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There’s Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas and Savannah Smiles. Now add a new TV series to the pantheon of Girl Scout Cookies. Food Network has picked up primetime competition series Girl Scout Cookie Championship for a four-episode season. The news was announced Wednesday by network president Courtney White. Hosted by…

Discovery, whose approach to streaming in the U.S. has favored participation in bundled offerings over direct-to-consumer fare, is taking a different tack with the launch of Food Network Kitchen in partnership with Amazon. Billing it as a “first-of-its-kind” service to launch in late October, Discovery said it will…

Food Network star and restaurateur Carl Ruiz died Saturday in his sleep of a suspected heart attack. He was 44 years old and his death was confirmed by his restaurant’s Instagram page. Ruiz opened a new restaurant, La Cubana, in New York City in June. The eatery specializes in authentic Cuban cuisine. The late chef…

Recently earning his fifth Emmy nomination as an executive producer on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Guy Fieri is now 32 seasons into his reality series, and takes little credit for the success the series has seen. Nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program five times in the last five years, the series has…

Food Network has signed a multi-platform deal with Molly Yeh that includes new episodes of her daytime series Girl Meets Farm and content across all digital platforms. Network president Courtney White announced the deal Thursday. Yeh is a food blogger, bestselling cookbook author and the James Beard Award-nominated…

New episodes of Rachael Ray’s series 30 Minute Meals are coming to Food Network, thanks to a new pact between the food personality and the network. Food Network and Rachael Ray have agreed to a deal that also includes a new companion series on digital platforms. The new version of 30 Minute Meals starts…

Discovery has announced the promotions of Loren Ruch, Betsy Ayala and Lynn Sadofsky at HGTV and Food Network. Ruch has been upped to Group SVP of Production & Development for HGTV, based in New York, while Ayala is promoted to SVP of Production & Development for HGTV based in Knoxville. Both report to network…

The man who eats strange foods for a living now has to eat some humble pie. Bizarre Foods host and celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern has caused a firestorm in the Asian-American and foodie communities over his comments that Chinese food in the Midwest is served in "horseshit restaurants." Zimmern made the comments to…

As Discovery continues to finalize its org chart in the wake of this year’s close of its Scripps Networks Interactive deal, the company has promoted Courtney White to president of the Food Network. Formerly based in Scripps’ home base of Knoxville, Tenn., as executive VP and GM of HGTV and Food Network, White will…

The star of the Food Network show Ginormous Food, which seeks out the biggest and tastiest foods in America, may have bitten off more than he can chew. The caustic standup comedian stirred up a hornets nest of comments on Twitter with some insulting remarks that took aim at Muslims, blacks, Jews, and others in a…

Food Network's Chopped has added a familiar face from the intersection of cuisine and television. Martha Stewart has signed as a recurring guest judge on the venerable series, whose 38th cycle launches next month. She first will appear in the June 5 episode of Chopped, joining host Ted Allen and series regulars Maneet…

Cakes, cakes and more cakes. Food Network is expanding its Monday night baking-themed lineup, ordering 10 episodes of Dallas Cakes, a spinoff of recently renewed Vegas Cakes, and renewing Ridiculous Cakes for a 13-episode second season. Dallas Cakes, slated for premiere this spring, follows talented, Dallas-based…