimate challenge is to make and present the best dish of their lives.
Jeff Mauro brings an eggplant parmesan sandwich to the table, Susie Jimenez presents carnitas with cactus side salad and Vic Moea whips up a hearty zuppe de pesce.
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Guy Fieri
Food Network goes full-throttle to satisfy fans of the host with a big bite and bold personality by devoting an entire week of prime-time programming to Guy Fieri, starting tonight. We tapped the celebrity chef for a recipe to make the Yuletide season not only merry, but "off the hook."
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Minute to Win It
Cheers to Minute to Win It for finding a winning formula.
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NBC's sleeper-hit summer game show takes the network's current penny-pinching ethos and turns it into a virtue: The show's stars (aside from chef-turned-host Guy Fieri, who adds just the right amount of extra cheese) are cheap, common household objects like Kleenex boxes, paper clips and water bottles. They're used in challenges that must be completed in 60 seconds for players to advance towards the $1 million jackpot....
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Minute to Win It
NBC's reality competition series Minute to Win It will be part of the network's summer slate.
NBC renews Marriage Ref, Minute to Win It, Who Do You Think You Are?
The series, which features contestants performing...
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Minute to Win It - Guy Fieri
Food Network star Guy Fieri is known for his signature bleach blond hair and his skills in the kitchen. But above all, he's known for his high-octane energy which makes Fieri a perfect match for NBC's new game show Minute to Win It (premiering Sunday at 7/6c). In fact, Fieri says he has to watch himself on set of the new game show, which asks contestants to do perform seemingly simple -- but actually difficult -- tasks within one minute. "I really have to keep it in check. There are moments where I want to run right out there and put the ball in the thing for them or yell, 'Try your left hand!'" says the 42-year-old. Fieri spoke with TVGuide.com about his biggest influences, and why...
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Jay Leno
Jay Leno returns to hosting The Tonight Show on March 1, and his first two weeks on the job will include a lot of A-list names, as the guest list below indicates. But will the star power be enough to wipe the slate clean after this winter's bitter late-night debacle?
NBC debuts new Tonight Show with Jay Leno promos
Monday, March 1: Jamie Foxx, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and a musical performance by Brad Paisley...
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Guy Fieri
No one knows how to take a bigger bite out of life than Guy Fieri. The second-season winner of The Next Food Network Star (the new season wraps up Sunday at 9 pm/ET), Fieri has spiced things up with his spiky hair and unique recipes on new shows like Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. He shared details of his wild ride and newfound fame with TVGuide.com, as well as his biggest advice for the next winner.
TVGuide.com: OK, this might be a stupid question, but from where you're standing now, if you could do Next Food Network Star again, would you?Guy Fieri: [Pauses] Yes. My [season] was
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Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi by Glenn Watson/Bravo Photo
For someone whose kitchen prowess pretty much stops at the microwave and the George Foreman grill (New York-apartment size), I am unusually caught up this year in the hot summer-reality trend of cooking competition shows. Those who can’t do, watch in rapt fascination.Two in particular are among my tastiest guilty pleasures: Bravo’s scintillating Top Chef, which looks better than ever in its third season set in Miami, and Food Network’s more modestly entertaining The Next Food Network Star, also in its third season, though this is the first time I’ve watched. My least favorite of this batch, though also popular in the way that some people can’t seem to avert their gaze from any sort of train wreck, is Fox’s shrill and unceasingly unpleasant Hell’s Kitchen, also in its third go-round. (And this is the second consecutive year I’ve decided to bail after just a few weeks. I need to give my bleeding ears some time to recuperate.)Top Chef and Food Ne...
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