Simpsons Episode to Feature Food Celebs, Marge as Food Blogger
The likenesses of Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Wolfgang Puck, among others, will be featured in an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons" in which Marge will reportedly take up food blogging. D'oh!
Sesame Street Intreoduces "Food Insecure" Muppet
An upcoming "Sesame Street" special on hunger will feature a cameo appearance by "Lily," "a 7-year-old girl representing one of the 17 million American children that the Department of Agriculture estimates are 'food insecure,' meaning their access to food is limited or uncertain." Via Grub Street.
Alton Brown Issues "Fanifesto"
In advance of his upcoming book tour, the Food Network's Alton Brown has issues a detailed "Fanifesto" detailing how he should be treated in public, from signing autographs (yes) to talking to him in the bathroom (no). Via eater.
Breastaurant TV
Long Island breastaurant Canz will be the basis for a new VH1 reality show. Via eater.
Mario Batali Coming to Daytime TV
A rotating cast of hosts, including chefs Mario Batali and Michael Symon, will helm ABC's new daytime talk show "The Chew."
Long Reads: New York Magazine on Sandra Lee
New York magazine has published a huge profile of TV food personality and New York first lady Sandra Lee.
Food Comic "Chew" Coming to Showtime
Food graphic novels are big. There's the hit Japanese wine manga Kami no Shizuku ("The Drops of God"), the upcoming comic cookbook from Dirt Candy chef/owner Amanda Cohen, and the much-anticpated Anthony Bourdain collaboration Get Jiro! Now comes news, according to Deadline Hollywood, that Showtime has bought a script for Chew, a "quirky half-hour cop show" based on John Layman and Rob Guillory’s comic series of the same name.
LA School District Stops Jamie Oliver From Filming
Finding the prospect of filming a reality television program in its schools too "unpredictable," the Los Angeles Unified School District has suspended Jamie Oliver from filming his ABC show "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" in district schools.
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FDA: Black Licorice Could Be Bad for Your Health
October 27Eating two ounces a day could cause an irregular heart rhythm.
Garject: A Garlic Press With an Ejector Seat
October 25James Bond would love it (if he was into pressing garlic).
The Corkcicle Chills Wine from the Inside Out
October 21A wine cooling device that chills from inside the bottle.
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