Celebrity Chefs

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  Rick Bayless explains Mexican cuisine , everyday and fiesta Photo

  Go ahead, splurge on a little rich food. more

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  Celebrity butchers step into the foodie pantheon Photo

  Suddenly, butchers are hot. more

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  Mario Batali has a new cookbook, and a new approach to food

  You might have to sit down for this. more

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  Breweries vie to create world's strongest beer Photo

  When Scottish brewers Martin Dickie and James Watt came up with the cheeky idea to make a beer as potent as whiskey, they couldn't wait to share it with the world. more

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  'Martini Time' with Chef Tina Martini at M Resort in Las Vegas Photo

  Katherine Ryder learned an important lesson on her 55th birthday: Don't poke holes in potatoes before boiling them. more

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  Modern mixologist builds from the base Photo

  Tony Abou-Ganim has been mixing cocktails for 30 years, but he still relies on the same rule of thumb for what defines a good drink: "If the person you serve it to tries it, smiles and their eyes light up," he says, "you're onto something." more

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  Talking kosher with a contender Photo

  Chef Eli Kirshtein cooks kosher even though he doesn't keep kosher. more

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  How I Made It: Strong-willed chef Wolfgang Puck Photo

  The Austria-born celebrity chef and founder of Spago is considered a pioneer of California cuisine. He is set to cater the Governors Ball after the Academy Awards for his 16th year. more

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  Art Smith is having quite a winter. Photo

  This chef dishes on everything from his 50th birthday to his new cookbook to being in the hall of fame more

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  A 'Top Chef' with a vision all his own

  The Gorbals is a peculiar, very personal restaurant from a chef with a point of view. more

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  In the kitchen with: David Chang

  Outside of New York's five boroughs and the foodie bloggerati (most of America, let's just say), the name David Chang rings few bells. more

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  Look what Julie Powell's serving us now

  One thing seems fairly clear: Amy Adams, who played the food blogger in last summer's breakout hit "Julie & Julia," probably won't be donning a butcher's apron for Julie Powell's newest memoir. more

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  Gordon Ramsay wants you to 'Cookalong'

  LOS ANGELES -- If you're having trouble deciding what to cook for dinner, try Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Chili Peppers and Tomatoes followed by Steak Diane with Sauteed Potatoes and a Quick Tiramisu. more

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  This chef's primer to hard winter squash

  Tips from Chef Peter Petusevsky more

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  Healthy Holiday Recipes from the Food Network Photos

  Want to enjoy the holiday feast without a New Year's resolution to diet? Food Network chef Claire Robinson has a nutritious holiday meal plan that reduces prep time and stress. more

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  Vegetarian cookbook author Anna Thomas ladles out 'Love Soup' Photo

  Anna Thomas, a few canvas bags hanging on one arm, wanders the rows of the Ventura farmers market just eight hours before her guests are to sit around the table in the soaring great room of her home in Ojai. She chooses yellow onions and prune plums, leeks and walnuts as an ocean breeze cools the... more

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  Chef John Besh's mission is saving a city's food culture

  Chef John Besh opened his fifth restaurant a month ago and has his sixth opening in as many days. He's touring the country with a just-published 5-pound, 200-recipe, $45 paean to the region's foodways called "My New Orleans: The Cookbook." more

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  The Pioneer Woman, an Internet and publishing sensation Photo

  Ree Drummond likes to call herself an accidental country girl and she considers herself something of an accidental cook. But there's nothing accidental about the success she's built combining those two. more

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  Rachael Ray kick-off to a new TV season

  Rachael Ray threw a "Big Block Party" in Chicago recently, and no opportunity to hug or high-five locals was missed. The TV cooking show celebrity and author delivered the kind of enthusiasm and "if I can do it, so can you" attitude that turns viewers into fans. more

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  Top TV and Movie Chefs (and Cooks) Photos

  Zap2it loves its food, and this is a tribute to the fictional screen chefs (and cooks) who have chopped, baked, boiled, sauteed and flambeed their way into our hearts. more

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  'Top Chef Masters' Photos

  The judges' table has finally turned -- and we'll see what happens when these top chefs are now on the other side. more

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  'Top Chef: New York' Photos

  Bright knives, Big city. The fifth season of "Top Chef "returns to Bravo with “Top Chef: New York,” premiering November 12. more

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  Celebrity Chef Week Photos

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  Chilean chef's creations Photos

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  Train chefs keep quality on track

  Shaun Murphy was facing a chef's worst nightmare: a dining room full of guests and nothing to feed them. And running around the corner to the market was absolutely out of the question. Murphy was cooking aboard a train that was stuck between Los Angeles and Chicago. more

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  "Top Chef: Chicago" - Season 4 Photos

  "Top Chef: Chicago" airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. (ET), on Bravo. more

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  'Top Chef' - Season 2 Photos

  Now in its second season, "Top Chef" is Bravo's culinary answer to "Project Runway." Each week, the 15 competing chefs -- some personal chefs, some culinary students, some line cooks -- will be asked to prove their mettle in a variety of tests. The food will then be tasted and evaluated by head... more