Foodie-tainment
The Man Who Made TV Chefs Into Celebrities
Ever stop and think about how big celebrity chefs have become lately? A couple of decades ago, Julia Child monopolized that moniker. Now most people know Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay, and Giada De Laurentis. The NY Times has an interesting article about Jon Rosen, a talent agent who is the force behind much of the [...]
ABC News: ‘Iron Chef’ Secrets Revealed
“Iron Chef America,” one of the most popular food shows in history, is part cooking show, part reality TV and part steel cage match. That irreverant mix has millions of viewers tuning in every week to see elite chefs throw down in Food Network’s hallowed cooking ground: Kitchen Stadium. “Nightline” was allowed behind the scenes [...]
Do NOT Try This At Home!
So someone thought it’d be a good idea (for posterity?) to video document himself eating the world’s hottest pepper, the Bhut Jolokia pepper. It’s about 100 times the heat of a jalapeno, or roughly 12 times the heat of a habanero pepper. Needless to say, don’t do this! The poor fool may never taste again… [...]
