I must confess: I took a vacation this weekend, and still thought about work. You see, I went down to Austin, Texas for a friend’s wedding, and while perusing through a neat art gallery there called Yard Dog Art, I happened to do a double take on these interesting pieces for sale by former Austinite,Read more »

Just last week Secretary Confidential mentioned the baby boom happening in the Food Network offices…and then THIS week, our own Iron Chef Cat Cora announced that both her partner, Jennifer Cora, and she are expecting as well! Cat shares that they’ll be adding two more boys to their exisiting fam — that’s right their twoRead more »

Follow Ask Aida’s Noah Starr on an exclusive Food Network tour! At the moment, we are not currently offering tours to the public, but be the first to find out when we do! Submit your email address and phone number to tours@foodnetwork.com to receive information about potential, future tours.

REVEAL UPDATE: I thought I could trick you guys with this addition of “What’s Shooting Now“, but surprisingly, a lot of you hit it right on the nose! The correct answer is… To give you an idea of where they might be using these delicious (fake) oranges…. remember the APPLE interview room from last season?Read more »

Today we have another installment of your favorite new FN Dish game…… “What’s Shooting Now?” Here’s how it works: I give you a collection of image clues, and after examining the evidence, you make an educated guess at to what show is shooting in the Food Network studios at this very moment. Tomorrow, I’ll letRead more »

Looks like Food Network Chefs are getting into all the action these days….or rather, becoming all the action. A fellow Food Network cohort just sent me a link to Mario Batali’s new action figure. It even has mini crocs! With Ace of Cake’s Duff Goldman releasing his own Duff minimate last year, I’m beginning toRead more »

Follow Ask Aida’s Noah Starr into the underbelly of the Food Network studios, and meet Design Director, Wendy Waxman.

‘Tis the season to put away your Christmas decorations. However, a select group of Food network employees are either gearing up for the 2009 holiday season, or they just can’t seem to part with the Christmas spirit of ’08. Honestly, I think it’s charming that (inadvertently or not) these guys have chosen to keep theRead more »

With the final week of HGTV’s Dream Home Giveaway here, we must confess that we’ve been DROOLING over this kitchen. Are you kidding us with this space? AMAZING!

Sunny Anderson gets the behind-the-scenes dish from the “Hometown Favorites” episode of Ultimate Recipe Showdown. Do any of you FN Dishers have the ultimate recipe? Food network is now taking submissions for the next season of Ultimate Recipe Showdown, so be sure to ENTER YOUR RECIPE HERE!