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Here are some Taste
Buds inspired links:
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The Food Network
is devoted to sharing recipes, video
demonstrations, celebrity chefs, cooking techniques, quick and easy
meals, healthy eating and more. The network is seen in more than ninety
million households. In addition to New York City, it has offices in
Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville.
Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra,
France, and the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean, Polynesia
and Trinidad and Tobago. Food Network is owned by Scripps Networks
Interactive, a spin-off company of E. W. Scripps Company. In 1997,
Scripps acquired the Food Network from the A. H. Belo Corp. Corporation
(in exchange for broadcast stations KENS-AM/TV in San Antonio, Texas),
which had acquired the network through a takeover of The Providence
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Food
Network
Addict:
Who is the Food Network Addict? He's the
guy serving up the latest news and gossip on your favorite celebrity
chefs. From Rachael Ray to Ina Garten, Paula Deen to Giada, he's got you
covered. Stop by daily and feed your addiction. Jacob Strauss loves the Food Network... REALLY loves it, but not
blindly. His opinionated site is hilarious and comprehensive and
critical in the best way. He wants to make his favorite channel better and refuses
to pull punches.
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Celebrity Chefs:
a blog devoted to foodie fanaticism of all stripes.
Attention is paid to all media outlets and the careers of both
old-standbys and up-n-comers. |
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Sandra Lee's
Semi-Homemade Website
for tips on home
decorating, gardening, beauty tips, ... Now everyone does with
Semi-Homemade® cooking! A blend of high-camp and glossy
presentation. The program is taped in a custom-built studio in
Brooklyn, New York. Each episode contains an arts and crafts
element, in which Lee decorates the table setting in accordance with
the theme of the meal that she just prepared. She refers to these as
"tablescapes". She describes the philosophy as "70%
store-bought/ready-made products accompanied by 30% fresh and
creative touches, allowing you to take 100% of the credit." |

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Star Chefs:
an award-winning online magazine designed as a
foodservice industry insider site – with a clear focus on working
chefs. StarChefs.com is about identifying and featuring the best
chefs in the industry – not because they are on TV, but because they
are talented, innovative, passionate, and driven individuals who
contribute greatly to our culinary community. StarChefs’ mission is
to serve as a catalyst for culinary professionals to succeed at the
highest possible standard, and to give them the tools that they need
to meet and overcome the many challenges they face. |
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Super Chef:
an online magazine that follows the
careers, empires, trends, media, and brands of super chefs in
America and abroad. A combination of blog, article archive, and
online store for celebrity chef shopping. |
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Edible TV:
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The Amateur Gourmet
- Essays
The Amateur Gourmet
- American Food Manifesto
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Serious Eats A Food
Blog and Community |
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Tast
disposable elements for catering are the culmination of
a rigourous design process developed and implemented by
a multidisciplinary team of design professionals
assisted by renowned gastronomic and catering
specialists.
Thanks to its optimal ergonomic and functional
qualities, Tast disposable elements are the perfect
complement to any kind of meal in any setting, whether
it be catering, luncheon, cocktails or a tasting
meeting.
Tast disposable elements stands out because of their
elegant design, their perfect stability (whether full or
empty) and their very light weight
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Bon Appetit:
The exclusive online
home of the Magazine of Good Living. Recipes, popular columns,
features archive, forums, and subscriptions. Bon Appetit is French for “enjoy your
meal,” and that is exactly what the premise of the magazine is. This
publication is one of America’s most popular cooking magazines,
exploring delicious cuisine from all over the world in every issue.
Bon Appetit describes itself as a “food and entertainment magazine,”
as it also offers editorial content on fine wine, travel, and
restaurant ratings. Every recipe in the magazine is accompanied by a
beautiful photograph and page layout, which adds an extremely
appealing visual aesthetic to the publication. Bon Appetit offers
food ideas that span from simple, 30-minute meals to dishes that
require more advanced culinary abilities. The magazine also includes
regular columns and articles, such as “cooking life,” “family
style,” “menus,” and “health wise.”
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Food Arts:
Food
Arts, a publication serving the fine food service industry, is
edited for restaurateurs, chefs, food and beverage directors, and
caterers. Offers detailed coverage of news, trends in fine food and
beverages, new recipes and variations on the old, and in-depth
information on tabletop and equipment.
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Gourmet Magazine:
For the past 60 years, Gourmet
has been inspiring the inner-chef in its readers with innovative
recipes, insider restaurant reviews and dynamic features. What is
subtitled “The Magazine of Good Living” celebrates just that— the
pleasure and joy found in preparing and consuming great food. Since
its initial founding, Gourmet has developed into a multifaceted
publication, delving into the world of travel and shopping as well
as international cuisine. Every issue is filled with fantastic
seasonal menu ideas, suggestions for elegant table settings, and
specialized sections like “Ten-Minute Mains” and “Quick Kitchen.”
With insightful articles and stunning layouts, Gourmet encourages
readers to look beyond the culinary experience and explore new
menus, people and places. |
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Saveur:
Saveur is all about celebrating delicious food
from all over the world. This magazine truly speaks to people who
are enthusiastic about creating artful and tasty cuisine. Each issue
of Saveur has a specific theme that is explored in great detail,
such as “The Breakfast Issue,” “The Art of Roasting,” and “The
Beauty of Butter.” This cooking and food magazine offers detailed
recipes and suggested methods for composing a flawless dish. Saveur
also provides its readers with beautiful photos of the food and
people of all ethnicities enjoying their country’s authentic meals.
If you are an adventurous eater who loves tasting all different
kinds of food, you will love what Saveur has to offer.
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Hearty Boys Caterers:
The Hearty Boys, real-life couple
Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, are nationally recognized television
hosts, trend setting caterers, dynamic restaurateurs and esteemed
cookbook authors with little more than "accidental food expertise."
The Hearty Boys have become owners of one of Chicago's most
successful catering businesses - The Hearty Boys Caterers, and their
own restaurant, HB. They can boast national print and media
coverage. Most notably, after they appeared on Food Network's series
Search For the Next Food Network Star; they were chosen by over
50,000 viewers as winners; and now appear in their own, new Food
Network series Party Line with Dan and Steve. Their newly
published cookbook
Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys
Cookbook is, in their own words, “a mixture of
entertaining tips, stories and recipes.” |
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DaveCooks.net |
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The reason that worry kills more
people than work is because there are more people who worry than
work.
Robert Frost
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If I don't have red, I use blue.
Picasso

Food Network
Founded on 23 November, 1993,
FN is watched in 90 million households.
FN is a top ten network for
women in the 25-54 demographic, in prime time and total day.
In Q3 2007, Hot primetime
shows like Ace of Cakes, Dinner Impossible and Throwdown With Bobby
Flay drove 20-30% ratings increases for their respective time
slots over the prior year.
In Q4 2007,FN looked ahead to new
opportunities, asserting its dominance over the TV genre it
practically created, moving beyond its programming bread and butter
and aggressively branching out to consumer houseware products. The
network rolled out a line of 400 items exclusively to Kohl's
stores nationwide.
As of 2008, Food increased its
focus on in-house talent management, trying to persuade its
up-and-coming TV chefs to launch products and give the network a cut
of the profits.

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One man’s cookbook is another woman’s
soft porn: there’s a certain
sybaritic voyeurism involved, an indulgence by proxy.
Margaret Atwood

The Atrain Connection
In Spring 2008, my friend and fellow
Atrainer
Jane Petrov called me into her offices. She and partner Roy Havrilak were looking for
something fun and funny that could be shot on a budget. Within a
couple weeks they'd decided they wanted
a romantic comedy, talked with me about the ingredients, and left me
to simmer. The rest as they say, is
history.

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