Spike TV has made its first step into foodie content. The male-skewing cable network has greenlit its first food series, “Frankenfood,” for 10 half-hour episodes. On each episode of “Frankenfood,” executive chef Josh Capon travels nationwide as the show pits amateurs and their unique food combinations against one another. The winner gets $10,000 and their dish gets featured on the menu of a popular local restaurant. Capon and Tony Luke jr. will judge. Also read: Spike TV Renews ‘Ink Master’ and ‘Tattoo Nightmares’ Capon is the executive chef and partner at Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco in New York City.
- 10/2/2013
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Spike TV has ordered 10 episodes of Frankenfood, a nonscripted series that follows superstar chef Josh Capon as he travels across the country in search of revolutionary culinary creations. In each episode, local amateur food innovators compete head-to-head in order to get their unexpected food concoctions onto the menu of a popular local restaurant, win a $10,000 cash grand prize and possibly create the next big food craze. The creations will be judged by Capon, cheesesteak impresario Tony Luke Jr. along with a rotating panel of culinary experts. Capon is the seasoned executive chef and partner behind Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco in New York City. The series is produced by Sharp Entertainment with Bob Larson and Matt Sharp serving as executive producers. Frankenfood will premiere in Spring 2014.
- 10/2/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Season 2 MasterChef winner Jennifer Behm is a food lover, owner of Pink Martini Catering, a soon-to-be wife, an adventurer - and this summer a food blogger for People.com.This week has been filled with lots of fun stuff. A trip to the Baltimore Aquarium, an excursion to Philly to enjoy South Street, and a trip to one of my favorite places: Amish Country. As an avid snorkeler and surfer with an immense love of sea turtles, I find the Baltimore Aquarium such an amazing place. They have a gorgeous green turtle named Calypso, who was rescued from the wild...
- 8/17/2012
- by Jennifer Behm
- PEOPLE.com
We just spoke with Philadelphia Cheese Steak Legend and star of The Burnt House, Tony Luke Jr., and boy did he serve us a happy wiz-covered helping of first details on his upcoming werewolf/vampire/biker flick, Ride into Terror…possibly starring b-movie legend Bruce Campbell! Co-written and starring Luke Jr., The Burnt House is, according to the actor, "very Quentin Tarantino-ish." And with an apparently heavy dose of werewolves, vampires and biker babes, it doesn't appear that he's lying! Luke Jr. also gave us a preview of his upcoming starring role as a mute in another top-secret horror flick! Check out these first details after the jump… About your next horror project… The next film...
- 3/23/2009
- FEARnet
These day's with foreclosures literally around the corner, a burnt house is better than no house, we suppose. But The Burnt House, a film by Adam Ahlbrandt is not a home you're going to want to move into! After the Sids related death of their infant son, Megan's stifling affair and the death of Joe's mother, Megan and Joe have drifted to say the least. To reclaim their love, they move into Joe's rural childhood home but upon their move, some strange things begin to occur and the bloody past begins to resurface. Check out the new trailer for The Burnt House starring J.D. Brown, Monica Knight and Tony Luke Jr., after the jump.
- 3/11/2009
- FEARnet
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.