A week ago, I was lucky enough to chat with Melissa and Joey Maggiore, stars of the new Food Network program “Family Style,”which premiered on August 26. The show follows the Maggiores, a brother and sister team who opened up Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen, an Italian restaurant in Carlsbad, California.  This unscripted “odd couple-esque” series documents the mayhem, mishaps, and hilarity that come with working with your sibling. Read some of the interview highlights after the jump!

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 This week, I didn’t make a cocktail.  Instead, I wanted to share some awesome cocktail making tipsthat were given to me straight from Darryl Robinson aka “Dr. Mixologist” from the Cooking Channel’s “Drink Up!”  Read more to get some great summer cocktail advice! Read the rest of this entry »

A new name is popping up in the food world and that name is Chuck Hughes.  Not only does he run and cook for Montreal’s Garde Manger restaurant, but he has a new series on the Cooking Channel called “Chuck’s Day Off.” We don’t know what you know about Chuck Hughes, but we know a lot.  Six things to be exact!

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Check out our interview with Aida Mollenkamp, star of the Food Network program “Ask Aida” and now a new Cooking Channel series “FoodCrafters!“  She spills about her most hated food, her time overseas, her new show, and more!  
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