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Food Network
Launched November 23, 1993
Owned by The E.W. Scripps Company
Country Flag of United States United States
Sister channel(s) HGTV, Fine Living, DIY Network, & Great American Country
Website foodnetwork.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV Channel 231
Dish Network Channel 110
Channel 9462 (HDTV)
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check Local Listings for channels
Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and
recurring (episodic) shows about food.
The network is seen in eighty million households. In addition to New York,
it has offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and
Knoxville.
Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, France, and
the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean and Polynesia.
Food Network was founded on November 23, 1993 as TV Food Network; its legal
name is still Television Food Network, G.P. Within a few years, the network
had shortened its on-air brand name. Joe Langhan, now an executive producer
with the Wine Network,[1] created the concept for Food Network in 1991 while
working at the Providence Journal.[2]
Food Network is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. Scripps acquired the Food
Network from the A.H. Belo Corporation (in exchange for recently-acquired
broadcast stations KENS-AM/TV in San Antonio, Texas) in 1997, which had
acquired the network through a takeover of the Providence Journal Company
earlier that year.[3]
Some of Food Network's most popular shows are Ace of Cakes, Paula's Home
Cooking, Boy Meets Grill, The Next Food Network Star, Iron Chef America,
Emeril Live, Good Eats, Everyday Italian and 30 Minute Meals.
Stars
A number of Food Network programs focus on cooking, and are hosted by
celebrity chefs.
* Mario Batali
* Bob Blumer
* Anthony Bourdain
* Alton Brown
* Warren Brown
* Michael Chiarello
* Cat Cora
* Paula Deen
* Giada De Laurentiis
* George Duran
* Guy Fieri
* Bobby Flay
* Tyler Florence
* Ina Garten, also known as The Barefoot Contessa
* Duff Goldman
* The Iron Chef (features various chefs)
* Robert Irvine
* Emeril Lagasse
* Nigella Lawson
* Sandra Lee
* Dave Lieberman
* Sara Moulton
* Jamie Oliver
* Wolfgang Puck
* Robin Miller
* Rachael Ray
* Ron Roshambo
Other programs
Other Food Network programs are informational, and their stars may not have
a culinary background.
* Chris Cognac - host of The Hungry Detective, which premiered on October
17, 2006
* Pete Luckett - host of The Food Hunter, similar to a food version of Steve
Irwin's The Crocodile Hunter
* Jim O'Connor - former host of The Secret Life Of..., a light-hearted show
exploring the history of popular food products and food fads.
* Al Roker - noted TV weatherman on The Today Show, host of Roker on the
Road
* Marc Summers - host of Unwrapped, focusing on the making of well known or
interesting food products. Better known as the longtime host of the
Nickelodeon kids game show Double Dare from 1986-1993; also the Executive
Producer of Dinner: Impossible on Food Network
* Marc Silverstein
* Ace of Cakes
Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh became Food Network stars after competing with
other chefs on a Food Network reality show called The Next Food Network Star
in 2005. These two Chicago area caterers now host a show called Party Line
with The Hearty Boys which premiered on September 18, 2005 originally as
Party Line with Dan and Steve.
The second winner of The Next Food Network Star was announced on April 23,
2006. Guy Fieri beat Reggie Southerland to win a six episode contract. His
show, Guy's Big Bite, premiered on June 25, 2006 and his second series,
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, premiered in April, 2007 (a one-hour pilot for
the series aired as a special in November 2006) and sees Fieri traveling the
country visiting local eateries.
The first Food Network Awards took place in Miami, FL in 2007.
Food Network HD
Food Network HD is a high definition channel that plays select Food Network
shows in HD.
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