
Culinary News · Food Biz People
March 3, 2026 · Darcie
You can take the host out of Top Chef but apparently you cannot take the Top Chef out of the host. Padma Lakshmi, who departed from Bravo TV's Top Chef in 2023, is returning to the small screen as the host and executive…

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January 15, 2026 · Darcie
Gourmet Magazine was once the premiere food publication, a shining star owned by a storied company, Condé Nast. Then, in 2009, when the world was experiencing a deep recession and had started the inexorable shift to an…

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January 2, 2026 · Darcie
Last week, Food52 filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, seeking to reorganize the company's assets and liabilities in an effort to avoid going out of business. America's Test Kitchen has entered into an agreement to…

Culinary News · Food Biz People
December 2, 2025 · Darcie
I cannot believe it has been a decade since I went to the 20th anniversary program for The Splendid Table. At that time, Lynne Rossetto Kasper was still hosting the radio broadcast, which debuted in 1995. Kasper…

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October 1, 2025 · Jenny
The James Beard Foundation® announced today that the entry and recommendation period for the 2026 James Beard Awards® presented by Capital One is officially open until December 3rd, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. (Deadline…

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September 20, 2025 · Jenny
I dread bread week for two reasons. One, there is never enough time to proof the dough. Secondly, I envision Paul as he violates a loaf of bread as the giant finger who would poke the Pillsbury dough boy's belly back in…

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September 12, 2025 · Jenny
After a rough Cake Week, we are back in the tent for Biscuit Week! In case you missed this: Waitrose Weekend’s September 4th edition has a two page article (p. 6-7) about the two women who organize all the logistics for…

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August 19, 2025 · Jenny
Mark your calendars and set your recording devices - the kick-off date for the next season of The Great British Bake Off is set - September 2nd at 8pm on Channel 4 in the UK. As in past years, the show is planned to be…

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July 5, 2025 · Jenny
I was going to highlight these events in my next weekly roundup but as one of these festivals is coming up soon - I wanted to alert our UK Members who may wish to make plans to attend. Delicious has an exhaustive list…

Book News · Culinary News
September 6, 2024 · Darcie
We love welcoming new cookbook stores to the world, and this one is especially satisfying because Philadelphia has been without a cookbook store since The Cook Book Stall in Reading Terminal Market closed in 2017. But…

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March 11, 2024 · Darcie
For fans of print media and especially those of us who miss Saveur magazine, the wait is finally over. Beginning with Issue No. 202 (Spring/Summer 2024), Saveur is back in print - just in time to celebrate the 30th…

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December 3, 2023 · Jenny
It's the end already! Let's take a look at the finale and the results. Darcie: Another season is in the books, and I think this year the show returned to its roots. I read somewhere that this season was too boring, but…