Did you know that the popular Food Network Series Iron Chef America is based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef? Like the original Japanese program a new challenger chef battles one of the resident 'Iron Chef's Witness some of the most nail biting culinary experiences in the behind the scenes of the world's largest kitchen showcase.
In her warm, friendly manner with her pleasant and encouraging way of promoting the art of entertaining and food preparation, the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, is surely one of the world's top TV culinary artists having sold more than 3million copies of her latest cooking book. Did you know that the show is filmed in her OWN KITCHEN?
De Laurentiis, a self-proclaimed chocoholic, studied at one of the fines culinary schools Le Cordon Bleu. Her cooking program, Everyday Italian, has been broadcast on the Food Network since 2003. Did you know that when the program first aired, the Food Network received emails accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef!
Gordon was born in Scotland but was brought up in England after his family moved to Stratford-upon-Avon. He played football as teenager for Oxford United F.C.'s youth side and became a professional player at the age of 15. Did you know that after suffering a knee injury that left him unable to regain full fitness he was released from the club and at the age of 19 Ramsay turned his hand to cookery becoming one of Britain's most popular chefs!
Sporting his signature smile, Ainsley Harriott is one of Europe's most popular chefs due to his TV success Ready Steady Cook. He visited Malta year's back and met hundreds of Maltese cooking enthusiasts. Did you know that you can have a touch of Ainsely in your kitchen? Ainsely is becoming a household name with his new range of sauces and meals!
Fans of the culinary TV shows are well familiar with the charming and skilled chef, Jamie Oliver. His likeable personality, as well as his dedication to making nutritious and delicious meals as simple as possible, has earned him millions of fans as well as a very successful career. Did you know that Dubbed 'The Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver has turned countless novices into very skilled and confident cooks.
Giorgio Locatelli, is considered by many to be one of the best Italian chefs in the UK. At his restaurant Locanda Locatelli, Giorgio serves traditional Italian dishes, emphasizing the quality and freshness of the produce, as well as adding his own personal creative touch. Food fashion has been dominated in the recent past by fusion and anything fast, but Italian cookery has always remained close to our hearts tempting us with the hint of Tuscan landscapes and three-hour lunches al fresco. Did you know that Locatelli is easily considered to be one of the most popular Italian chefs worldwide?
Loved for her signature TV show 30minute meals, Rachel Ray shows us how to be creative in the kitchen when time is our enemy. She uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic and chicken stock to boost flavors. Did you know that Rachel believes that measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking"? instead favors approximations such as "half a palmful"!!!
After winning the The Next Food Network Star competition on April 23, 2006, Fieri was awarded a six-episode commitment for his own cooking show on Food Network. Guy's Big Bite. Did you know that Fieri's is as renowned for his signature look, which he has described as "kulinary gangsta", includes bleached spiky hair, sunburned face, sunglasses on the back of his head, bowling shirts and lots of 'bling' as much as his cooking?