Rocco DiSpirito News

Food Network NYCWFF presented by Invesco QQQ 10/15-10/18

by Marina Kennedy — July 14, 2026

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Invesco QQQ (NYCWFF) today announces its star-studded 19th annual programming lineup taking place October 15–18, 2026.

Guy Fieri’s TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Returning with Season 7 This March

by Josh Sharpe — January 21, 2026

Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions returns for Season 7 on March 1, featuring epic culinary battles and top chefs competing for glory.

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Returning to Food Network in March

by Josh Sharpe — January 21, 2025

Guy Fieri’s fiercest culinary event, Tournament of Champions, is back for a sixth season on Sunday, March 2 at 8pm ET/PT on Food Network and streams on Max.

OUTCHEF'D Returns for Third Season with Brand-New Culinary Battles

by Josh Sharpe — May 16, 2024

In each episode, a confident home cook thinks they are entering an audition and are shocked to find out they are about to go head-to-head in a culinary battle against a renowned world-class chef.

Food Network Serves Up First-Ever After-Hours Culinary Poker Game WILDCARD KITCHEN

by Michael Major — February 8, 2024

Chefs competing against each other include Chopped judges Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey and Marc Murphy; Italian cuisine masters Gabriele Bertaccini, Rocco Dispirito and Antonia Lofaso; and best friends Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Justin Sutherland.

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS V to Premiere on Food Network in February

by Michael Major — January 23, 2024

The pressure is intense, and emotions are high as the chefs do not know who their opponents will be and what challenges the randomizer will dish out, getting progressively harder and harder in each round.

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS IV to Premiere on Food Network In February

by Michael Major — January 12, 2023

Guy Fieri’s culinary competition, Tournament of Champions, returns with a supersized fourth season.

GREENWICH WINE + FOOD Announces Details for Big Easy Event

by Marina Kennedy — August 26, 2022

Greenwich Wine + Food today announced confirmed musical talent, chef participation and additional events that will be part of its 10-year anniversary celebration taking place this October.

Food Network Announces TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS III Premiere

by Michael Major — January 18, 2022

Chefs include Eric Adjepong, Einat Admony, Karen Akunowicz, Kelsey Barnard Clark, defending champion and Tournament of Champions II winner Maneet Chauhan, Madison Cowan, Tobias Dorzon, Tiffani Faison, Darnell Ferguson, Amanda Freitag, Richard Hales, Christian Petroni, Michael Psilakis, Aarthi Sampat

BWW Interview: Restaurateur Istvan Nagy of SIDE DOOR and ONE LENOX

by Marina Kennedy — March 17, 2021

Broadwayworld.

Guy Fieri Is Back With TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS II on Food Network

by Sarah Jae Leiber — January 27, 2021

Guy Fieri is back with the toughest bracket-style culinary competition where 16 of the best chefs from the East and West coasts go head-to-head in sudden-death cooking battles on Tournament of Champions II.

Star-Studded THANKSGIVING TELEVISION SPECIAL to Benefit City Harvest and No Kid Hungry

by Marina Kennedy — November 22, 2020

Celebrity Chef Geoffrey Zakarian announced today that he will produce and host a one-hour Thanksgiving television special this coming Wednesday, November 25, 2020, to raise money for City Harvest and No Kid Hungry.

Billy Porter, Alanis Morissette, Norm Lewis, Michael Urie & More to Take Part in WELL BEINGS Virtual Town Hall

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 1, 2020

WETA Washington, D.

Guy Fieri Hosts New Bracket-Style Culinary Competition Series TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

by Sarah Jae Leiber — January 23, 2020

It's madness on Food Network this March as Guy Fieri hosts and executive produces an all new culinary competition where 16 of the nation's most celebrated chefs face-off on Tournament of Champions, premiering on Wednesday, March 4th at 10pm with a supersized 90-minute episode stuffed with edge-of-yo

BWW Contest: Win Tickets to Three Different New York City Food & Wine Festival Events!

by BWW Contests — October 10, 2019

Get ready for a delicious weekend because BroadwayWorld is giving you the chance to win tickets to three different events at this year's New York City Wine & Food Festival.

12th Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel NEW YORK CITY WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL Presented by Capital One Unveils 2019 Program

by Marina Kennedy — June 8, 2019

The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (NYCWFF) returns for its 12th annual edition this Fall, taking over the Big Apple October 10 - 13, 2019.