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

November 5, 2009

Reality as a TV genre will never die, but some long-running favorites are showing their age this season. ...more

October 21, 2009

Reality as a TV genre will never die, but some long-running favorites are showing their age this season. ...more

October 21, 2009

A melange of news and interviews from the world of food. ...more

January 15, 2009

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Guy's Big Bite," 2 p.m. today, Food Network ...more

July 2, 2008

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Top Chef: Chicago," 10 tonight, Bravo ...more

June 11, 2008

"Top Chef: Finale, Part 1," 10 tonight, Bravo Now that former Clearwater Beach resident Spike Mendelsohn is out of the way - see today's Stew column on Page 2 - the four finalists head south to Puerto Rico for the first episode of a two-part finale. Now the real cooking can begin. Curiously, the previews show Lisa without her iconic head scarf. Apparently the bandana was confiscated at customs for having soaked up too much antipathy. ...more

June 4, 2008

BEERS TO YOU: Beer lovers can look forward to the Holiday Ale Festival and Tasting at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at New World Brewery in Ybor City. More than 50 holiday ales will be featured. My favorites: Bad Elf, Very Bad Elf, Seriously Bad Elf, Criminally Bad Elf, Insanely Bad Elf and Santa's Butt. ...more

November 27, 2007

Food writer Michael Ruhlman is a judge on this season's Food Network show 'The Next Iron Chef,' which airs on Sunday nights. ...more

October 24, 2007