In the July/August issue of Food Network Magazine, television exec and Food Network Star judge Bob Tuschman answers viewers’ most-asked questions about life as a cooking show judge. Do you have an idea of who will win the show from the beginning? I usually have a good sense of who the front-runners will be. The [...]

Which chefs shoot in their real kitchens? Talk about kitchen envy. Ina now shoots in her elegantly welcoming kitchen on her property in East Hampton, New York. I keep hoping she’ll adopt me. Paula also shoots in her gorgeous and gracious home in Savannah. The Neelys have just begun to shoot in their brand newRead more »

I’m not saying my colleagues are jealous that I get more mail than the USPS from this blog. But, they are taking notice. I’ve started receiving anonymous “stop hogging the blog!” interoffice memos. At Food Network — whether in our offices, kitchens or studios — there is always something going on, and apparently other folksRead more »

One of you asked if I cooked.  Yep. Many times a week.  Below is my all time favorite dish for friends and family. Saturday night dinner parties carry high expectations.  My week is stressful enough.  So I go for very casual Sunday night “family” dinners.   No candles, no tablecloths, no fancy centerpieces.  Guests bring cheese or hummus. I pop openRead more »

First, thanks for all your posts.  I promise you, I read every single one.  As you can see, we have incredibly smart, passionate viewers. Who passionately disagree.  That’s inevitible when you have the large, diverse viewership we do.  Here’s a question that has come up a lot: “How do you know what viewers like? How do you measure aRead more »

On the top floor of our offices at Chelsea Market are a series of state of the art kitchens where recipes are constantly developed, tested and prepared for shows, as well as our two studios. It’s here we shoot Iron Chef America, 30 Minute Meals, Guy’s Big Bite, Tyler’s Ultimate, Cooking for Real, The NextRead more »

I read foodnetworkaddict.com just about every day.  Jacob Strauss, the creator, is a wickedly funny and perceptive critic of the network.  The guy often skewers us.  And me.  But even when he’s at his most merciless, most times he makes me laugh out loud.  And occasionally his criticism really hits home.  Check it out.

I just saw the final cut of our new reality series The Chef Jeff Project. Chef Jeff Henderson came to our offices more than a year ago, and we were instantly transfixed by his compelling personal story and his powerful presence. A teenage drug dealer, he was sent to prison where he learned to cook.Read more »

Reading through your first batch of questions, I caught a couple of common themes, which I thought I’d tackle here: WHY DON’T YOU SHOW COOKING SHOWS AT NIGHT?   I know there’s a large group who would love to watch our cooking shows at night.   But there’s a much larger group (quite a sizeable majority, actually) that prefers our evening programming to be more story drivenRead more »

Wondering what this blog will be about? First and foremost: all your questions about the network will be answered. Programming. Stars. Behind the scenes. I’ll try to pack in as many as I can. So start sending me your questions now. Give me your best. This is the place to hear it all first: whatRead more »