The king of "Bam!" and "Kick it up a notch!" has inked a deal to premiere new episodes of Emeril Live! on the Fine Living Network starting July 7. Of course, the folks who made Emeril the TV star that he is today, aka Food Network, will continue to air repeats of the popular cooking show during their daytime schedule.FLN president Bob Baskerville is "very excited and proud" to have Emeril on his menu, and plans to lead out of the program with no less than The Martha Stewart Show. This is a powerhouse pairing with a pinch of spice and a dash of class. Queen Martha herself commented graciously, "I'm thrilled to have Emeril join me." Mega-foodie star Emeril promises that his show will maintain its goal of blending cooking and entertainment to reach a wide demographic, adding, "It will be fun to kick things up a notch with Martha!" (You knew he had to sneak one of those in somewhere.)Are you foodies ready to make the switch over to FNL to watch Emeril? Do you think Emeril and Martha mak...
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The Martha Stewart Show celebrated its 500th episode yesterday, so we rang up the domestic powerhouse to say happy anniversary — and steal a few tips for around the house.
TV Guide: After 500 shows, what have been your favorite bits?Martha Stewart: Let's see… stuffing a turkey with Russell Crowe. [Laughs] "Bring Your Bulldog Day" was fabulous. Oh, and "Martha Day," where we had only Marthas in the audience.
TV Guide: What one thing should every kitchen have?Stewart: A stove. [Laughs] It's hard to pick one thing. Kitchens are the most interesting room in a house and there are several things you have to have…. A salad spinner is very time-saving.
TV Guide: March 20 is the first day of spring. What's your spring-cleaning like?Stewart: It's washing windows, putting in screens… a thorough cleaning from th
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Bam! The Late Show with David Letterman ordered two idols of food nation, Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse, to present tonight's top-10 list (11:35 pm/ET, CBS). Why them? Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia just paid $50 million for Lagasse's franchise of cookbooks, TV shows and kitchen products. The list for tonight follows. — Adam BryantMartha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse's Top 10 Dinner Party Tips10. Martha: Now thanks to Dominos 2-pizza deal, I can host a full-blown dinner party for 14 bucks.9. Emeril: Run out of cream? In a pinch you can substitute Martha Stewart’s white semi-gloss paint.8. Martha: Before cooking, lick poultry to make sure it doesn’t taste “salmonella-y.”7. Emeril: Keep Regis away from the cooking sherry.6. Martha: Bam! I'm sorry, I always have wanted to do that.5. Emeril: An apron is a great substitute for pants.4. Martha: For plump and juicy meats, inject that stuff Roger Cle...
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Rosie O'Donnell makes her first (consensual) television appearance since exiting The View on today's The Martha Stewart Show. Read into it what you will, but Ro will be dressed as Queen Elizabeth (sic?).... Charisma Carpenter's Big Shots debut currently is rescheduled for Nov. 29, with the Angel alumna playing (typecasting alert!) an "increasingly irresistible" woman.... ABC premieres the animated special Shrek the Halls Nov. 28 at 8 pm/ET. (My Jared and Jacob are getting into an advance screening!).... Speaking of me, the Mitovich Mega Minute vodcast premieres today on our homepage.
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Comcast this week launched Martha Stewart On Demand, a new service offering 24/7 access to decoupage tips and such.... 1 vs. 100 host Bob Saget is taking over as Man in Chair in Broadway's The Drowsy Chaperone, starting Oct. 19.... Disney Channel has set an Oct. 27 Season 2 premiere for Handy Manny.... Evan Almighty, Fast Food Nation, Happy Feet (ugh) and Miss Potter are the feature-film nominees at the Environmental Media Association Awards, to be held Oct. 24 in Los Angeles.
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