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Food Network is one of the most popular channels from Discovery, Inc. Founded and launched in 1993, the Food Network offers programming from cooking competition shows, cooking shows, food travel programs, and more. Some of the Food Network's most popular shows include Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, Chopped, Good Eats, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, The Pioneer Woman, and more. The Food Network has launched celebrity chefs like Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Giada De Laurentiis, Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, and more to A-list stardom.
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‘The Pioneer Woman’: Ree Drummond’s Potato Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies Are ‘Mind-Blowing’
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‘Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives’ Host Guy Fieri Admits He Hates Eating Breakfast, Except This 1 Food
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Giada De Laurentiis’ Cheesy Bell Peppers Stuffed With Orzo Are an Easy Way to Sneak Some Veggies Onto Your Plate
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Bobby Flay Says His Mom’s Salisbury Steak Recipe Was 1 of Her ‘Specialties’
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Ree Drummond’s ‘Doctored Dressing’ Is a Delicious Pioneer Woman Twist on Thanksgiving

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Martha Stewart Fires Back After Meghan Markle Serves Up Her Signature One-Pan Pasta

Martha Stewart appears to have clapped back at Meghan Markle's Single Skillet Spaghetti recipe by reminding her followers hers was 'the original.'

by Lucille Barilla

Published on April 8, 2025

3 min read

Guy Fieri of Food Network holds his line of Flavortown Sauces.

Exclusives / Notable People

Long Before Flavortown, Food Network Star Guy Fieri Was Already Cooking Up His Future [Exclusive]

Guy Fieri's new wing sauces add to the Mayor of Flavortown's palette of user-friendly condiments.

by Lucille Barilla

Exclusives / Notable People

Molly Yeh’s Leftover Hacks Will Change the Way You Cook [Exclusive]

Food Network star Molly Yeh believes that leftovers are just as important as any other food group. She shared her tips and tricks to reuse them in an exclusive with Showbiz Cheat Sheet.

by Lucille Barilla

Ina Garten Needed a Little Help From a Fireman to Make Her Most Un-Barefoot Contessa-Like Dish Ever

In a 2012 episode of ‘Barefoot Contessa,’ Ina Garten popped up to learn how to make sloppy joe’s with some of sloppy joe’s from some of East Hampton’s finest.

by Perry Carpenter

Published on June 5, 2023

3 min read

Ina Garten backyard, Ina Garten garden, Ina Garten home

Notable People

Ina Garten Shared a Photo of Her Stunning Backyard, and Fans Are Obsessed

Ina Garten's backyard is a verdant oasis of manicured hedges and blooming trees.

by India McCarty

Notable People

Where Does Ina Garten Live?

With lush gardens and a state-of-the-art kitchen, Ina Garten's home is everything you might imagine from the Barefoot Contessa.

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‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond Is a Grandma! See the First Pictures of Sofia Marie

Ree Drummond is a first-time grandma. Her daughter Alex gave birth to a baby girl, sharing the first photos of Sofia Marie to Instagram.

by Lucille Barilla

Published on December 19, 2024

2 min read

'The Pioneer Woman' star Ree Drummond photographed on her ranch in Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Notable People

‘The Pioneer Woman’: Ree Drummond’s Daughter Alex Upstaged by Dog George During Baby Gender Reveal

Ree Drummond's daughter Alex and husband Mauricio planned a sweet treat gender reveal but their big moment didn't go as planned.

by Lucille Barilla

Ree Drummond is going to be a first-time grandma as daughter Alex announced her pregnancy

Notable People

Ree Drummond: ‘Pioneer Woman’ Star Vows to Be a ‘Cool Granny’ After Sharing Daughter Alex’s Pregnancy News

This is the first grandchild for the Food Network superstar.

by Lucille Barilla

What the Late and Legendary Julia Child Really Thought of the Food Network – ‘They Want to Be Entertained’

Find out about Julia Child's spot-on prediction of Food Network's reliance on entertainment over cooking instruction.

by Lou Haviland

Notable People / TV

The Pioneer Woman: Ree Drummond’s Daughter Alex Is Engaged — How Did She Meet Her Husband-to-Be?

The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond announced her daughter Alex Drummond is engaged. The Food Network star is thrilled about gaining a brand-new member of the family. How did Alex Drummond and her fiancé Mauricio Scott meet? Here’s what Showbiz Cheat Sheet knows. Ree Drummond’s announcement Drummond announced Alex’s engagement on Instagram. In the caption …

by Sheiresa Ngo

Notable People / TV

How Many Pets Does ‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond Have?

The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond loves animals. She talks about them on her social media pages almost as much as she discusses her husband and children. How many pets does the Food Network star have? Here’s what Showbiz Cheat Sheet knows. Why Ree Drummond loves basset hounds In the fall 2019 issue of The …

by Sheiresa Ngo

Notable People / TV

Food Network Star Buddy Valastro Has 3.6M Instagram Followers, But People Think Most of Them Are Bots

Celebrity baker and reality television star Buddy Valastro is adored by many worldwide. The host and guest star of popular shows like Cake Boss, Kitchen Boss, and Bake You Rich is well-known for his family’s famous Carlo’s Bakery. Recently discussing his Food Network show Big Time Bake on Reddit, some folks question Valastro’s following. Does …

by Tina Pavlik

Cooking Competition Shows Use Too Many Celebrity Judges, Fans Complain

From Top Chef to Chopped to Hell's Kitchen and many more, people are freakin' obsessed with Food Network cooking competition TV shows.

by Lily Brown

Is Food Network’s ‘Big Time Bake’ Just a Ripoff of Netflix’s ‘Sugar Rush’?

Shows about food are ubiquitous, even though the Food Network can take credit for creating the template for many in the modern era. Variations keep being done, and it seems maybe every concept tried is now oversaturated to a point of becoming derivative. According to some longtime fans of Food Network, the network seems to …

by Greg Brian

Notable People / TV

‘Barefoot Contessa’: Ina Garten Is Back on Instagram and She’s Brought Pie

Here's a summer favorite that 'Barefoot Contessa' star Ina Garten delivered for her fans on Instagram recently.

by Lou Haviland

Notable People / TV

‘Today’: Valerie Bertinelli Came Bearing (Virtual) Gifts on Her Visit to the Morning Show

Valerie Bertinelli virtually stopped by the 'Today' show and brought along some goodies for viewers and the morning show staff.

by Lou Haviland

Notable People / TV

Rachael Ray Reveals the Meal She Says ‘Made It All Happen’ With Husband John Cusimano

Find out how a fish meal sealed celebrity chef Rachael Ray and her husband John Cusimano's fates.

by Lou Haviland

Notable People

Is Bobby Flay Married? A Brief History of the Food Network Star’s Behind-the-Scenes Love Life

Bobby Flay is one of the most high-profile celebrity chefs, and his rise to fame has included some serious spats with others in the business.

by Eduard Varnham

Notable People

Valerie Bertinelli’s Emotional Reunion With Her Son, Wolfgang – ‘So Nice To Hug My Son Again’

Find out about Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli's happy reunion with her son, Wolfgang Van Halen.

by Lou Haviland

Notable People / TV

Geoffrey Zakarian Fails to Impress Food Network Viewers: ‘You Just Heat Up Food’

If you're a fan of The Food Network, you can hardly miss Geoffrey Zakarian. He's appeared on many of their shows, and some fans aren't happy about that.

by Kira Martin

Notable People / TV

How Many Times Has Bobby Flay Lost ‘Beat Bobby Flay’?

Bobby Flay has been a Food Network staple since the early '90s. The celebrity chef started off as a contestant on the competition show Iron Chef America.

by Alice Stone

‘Barefoot Contessa’ Ina Garten’s Top 10 Salad Recipes

From lobster and potato to orzo and roasted shrimp salad, here’s a look at 'Barefoot Contessa' Ina Garten’s top 10 salad recipes of all time

by Perry Carpenter

Notable People

Guy Fieri’s Dad Gave Him the Best Life Advice Before Food Network Launched His Career

Food Network television host Guy Fieri has become one of the most recognizable stars in the culinary entertainment world.

by Joel Kananen

A ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Winner Once Appeared on ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Worst Cooks in America uncovered a deep-seated need. It turns out, audiences were dying to see cooks who are bad at cooking compete in front of gourmet chefs. The Food Network show is now a decade old. It’s had spinoffs and inspired other, similar shows. But long time fans are starting to wonder if the …

by Alice Stone

Why Loyal ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Viewers Are Speculating 1 of the Hosts Might Be Pregnant

As far as entertainment gigs on the Food Network go, landing a coveted spot as a reality TV game show host is a pretty sweet one.

by Eduard Varnham

Is ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Totally Fake? Maybe It Hasn’t Always Been

Some viewers of 'The Worst Cooks in America' competiton show on The Food Network wonder if that show is for real, or totally fake.

by Eric Robinette

Why the ‘Chopped’ Judges Always Use Chopsticks Instead of Forks

With many people all over the world still in quarantine, waiting out the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many are turning to the kitchen as a way to pass the time. However, even if people don’t want to actually cook anything themselves, they can still enjoy the cooking process by tuning into The Food Network, and watching …

by Christina Nunn

Notable People / TV

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond’s Best Chocolate Recipes

If you’ve been craving chocolate, The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond has you covered. Here are three of Drummond’s best chocolate recipes. Chocolate pie Fulfill your chocolate craving with Drummond’s creamy chocolate pie. The “accidental country girl” says this is Ladd’s favorite chocolate pie. If you’re going to make this dessert, be sure you have …

by Sheiresa Ngo