Operation Barnabas is hosting its 2nd Celebrity Christmas Cookie Challenge featuring local celebrity "bakers" in a Food Network style competition judged by a panel of foodie influencers! This event will help Operation Barnabas with its mission to end veteran incarceration, homelessness, and suicide in NE Florida and beyond. The Toasted Yolk Cafe Baymeadows is our host on Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 6:30-8:30PM. Get tickets and discover the impact Operation Barnabas is having in our community at www.operationbarnabas.com.

What tastes delicious but also floats, explodes or levitates.

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” has died.

Porch on St. Simons Island, Georgia has been serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken, fresh wild Georgia shrimp and Southern sides for years.

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Yungblud and Megadeth, a documentary that delves into the extraordinary life of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and Regina Hall and Sterling K.

Have you ever had a FRIED burger? If so, perhaps you’ve tried the jalapeno popper burger from Gas Full Service, which is your favorite spot for a burger.

Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its other networks. By comparison, the ad-free Disney Plus costs $7 a month and Netflix' most popular plan costs $14 a month. Discovery CEO David Zaslav first announced the streaming service in late 2019, but did not provide details until now. Discovery Plus joins a slew of new streaming services started to challenge traditional TV providers and dominant streaming services like Hulu and Netflix over the past year, including Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and Comcast’s Peacock service. The service will role out in 25 countries in 2021 including Italy, Spain, U.K. and Ireland as well as India.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. It was the sweet taste of victory Tuesday night for one Jacksonville pastry chef. RELATED | Jacksonville restaurants use kitchens, donated food to cook for seniorsIn an interview with River City Live host Rance Adams, Reed said it was an incredible experience. I set out to be on a network show just to have the spotlight shine on Jacksonville, Reed said. The dessert-themed spin-off of the television series Chopped began in 2019 and has been highlighting pastry chefs from all over. Restaurants Orsay and Black Sheep were runners up during our 2020 JaxBest showcase for Jacksonvilles best wine list and Best sunset views.

We’re all coping with the coronavirus outbreak in our own ways, and for some, that’s pretending that every hour of the day is happy hour. If you fall into that category, celebrity chef and all-around national treasure Ina Garten, also known as the Barefoot Contessa, has the perfect cocktail recipe for you. All you need is “good” vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, lime juice and a giant martini glass. And no, we’re not kidding when we say a giant martini glass -- just check out the video of Garten making the drink on her Instagram, below. And as Garten always says, “How easy was that?”

Carl Ruiz's cause of death has been revealed. The Food Network star died from hardened arteries, according to multiple reports. "I'm heartbroken that my friend chef Carl Ruiz is gone. I have no words to describe what a great friend he was to me and my family," Fieri wrote on Twitter on Sept. 22. RELATED CONTENT:Carl Ruiz, Food Network Chef, Dead at 44Robert Forster, Star of 'Jackie Brown' and 'Breaking Bad,' Dead at 78