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Food Network kicks off summer with Summer Squad Live, a dynamic, cross-platform event on Wednesday, May 23rd at 4:15pm ET. A follow-up to February's #GameDayEats, which drove over 11 million video views and reached nearly 2 million fans on average per post, #SummerSquad Live will offer real-time entertainment and engagement featuring a menu of seasonal recipes, tips and inspiration from Food Network experts across the brand's platforms including Facebook Live, Snapchat, FoodNetwork.com and on-air.  Katie Lee, host of Cooking Channel's Beach Bites with Katie Lee and co-host of Food Network's The Kitchen, will also join the #SummerSquad party live to help make sure fans at home get their summers started right!

Presenting an unparalleled travel experience on the East Coast, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa continues to raise the bar in Atlantic City fifteen years after its momentous debut, offering guests an electrifying summer season of the biggest names in entertainment, exclusive culinary experiences, as well as unique casino promotions and special events.

The Gazillionaire descended on Las Vegas seven years ago bringing 'ABSINTHE' to Caesars Palace. He hosts an adults-only circus variety show exhilarating audiences with wild and outlandish acts in a theatre-in-the-round presentation. It is a night of imagination and excess, as its eccentric cast performs feats of strength, balance, danger, and flexibility on the intimate stage.

In celebration of ABSINTHE's seven unabashedly irreverent years in Las Vegas, the show's foul-mouthed owner and host will present The Gazillionaire's Gala of Gluttony, a sure-to-be unforgettable experience inside his wondrous Spiegeltent at Caesars Palace at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 7. Hosted by The Gazillionaire and his raucous assistant Wanda Widdles, the Gala of Gluttony will feature specially created, one-night-only performances by the casts of ABSINTHE and OPIUM, a live band, and surprise guests.

Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa at The Islands of Loreto, a luxury Villa Group property, will feature three prominent chefs and noted culinary personalities as part of "Mexican Fest Chef Week," May 15-20. The six-day event, open to the public with reservations currently being accepted, will include chef demonstrations and lavish multi-course dinners.

Culinary superstars Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis are back to mentor and judge ten culinary hopefuls for a shot at stardom in the new season of Food Network Star, premiering Sunday, June 10th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. Over nine episodes the finalists are tasked with challenges that test both their cooking and on-camera skills, as they try to prove to Bobby and Giada they have what it takes to be a star. Before the main competition gets started, Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence return to co-host a new season of Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen, premiering on Sunday, May 27th at 9pm ET/PT, as eight former finalists battle it out to earn a spot on the new season. FoodNetwork.com's Star Salvation, hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli, also returns to give finalists eliminated during the season a chance to rejoin the on-air competition. Tune in to the finale on Sunday, August 5th at 9pm ET/PT, to see who is crowned the newest Food Network Star winner.

Culinary superstars Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis are back to mentor and judge ten culinary hopefuls for a shot at stardom in the new season of Food Network Star, premiering Sunday, June 10th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. Over nine episodes the finalists are tasked with challenges that test both their cooking and on-camera skills, as they try to prove to Bobby and Giada they have what it takes to be a star. Before the main competition gets started, Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence return to co-host a new season of Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen, premiering on Sunday, May 27th at 9pm ET/PT, as eight former finalists battle it out to earn a spot on the new season. FoodNetwork.com's Star Salvation, hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli, also returns to give finalists eliminated during the season a chance to rejoin the on-air competition. Tune in to the finale on Sunday, August 5th at 9pm ET/PT, to see who is crowned the newest Food Network Star winner.

Leading the way in premium unscripted content, Bravo Media will expand to seven nights a week of original programming in primetime, and unveiled a diversified slate of 11 new and 20 returning series, it was announced today by Jerry Leo, Executive Vice President, Program Strategy, Lifestyle Networks and Production Bravo. Bravo is the #1 cable network among female viewers in F18-49 and F25-54, leading the industry by at least a +16% advantage, its highest margin ever. In addition, Bravo finished 1Q18 as the #5 ad-supported cable network in P18-49, its highest ranking quarter ever in primetime.

Just one month after Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) completed its acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive, President and CEO David Zaslav and other company executives will provide a first look at the new global leader in real life entertainment to investors, advertisers, buyers, analysts and other partners today at 4 p.m. ET at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York.

WaterTower Theatre announced today details of its 2018 Spring Gala, to be held on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7 pm. The 2018 Spring Gala is chaired by Tara Lewis, aided by Underwriting Chair and WaterTower Theater Board member Craig Sutton. The Honorary Chair is WaterTower Theatre Board member and past gala chair Barbara Daseke.

Ina Garten and 'Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro' Return for a Second Season on 3/11 on Food Network

Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, returns for a second season of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro on Sunday, March 11th at 12pm ET/PT on Food Network. Hosted by Ina from her home in East Hampton, NY, the eight-episode season includes appearances by a roster of legendary chefs. In this all-new season of Cook Like a Pro, Ina helps viewers take their cooking to the next level by sharing foolproof recipes and tips for easy, delicious food. Throughout the season, she welcomes several special guest chefs including Wolfgang Puck discussing all things bread, Jean-Georges Vongerichten serving up tipsy desserts, Daniel Boulud making French food simple and Bobby Flay with essential American classics.

Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation are serving up the best reasons to explore the world through expert-led, locally-inspired cruise cuisine, as the award-winning small ship cruise line and preeminent American culinary organization sign a multi-year agreement to continue their exclusive partnership, through early 2021. The long-term partnership is a result of past successes of the unique travel-culinary program, which hand-picks acclaimed culinary experts to share their knowledge of cuisines of the world with travelers, and showcases exclusive recipes and experiences on sailings across Windstar's fleet of six elegant ships. The relationship began in 2016 and grew in 2017 into an exclusive partnership naming Windstar the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation, a title that embodies the line's commitment to elevated epicurean experiences around the world.

In celebration of seven record-breaking years on The Strip, Las Vegas' #1 show, ABSINTHE will perform two shows per night, seven days a week, 365 days a year at Caesars Palace beginning Monday, May 14. Tickets for the new Monday and Tuesday shows go on sale today, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at AbsintheVegas.com.

The Food Network Shares 2018 February Highlights!

Celebrated bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and comedian Paul Shaffer along with his talented full band, The Shaf-Shifters, will perform an exclusive three-week engagement at the iconic Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace on select dates in December 2017 and January 2018.

TV Guide shared the list of what is all coming to Hulu next month. Read the full article here!

Last night, as multi-platinum superstar, Mariah Carey, performed the 50th and final show of her highly-successful two year Las Vegas residency 'MARIAH: #1 TO INFINITY', at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, she surprised the audience with a Christmas in July announcement that she will return to The Colosseum this December with her acclaimed Christmas concert series 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'.

Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas resorts are celebrating the most wonderful time of the year with 12 days of gifts that are sure to fill everyone on your list with holiday cheer. Experience a few of our favorite things including attractions, spa treatments, shows, celebrity chef cookbooks and more.

Las Vegas tourists and locals will be immersed in classic vintage Vegas with the debut of The Cocktail Cabaret, a new live musical show opening on Thurs., Nov. 30 at the famed Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace.