Did you know that today is National Spaghetti Day? Neither did my grandmother, and she's been making spaghetti since Giuseppe Garibaldi reunified Italy and promised spaghetti and meatballs for everyone. To celebrate National Spaghetti Day, Mario Batali had actor and amateur cook Jake Gyllenhaal on ABC's The Chew to…
Mario Batali Likes His Meals with a Side of GOOP
In this Friday the 13th edition of Tweet Beat, Mario Batali spends a picturesque summer evening making paella with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jean Grae has a legitimate complaint for Words With Friends, Twitter talks about American Idol and the cast of Community carpools to Comicon.
Celeb Chefs Hit Back Against Ghostwriting Accusations, But Should They …
An article from Tuesday's New York Times dining section has sent several celebrity chefs scrambling after being accused of using ghostwriters to compose their successful cookbooks. "I wrote nine cookbooks and many other chefs' projects over the next five years, some credited but most anonymous," writes Julia Moskin in …
Undercover Reporter at Applebee's Recounts Horrific Sexual Assault
Applebee's may be great place to wash down your cheese-infused dinner with an Oreo milkshake (they still have those, yes?), but, according to an undercover reporter who spent time on the prep line at one of the popular restaurant chains, its male-dominated kitchens simmer with sexual aggression.
Throwdown: White House Food Sexiness Challenge
It was like, you want cooking? I'll give you cooking: Ecco, Iron Chef is filming at the White House, Doctor Quinn and Nigella are there, and the new kitchen staff is extremely hot (in a locavore-chef-maybe-slightly-Billy-Zane-but-it's-ok sort of way.)
Chris Brown Apologizes For Beating Rihanna
- Chris Brown has released a video apology for assaulting Rihanna. He says: "I've told Rihanna countless times and I'm telling you today that I am truly, truly sorry...
Mario, No One's Saying You Can't Wear Them In The Kitchen
