James Beard News

As the network continues to ramp up its original programming amid its record-ratings streak, Bravo Media promoted Andy Cohen to Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development. The announcement was made today by Frances Berwick, President, Bravo Media. Cohen will continue to report to Berwick and will be based in New York.

André Soltner, founder and chef of the legendary New York restaurant Lutèce, will create a special edition of New York Philharmonic Musical Suppers, Friday, January 7, 2011.

In celebration of the year's top country artists, CMT has invited three of the nation's most highly respected chefs to create a three course tasting menu to complement an elegant evening honoring Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band, in the new special, CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, premiering Friday, December 3 on CMT and CMT.com.

Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band Honored in CMT's First Star-Studded 'Artists of the Year' Special

Ten episodes, twelve contestants and hundreds of pounds of sugar later, Yigit Pura, Executive Pastry Chef at Taste Catering and Event Planning in San Francisco, has been crowned the winner on the premiere season of BRAVO's 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the popular Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef.' Pura takes home an impressive prize package, including a feature in Food and Wine magazine, a showcase at the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, a 2011 Buick Regal and $100,000 furnished by Godiva Chocolatier.

Coffee and Conversation Thursday: Lee Barclay, Leah Chase Ann Marie Coviello, and Erroll Laborde on New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost

Coffee and Conversation Thursday: Lee Barclay, Leah Chase Ann Marie Coviello, and Erroll Laborde on New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost

On Saturday, October 16, at 8:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Performing Arts Center, beloved founder of the world-renowned Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, will take the stage with a program created especially for KPAC.

In celebration of the year's top country artists, CMT has invited three of the nation's most highly respected chefs to create a three course tasting menu to complement an elegant evening honoring Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band, in the new special, CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, premiering Friday, December 3 on CMT and CMT.com.

On Saturday, October 16, at 8:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Performing Arts Center, beloved founder of the world-renowned Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, will take the stage with a program created especially for KPAC.

You may get a sugar high from Bravo's sweetest new series, 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the 2010 Primetime Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef,' premiering Wednesday, September 15 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, and moving into its regular timeslot of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. These chefs can have their cake and make it too as the main focus of this competition is the Achilles heel of most chefs: desserts. This time the pastry chefs will see if they have what it takes to out flambe, out frost and out fudge the competition. Gail Simmons, a series judge on 'Top Chef' for the past seven seasons, takes on the hosting duties of this highly competitive series showcasing the best of the best in the world of pastry arts. Joining the judges' panel as head judge is Johnny Iuzzini, one of the country's most celebrated and innovative pastry chefs and Executive Pastry Chef at Restaurant Jean Georges. Hubert Keller, critically acclaimed chef as well as guest judge on 'Top Chef' and finalist on 'Top Chef Masters,' and Dannielle Kyrillos, entertaining expert and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large will also serve as regular judges for the series.

The 2010 Emmy Award-winning Bravo has whipped up partnerships with Breyers, Dawn, Extra Dessert Delights Gum and Godiva as official sponsors for the premiere season of 'Top Chef Just Desserts,' the spin-off series of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning show 'Top Chef,' which will debut Wednesday, September 15 at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

Bravo announced today a deal with Groupon, (http://www.groupon.com), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America, for an exclusive partnership pegged around the popular series, 'Top Chef.' Beginning on August 4 and running until August 8 at http://www.groupon.com/topchef, Groupon will offer consumers a discount coupon at eight 'Top Chef' related properties across the country. The deal marks the first partnership between Groupon and a TV network. For more information visit www.bravotv.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Bravo announced today a deal with Groupon, (http://www.groupon.com), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America, for an exclusive partnership pegged around the popular series, 'Top Chef.' Beginning on August 4 and running until August 8 at http://www.groupon.com/topchef, Groupon will offer consumers a discount coupon at eight 'Top Chef' related properties across the country. The deal marks the first partnership between Groupon and a TV network. For more information visit www.bravotv.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Bravo announced today a deal with Groupon, a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America, for an exclusive partnership pegged around the popular series, 'Top Chef.' Beginning on August 4 and running until August 8 at http://www.groupon.com/topchef, Groupon will offer consumers a discount coupon at eight 'Top Chef' related properties across the country. The deal marks the first partnership between Groupon and a TV network. For more information visit www.bravotv.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BravoPR.

You may get a sugar high from Bravo's sweetest new series, 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the 2010 Primetime Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef,' premiering Wednesday, September 15 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, and moving into its regular timeslot of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. These chefs can have their cake and make it too as the main focus of this competition is the Achilles heel of most chefs: desserts. This time the pastry chefs will see if they have what it takes to out flambe, out frost and out fudge the competition. Gail Simmons, a series judge on 'Top Chef' for the past seven seasons, takes on the hosting duties of this highly competitive series showcasing the best of the best in the world of pastry arts. Joining the judges' panel as head judge is Johnny Iuzzini, one of the country's most celebrated and innovative pastry chefs and Executive Pastry Chef at Restaurant Jean Georges. Hubert Keller, critically acclaimed chef as well as guest judge on 'Top Chef' and finalist on 'Top Chef Masters,' and Dannielle Kyrillos, entertaining expert and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large will also serve as regular judges for the series.

Bravo sweetens the deal as 'Top Chef: Just Desserts' -- a spin-off of the popular Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef' -- adds celebrated pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as Head Judge with critically acclaimed chef Hubert Keller and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large Dannielle Kyrillos rounding out the judges' table. As previously announced, 'Top Chef' judge Gail Simmons will serve as the host of Bravo's newest delectable delight that airs on Bravo later this year.

Bravo sweetens the deal as 'Top Chef: Just Desserts' -- a spin-off of the popular Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef' -- adds celebrated pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as Head Judge with critically acclaimed chef Hubert Keller and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large Dannielle Kyrillos rounding out the judges' table.

The NYC Food Film Festival in association with the James Beard Foundation presents The World Premiere of Florent: Queen of the Meat Market on June 24, 2010 at the Altman Building on West 18th Street.

Taste the culinary power on the seventh season of the No. 1 food show on cable, Bravo's Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series 'Top Chef: Washington D.C.,' premiering Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. The 17 new chef'testants come face to face in the nation's capitol for the ultimate power play that will determine just who has the chops to become Top Chef.