Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse started working on a cookbook a little more than a year ago, just as the economy took a nosedive. His worry: People would lose sight of cooking fresh and putting out good meals. ...more

November 8, 2009

Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. ...more

November 5, 2009

"Best Food Writing 2008," edited by Holly Hughes (Lifelong Books, $15.95) ...more

November 9, 2008

OLIVER, HARDLY I received a nice e-mail from dedicated Stew reader Cindy Vickers of Sebring the other day. ...more

September 17, 2008

Emeril Lagasse would probably never approve, and it wouldn't surprise anyone if Gordon Ramsay uttered an expletive while viewing it. Even Rachael Ray might shake her head if she saw "My Italian Kitchen." ...more

August 17, 2008

Here's what's new in food media: In print: We really should all stop reading so many cooking magazines, but the July issues are hot. The sultry burger on the cover of the new Bon Appetit's BBQ Issue made us open it up. Inside it was ab-fab. Cooking Light also pulled us in with a cherry pie cover, then kept our attention with a technique guide to marinating (because they help keep your kitchen cool; pop it on the grill). Gourmet's cover screamed "Open me!" with the promise of "delicious new ways to use tomatoes," and we obeyed. It paid off, too, in tomato bread pudding and a gorgeous tomato terrine with corn and shiitake mushrooms, tomato granita, green tomato salad with honeydew, cilantro and jalepeno. ...more

July 9, 2008

Throw the words "fish cakes" around and people respond. And respond. And respond. ...more

June 25, 2008

South Beach is known for its celebrity status, so you can be sure you'll see plenty of familiar faces at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival - Paula Dean, Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray among them. ...more

January 13, 2008

While college football bowl mania rules in many households today, those seeking an alternative might try HGTV, where everything is coming up roses. ...more

January 1, 2008

Race-car driver Helio Castroneves upset Spice Girl Melanie Brown to capture the fifth "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy on Tuesday night. ...more

November 28, 2007