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Junior cooking dynamos step into the Chopped kitchen to showcase their culinary skills in the new season of Chopped Junior, premiering Tuesday, June 25th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. Through six one-hour episodes, the junior chefs must create delectable dishes utilizing ingredients within the mystery baskets over three rounds - appetizer, entrée, and dessert - with a limited amount of time to earn the elusive Chopped Junior chef coat and a $10,000 grand prize. Hosted by Ted Allen, these young cooks must prove they are wise beyond their years with their culinary chops. Special guests join the recurring Chopped judges at the table to determine who will be eliminated, including Jessica Alba, Anthony Anderson, Nikki Bella, Kardea Brown, Clinton Kelly, and Bailee Madison.

The 2019 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Presented by PepsiCo is proud to announce GRAMMY Award-winning band Little Big Town as this year's musical headliner.

WRONG CHOPPED is a world premiere of Dog Stuff's dada deconstruction of reality television cooking competitions, the theatrical form, and time and space itself.

The Paley Center for Media today announced that it will honor the LGBTQ+ community, and the television series that broke barriers, shattered stereotypes, and brought audiences together at The Paley Honors: Tribute to LGBTQ+ Achievements in Television on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall. This momentous occasion will take place at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on May 15, 2019, at 6:30 pm.

The City Harvest 36th Annual 2019 Gala, 'Electric Rock' was held at Cipriani on Tuesday, April 30th. It was hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Antoni Porowski, with a special performance by Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe-Award-winning performer Darren Criss. It was a star-studded evening that raised $4.1 million to support the City Harvest mission.

Last night, City Harvest, New York City's largest food rescue organization, hosted City Harvest: The 2019 Gala and raised $4.1 million-enough to provide over 14 million meals to New Yorkers in need. The electric-rock-themed event, which took place at Cipriani 42nd Street, was hosted by Chrissy Teigen, TV host, model, and bestselling author, and Antoni Porowski, Emmy Award-winning TV personality, actor, food expert, author and restaurateur. Both are members of City Harvest's Food Council, a group of culinary experts and top chefs dedicated to supporting and spreading awareness of City Harvest's mission.

The Paley Center for Media today announced that it will honor the LGBTQ+ community, and the television series that broke barriers, shattered stereotypes, and brought audiences together at The Paley Honors: Tribute to LGBTQ+ Achievements in Television on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall. This momentous occasion will take place at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on May 15, 2019, at 6:30 pm.

You've heard the whispers on the wind, now hear the official announcement on the wind! Firehouse Theatre presents the World Premiere of WRONG CHOPPED -- a dada deconstruction of reality television cooking competitions, the theatrical form, and time and space itself.

City Harvest: The 2019 Gala Presents 'Electric Rock' is the 36th annual gala by the organization. It will take place on Tuesday, April 30 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Food Network kicks off May with exciting competitions and season premieres. Tyler Florence hits the road with stops across the country where he is bringing together three of a city's most talented chefs to battle it out for a chance to become the hometown champ in a new season of Bite Club, premiering Tuesday, May 7th at 10pm. Host Scott Conant and judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid are putting nine top-of-the-line bakers to the test on a new season of Best Baker in Americabeginning Monday, May 13th at 9pm. Plus in primetime, don't miss new episodes of Bake You Rich, Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Duff Takes the Cake, Guy's Grocery Games, Restaurant: Impossible, Spring Baking Championship and Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition. In daytime, catch the season premieres of Valerie's Home Cooking on Sunday, May 12th at 11am and Trisha's Southern Kitchenon Saturday, May 18th at 12pm, along with premieres of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro, Girl Meets Farm, The Kitchen and The Pioneer Woman. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook, Instagram,Twitter and Snapchat Discover.

Food Network springs into action this April with all-new exciting series and season premieres of your favorite shows. Hit the streets with Bobby Flay and daughter Sophie Flay as they search for the greatest local dishes around, on new series The Flay List, premiering Thursday, April 11th at 10:30pm. Restaurant: Impossible returns with Chef Robert Irvine on Saturday, April 20th at 9pm as he takes on the challenge of turning around a failing restaurant in just two days. Starting on Sunday, April 21st at 9pm, watch chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence take on the worst celebrity cooks with the hope of transforming them from kitchen disasters into kitchen masters, on a new season of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition. Also, in primetime, catch the epic grand finale of Buddy Vs. Duff, plus premieres of Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Family Food Showdown and Guy's Grocery Games. In daytime, catch the exciting return of 30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray, kicking off 30 days of 30 new episodes on Monday, April 1st at 12pm. Then, Ina Garten returns with a new season of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro onSunday, April 21st at 11:30am. Plus, don't miss premieres of Giada Entertains, Girl Meets Farm, The Kitchenand The Pioneer Woman. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat Discover.

Palm Beach Opera presented the second of its 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn series for an inside look into the film noir-inspired production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the company's upcoming opera, which runs Feb. 22-24.  

City Harvest, New York City's largest food rescue organization, announced today that Chrissy Teigen, TV host, model, and bestselling author, and Antoni Porowski, Emmy Award-winning TV personality, actor, food expert, author and restaurateur, will co-host City Harvest: The 2019 Gala, on April 30. Teigen and Porowski are also members of City Harvest's Food Council, a group of culinary experts and top chefs that support the organization's work to rescue good food that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it to New Yorkers in need.

Food Network gets the new year started right with new series, new seasons and new episodes of fan-favorite shows in January. First, Guy Fieri welcomes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives families to Flavortown for the tournament premiere of Guy's Grocery Games: DDD Family Tournament on Wednesday, January 2nd at 9pm. Next, Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence welcome a new batch of hapless recruits to whip into shape on the season premiere of Worst Cooks in America on Sunday, January 6th at 9pm. Next, 12 talented young bakers enter the kitchen with the hopes of impressing Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman on a new season of Kids Baking Championship premiering Monday, January 7th at 9pm. Then, at 10pm, Giada De Laurentiis hosts brand-new competition series, Winner Cake All, with four of the best cake-baking teams in the country facing off each episode to create epic cakes for clients such as TLC's The Busbys, Rashad Jennings, Apolo Ohno and more. Also, catch primetime premieres of Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Grocery Games and Triple D Nation. In daytime, Giada De Laurentiis is sharing her hosting tips and tricks on a new season of Giada Entertains premiering Sunday, January 20th at 11:30am. Also, in daytime, don't miss premieres of Girl Meets Farm, Guy's Ranch Kitchen, The Kitchen, The Pioneer Woman and Trisha's Southern Kitchen. FoodNetwork.com is serving up healthy options for the new year and seasonal recipes perfect for the cold weather. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat Discover.

Food Network is serving up fresh and fun holiday episodes this December all month long. On Sunday, December 16th at 9pm, the gingerbread artists of Holiday Gingerbread Showdown pull out all the stops for the exciting season finale, and Holiday Baking Championship crowns the most impressive festive baker on Monday, December 17th at 9pm. Then, at 10pm competitors wow host Eddie Jackson and the judges with 3D displaysin hopes of winning the ultimate prize on the season finale of Christmas Cookie Challenge. The edible architecture is next level at the 25th annual National Gingerbread Competition as seen on the holiday special Gingerbread Giants 2 premiering Sunday, December 23rd at 9pm. On Monday, December 24th at 9pm, former Holiday Baking Championship competitors return for redemption on the 'Homecoming Special'episode. Also in primetime, don't miss premieres and themed episodes of Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Grocery Games and Triple-D Nation. In daytime, Ina Garten invites special guests Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall and John DeLucaover for a special Mary Poppins episode of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro on Sunday, December 9th at 12:30pm. Also catch premieres and holiday episodes including Crazy Christmas Cakes, Giada's Holiday Handbook, Girl Meets Farm, Guy's Ranch Kitchen, The Kitchen, Martina's Table, The Pioneer Woman and Trisha's Southern Kitchen. FoodNetwork.com is serving up holiday recipes, videos and how-tos that will help you impress your guests. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat Discover.

Gather around the TV this holiday season with family and friends for Food Network's exciting menu of holiday programming kicking off this November. Food Network turns up the heat with the special premiere of People Magazine: Sexiest Chef Alive on Thursday, November 1st at 8pm when People Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle goes behind the scenes with the 10 chefs in the running for the title. Then, Giada De Laurentiis hosts the new series Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge, tasking five top chefs to create the ultimate dishes for the ultimate food holiday on Sunday, November 4th at 9pm. On Monday, November 5th at 9pm, Jesse Palmer, Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale are back with a new season of Holiday Baking Championship when nine of the country's best holiday bakers will compete for the grand prize of $25,000. Then at 10pm, Eddie Jackson and Ree Drummond return for an all-new season of Christmas Cookie Challenge giving top bakers the chance to impress with their creative cookie recipes. Next, Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence help returning recruits with their Thanksgiving meals on Worst Cooks in America: Thanksgiving Redemption on Sunday, November 11th at 10pm. Ina Garten hosts a special Thanksgiving episode of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro on Saturday, November 17th at 8pm where she and some of her celebrity friends share their favorite holiday sides including Barefoot Contessa fan Jennifer Garner. On Sunday, November 18th at 8pm, Martha Stewart welcomes four of the country's best cake artists as they craft the most incredible cake tributes to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the special premiere of Macy's Thanksgiving Cake Spectacular. On Sunday, November 25th at 8pm, Jonathan Bennett hosts a special Holiday Wars competition giving three teams of cake and sugar artists the challenge of creating the most impressive holiday displays possible. At 9pm, Marcela Valladolid is giving nine food artists the chance to compete for the title of Best Gingerbread Artist in America on Holiday Gingerbread Showdown. Also, don't miss premieres and holiday-themed episodes of Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Guy's Grocery Games and Triple D Nation. In daytime, Giada De Laurentiis is back for a new season of Giada's Holiday Handbook on Sunday, November 11th at 11:30am, helping to plan the perfect holiday menu. Then, country legend Martina McBride is welcoming fans into her kitchen where she will share her favorite family recipes on Martina's Table premiering Sunday, November 18th at 12pm. Also catch new seasons of Girl Meets Farm on Sunday, November 11th at 11am and Guy's Ranch Kitchen on Saturday, November 17th at 12:30pm. Catch holiday episodes and premieres of Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro, The Kitchen, The Pioneer Woman and Trisha's Southern Kitchen. FoodNetwork.com is serving up Thanksgiving mains, sides and desserts that will be sure to impress your guests. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat Discover.