Cooking Channel "The Next Iron Chef"

Launching May 31st, Cooking Channel will feature familiar faces like Aida Mollenkamp and "Iron Chef" Michael Symon, along with new blood for a diverse slate.


Called the Cooking Channel, it is lining up low-key programs targeted at a hipper crowd interested in the grass roots of food culture.

Over at older sibling Food Network, meanwhile, new shows include primetime series "24 Hour Restaurant Battle," "Food Trucks" (working title) and "Kid in a Candy Store." Returning series include "The Next Iron Chef" and "The Next Food Network Star."

Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring (episodic) programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns roughly two thirds of the network, and Tribune Company owns the rest.





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