New FN SoBe Fest cookbook, win VIP trip to Miami

South Beach Wine & Food Festival founder and director Lee Brian Schrager has collected recipes and stories from celebrity chefs in celebration of the festival's 10-year anniversary. The book includes an all-access tour of this event, with interviews and insider stories that take readers into the tents, private parties, and the most popular events.

The tastes and smells of SoBe come alive in 100 tantalizing recipes for Drinks, Starters and Small Plates, Barbecue, Burgers, Comfort and Casual Food, Main Courses, and Desserts, including a recipe from Guy Fieri, his All-Star Sausage Steak Sandwich with Guid's Pickled Hot Veggies.

More recipes include
· Rachael Ray’s Cubano Burger with Mango–Black Bean Salsa
· Martha Stewart’s Lobster Roll
· Alice Waters’s Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
· Paula Deen’s Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake
· Tom Colicchio’s Caramelized Tomato Tarts
· Rick Bayless’s Brava Steak with Lazy Salsa
· Spike Mendelsohn’s Toasted Marshmallow Shake
· Nigella Lawson’s Caramel Croissant Pudding
· Jamie Oliver’s Roasted Carrots and Beets with the Juiciest Pork Chops

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook is due for release on November 16, 2010. Find out more at www.sobefestcookbook.com.

Tasting Table is hosting a special sweepstakes to celebrate the forthcoming South Beach Wine & Food Festival Anniversary Cookbook. The Grand Prize package is a VIP trip to South Beach in February 2010.


Enter the sweepstakes by November 15, 2010 to tell friends about the SoBe Cookbook for a chance to win one of 14 incredible prizes. Visit sobe.tastingtable.com for sweepstakes details, and visit sobe.tastingtable.com/prizes to see all the prize details.

Grand Prize: Win airfare, hotel accommodations and passes to the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s 10th Anniversary

Other prizes include an epicurean surprise from Perrier-Jouët Champagne, a Carnival Cruise, crystal Waterford stemware, a coffee machine, signature cups and a year’s supply of illy coffee, an epicurean surprise from Moet Hennessy, a KitchenAid wine storage unit, prime Allen Brothers steaks, a Black Tie Amadeo Decanter from Riedel, a year of chocolate from Godiva, a Celebrity Cruise and a $100 American Express gift card.

Connect with Tasting Table on Facebook or follow @SBFestCookbook on Twitter.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends 11/15/10, subject full official rules available at www.tastingtable.com/sobe/rules. Open to legal residents of the 50 US and DC who are at least 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Void where restricted or prohibited by law.

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Upcoming line of Guy Fieri jewelry, by Room 101

Guy Fieri and Matt Booth of Room101, chalk it up outside the studio in Los Angeles and discuss the upcoming Guy Fieri jewelry line by Room101.


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Visit www.room101silver.com.

Connect on Facebook or follow on Twitter @room101silver. Related websites include www.room101executive.com and www.room101cigars.com.

Other upcoming lines of products include a line of shoes by Globe, manufacturer and distributor of skate shoes and streetwear apparel.

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TV Food Maps (guest blog)

I've been tracking fan sites of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives for a few years now. Not only are the sites based solely on Guy Fieri's Food Network show, but due to the increase of like-minded programming, websites and cell phone apps are being created to track all the food travel shows. Frank of TVFoodMaps.com recently wrote to me about what he and his team are doing. In his own words...

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I recently created a website called TVFoodMaps (http://www.tvfoodmaps.com). The site is for people who love food, eating, travel and most importantly food tv shows. We make it easy for people to find the restaurants visited on shows like Diners, DriveIns & Dives, Man v. Food and many others. We also have a Road Trip search feature that lets you find places along your next road trip or drive.

The site was built by two friends/programmers who both love watching and traveling to the places they see on shows like DDD, Man vs. Food and just about any other show on Food Network and Travel Channel. While we found a number of great fan sites for individual shows we hadn't come across a single site that would act as a "hub" for all of these shows.

The goal of TVFoodMaps.com was to provide a single site that would allow users to find the places they saw on TV when they are traveling to or through different places. We currently have a robust search feature that allows you to search by show, cuisine or cost. We also have a Road Trip search feature which allows user's to search for places along the route they are taking. In the future we plan on adding a number of additional features such as tracking of places you've been / want to go, comments and linking to featured blogs (to provide more detailed content about the restaurants).


We plan on adding a feature where blogs who post about a specific restaurant or episode would be featured on our pages for that restaurant with a short blurb (intro to blog entry) and a "see more" link to your site, with a backlink of the blog entry, "As Seen on TVFoodMaps."

Twitter: @tvfoodmaps
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Interested readers might also enjoy:
FlavorTown, U.S.A.
Food Lovers' Bucket List (related content)
Official Page Productions' DDD Map
MapMuse
Famous Food Finder
Famous Food U.S.

Or these iPhone / Palm Pre Apps
Flavortown, USA App
Triple D App
TV Diner
Guy Ate Here

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Guy's Ghoulish Goulash (GI0911H)

Guy's Big Bite - Guy's Ghoulish Goulash - aired 10/24/10

Guy Fieri does Halloween Big Bite-style with his spicy Goulash served over creamy Polenta, alongside his garlic-infused Vampire Cocktail to ward off the blood-thirsty. Pumpkin Crème Brulee makes a festive sweet treat.

Grilled Polenta - recipe


Guid's Goulash for Zlotowitz - recipe


Pumpkin Pie Creme Brulee - recipe


Keywords:
polenta, Parmesan, chuck, peppers, shallots, Pecan and Butter Cracker Crust, pumpkin puree

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Guy Fieri talks on radio about "Tailgate Warriors"

Guy Fieri has been doing the radio rounds in support of the Food Network's 4-part series, "Tailgate Warriors," with new episodes airing on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT and repeats on Fridays at 11:00 PM ET/PT and Saturdays at 4:00 PM ET/PT.

Guy Fieri talks "Tailgate Warriors" with Kallaway on the Rise on 95.5 WIFC, Friday, October 22, 2010.

They talk about the fact that Green Bay fans will tailgate no matter what the weather; 24 below doesn't hold 'em back. "Tailgating is hot," Guy Fieri said. "The kitchen is not just defined by the four walls inside of a house." Click here to listen.

Guy Fieri was visiting his restaurants in Sacramento and checked in with Pat and Tom on 105.1 KNCI radio.

A brief, casual chat, Guy Fieri talked about Minute to Win It, a life-changing show, not just a game show. Guy also took on a challenge to talk for 30 sections without using "uh" or "um," and can't pause for more than a second and a half. He talked about Jamie's Broadway Grill in Sacramento. Click here to listen.

And www.mynorthwest.com scored an interview with Guy Fieri about his visit to Qwest Field to shoot "Tailgate Warriors."

Guy says tailgate cuisine has become very complicated. "We have people who are taking the family RV, and chopping holes in it, putting in big roll up doors, and $5000 barbecues sliding out of it."

Click here for the full story by Bill Swartz, 97.3 FM/710 ESPN Sports, or click here to listen.

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Tickets on Sale for 2011 SoBe Food & Wine Festival

Like at the New York City Wine and Food Festival and the 2010 South Beach Festival, Guy Fieri is closing the weekend with a party.



Tickets on sale October 25, 2010, available online at www.sobefest.com or call (877)762-3933.

Festival Closing Party hosted by Guy Fieri
Sunday, February 27, 2011, from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Price - $125
At the Gansevoort Miami Beach, 2377 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach FL

Get down tonight with one of the coolest celebs to hit the 2011 Festival. We’re talking none other than Guy Fieri, the rock star of Food Network. Closing out the Festival could be a tough act given the caliber of chefs, restaurants, wines and more that will be featured over four days. But all that remains no match for the excitement Guy will generate in this fittingly awesome farewell celebration set in the amazing location of Plunge, the rooftop bar at the Gansevoort Hotel. Featured drinks will include a variety of custom cocktails along side small bites and endless entertainment! It’s a great night to wallow in the newly minted memories of a perfect long Festival weekend and one more chance to live it up before Monday morning.

More Guy Fieri appearances:
Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village (Saturday)
Saturday, Feb 26, 2011 | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Price: $225 - click here

Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village (Sunday)
Sunday, Feb 27, 2011 | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Price: $225 - click here

Connect with the SoBe festival on Facebook.

*Update*
Visit sobe.tastingtable.com for information on how to win a trip to South Beach from Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook. Follow @SBFestCookbook on Twitter.

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M2WI on Wii, "Tailgate Warriors" premiere, interviews and People's Choice

Screen shots of the new Minute to Win It video game have been released. We've been following the development of the game for several months.

On 7/19/10 Mathew Trogner wrote, "Another killer session with Guy Fieri at Zone Recording (Sonoma County, CA) today. We recorded all of Guy's phrases for the upcoming Wii game based on his hit television show, Minute to Win It on NBC."


Video game publisher Zoo Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ: ZOOG) announced that Minute to Win It, based on NBC’s hit game show sensation, will be available in November 2010 for the Nintendo WiiTM and DS systems. Led by All-American chef and TV personality Guy Fieri, who provides voiceovers for the title, players will tackle unique challenges and compete to win the (virtual) grand prize of $1,000,000. Minute to Win It is licensed through NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group.

Craig Plestis, Executive Producer of Minute to Win It said, "This show has not only caught on across America but has been voted ‘The Best Game Show in the World’ in Cannes. We are looking forward to this Wii game becoming a hit in America, as well as around the world."

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Players compete in a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking 60-second challenges with household objects for a shot to win each round. As the money increases, so does the level of difficulty, with 36 fun and exciting challenges randomly selected to create each 10-round battle. The Wii version is compatible with the Wii Balance Board.

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Minute to Win It has open casting calls in Norman OK, Columbus OH, Santa Maria CA and Philadelphia, PA in October, 2010. Click here for more information.

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The new, 4-part series, Tailgate Warriors, premiered this week. Listen Guy Fieri on WIFC 95.5, located in Wausau, WI, at 8:30 AM local time on Friday, October 10, 2010.

"TAILGATE WARRIORS WITH GUY FIERI": Tailgating becomes the main event with the kick-off of this special four-episode series on Food Network. Guy Fieri throws down the gauntlet to two tailgating teams in search of the best grub at the game. Shot on-location at NFL stadiums around the country, the competitors represent their hometown football team and will create two appetizers, one entrée, two sides and one dessert. Teams will be judged by a rotating three-person panel and scored on taste, creativity, difficulty and presentation.

"Tailgate Warriors" will culminate in a championship battle airing in January, 2011. Click here to listen live.

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The Brooks Group, Guy Fieri's public relations team, recently posted a behind-the-scene's look at a media day with Guy Fieri, including their thoughts, observations, photos and video.


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Click here for the full article.

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And Fans of Guy Fieri can vote for him in the "Favorite TV Chef" category of the People's Choice 2011 Awards, presented by DinnerTool.com.


Click here to view all the nominees and vote! If you're logged in as a member, you'll be automatically entered to win a trip to this year's show. Click here for details.