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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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4 years ago
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 and Meghan Markle in side-by-side photographs

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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

‘Kitchen Crash’: Jeff Mauro Debunks Myths About the Show, Says It’s Not Scripted or Fake

Food Network has been popping out some hits in the past decade or more, showcasing hit series like Food Network Star, Iron Chef, and Chopped.

by Brandi Yetzer

‘Barefoot Contessa’: Ina Garten Doesn’t Actually Film the Show In Her House

Ina Garten's gorgeous TV kitchen isn't the one she regularly cooks in.

by Julia Mullaney

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond’s Beef Noodle Skillet Is 1 of Her Best Recipes With Ground Beef

Looking for a filling, budget-friendly recipe with ground beef? 'The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond's Beef Skillet Noodles is quick, easy, and delicious.

by Mishal Ali Zafar

Notable People

Star Chef Cat Cora Paid $2,386 to Stay Out of Jail After Her DUI Arrest: ‘This Will Never Happen Again’

Chef Cat Cora is well known on the Food Network. She's blazed trails as the first woman Iron Chef, and she built a restaurant empire.

by Kira Martin

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond’s Top-Secret Chocolate Cake Recipe Includes a Surprising Hack

'The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond has a Top-Secret Chocolate Cake recipe that includes a surprising box cake mix hack.

by Mishal Ali Zafar

Notable People / TV

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond Revealed the Name of Her New Cookbook

The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond recently announced yet another cookbook is on the way. Not much information was given when she first told fans about the book, but new details are now available. Here’s what the Food Network star shared about the name and theme of her latest cookbook. The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s …

by Sheiresa Ngo

Notable People

Did Martha Stewart Convince Geoffrey Zakarian to Start Using Chopsticks for Everything?

Our favorite competition shows like Chopped frequently feature culinary celebrities who taste and rate participant's dishes.

by Audrey Williams

‘Food Network’ Star Aarti Sequeira’s Chai Recipe Isn’t Just Easy, It’s Authentic

Food Network star Aarti Sequeira shared an authentic Indian Chai recipe on her show, 'Aarti Party,' and it's super easy to make.

by Mishal Ali Zafar

‘Kitchen Crash’: Do Contestants Featured on the Show Get Reimbursed If They Lose?

Kitchen Crash may inspire some of us to think outside the box and get creative with a seemingly useless jumble of ingredients.

by Monique Douty

Notable People

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond’s Creamy Mushroom Soup Is the Easiest Winter Dish

Looking for a simple winter meal recipe? 'The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond shares a Creamy Mushroom Soup that is almost too easy to make.

by Mishal Ali Zafar

Notable People

How Did Carl Ruiz Die?

Food Network is home to many talented, outgoing chefs with unique personalities. Carl Ruiz was a guest chef.

by Monique Douty

‘The Pioneer Woman’: Ree Drummond’s Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Recipe Is a Meal In Itself

'The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond has a a quick and easy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham recipe that she hails as a 'meal in itself.'

by Mishal Ali Zafar

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Trisha Yearwood and ‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond Bake a Delicious Chocolate Pie

The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond helped Trisha Yearwood bake a delicious chocolate pie. Here’s how the Food Network stars created this tasty treat. Ree Drummond is a big chocolate fan Drummond is a big fan of butter, but she also loves chocolate. Not all of her recipes require extensive baking skills. For example, the …

by Sheiresa Ngo

‘Kids Baking Championship’: Annoyed Fans Think New Commentary From Parents Is ‘Stupid’

'Kids Baking Championship' is one of the Food Network's most adorable cooking shows — but fans are annoyed by 1 new change.

by Brandi Yetzer

Notable People / TV

‘Dinner Impossible’: Fans Completely Forgot Carl Ruiz Appeared In an Episode

Carl Ruiz was a beloved chef and occasional Food Network personality — and fans recently noticed him in the series 'Dinner Impossible'.

by Victoria Koehl

Notable People / TV

‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond ‘Despises’ This Household Chore

The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond is the queen of the kitchen, but that doesn’t mean she loves household chores. There’s one chore in particular the Food Network star says she “despises.” Ree Drummond says she doesn’t do a lot of tough chores During an interview with Design & Living magazine, Drummond discussed what it’s …

by Sheiresa Ngo

Notable People / TV

Does Duff Goldman Really Get the Tattoos ‘Kids’ Baking Championship’ Winners Pick?

Duff Goldman, who looks more like a biker than a baker, has become a cooking show phenomenon on the Food Network.

by Rita DeMichiel

‘The Next Food Network Star’: Coming In Second Might Be Even Better Than Winning

Quarantine brought out the baker in all of us. As time passed in isolation, we went from simply watching cooking shows to dreaming up our own programs. If you’ve ever explored your culinary creativity and aspired toward your own Food Network feature, you’d likely relate to competitors on The Next Food Network Star. The series began airing …

by Audrey Williams

Notable People

‘The Pioneer Woman’: Ree Drummond’s Brownie Recipe Includes a Surprising Box Cake Hack

Looking for an easy and delectable brownie recipe? 'The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond makes a killer brownie using a boxed cake hack.

by Mishal Ali Zafar

Do Cooking Shows Actually Teach Viewers How to Cook? Fans Are Sharing What They’ve Learned From Food Network Chefs

Over the past few decades, cooking shows have become a staple of television, with cooking segments on talk shows to the Food Network, the genre includes everything from interesting and meaningful conversation to competition and challenges. BBC was one of the first networks to begin broadcasting cooking segments back in 1946. Slowly but surely the …

by Ashley Swallow