Celebrities and Portable Microwaves

Products we loved at the International Home & Housewares Show. (By Louisa Chu)

The Food Network is halting production of Emeril Live, citing … well, not much of anything. (By James Norton)

Is the omnivorous media merger a “bam” good thing? (By Traci Vogel)

How to Prepare for the Meal of Your Life

Six months ago you nabbed a reservation at the hottest restaurant in town. Now the meal of your life is two days away. You have to be prepared. You have to be psyched. You have to make the most of it. But how? (By Joyce Slaton)

Zero-Gravity Gourmet

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine? (By Kathryn Hawkins)

Clay Potatoes and Olive Pit Fuel

Observations from Madrid Fusión 2008. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Serve Wine, Make Wine

Sommeliers leap from restaurant floor to vineyard. (By Jordan Mackay)

Is it all glamour, glitz, casual chats with Alton Brown, and free-flowing brioche backstage at the Food Network? According to the channel’s new blog, not so much. (By Tea Austen Weaver)

Emeril Lagasse obtained a whiff of much-needed publicity in this month’s National Culinary Review. It seems the darling of the indie food scene cooked up a little something for NASA astronauts. (By James Norton)

Don’t be surprised to see Emeril’s face smiling up at you from a sticker on an eggplant. Emeril is now in the produce business (Emeril’s Gourmet Produce), as a partner with Pride of San Juan (a shipper/grower... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

A brilliant video mash-up of Rachael Ray’s “mmm” faces makes us ponder why women need to have sex with their food. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

Padma Lakshmi: Comedienne? Seriously?

Padma Lakshmi is going to be starring in a new NBC food-focused sitcom. (By James Norton)

The space race is on! Again! Rather than worrying about who will be the first in space, it’s now all about who will be the first to replace freeze-dried ice cream with celebrity-cheffed food. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

Creative cooking with the unripe fruit. (By Caitlin McGrath)

A book review reveals a new side to Julia Child. A homophobic one. (By Joyce Slaton)